The Bug Stops Here (Paperback)

by Peter de Jager (Author)

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Product Description
A collection of both Humor and Hubris relating to the biggest, dumbest, most idiotic blunder in the history of technology...Known to one and all as the Y2K Millennium Bug

About the Author
Peter de Jager is the worldwide leader in creating awareness of the Year 2000 Computer Date Crisis. He is an international speaker whose focus for the past 8 years has been on raising the awareness level of this problem, so that it could be corrected in time. He has testified before both houses of the US Congress and the Canadian House of Commons. He has spoken to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland and is a special advisor to the UK government. He has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Year/2000 Journal, Information Week and Scientific American. He has appeared on CNN's "Crossfire", the CBC Television show "Venture", the Discovery Channel's science series "@DISCOVERY.CA", NBC's "Today", and ABC's "Nightline" and "Inside Edition".

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: P. de Jager; 1st edition (May 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967174503
• ISBN-13: 978-0967174501
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,480,244 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Even the Marginally-Funny Ones Strike Home, July 4, 1999

By A Customer

As with Gary Larson (The Far Side) or Dan Piraro (Bizarro), Peter's sense of humour owes a lot to the pun ... and a good pun is its own reword. Some of the pictures aren't as funny as others, but every one strikes home. Overall, a collection that subversively deals with the ethics of what we do; "yes, it is our own fault", and "yes, we must own up and do something about it". Probably one of the few works published this year that makes you feel good about abandoning the "victim mentality". Recommended as suitable to anyone who finds the system "grating" on them, for the hope it brings.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wicked Tongue-in-cheek Humor on the Y2K Bungle, July 26, 1999

By	S. Saurage-Altenloh (Houston, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This text is described as a parody about the biggest technology blunder in history and it successfully achieves that title. Written to be understandable and funny to readers ages 15 to 95, it provides a wickedly revealing look at the Year 2000 Crisis from new and traditional perspectives. Those who are technology savants will savor every single page. For persons who heretofore have remained blissfully ignorant of the impact (both real and imagined) of the Millenium Bug, this book helps explain what the fuss is all about. Full of relevant (and irreverent) quotes and clever cartoons, Mr. de Jager's insights make for a delightful read. Expect to find yourself laughing out loud...in your workplace...saying, "I've heard that! As a matter of fact, our IT people have said that!" Having read and reread the book, I now am equipped to intelligently laugh or cry about Y2K, depending on my audience of the moment.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What's so funny about the end of the world as we know it?, June 17, 1999

By A Customer

Well, for one thing, it happens everyday. Repeatedly. Only in really small increments. That's life! But if you have been mired in this little man-made problem (yes, all programmers used to be males, so the women are innocent on this one) (yes, I know that is not true, e.g. Grace Murray Hopper # 3 programmer on the Mark 1, circa. 1944, but this politically correct thing is going to turn out to be a bigger blunder than 6-digit dates) ... where was I? ... If you have been mired in the millennium-made project for what seems like an eternity, it's time to come up for air, like in HA HA! Ever wondered what Shakespear, Marty Allen, Ogden Nash, Oscar Wilde, George Burns, Richard Nixon, Winston Churchill, and Will Rogers had in common? Ya, I'm sure you have. Well, along with several others, they all made comments about the year 2000 frenzy "before its time."

Along with a collection of 'Larson-ish' cartoons Peter's book provides a moment of chuckle in an otherwise chuckleless environ. Give a copy to a friend. Better yet, give it to an enemy. Give it to all your enemies and both your friends. Spread the humor. It's the best remediation for what ails you.

After all, "When we remember that we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained." -- Mark Twain (from Peter's book)