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Classic illustration of why conversations between geeky technology people and "normal" people usually and in awkward silence after about two minutes.


I have totally given up on even trying to explain what I do at work. It never leads to anything.


At the same time, I used to do speed dating and too often had to hear the poor guy next to me confuse "what do you do?" with "what exactly do you do day to day in as painstakingly technical detail as possible?" when the other party doesn't even know if they're an astronaut vs full-time dog walker.




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