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Mar 31, 2016 at 15:36 comment added gbjbaanb @Alison and the doctors that try 'building new systems' with their clients usually get struck off
Feb 2, 2012 at 13:54 comment added Andy Hunt I usually go with "I do boring stuff with computers, mostly". Not a great line to use in clubs, sadly.
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Feb 1, 2012 at 22:46 comment added pdr This is what I do. Then I wait for the 5 seconds of silence and say "Annnnnd there's that conversation-killer out of the way. So what do you do?"
Mar 4, 2011 at 14:53 comment added Sorantis Yes. The easiest answer is "I create stuff...more specifically, I create a high availability real-time cluster system, for..." - and here they are gone...
Mar 4, 2011 at 14:50 comment added Armand @Brian except most doctors fix problems rather than building new systems ;)
Mar 3, 2011 at 20:37 comment added Brian Ortiz I've found that people tend to change the subject as soon as I mention computers. Either that or they start complaining about their computer and asking for advice. I guess doctors have the same problem.
Mar 3, 2011 at 15:01 comment added Joel Etherton +1 - I use this method all the time. If I really want them to know how my day went, I'll throw some terms at them and watch that glassy look take over their eyes. Then someone changes the subject.
Sep 8, 2010 at 22:16 history answered JohnFx CC BY-SA 2.5