| Drug dealers | Software developers |
| Refer to their clients as "users". | Refer to their clients as "users". |
| "The first one's free!" | "Download a free trial version..." |
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Have important South-East Asian connections (to help move the stuff). |
Have important South-East Asian connections (to help debug the code). |
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Strange jargon "Stick," "Rock," "Dime bag," "E" |
Strange jargon "SCSI," "RTFM," "Java," "ISDN". |
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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. |
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Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, more potent mixes. |
Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, faster machines. |
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Often seen in the company of pimps and hustlers. |
Often seen in the company of marketing people and venture capitalists. |
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Their product causes unhealthy addictions |
DOOM. Quake. SimCity. Duke Nukem. 'Nuff said. |
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Do your job well, and you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you. |
Damn! Damn! DAMN!!! |
Daniel Plänitz
8.3.98