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IT's Musical Habits

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the where-is-the-who dept.

operand sent in a fun little article about the listening habits of IT. It seems that developers are headbangers, Microsoft certified pros are Britney fans, and management goes for Mozart. Tragically The Who is not included... Linux users tend toward Electronica, and Security goes for The Dead.

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  1. Poetic... by oneiron · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft certified pros are Britney fans You can't make this stuff up.

    1. Re:Poetic... by bsaxberg · · Score: 5, Funny

      For a minute I thought that said. Microsoft certified pros are Barney fans

    2. Re:Poetic... by jejones · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hey, it makes sense. "Oops! I Did It Again" is the perfect song for the umpteenth BSOD.

    3. Re:Poetic... by ultrabot · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hey, it makes sense. "Oops! I Did It Again" is the perfect song for the umpteenth BSOD.

      Not to forget "hit me baby one more time", beautifully illustrating the admins vain attempts to bring up task manager by repeated hitting of ctrl+alt+del on an out-of-control system.

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  2. They left out IT's favorite music... by Not_Wiggins · · Score: 4, Funny

    mp3 and ogg. ;)

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    Diplomacy is the art of saying, "Nice doggie!" until you can find a rock.
  3. ...and at the bottom of the article.... by dave-tx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ironically, the first link at the bottom of the article is "Who conducts the crappiest polls?"... Gee, that's just what I was wondering.

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  4. Re:200 students? that's it? by Wun+Hung+Lo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lots of people get their rocks off to Britney...oh, you meant her music?!?!?!? My bad!

  5. Microsoft and Britney Spears connection .... by auburnate · · Score: 5, Funny

    Recent IE exploits lead Microsoft developers to exclaim " Oops, I did it again ...." !!!

  6. Re:200 students? that's it? by anthro398 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I listen to whatever my DRM encrusted overlords order me to listen to.

  7. Re:Britney is greatly underrated by michael+path · · Score: 4, Funny

    While this artist is greatly derided, it never seems to occur to the elitist music enthusiasts that she is popular for a very good reason.

    Two of them, actually. I believe they're referred to as "left" and "right".

  8. I wonder... by Wattsman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do KDE developers listen to Kompressor?
    "K.. is for Kompressor!"

  9. Re:What.. no Led? by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh Lord, won't you buy me, Windows XP.
    My friends all use Linux and are trying to convert me.
    I wait for registration, each day until three
    So oh Lord, won't you buy me, Windows XP.

    KFG

  10. Translation: by mblase · · Score: 5, Funny

    It seems that developers are headbangers, ...against their keyboards, usually muttering things like "@#$% this compiler"....

    Microsoft certified pros are Britney fans, ...assume that whatever's popular is the bandwagon they should jump on....

    and management goes for Mozart. ...on the mistaken assumption that it will increase their IQs subliminally....

    Linux users tend toward Electronica, ...knowing full well that lyrics, like marketing, is highly overrated....

    and Security goes for The Dead. ...because typically, it is.

  11. Re:Linux users by bcmm · · Score: 4, Funny
    cat /bin/emacs > /dev/audio
    cat /bin/vi > /dev/audio
    Emacs sounds better than vi!

    Let the flames begin!
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    # cat /dev/mem | strings | grep -i llama
    Damn, my RAM is full of llamas.
  12. Security? by dfn5 · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... and Security goes for The Dead.

    So... security is stoned. That certainly gives me the warm and fuzzies.

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  13. Re:200 students? that's it? by Threni · · Score: 5, Funny

    > plus, what do the british know about music anyway...(oh, c'mon)...

    Yeah, for every crappy Beatles there are 100 shiny, happy, commercial stateside Monkees wannabees....

  14. file formats by Petronius · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft guys: wma
    Java guys: mp3
    Mainframe: shn (the only way to listen to Dead shows)
    Sysadmins: ogg
    OS X: aac
    Security guy: anything as long as it's on an encrypted partition

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