What if freedom isn't the absence of causation, but conscious participation in it?For centuries, philosophy has been trapped in an impossible choice. Either we possess supernatural free will that defies natural law, or we are sophisticated machines whose sense of agency is an elaborate illusion. Both answers fail to capture what actually happens when humans systematically change their behavior through conscious effort.The Ghost in the Machine Reconsidered demolishes this fa...

Ready to create rich interactive experiences with your artwork, designs, or prototypes? This is the ideal place to start. With this hands-on guide, you’ll explore several themes in interactive art and design—including 3D graphics, sound, physical interaction, computer vision, and geolocation—and learn the basic programming and electronics concepts you need to implement them. No previous experience is necessary.You’ll get a complete introduction to three free tools created specifica...

Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: Explore the revolutionary ideas that reshaped the course of history in "Manifesto of the Communist Party" by the visionary thinkers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. This groundbreaking manifesto lays the foundation for a world-changing ideology, examining the class struggles, inequality, and the call for a new social order that still resonate today.

The Complete Python Masterclass Made Easy, Even if You’ve Never Coded in Your Life!If you go on Google right at this second and open any statistics with the most in-demand programming languages for the past 5 years until today you will consistently see in the top 3 a language called ‘Python’. More often than not, it is the number one programming language to learn year after year.But why would so many people look for Python experts?Two big r...

Named one of "The five best books to understand AI" by The EconomistThe impact AI will have is profound, but the economic framework for understanding it is surprisingly simple.Artificial intelligence seems to do the impossible, magically bringing machines to life—driving cars, trading stocks, and teaching children. But facing the sea change that AI brings can be paralyzing. How should companies set strategies, governments design po...

Whether you’re in the mood for a Chicago-style deep dish of darkness, or prefer a New York wide slice of thin-crusted carnage, or if you just have a hankering for the cheap, cheesy charms of cardboard-crusted, delivered-to-your-door devilry; we have just the slice for you.Bring your most monstrous of appetites, because we’re serving suspense and horrors both chillingly cosmic and morbidly mundane from acclaimed horror authors such as Brian Evenson, Jessica McHugh, and Cody Goodfell...

The next generation of AI is here—use it to lead your business forward.If you read nothing else on artificial intelligence and machine learning, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you understand the future direction of AI, bring your AI initiatives to scale, and use AI to transform your organization.This book will inspire you to:...

Discover the incredible combat machines that have graced the skies, land, and sea of the world's most famous conflicts. A fascinating account of the history and development of dozens of legendary military vehicles -- from the German Tiger tanks of the Second World War and the nuclear-powered submarine to the high-tech fighter jets of today and the military technology of the future -- Visual History of Combat Machines details the facts and figures of these incredible machines. Featuring com...

"The JVM Handbook: A Developer’s Guide to Java Virtual Machine" stands as a definitive resource for understanding the intricate workings of the Java Virtual Machine. Meticulously crafted for both seasoned developers and novices, this book delves deep into the core architecture and components that constitute the JVM. It covers essential topics such as bytecode, memory management, garbage collection, and performance tuning, offering readers a comprehensive guide to harnessing the full potent...

As a Java enterprise developer or architect, you know that embracing AI isn't just optional—it's critical to keeping your competitive edge. The question is, how can you skillfully incorporate these groundbreaking AI technologies into your applications without getting mired in complexity?Enter this clear-cut, no-nonsense guide to integrating generative AI into your Java enterprise ecosystem. With insights from authors Alex Soto Bueno, Markus Eisele, and Natale Vinto, you'll learn to...

Written by the inventors of the technology, The Java® Virtual Machine Specification, Java SE 8 Edition is the definitive technical reference for the Java Virtual Machine.The book provides complete, accurate, and detailed coverage of the Java Virtual Machine. It fully describes the new features added in Java SE 8, including the invocation of default methods and the class file extensions for type annotations and method parameters. The book also clarifies the interpretation o...

Virtual Machine technology applies the concept of virtualization to an entire machine, circumventing real machine compatibility constraints and hardware resource constraints to enable a higher degree of software portability and flexibility. Virtual machines are rapidly becoming an essential element in computer system design. They provide system security, flexibility, cross-platform compatibility, reliability, and resource efficiency. Designed to solve problems in combining and using major ...