This post was published more than a few years ago (on 2005-07-07) and may contain inaccurate technical information, outmoded thoughts, or cringe takes. Proceed at your own risk.
I haven’t finished the book yet, but I have to say, if they would just stop inserting supposedly homorous asides every third sentence (one of those cases where they think they’re funny, but they’re not), this book would move a lot quicker, and I would learn more because I wouldn’t be constantly distracted by something I thought was going to be useful information, only to realize it was something I should have ignored.