[FLUFF][HUMOR][OFF-TOPIC] Drug Dealers vs. Software Developers

Here's yet another page from the guidance councilors book...

Look closely at the subtle differences between these two closes related
professions.



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..."

Have important Asian connections        Have important Asian connections.

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

Clients really like your stuff when     Clients really like your stuff when
  it works. When it doesn't work they     it works. When it doesn't work
they
  want to kill you.                       want to kill you.


Job is assisted by the industry's       Job is assisted by the industry's
  producing newer, more potent product.   producing newer, more potent
product.

Often seen in the company of pimps,     Often seen in the company of
marketing
  hustlers and low-lives.                 people, venture capitalists and
                                          fund managers.

When things go wrong, a "fix" is        When things go wrong, a "fix" is
  just a phone call away, but may         just a phone call away, but may
  be expensive.                           be expensive.

A lot of people are getting rich        A lot of people are getting rich
  while still teenagers.                  while still teenagers.

Product causes unhealthy addictions.    DOOM, Quake, SimCity, Duke Nukem
3D...

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