"So you want a new job, uh-huh. What's your actual profession? Oh, you're an IT professional, I see... Computers and the like... No, I don't have a clue 'bout computers, I use my spreadsheet and my work processor, that's enough for me. Let me have a look at our database. Do you know Cobol? Here's an insurance company looking for host programmers. No? Hmmm... I've got something here, you know 'Ruby on Rails'? Funny name, eh? Ah, I see, a Web three-dot-oh enterprise, you'll get a fourth of your current salary. No? Hmmmmm.... What? You want to go back into science? Are you really sure? I could offer you another job in an ad agency, they're look for sort of a system administrator who is willing to mow the lawn after hours... No? Gee, you're quite pretentious! Ah! Wait! Here's something for you! You can choose between 'Bio-inspired Exploitation Systems', 'Biometrics', 'Complexity Theory' - that sounds complex, ha, ha - 'Computer Vision', 'Detecting Deviations from Normalcy' - gosh, what's that - 'Information Accessibility, Integration, and Management', 'Machine Learning' - uhhh, that sounds creepy! - 'Network Management and Modeling', 'Pattern Recognition' - I'm quiliting too! - 'Smart Surveillance Systems' and 'Software Engineering'. The employer? They're called DARPA. Well?" (Source)