AGTK 97124: Drug Dealers and Software Developers. 20.05.97 Von Hans Blocher: Vielleicht auch etwas zum schmunzeln: Drug Dealers & Software Developers - 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 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 Nukem unhealthy addictions. 'Nuff said. Do your job well, and Damn! Damn! DAMN!!! you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you. mfg hans blocher htl-braunau: osternberg 55, a-5280 braunau tel: +43 7722 7561-245, fax: -225 privat: loys-auffanger-weg 7, a-5280 braunau tel: +43 7722 4978-1, fax: -4, email: hans@blocher.at ------- This message was distributed via the Listserver of the CCC (Computer Communications Club) - (e-mail 'ccc@ccc.or.at' for info's). To unsubscribe from the list send a message to listserv@ccc.or.at with the following command in the message body: 'unsubscribe agtk' .