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Ballmer Peak
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[[A graph with "programming skill" on the X-axis and "blood alcohol
concentration" on the Y one]] [[A man is making a presentation with the graph]]
Presenter: Called the Ballmer Peak, it was discovered by Microsoft in the 80's.
The cause is unknown but somehow a B.A.C between 0.129% and 0.138% confers
superhuman programming ability. Presenter: However, it's a delicate effect
requiring careful calibration--you can't just give a team of coders a year's
supply of whiskey and tell them to get cracking. Man in public: ...Has that ever
happened. Presenter: Remember Windows ME? Man: I knew it! {{title text: Apple
uses automated schnapps IVs.}}



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