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of a cast of characters who work at or are somehow involved

with Columbia Internet, a fictional Internet Service Provider.

This is the second of four (so far) book compilations

of the User Friendly comic strip.

What did you expect from the book?

Based on the title of the book,

I expected a humorous guide to world domination

in something like the format of an O'Reilly Nutshell book.

I also expected lots of User Friendly strips

and especially ones involving Cthulhu, Pitr and Crud Puppy,

who are all evil geniuses.

I expected to encounter some other evil geniuses as well,

for example, Bill Gates.

Did you get what you expected?

Well:

* The book is geeky funny.

* The book contains plenty of UF strips,

actually more than I expected.

* Pitr appears often.

However:

* The book doesn't focus on world domination.

* Cthulhu does not appear at all.

We don't see much of Crud Puppy either. Darn! :(

* The format is not that of a Nutshell book.

For example, there is no table of contents or index.

The book is very funny,

but it does not deliver fully on the title of the book.

I think it's time for a second edition

with more focussed content

and following, more closely, the format

of a typical O'Reilly Nutshell book.

Who's the book for?

The book is appropriate for geeks

and people interested in learning about geeks and geek culture.

[This review was written for Oakland.pm.]