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 South-East Asian     Have important South-East Asian 
 connections(to help move the        connections (to help debug the 
 stuff).                             code).

 Strange jargon:"Stick," "Rock,"     Strange jargon: "SCSI," "RTFM,"
 "Dime bag," "E."                    "Java," "ISDN." 
  
                                                  
 Realize that there's tons of cash   Realize that there's tons of cash
 in the 14- to 25-year-old market.   in the 14- to 25-year-old market.

 Job is assisted by the industry's   Job is assisted by the industry's
 producing newer, more potent        producing newer, faster machines.
 mixes.
                                                 
 Often seen in the company of        Often seen in the company of 
 pimps and hustlers.                 marketing people and venture
                                     capitalists.    

 Their product causes unhealthy      StarCraft. Final Fantasy. Pokemon. Diablo
 addictions.                         'Nuff said.  

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

1999 Nick Boice