Confessions of a researchaholic

Being a big guy like you must have many evolutionary advantages, such as sports, dating, and even fighting for survival (when the need arises). But on this small airplane with tiny seats, you are at a disadvantage. And trying to sweet talking to me won’t change the fact that you have to overflow your body mass towards my side, and your babbling is distracting me from napping and reviewing a paper assigned to me right before the flight.

Next time, buy a bigger seat or multiple seats. You never know if your next neighbor is a big guy like you.

I have been to three main types of parties serving food: buffets, small bites, and sit-down meals.
Buffets offer maximum flexibility as I can walk around eating whatever and talking to whomever.
I usually have difficulty with small bites as I don’t know what, when, and where will be carried by the waiters.
Sit-down meals tend to have the best quality, but also be most time-consuming and least flexible.

However, in a recent sit-down party, I was seated next to someone who has an unexpectedly interesting background as program managers working for several major tech companies. I learned about stuff that I wouldn’t usually hear from other researchers/engineers.

I guess this is one example benefit of stochastic sampling in social events.