You don't have to have a degree in computer science to enjoy this unique collection of funny stories, parodies, laughable true-life incidents, comic song lyrics, and jokey poems from the world of computing. Humour the Computer brings together a selection of some of the best computer-related humorous material culled from a variety of sources: news groups and FTP sites on the Internet, The New Yorker, Punch, New Scientist, BYTE, Datamation, Communications of the ACM, The Journal of Irreproducible Results, and many more. Among other topics, the 70-odd assorted writings embrace the impact of computing on our lives, hilarious hardware, silly software, first encounters with computing, computer companies that we love, programming pains, and absurd academia.
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Andrew Davison is Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Melbourne. He is also a novice juggler.
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Very funny with lots of history,
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This is a very funny book that starts from day one of the computer to present times. I liked the many different excerpts from various computer related articles. I especially liked the BOFH articles.
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This memo describes an experimental method for the encapsulation of IP datagrams in avian carriers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chief Programmer, Joe Lisp, Treasure Book Club, Moby Dick, The Ambient One, New York, Woodlawn Drive Panduk, Microsloshed Walls, Cahners Publishing Company, Cairn Terrier, Creative Computing, Robert Louis Stevenson, Delivery Date, Mechanical Pencil, Cassette Basic, Prince Street Chicago, Quiche Eaters, Real Men, Simon Travaglia, Star Trek, Water Street Chicago, Brad Templeton, Dulcie Greenblatt, General Form, General Motors New!
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This memo describes an experimental method for the encapsulation of IP datagrams in avian carriers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chief Programmer, Joe Lisp, Treasure Book Club, Moby Dick, The Ambient One, New York, Woodlawn Drive Panduk, Microsloshed Walls, Cahners Publishing Company, Cairn Terrier, Creative Computing, Robert Louis Stevenson, Delivery Date, Mechanical Pencil, Cassette Basic, Prince Street Chicago, Quiche Eaters, Real Men, Simon Travaglia, Star Trek, Water Street Chicago, Brad Templeton, Dulcie Greenblatt, General Form, General Motors New!
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- Moby Dick (French Edition) by Herman Melville on page 1, and page 2
- Romeo And Juliet (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Saddleback Classics) by William Shakespeare on page 29, and page 78
- Romeo and Juliet (Simply Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on page 29, and page 78
- Moby-Dick, Second Edition (Norton Critical Editions) by Herman Melville on page 1, and page 2
- Moby Dick (Bibliotheque Des Grands Classiques)(Illustrated) (French Edition) by Melville on page 1, and page 2
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- Computer and Information Ethics by Marsha Woodbury on page 208, and page 247
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