Do programmers have cooties?
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Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:
Alexander DiMauro wrote:
Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again...
Oh you will, next time she needs someone to fix her computer.
Alexander DiMauro wrote:
Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something?
Wednesday night I was in my improv / acting class and our teacher went around and asked everyone their professions. My girlfriend said, "web developer" and everyone was like, "oh, very cool, fun stuff" etc. I was next and said "software developer." Crickets... No response, moving on. The next 2 were lawyers, which is apparently extremely interesting to everyone else, too. It's like everyone assumes we have Aspurgers or autism, and that it's contagious. I went on to kill it in my scenes against people that studied acting, though, so whatever. :cool:
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Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:
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Only in the USA apparently. In Europe, we are revered as sex-gods.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
we are revered as sex-gods.
Gawd that put a vision of a "Programmer Blow Up Doll" in my head. X| And the useful bit was in the same place as the sheep blow up doll! :laugh:
The environment that nurtures creative programmers kills management and marketing types - and vice versa. - Orson Scott Card
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Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:
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Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:
That's a normal pattern for Facebook. Many people want to have as many "friends" as possible and they friend everyone they can find but never talk to them. On the other hand when she asked what you were doing and you replied did you end your reply with a question like "What are *you* doing now" or did you drone on about yourself for paragraphs and never keep the conversation going? :)
There is no failure only feedback
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Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:
I know it's an obvious question but...have you tried to contact her? maybe now that she made the first move, doesn't want to look desperate and is waiting for you to take the next one....how do I know? only God knows how many times I screwed it like this....later on I learned about this, sometimes from the same girls, so I'll never forget that they are as nervous and excited about relationships(or freebies) as us :-D
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--either way, you are right." — Henry Ford
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That's a normal pattern for Facebook. Many people want to have as many "friends" as possible and they friend everyone they can find but never talk to them. On the other hand when she asked what you were doing and you replied did you end your reply with a question like "What are *you* doing now" or did you drone on about yourself for paragraphs and never keep the conversation going? :)
There is no failure only feedback
John C wrote:
On the other hand when she asked what you were doing and you replied did you end your reply with a question like "What are *you* doing now"
Yes, I did ask her questions at the end...and no response...
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I know it's an obvious question but...have you tried to contact her? maybe now that she made the first move, doesn't want to look desperate and is waiting for you to take the next one....how do I know? only God knows how many times I screwed it like this....later on I learned about this, sometimes from the same girls, so I'll never forget that they are as nervous and excited about relationships(or freebies) as us :-D
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--either way, you are right." — Henry Ford
Uhm...she's married. I'm married. No desperation involved on either side!
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John C wrote:
On the other hand when she asked what you were doing and you replied did you end your reply with a question like "What are *you* doing now"
Yes, I did ask her questions at the end...and no response...
Of course you also have to keep in mind that many people only check their facebook every few months. Check her page, if she's updated many times since you replied then defriend her, if she's had no activity she probably just hasn't read your reply yet.
There is no failure only feedback
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Uhm...she's married. I'm married. No desperation involved on either side!
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OriginalGriff wrote:
we are revered as sex-gods.
Gawd that put a vision of a "Programmer Blow Up Doll" in my head. X| And the useful bit was in the same place as the sheep blow up doll! :laugh:
The environment that nurtures creative programmers kills management and marketing types - and vice versa. - Orson Scott Card
Do programmers dream of blow-up sheep?
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Of course you also have to keep in mind that many people only check their facebook every few months. Check her page, if she's updated many times since you replied then defriend her, if she's had no activity she probably just hasn't read your reply yet.
There is no failure only feedback
John C wrote:
if she's had no activity she probably just hasn't read your reply yet
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Do programmers dream of blow-up sheep?
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Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:
Maybe she was looking for a doctor role instead. :laugh:
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I'll use that as my signature :-)
