One Geek

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 connections (to help move the stuff).

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

Strange jargon:
“Stick”, “Rock”, “Dime bag,” “E”.

Strange jargon:

"SCSI", "ISDN", "Java", "RTFM"

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.

Job is assisted by industry’s producing newer, more potent mixes.

Job is assisted by industry’s producing newer, faster machines.

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

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

Often seen in the company of pimps and hustlers

Often seen in the company of marketing people and venture capitalists
(same thing).

Their product causes unhealthy addictions.

DOOM. Quake. SimCity. Duke Nukem 3D. ‘Nuff said.

Customers in trouble are given NO ASSISTANCE.

Customers in trouble are told to call TECH SUPPORT.

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

Damn! Damn! DAMN!!!