Carl Steadman launches the "Alpha"

Cory Doctorow 8:12 am Wed Jun 13, 2001

Carl Steadman launches the "Alpha" version of Netmogul, a funny-as-hell manual for the dotcom boom-and-bust. Cool UI!

So do we call it risk, or opportunity? It's neither. Forget whether the hypothetical glass is half-empty or half-full… What are the chances that one day the glass will be yours to smash to smithereens, solving that puzzle once and for all?

o Odds of job sodomy by the Internet economy: 1 in 90.

o Odds of losing ye "secure" olde economie jobbie: About the same.

o Odds of winning the lottery: Depends on what you mean by "winning."

o Odds of being flattened by a Porsche Boxster while crossing the street: 1 in 8,071,901.

o Odds of bringing an unnatural end to your own pathetic existence: 1 in 8772.

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