IT's Musical Habits

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday July 20, 2004 @01:44AM 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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Poetic... by oneiron · 2004-07-20 01:46 · Score: 5, Funny

Microsoft certified pros are Britney fans You can't make this stuff up.
1. Re:Poetic... by bsaxberg · 2004-07-20 01:53 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  For a minute I thought that said. Microsoft certified pros are Barney fans
2. Re:Poetic... by jejones · 2004-07-20 02:07 · 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 · 2004-07-20 02:39 · 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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  Save your wrists today - switch to Dvorak
...and at the bottom of the article.... by dave-tx · 2004-07-20 01:47 · 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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Re:200 students? that's it? by Wun+Hung+Lo · 2004-07-20 01:47 · Score: 5, Funny

Lots of people get their rocks off to Britney...oh, you meant her music?!?!?!? My bad!
Microsoft and Britney Spears connection .... by auburnate · 2004-07-20 01:48 · Score: 5, Funny

Recent IE exploits lead Microsoft developers to exclaim " Oops, I did it again ...." !!!
Re:200 students? that's it? by anthro398 · 2004-07-20 01:48 · Score: 5, Funny

I listen to whatever my DRM encrusted overlords order me to listen to.
Re:What.. no Led? by kfg · 2004-07-20 01:55 · 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
Translation: by mblase · 2004-07-20 02:00 · 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.
Security? by dfn5 · 2004-07-20 02:03 · 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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Re:200 students? that's it? by Threni · 2004-07-20 02:16 · 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....