Humor Files - compdrugs

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 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," "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.