My Violent Profession

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30/11/2005

My profession is generally thought to be populated by quiet, if not introverted, relatively harmless people. But that's not how it really is. We are a violent group, as noted by our jargon...

We execute programs as a routine practice.
The fruit of our labor has one of two choices: It runs or it dies.
We abort jobs when they don't perform to our liking.
Our primary communication device is a terminal.
After a test run is completed, or a production process fails, we do a post-mortem review.
Sometimes our programs hang. When this happens, if they don't die on their own, we'll eventually kill them.

We terminate cables.

If we don't have time to build a solution properly, we'll hack it.
When we don't have an answer, we'll take a stab at it (not exclusively I.T., but applicable nonetheless).
When a server is no longer useful, you can bet we'll take it down, and it's not getting back up.

Now, do you still want to mess with this group?

Programmer: 1) a nocturnal organism that interacts by mumbling, survives on pizza and coffee, and communicates with inanimate objects. 2) a device for turning coffee into software.

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	Kadrina écrit : lol, thats great : ) her eby way of Pilgrims showcase, still working my way down the list. Am off to check out the rest of yer space, take care, Blabby 25 Mai
	Honor S.a écrit : When I was working for the federal government, we all knew that you just didn't annoy your IT people. As a matter of fact, they were the first to whom I'd offer any fresh-baked goodies, and I always had a bright smile and a cheery "Good Morning!" for them. Becasue we all know just what kinda havoc pissed-off IT people can wreak! Very cute, and thanks for sharing. Honor 6 Mai
	Ron a écrit : HEy, Stopped by via the SHOWCASE! GREAT JOB! 5 Mai
	Margea écrit : I'm here via Pilgrim's Showcase... I'll think twice the next time I see a guy with scraps of computer wire sticking out of his pocket protector... A witty, clever entry here, Eric; thank you so much for the smile! Peace and love. Marge 4 Mai
	Christinea écrit : ROFLMAO! Stopping by on my walk through the Showcase. Christine 4 Mai
	Erica écrit : Just a quick note of thanks to everyone who's visiting through the showcase! Glad to have you here. If you have time, look into my current venture. I'm learning how to become a digital animator and effects guy. Take care! Thanks again for dropping by! 3 Mai
	Gayle Ba écrit : Whether we admit it or not, we've all got the killer instinct in us. The idea is that we are evolving to new levels of consciousness, where one day... You will close the eyes of programs that don't run. Turn on programs you used to execute. The fruits of your labor will either laugh or sleep. Your primary communication device will be an opening... We're not there yet, but I have hope :-) Hope you're smiling, too! Gayle Found you through the showcase. 2 Mai
	Born gifteda écrit : nope nope no chance of me messing about with this group . Absolutely not. Stoppped by your space through Steves showcase. and thats a very innovative entry. 2 Mai
	Denisea écrit : Nothing wrong with being a geek. LOL Stopped by for the showcase. Have a good day. Denise 1 Mai
	VENTL8Ra écrit : Similar to all of the terms we use for dead or death. Not to mention drunk. Stopping by from the Showcase. 1 Mai
	Stephena écrit : Hi Eric! I really like this one! I think it would be a good candidate for our upcoming Showcase, should you decide to particpate. I have only read a dozen or so entries in your journal as of yet tho, so if there is somthing which you like better, that's fine. Just so you know, I DO NOT do any pre-judging. Whatever folks submit, I will publish, with only two exceptions: Entries which are vulgar, or which would be generally considered objectionable in some way by the AVERAGE reader, or entries which contain any of MSN's forbidden words. Thanks for visiting, and for your interest in the Showcase. You're obviously a clever, funny guy. Please do come again... Soon would be good. steve p.s. I was a techno-geek for almost 40 years. I survived that experience, albeit with scars that have not yet faded, and wounds that have not yet healed. ~(:=0) s. 9 Avr.
	Marido_de_Laura a écrit : great stuff. love it all. but now i must bid you a good day. Chau y suerte. 5 Déc.
	oO_ArjunKrishna_Oo a écrit : Awesome list!! we've got skills to pskill! Keep bloggin..... it ain't cloggin... 3 Déc.
	IncognitoCatholicMom a écrit : Loved this!!! I need to keep a copy of this so people will be scared of me. :-) 1 Déc.
	Mad Suburban Dad a écrit : Maybe I can be an IT guy? My last laptop I threw across the room in frustration. i guess you can say I terminated it. Does that qualify me? 30 Nov.
	EricAtRandom a écrit : Basement? We don't need no stinkin' basement! :) This is Florida. We have a special name for basements here... involuntary indoor swimming pool. Like so many categories of people, there are regular I.T. people (you may be sitting next to one RIGHT NOW!!), and there are the extremes. We get that "basement image" from those extreme geeky types. I mean, c'mon, it's not like I had my dad's throwaway TV and an Atari 400 in the basement when I was a teenager in New York and I spent all my time there. No, it was at MOST 95% of my time. ^_^ EssDee... in case you're finding this comment, I'm going to answer your question on your site to make sure you get that answer... I do have some ideas... 30 Nov.
	ShortFatMama a écrit : I used to live in mortal fear of all IT type people. Then I discovered it's only the idiots that they hate; since I'm a only a quasi-idiot, I'm generally ok. Also, why is it that so many of y'all get stuck down in the basement? I think this adds to your cavetroll image. Of course, now that you've pointed all that out for us... er... I just remembered somewhere I need to be. 30 Nov.
	essdee1104 a écrit : :) I once received a cool list of things that IT guys love (ie: things to never do or say). I've got to find it and see if you've seen it - too funny. It's got things like: please make sure to leave your computer on my desk with no indication of what's wrong with it - we love challenges! Anyway... yeah, I checked out the Best of and yours struck me as someone I could "grok". We are going to NY - back to my hometown to throw momma from the train (pardon my morbid sense of humor - we're scattering her ashes into the Long Island Sound). My son went with me on the plane last year, but a 3 1/2 month old is quite different from a 17 month old. So, tips? Yep, it was the ice cream man (ICM) but the ICM here in Texas is nothing like those back on LI! And how did you manage to get soft-serve vanilla on an Italian Ice??!! btw - can't get Italian Ices here :( I miss that! 30 Nov.

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