Other careers for a hacker?
mahmud: Sales and marketing. There is no rush like the rush of money, real, serious money.Everyone you see programming is like a medieval craftsman, good at one thing and one thing only. As a salesman, you're the top dog, you have an eye for who is good and who is bad, you can choose whose products to sell, who to make rich, and who to work with. You're a phone wielding king-maker.If you love thinking, that's all you will do. You will try to understand everyone's business, what they do, who they sell to, how much, how often, and under what restrictions. You take your work with you, to the pub, restaurant, street, gym and home. You will be taking notes when others are talking. You will go over your girlfriend's browser history to learn what she shops for. You will be opening your parent's credit card statements to see where the money goes. A day at the mall will be like heaven to you; you will get a rush from seeing people spend. Information will fucking nurture you.You do that so often you can see trends before they hit the press :-)Nothing like being able to give your friends and family business, real solid leads, and all others will have to contend for your attention and rolodex.Sales makes bull-fighting look boring. It's as if the newspapers were published for your own amusement. Every little column brings in an idea, a lead, a name, an opportunity.P.S. and on good days you will be too thrilled that you end up talking like this. Guess who closed today? ABC :-)