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I love this strategy until I run into someone else who’s read it. Then it’s just two people wait()ing each other.

• codelikeawolf 2y ago
  Ah yes, conversational deadlock. The best way to release the lock is to say you need to go to the bathroom. Sometimes it just wasn't meant to be.
  • glonq 2y ago
    That is much smarter than my tactic of yelling "pthread_mutex_unlock" out loud and then running away.
    • fch42 2y ago
      You got me there. Were this a social setting, that yell would have triggered my interest sufficiently to chase after you for an extended conversation. Resistance is futexile.
• m463 2y ago
  Just be curious about the other person and go from there.
• camtarn 2y ago
  That's when turn-taking kicks in. A nice conversation might have multiple sections, and the person doing most of the talking can alternate between sections.
• 486sx33 2y ago
  Then you turn to a different strategy, selling yourself, or self promotion. It’s not as volatile as nostalgia, you can always go there too. I used to network with BNC! (Touches both, quickly.)