"Edward M. Lerner - What a Piece of Word is Man" - читать интересную книгу автора (Lerner Edward M)

The programmer, for surely that's what he was, did not take offense. тАЬWorking,тАЭ he answered mildly.

тАЬOn what?тАЭ

тАЬGraphics.тАЭ He retrieved a much-gnawed pencil from behind one ear and took a chomp; it broke in half
with a loud crack. Splinters dribbled from between yellowed teeth. Smiling beatifically, he somehow
swiveled the two pencil ends forward with prehensile lips. Enunciating with precision, he said, тАЬWhite
man speak with forked tongue.тАЭ
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Fred punched the visiphoneprivacy button. тАЬThat's your patient.тАЭ

And not a moment too soon. тАЬNot unless he's here.тАЭ

тАЬHe can't come here. That's Acey.тАЭ

тАЬThat's your programming expert?тАЭ

His friend nodded glumly. тАЬI think we overachieved.тАЭ
***

тАЬSit down, dammit. I can hardly be insightful as shit if you keep distracting me.тАЭ

Acey, strutting about in a three-piece pin-striped suit and diving flippers, obediently materialized a chair
into which it plopped itself. It stared expectantly at Waterman.

The analyst was not surprised that the simulated seat was equipped with a whoopee cushion. His office
visiphone camera whined softly as Acey zoomed in to catch his reaction. Good luckтАФWaterman had
plenty of experience in ignoring juvenile provocations. тАЬLast session, you agreed to tell me about your
programmer personality.тАЭ

Flash. In a blink of an eye, super-hacker was back. Today's T-shirt read simply: Nymphomaniacs, apply
below.

Waterman maintained a stony faceтАФthe Carlucci kid was far more outrageous. Hopefully, Acey would
never get instruction from any true mental cases. тАЬWhy do you dress so informally when you appear as a
programmer?тАЭ

тАЬIt's how programmers look.тАЭ

тАЬWho told you that?тАЭ

Acey rolled his eyes. тАЬOops.тАЭ They spun around several times, the pupils replaced after the first
revolution by slot-machine fruits. The right eye stopped as a lemon; the left eye went around three more
times before, with dramatic clicks, it too dropped into place as a lemon. Bells clanging, Acey opened his
mouth to let out a cascade of silver dollars.