Byte Chronicles, Stories of Science, Technology, Humour And The Tech Lifestyle.
Hi, my name is Athol Courtenay and I wear my pants high. Byte Chronicles (formerly Highpants) for me is far more than just a website it’s a journey, that does have the downside of it continually evolving and changing but it’s just more fun this way. This journey is all about entertaining and telling an interesting story, if you learn something along the way then I really have done my job well.
Here at Byte Chronicles I strive to apply the Byte Chronicles treatment to everything I write, a process that converts even the most humble article into an entertaining and thought provoking read. All stories are based on real events, with real names and sources, everything else is pure Highpants.
Every one man show is still reliant on many people to make the magic happen. A one man band is reliant on the craftsman that made his instrument, the people that helped him learn his trade and the audience that stops to hear his solo effort. Helping to keep the dream alive here at Byte Chronicles is a team of friends and well wishers along with you the reader, all of you I consider a part of Byte Chronicles, we are Byte Chronicles. I have to give you all a heartfelt thank you, and keep on clicking.
Contacting Byte Chronicles.
For all inquiries please contact me at athol.courtenay@gmail.com
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Byte Chronicles Site Structure
The Byte Chronicles collective consists of 3 sites that divide the content into subject groups which form the basis of Highpants.
Highpants Sites:
BYTE CHRONICLES – All articles flow through Byte Chronicles home page.
SICK LITTLE MONKEY – Everything funny about the world.
PARANOID ANDROID – Hyper-normal reality just past the point of perception.
THINK MACHINE – Science and Technology with a twist
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The difference between the truth and perception, it can be argued, is a matter of opinion. Here at Byte Chronicles we believe the truth is beyond perception and opinion, two things that should be saved for augments of semantics. The truth is also above money and fame, it is above all of these trivialities instead concerning itself with such lofty ideals as justice and humanity.
While running a tech website such as Byte Chronicles may not require such high moral standards as absolute truth it is still at the heart of everything I do. This is not the case for everyone I have worked with, which is sadly the real inconvenient truth.
The hunt for the truth continues, like an endless journey of discovery we continue marching forward. The beat of the drum setting the rhythm as we scan the horizon and say hello world.
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