It's not funny

Thinking of changing careers?

Drug Dealers                   Software Developers
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Refer to their clients         Refer to their clients
as "users".                    as "users".
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"The first one's free!"        "Download a free trial
                               version..."
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Have important Asian           Have important Asian
connections.                   connections.
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Strange jargon:                Strange jargon:
"Stick"                        "SCSI"
"Rock"                         "RTFM"
"Wrap"                         "Packet"
"E"                            "C"
"Stash"                        "Cache"
"Drive-by"                     "CTRL ALT DEL"
"Hit (LSD)"                    "Hit (WWW)"
"Source"                       "Source-code"
"The Pigs"                     "Microsoft"
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Realize that there's tons      Realize that there's tons
of cash in the 14- to          of cash in the 14- to
25-year-old market.            25-year-old market.
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Clients really like your       Clients really like your
stuff when it works.           stuff when it works.
When it doesn't work           When it doesn't work
they want to kill you.         they want to kill you.
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Job is assisted by the         Job is assisted by the
industry's producing           industry's producing
newer, more potent product.    newer, more potent products.
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Often seen in the company      Often seen in the company of
of pimps, hustlers and         marketing people, venture
low-lifes.                     capitalists and fund managers.
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When things go wrong, a        When things go wrong, a
"fix" is just a phone call     "fix" is just a phone call
away, but may be expensive.    away, but may be expensive.
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A lot of people are getting    A lot of people are getting
rich while still teenagers.    rich while still teenagers.
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Product causes unhealthy       DOOM, Quake, SimCity,
addictions.                    Duke Nukem 3D...
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Do your job well and           Damn!  DAMN!!!
you can sleep with
sexy movie stars who
depend on you.



Lysanne Elvers 10/07/2002Categories: Clean



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