Net Humor

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Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 00:45:55 -0500
To: webheads@softdisk.com
From: Ray Sola <ray@volition.com>
Subject: Drug dealers vs software developers
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Subject: Drug dealers vs software developers

"Life is never dull, but boredom has its merits."

Drug dealers	Software developers
Refer to their clients as "users".	Refer to their clientsas "users".
"The first one's free!"	"Download a free trial version..."
Have important South-East Asian connections (to help move the stuff).	Have important South-East Asian connections (to help debug the code).
Strange jargon: "Stick," "Rock," "Dime bag," "E".	Strange jargon: "SCSI," "RTFM," "Java," "ISDN".
Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market.	Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market.
Job is assisted by the industry producing newer, more potent mixes.	Job is assisted by the industry producing newer, faster machines.
Often seen in the company of pimps and hustlers.	Often seen in the company of marketing people and venture capitalists.
Their product causes unhealthy addictions.	DOOM. Quake. SimCity. Duke Nukem 3D. Diablo. 'Nuff said.
Do your job well, and you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you.	Damn! Damn! DAMN!!!

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