/sayls'kri"tr/ Pejorative hackerism for a computer
salesperson. Hackers tell the following joke:
Q. What's the difference between a used-car dealer and a
computer salesman?
A. The used-car dealer knows he's lying. [Some versions add:
...and probably knows how to drive.]
This reflects the widespread hacker belief that salescritters
are self-selected for stupidity (after all, if they had brains
and the inclination to use them, they'd be in programming).
The terms "salesthing" and "salesdroid" are also common.
Compare
marketroid,
suit.