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 An article at The Register points out a poll of what computing professionals listen to. Getting right to the nitty-gritty:
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Job: Microsoft-certified professionals
Favoured genre: Mainstream pop
Top three bands:
- Britney Spears
- Dido
- Beyonce
Job: Security
Favoured genre: 60s "Alt" Rock
Top three bands:
- Grateful Dead
- The Doors
- Hendrix
Job: Linux
Favoured genre: Electro
Top three bands:
- The Orb
- Underworld
- Kraftwerk
Job: Developers
Favoured genre: Heavy Metal
- Megadeth
- Iron Maiden
- Slipknot
Job: Database administrators
Favoured genre: Indie
- The Smiths
- Haven
- Suede
Job: Project manager
Favoured genre: Rock
- Pink Floyd
- Queen
- Rolling Stones
Job: CIO/IT director
Favoured genre: Classical
- Mozart
- Handel
- Vivaldi
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So this begs the question, do Microsoft-certified professionals suck because of the music they listen to, or does the music end up making them sucky? I think it's a chicken/egg argument we'll never know the answer to.
In any case, we also see that in addition to MS folks being pop music wankers, Security folks have way to much time on their hands and resort to psychedelic drugs, the Linux/Developer folks like to get all hyped up on caffiene, the Database Admins like to think they're better than everyone else with their Indie rock, Project Managers are very vanilla with their classic rock, and IT Directors like to control everything in from their ivory towers and look down upon the peasants while listening to classical music.
Of course, this is all just blown up results from only 200 or so people and made fun of in a very juvenile and junior-high-schoolish way, and it's probably not very fair. But life's not fair either, so TOUGH! Er, I mean, I love everyone on this list, you're all great - seriously! You too, Skippy McAssRabbit.
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July 22 2004, 9:57 AM EDT, by
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| sweetjimmyhugs |
7/22/04, 10:42 AM EDT |
I like to listen to monkeys screaming.
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