User Friendly. The Comic Strip (Taschenbuch)

User Friendly. The Comic Strip (Taschenbuch)
von Illiad, J. D. Frazer

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Yes, it's a cliché, but it's true enough to be worth repeating:User Friendlyis to the open-source world whatDilbertis to swarming hives of Windows cubicles. Set in an ISP company that keeps getting bought and sold, the constant remains a team of cynical, hilarious techies. M.B.A.s and marketers drift in and out, as doCEOs, often making statements like, "I can't surf the Web. I think the Internet is broken." For anyone who's dealt with similar situations,User Friendlyis the ultimate in-joke.

To be fair, the comic is pretty basic in layout and execution. No one will confuse this book with a graphic novel, since the visuals basically exist only to further the punch line. (Think of a stripped-downBloom Countyand you're getting close.) Lots of the jokes involve goofy, clichéd rants about the beauty of Quake, Linux, andStar Wars--the holy trinity for a white, wired, 18-26 year-old male audience. But when the author, Illiad, nails the bloated bureaucracy that exists in the tech working world, it's a laugh-out-loud payoff. In one comic, a new "suit" walks into the tech den and asks, What's "one thing that makes your job difficult, and we'll see about eliminating that." The chorus erupts: "Meetings." The new boss replies: "Very good. Now let's spend a few hours discussing why meetings make you unproductive." A comic that tilts atwindmills and Windows, it's clear whyUser Friendlyhas developed such a strong online cult following.--Jennifer Buckendorff

Yes, it's a cliché, but it's true enough that it's worth repeating:UserFriendlyis to the Open Source world whatDilbertis to the swarming hives of Windows cubicles. Set in an ISP company that keeps getting bought and sold, the constant remains a team of cynical, hilarious techies. MBAs and marketers drift in and out, as do CEOs, often making statements like "I can't surf the Web. I think the Internet is broken." For anyone who's dealt with similar situations,User Friendlyis the ultimate in-joke.

To be fair, the comic is pretty basic in layout and execution. No one will confuse this book with a graphic novel, since the visuals basically exist only to further the punch line. (Think of a stripped-downBloom Countyand you're getting close.) Lots of the jokes involve goofy, clichéd rants about the beauty of Quake, Linux andStar Wars--the holy trinity for a white, wired, 18-26 year old male audience. But when the author, Illiad, nails the bloated bureaucracy found in the tech working world, it's a laugh-out-loud payoff. In one comic, a new "suit" walks into the tech den and asks what's "one thing that makes your job difficult, and we'll see about eliminating that." The chorus erupts: "Meetings." Their new boss replies: "Very good. Now let's spend a few hours discussing why meetings make you unproductive." A comic that tilts at windmills and Windows, it's clear whyUser Friendlydeveloped such a strong online cult following. --Jennifer Buckendorff, Amazon.com

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