A light-hearted poke in technology's eye
A book by
Joel Klebanoff
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| What is BYTE-ing Satire? | ||||||||
Prepare to laugh...Want to read something funny? BYTE-ing Satire’s collection of fifty-two light-hearted essays offer humorous and witty—and sometimes controversial—looks at those areas of technology that can be just a bit, and often considerably more than just a bit perplexing and perturbing.With a focus squarely on humor, these enjoyable essays examine: The need of many people to be always connected, while rarely truly communicating; The certainty that any technology that can be set to an evil purpose will be, no matter how noble the intent of the inventor; The inevitability that our gadgets will become obsolete within minutes of taking them out of the box; The assurance that the pairing of “easy-to-use” or “intuitive” with “technology” in any sales and marketing literature will form an oxymoron; And much more. If you’ve ever picked up the latest, greatest electronic gadget (or just viewed it from a safe distance) and thought, even for a moment, “there has to be a better way,” or “whatever possessed me (or whatever would possess me) to buy this worthless electronic bobble?” or if you’ve ever had the almost uncontrollable urge to heave your brand, spanking new gizmo against the nearest brick wall, BYTE-ing Satire is for you. The best part is that the book does not come with any buttons to press, ring tones to download, software or hardware to fail, batteries to buy and constantly recharge, or instruction manuals to get frustrated with; and no one will disparage you for reading it in a quiet restaurant — assuming, of course, that you’re there alone rather than using the book as an excuse to ignore the other people at the table. If, on the other hand, you are someone who likes buttons and those other incredibly annoying things, you’ll have to buy them separately. Written with tongue planted firmly in cheek, in a style that will be appreciated by both the digital literati and the digital illiterate, BYTE-ing Satire will provide chuckles, laughs and the occasional guffaw for technical gurus and technophobes alike, so you might want to avoid reading it during wedding and funeral ceremonies.
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| Over the years, Joel Klebanoff has been a computer programmer, an information
technology marketer, a writer and a worrier. The latter three are still
ongoing. In addition to being one of his vocations, worrying is also his
only hobby. The publication of this, his first book, added two new fears
to Joel's extensive list of phobias. First, he is troubled by his absolute
certainty that no one will buy the book. Second, he is concerned that there
is a chance, infinitesimally tiny though it may be, that he is wrong and
someone will buy it, recognize him and ask for his autograph, which would
embarrass him to no end. Joel was born and raised and still lives in Toronto, Canada. He will probably die there, but hopefully not in the immediate future.
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