What books should I get.

[Back_and_Black1]

So Im allowed to get a bunch of books on computers, networking, programming, etc. Please list your recommendations here. Thanks.

[PabloDons]

hacking: the art of exploitation 2nd edition
not just about how2be 1337h4x0r, but also about the art and how hacking is not just about stealing passwords and shit. Really fun read

[Nickster258]

http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electron...0071771336

[Halflife390]

http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electron...0071771336

That looks great! Getting that!

[Halflife390]

"But How Do It Know", very detailed book explaining how von neumann machines work at the logic gate level

[AltruismAndCake]

hacking: the art of exploitation 2nd edition
not just about how2be 1337h4x0r, but also about the art and how hacking is not just about stealing passwords and shit. Really fun read

I second this book, I own the book, exact same edition too

[Back_and_Black1]

Just in case anyone wants the pdf copy for hacking the art of exploitation, here it is: https://leaksource.files.wordpress.com/2...tation.pdf

[Chibill]

I got a paper copy. (Well technically himehiwareu does...)

[newomaster]

Just in case anyone wants the pdf copy for hacking the art of exploitation, here it is: https://leaksource.files.wordpress.com/2...tation.pdf

I find it ironic that a book about hacking and stealing information was stolen and leaked (not that most books are't). I haven't looked through it, but maybe the book tells you how to hack the site it was originally published on and obtain a free copy? That sounds like something I would do if I wrote a book like that  

This isn't a book, it's a free online class, but it's really interesting and I've been doing it lately (it should still be open):
https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning

[Back_and_Black1]

Just in case anyone wants the pdf copy for hacking the art of exploitation, here it is: https://leaksource.files.wordpress.com/2...tation.pdf

I find it ironic that a book about hacking and stealing information was stolen and leaked (not that most books are't). I haven't looked through it, but maybe the book tells you how to hack the site it was originally published on and obtain a free copy? That sounds like something I would do if I wrote a book like that  

This isn't a book, it's a free online class, but it's really interesting and I've been doing it lately (it should still be open):
https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning

I took that class an almost died... AI is weird XD. Other than that it was a great class.

[jxu]

For future reference, this site is a great source of free computing / technology books: http://www.freebookcentre.net/

[jxu]

Computer Organization and Design by Patterson and Hennessy is a definitive and very useful textbook on general low level computer design. Revised fourth edition is available online here http://www.cse.hcmut.edu.vn/~vtphuong/KT...okFull.pdf and fifth edition is available on underground book websites.

[newomaster]

Thanks for the link to that ebook! Looks like a good read.

[jxu]

You're welcome. The book also has information on multicore systems, pipelining, cache, I/O, GPUs, and much more than I will ever be able to read. I also have a collection of many PDFs on math and computer design topics that would be useful if I ever take up an interest in low level computing again, which seems more and more unlikely. I haven't even gotten around to skimming the massive amounts of information in some of these manuals (http://www.agner.org/optimize/microarchitecture.pdf).

[newomaster]

Well, I'm just sitting here downloading anything you link. It might come in useful someday when I get some time to read things. Any way you could share that collection of pdfs?

[Chibill]

They are all linked here. http://www.agner.org/optimize/