Q. What prevents a software engineer traveling back in time?
A. the 640k barrier

Word association (software engineer):
   * Planck -> PIC
   * Christmas -> Google shares
   * bugs -> issues
   * gigabyte -> small
   * deliverable -> lottery
   * bug free -> hell freezing over
   * portable -> new language
   * easily fixed -> hardware problem
   * failsafe -> software free
   * easy to maintain -> someone else's problem
   * cheap -> can't be done
   * expensive -> how can I help
   * safety critical -> cash cow
   * documentation -> babylon
   * keyboard -> shortcuts
   * mouse -> see keyboard
   * screen -> not big enough
   * version control -> zip
   * compression -> multiple times is best
   * foalting point to ascii -> sprintf
   * floating point -> always
   * ASCII -> XML
   * internet -> too slow
   * 300 Baud -> say what?
   * 4MB -> boot loader
   * 640k -> ring buffer
   * 2GB -> small file
   * 4GB -> small graphics card
   * CPU register -> unicorn
   * Open Source Software -> anarchy
   * free software -> salery
   * marketing manager -> devil
   * project manager -> devil's assistant
   * compiler writer -> superman
   * technical author -> saint
   * sales rep -> free lunch
   * C -> assembly programmer's nemessis
   * C++ -> C programmer's nemessis
   * Fortran -> hyroglyphics
   * graphics -> library
   * unix -> apprehension
   * socket -> see unix
   * device driver -> easy, but no time to write
   * alcohol -> helps
   * coffee -> helps
   * diagram -> napkin
   * easy to use -> big red button
   * difficult to use -> blue and red buttons
   * small footprint -> single DVD deliverable
   * regular updates -> buggy as hell
   * v2 -> don't bother trying to use v1
   * v3 -> v1 is no hoper
   * windows 2000 -> unkept promise
   * FreeBSD -> well kept secret
   * virtual machine -> somewhere safe to run MS windows
   * 80286 -> prehistoric
   * ARM -> BBC micro
   * cryptographic key -> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   * software engineer -> super fantastic wonderful mega being
   * programmer -> scum
   * BASIC programmer -> pond scum
   * manager (formally BASIC programmer) -> sir
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