hitecbill
08-17-2006, 06:59 AM
developers v drug dealers
Drug dealers Software developers
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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" "SCSI"
"Rock" "RTFM"
"Wrap" "Packet"
"E" "C"
"Stash" "Cache"
"Drive by" "CTRL ALT DEL"
"Hit (LSD)" "Hit (WWW)"
"Source" "Source-code"
"The Pigs" "Microsoft"
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.
Your clients really like your Your clients really like your
stuff when it works. When it stuff when it works. When it
doesn't work they want to kill doesn't work they want to kill
you. you.
Job is assisted by the Job is assisted by the
industry producing industry producing
newer, more potent product. newer, more potent products.
Often seen in the company Often seen in the company of
of pimps, hustlers marketing people, venture
and lowlifes capitalists and fund managers.
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
A lot of successful people A lot of successful people
getting rich in this industry getting rich in this industry
while still teen-agers while still teenagers
Their product causes DOOM. Quake. SimCity.
unhealthy addictions. Duke Nukem 3D. 'Nuff said.
Do your job well, and OKay maybe they are different.
you can sleep with
sexy movie stars who
depend on you.
Drug dealers Software developers
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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" "SCSI"
"Rock" "RTFM"
"Wrap" "Packet"
"E" "C"
"Stash" "Cache"
"Drive by" "CTRL ALT DEL"
"Hit (LSD)" "Hit (WWW)"
"Source" "Source-code"
"The Pigs" "Microsoft"
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.
Your clients really like your Your clients really like your
stuff when it works. When it stuff when it works. When it
doesn't work they want to kill doesn't work they want to kill
you. you.
Job is assisted by the Job is assisted by the
industry producing industry producing
newer, more potent product. newer, more potent products.
Often seen in the company Often seen in the company of
of pimps, hustlers marketing people, venture
and lowlifes capitalists and fund managers.
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
A lot of successful people A lot of successful people
getting rich in this industry getting rich in this industry
while still teen-agers while still teenagers
Their product causes DOOM. Quake. SimCity.
unhealthy addictions. Duke Nukem 3D. 'Nuff said.
Do your job well, and OKay maybe they are different.
you can sleep with
sexy movie stars who
depend on you.