REMINDER: Perl Mongers lunch TODAY (Thursday)

[Tim Chambers]

WHAT: monthly Pikes Peak Perl Mongers lunch
WHERE: Nachyo Mama's -- SE corner of Mark Dabling and Garden of the Gods Rd,
2 blocks E of I-25
WHEN: today, Thursday, 10/5, at 11:30

Since Jeremy and Steve are being funny, I thought I'd take the liberty to
share this.

<>< Tim
719.590.5570 (w)
719.651.0116 (cell)

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Drug Dealers            vs.    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 Asian            Have important Asian
connections.                    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       Realize that there's tons
of cash in the 14- to           of cash in the 14- to
25-year-old market.             25-year-old market.

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

Job is assisted by the         Job is assisted by the
industry's production of       industry's production of
newer, more potent product.    newer, more potent products.

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

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

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

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

Do your job well and           You shoulda been a drug dealer.
you can sleep with
sexy movie stars who
depend on you.