My dad: I'm buying your book
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Me: do you guys know anything about software teams
Them now as a cackling chorus: No! No way in hell!
My dad, yelling: it's about the psychology!
My uncle: you're still a psychologist?
My dad: IT'S ABOUT. HUMANITY.
@grimalkina
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@grimalkina I signed up to get notified by the publisher but I don’t see any announcement. I should just be patient?
@jlamoree I guess??? Intolerable I know. Preorders open June 23!!!!
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My dad: I'm buying your book
Me on the phone: I will just bring you a copy
My dad: YOU NEED A GUARANTEED SALE. I'M BUYING YOUR BOOK AND SO IS YOUR UNCLE
My uncle from the other room: you will sell two books don't turn this down
My dad: no one even buys books anymore don't turn this down
I stg 🥲🥲🥲
@grimalkina is 9781040688656 you?
[suddenly realizing he just asked a woman for her "digits" the very first time ever]
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@jlamoree I guess??? Intolerable I know. Preorders open June 23!!!!
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Me: do you guys know anything about software teams
Them now as a cackling chorus: No! No way in hell!
My dad, yelling: it's about the psychology!
My uncle: you're still a psychologist?
My dad: IT'S ABOUT. HUMANITY.
@grimalkina This is incredible
(Guaranteed sale here too!)
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My dad: I'm buying your book
Me on the phone: I will just bring you a copy
My dad: YOU NEED A GUARANTEED SALE. I'M BUYING YOUR BOOK AND SO IS YOUR UNCLE
My uncle from the other room: you will sell two books don't turn this down
My dad: no one even buys books anymore don't turn this down
I stg 🥲🥲🥲
@grimalkina Awesome. It's always great to have excellent family support!
And for anyone who's just tuning in:
https://www.routledge.com/The-Psychology-of-Software-Teams/Hicks/p/book/9781032963389 -
My dad: I'm buying your book
Me on the phone: I will just bring you a copy
My dad: YOU NEED A GUARANTEED SALE. I'M BUYING YOUR BOOK AND SO IS YOUR UNCLE
My uncle from the other room: you will sell two books don't turn this down
My dad: no one even buys books anymore don't turn this down
I stg 🥲🥲🥲
@grimalkina parenting goals
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Me: do you guys know anything about software teams
Them now as a cackling chorus: No! No way in hell!
My dad, yelling: it's about the psychology!
My uncle: you're still a psychologist?
My dad: IT'S ABOUT. HUMANITY.
@grimalkina my mom read my entire CS PhD dissertation despite understanding none of it
@sachindhke 's parents just took their first plane flight ever, literally to the other side of the world, to watch his dissertation defense in a language they don't even speak
Parents are (frequently) rad
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@grimalkina my mom read my entire CS PhD dissertation despite understanding none of it
@sachindhke 's parents just took their first plane flight ever, literally to the other side of the world, to watch his dissertation defense in a language they don't even speak
Parents are (frequently) rad
@ricci @grimalkina @sachindhke A grad school friend’s thesis started with a sentence of very obscure sailing jargon just so his parents would understand it, which was also pretty cool.
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Also, magnificent Uncle energy.
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