Summary: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-X-Tom-Merritt/dp/1942645317/"></a>In episode 310 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with <a href="http://tommerrittbooks.com/" target="_blank">Tom Merritt.</a>, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-X-Tom-Merritt/dp/1942645317/" target="_blank">Pilot X</a>.<br> About Tom:<br> Tom is an award-winning independent tech podcaster and host of regular tech news and information shows. Tom hosts Sword and Laser, a science fiction and fantasy podcast, and book club with Veronica Belmont. He also hosts Daily Tech News Show, covering the most important tech issues of the day with the smartest minds in technology. As an author, Tom has written fiction and non-fiction books. For a complete list, visit <a href="http://tommerrittbooks.com/" target="_blank">http://tommerrittbooks.com/</a>.<br> This week’s picks:<br> <br> * Tom: <a href="http://www.syfy.com/theexpanse" target="_blank">The Expanse TV show</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B00K7B2CRQ/" target="_blank">The Expanse Books</a> by James S.A. Corey<br> * John: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still/dp/1591847745/" target="_blank">How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life</a> by Scott Adams<br> * Patrick: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Reese%27s+Peanut+Butter+Eggs&oq=Reese%27s+Peanut+Butter+Eggs&aqs=chrome..69i57.485j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs</a><br> <br> Links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/acedtect" target="_blank">Tom Merritt on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/johnanealio" target="_blank">John Anealio on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/atfmb" target="_blank">Patrick Hester on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.patreon.com/functionalnerds?ty=h" target="_blank">The Functional Nerds Patreon Page</a><br> * Patrick’s New Book: <a href="http://www.atfmb.com/samantha-kane-book-one-into-the-fire/" target="_blank">Into the Fire (available everywhere)</a><br> <br> © 2017 Patrick Hester and John Anealio<br> This podcast contains original music by John Anealio.<br>
