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jonlykkeDK
On the face of things: Beautiful post. But (the notorious but) I would argue that you could have tailored your presentation to include that, right? And him coming to you aid you? Any partner worth being with, would do that without thinking twice. Yet, here we are, celebrating mediocrity. We need to aim higher ladies and gentlemen. I'm happy for you, and good on him, but seriously - We can do more. Or at least make sure that these small good things, don't steal the limelight.
aghori
I love him. I truly love him.
RandAIFlagg
I try to ask questions that trip my boyfriend up. Not to be a dick but so that I'm the only one who sees him stumbling through answers instead of him tripping up on them mid-presentation.
MrSpooki
Later that day:
Dogstar23
What's for dinner?
prfesser
Pro tip: If possible, schedule a thesis defense for early Friday afternoon. Profs don't want to be there any more than the students do. My PhD defense was from about 1:30-2:15, with 20 minutes of that being my summary presentation and a few questions.
TheRealCaveman
What's it like being in a relationship with someone who appreciates your intelligence and believes the world deserves to know how awesome you are? Asking for a friend whose wife has never been more than moderately satisfied with anything they do and typically disappointed regardless of their effort. Seems like your experience is, uh, better.
tibris
wife him
HollerinAtTheVoid
Dude, this guy is killin' it! How does he do this so often? She must be posting this every week!
dargrin
Now that my career will take off and I can break it off with him.
Kazpur81S
Cool
Kazpur81S
And another one
ItHappenedInThe20thCentury
It's the polite thing to do, really.
grimwyrd
The plant in the audience is a good tactic. Another one I've used is to intentionally leave out a tidbit that I know haters will latch onto and try to hit me with a "gotcha" in Q&A, but I already have an answer and a backup slide that crushes their objection. It's a good way to take the wind out of hater sails.
EMHPicardo
I also choose this gal's boyfriend's attitude!
Marsmallowmancer
Well if you're leaving him on the table, I'll choose this gal's boyfriend!
ultimatecrazy
SupernaturalReactions
FrankensteinsMonstersSweatyBallBag
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whatspaulplayingtoday
That's a keeper.
MattDude
What a man, what a man, what a mighty good man
Rebar77
So many lady boners in the comments. Cheers, I mean sploosh.
dbbbbs
Standard Operating Procedure
Tekktokk
I went to my friend's thesis defense and the Q&A was a little dull / quiet, so I asked an intricate question about a specific piece I knew she had struggled with, giving her a chance to show off. Oh boy did it almost backfire, she was so nervous thinking about that part hahaha.
digitalaaronscustoms
For a second I thought you were the boyfriend chiming in with your half of the story, lol!
Tekktokk
Funny addendum: my friend's boyfriend was there which was nice of him, but he was not supportive at all b/c he never cared about her field of research so he mainly played on his phone while she presented. He broke up with her like a week after her defense.
TheAlviss
Thats what we call support. We should all aspire to be as supportive to our partners as that dude.
Imalwaysready
99% of all women: "Now THAT is a good man." Andrew Tate, Ben Shapiro, Steven Crowder, and incels everywhere wondering why they can't get women to like them: "ThAt'S bEtA cUcK bEhAvIoR! WhAt A lOsEr!"
johncooper8t67
That’s actually really hot!
StupidCanadianWolfBird
Salt n Pepa ft En Vogue approves this message.
sendbobsandvageneiguess
I just saw En Vogue in concert :)
MyDragonHeartedSpirit
I'm surprised they're still..... oh, what's that phrase..... In style!
16bitStarbuck
Wat a trip. They were popular when I was in 5th grade. Still going!
Chicagorooftop
So, you used a shill at your dissertation? Brilliant!
vgvn29d
If this was for a defense, it's so obvious when this happens. The real fun starts when the audience leaves and the committee examines the candidate. It's great when loved ones and relatives come though!
getadogupya
Throwing out Dorothy Dixers, eh?
idontknowyoufromadam
For those, like me, who did not know who (or what) Dorothy Dixer is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Dixer
theincrediblehoek
Doot
TorSverre
Around here we just call it the Double D! Or Doxer, for short! Do-Dix, if we're feeling particularly clever! ... (no we don't)
brickius
We do this in every client presentation if the client doesn't ask questions at the end - one of our own staff asks a "rigged" question that lets us highlight something, frequently also removes the stigma of going first and opens up more questions from the client
Imalwaysready
Smart. Manipulative (in a good way), but smart.
SovereignOnyx
The branding of the word manipulate to be inherently negative is a travesty, not all manipulation is negative. And in fact, a lot of it isnt even conscious decision making.
wallschmall
As a Procurment Director, we encourage people to always let the supplier ask the first question so we can note it and make sure that topic is not to a deciding factor in the decision process, since it’s what they wanted us to focus on.
ThisGostakIsHereForTheDoshes
We did this at university, too. Your usage as a conversation starter is very good. Also, sometimes the presenter had some slides with extra in-depth data that they couldn't fit in their presentation, hoping they could show them off in response to questions. So if the audience didn't go there (maybe already longing for post-session cake and coffee), one of our people would!
spittleteets
Always good to have a shill or stooge in the audience. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shill
BlowOnItAndStickItIn
Colleague: so tell me what sort of security features does it implement. Me whispering loudly: duuuuude, Greg, shut up we didn't do that part yet!
thegregorious
Greg is innocent :(
pgdave
"Right now we've moved forward with what we consider the core capabilities of the product, but we expect to implement full AES-256 encryption of all user data and PBKDF2 hashing of passwords. Each user will be assigned to an organization which will control what data is available to that user. Our organization has experience with both GPDR compliance and we expect to be SOC 2 certified within the year."
BlowOnItAndStickItIn
rjkardo
You will never receive enough of upvotes for this answer. Well done!
pgdave
I receive upvotes in the form of "salary" from my employer so that I can come up with shit like this on the spot as a developer.
EaNasirIsABastard
If I was him I would have asked what 6.9 is.
TinyLiehon
The answer to life, the universe and everything else?
EaNasirIsABastard
yes, but ruined by a period
CloseupCaptionReaction
A good time separated by a period?
tmnturtwig
A bit of a mess
Inarticulated
Ruined by a period*
trigonman3
Get your red wings!