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25 Years of O'Reilly Books

Posted by chrisd on from the from-x-to-perl-to-nursing dept.

wka writes "The year 2003 marks the 25th anniversary of publisher O'Reilly and Associates. O'Reilly has a site to mark the event. Readers can learn about the origin of the first animal covers in the time line, and read an anniversary message from Tim O'Reilly, stating his 'audacious' goal '[t]o change the world by capturing and transmitting the knowledge of innovators.'"

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  1. Action Sequence Covers? by rudy079 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think O'Reilly should make books comparing two different langauges, editors, computer topics. Why you ask? So they can show these crazy animals fighting it out on the cover. Wouldnt you love to see the Jave in a nut Shell Tiger beat up/eat the Dynamic HTML Flamingo? I thought so.

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  2. old book burning ... by HealYourChurchWebSit · · Score: 5, Funny



    I'm curious how many of us have an old UUCP or perhaps the first edition of Lexx/Yacc or some other now obsolete O'Reilly book ... more often than not sitting next to an up-to-date version of the same? Perhaps we could solve the U.S. energy worries by collectively burning them?

    I also wonder how many of us proudly display an entire bookshelf full of them at work ... you know, the more titles, the higher geek esteem we're held at the office?

    Either way, here is a fun little parody to roll your own O'Reilly cover. Another fun one at O'Really. And a few images just for fun.

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  3. New book by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    They're going to celebrate by releasing the long-awaited book "O'Reilly Annoyances".

  4. True in a Nutshell by dboyles · · Score: 5, Funny

    No doubt about it, you are most definitely a geek if you find this funny:

    True in a Nutshell

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  5. goals by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    change the world by capturing and transmitting the knowledge of innovators.

    Yeah, well my goal was to have sex with Britney Spears. It's nice to know i'm not the only failure.

  6. O'Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    I like O'REILLY books but I'm not really sure they can keep up with their biggest competitor, O'REALLY

    :)

  7. O'Reilly by TheOnlyCoolTim · · Score: 2, Funny

    They should start making books about animals but put engravings of computers on the front.

    Tim

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  8. Re:"Running Linux" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    If you were a real Linux geek, you'd only need two.

  9. Re:Nuthin' but O'Reilly by ez76 · · Score: 3, Funny
    But the books that are on my desk day in and day out are the ones with funny little animals on the covers, and nearly everything I need to know between the covers.
    You obviously have an advance copy of O'Reilly's Sex in a Nutshell (the one with rabbits on the front).
  10. Re:Nuthin' but O'Reilly by neuroticia · · Score: 3, Funny

    *laughs* I'm a girl. I don't NEED to know anything between the covers. :p

    Besides, if a girl were to go to bed with a Slashdot goon, all she'd have to do is whisper Linux commands, and he'd be in heaven. :p That is something one CAN learn from OReilly books.

    -Sara