{"product_id":"silicon-snake-oil-second-thoughts-on-the-information-highway-paperback","title":"Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the Information Highway - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClifford Stoll\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSilicon Snake Oil\u003c\/i\u003e, Clifford Stoll, the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cuckoo's Egg\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the pioneers of the Internet, turns his attention to the much-heralded information highway, revealing that it is not all it's cracked up to be. Yes, the Internet provides access to plenty of services, but useful information is virtually impossible to find and difficult to access. Is being on-line truly useful? \"Few aspects of daily life require computers...They're irrelevant to cooking, driving, visiting, negotiating, eating, hiking, dancing, speaking, and gossiping. You don't need a computer to...recite a poem or say a prayer.\" Computers can't, Stoll claims, provide a richer or better life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cautionary tale about today's media darling, \u003ci\u003eSilicon Snake Oil\u003c\/i\u003e has sparked intense debate across the country about the merits--and foibles--of what's been touted as the entranceway to our future.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Silicon Snake Oil, Clifford Stoll, the best-selling author of \"The Cuckoo's Egg and one of the pioneers of the Internet, turns his attention to the much-heralded information highway, revealing that it is not all it's cracked up to be. Yes, the Internet provides access to plenty of services, but useful information is virtually impossible to find and difficult to access. Is being on-line truly useful? \"Few aspects of daily life require computers...They're irrelevant to cooking, driving, visiting, negotiating, eating, hiking, dancing, speaking, and gossiping. You don't need a computer to...recite a poem or say a prayer.\" Computers can't, Stoll claims, provide a richer or better life. \u003cbr\u003eA cautionary tale about today's media darling, \"Silicon Snake Oil has sparked intense debate across the country about the merits--and foibles--of what's been touted as the entranceway to our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClifford Stoll\u003c\/b\u003e, an MSNBC commentator, a lecturer, and a Berkeley astronomer, is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Cuckoo's Egg, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSilicon Snake Oil, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHigh-Tech Heretic: Reflections of a Computer Contrarian\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.18 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52494192673075,"sku":"9780385419949","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/hjNCFssWPW9780385419949.webp?v=1759974871","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/silicon-snake-oil-second-thoughts-on-the-information-highway-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}