(nil): Akis Karnouskos (akis(@)ceid.upatras.gr)
Ημερομηνία: Παρ 29 Αυγ 1997 - 08:10:11 EEST

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                    DRUG DEALERS/SOFTWARE ENGINEERS
                             A COMPARISON

        Drug dealers Software developers
  ------------------------- ----------------------------------
  Refer to their clients Refer to their clients
  as "users". as "users".

  "The first one's free!" "Download a free trial version..."

  Have important South-East Have important South-East
  Asian connections Asian connections
  (to help move the stuff). (to help debug the code).

  Strange jargon: Strange jargon:
  "Stick," "Rock," "SCSI," "RTFM,"
  "Dime bag," "E". "Java," "ISDN".

  Realize that there's Realize that there's
  tons of cash in the tons of cash in the
  14- to 25-year-old 14- to 25-year-old
  market. market.

  Job is assisted by the Job is assisted by the
  industry's producing industry's producing
  newer, more potent mixes. newer, faster machines.

  Often seen in the company Often seen in the company of
  of pimps and hustlers. marketing people and venture
                                                                          capitalists.

  Their product causes DOOM. Quake. SimCity. Duke
  unhealthy addictions. Nukem 3D. 'Nuff said.

  Do your job well, and damn! Damn! DAMN!!!
  you can sleep with
  sexy movie stars who
  depend on you.

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