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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What if the Internet had been available to us as children? |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 11:16 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 23,233
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| It might have been a godsend to me after the real-life teaching style had become largely unintelligible. I don't think I'd have been too distracted by social media and all the other fluff, as I was rather nerdy by nature. But who knows? |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Songs, Anthems, and Music for Women |
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Posted: Yesterday, 11:04 pm
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Replies: 220
Views: 3,526
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| Anyone for off-the-wall 1978 hippie feminism? Trigger warning: may weird you out, or otherwise piss you off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG8Xv5QZywk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG8Xv5QZywk Here's the full album playlist for anybody who liked the above track: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Watching movie scenes with people doing dangerous stuff |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 5:32 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 67
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| I find it scary sometimes, but not so scary that I feel bad. The scene that scared me most in "recent" years was in Blade Runner that I saw ca. 1995, when the robot was about to knock the protagonist off the edge of a tall building. I remember saying out loud "oh you bastards!" I... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: NTs Can Be So Weird |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 3:06 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 101
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| ^ Well yes, mainstream society must be very insecure if they've got to lie to each other to boost each other's self-confidence. I hate to see unnecessary personal attacks, but why can't people just be neutral and confine their support to offering practical help? As it is, everybody has to crank out ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What DON'T you like to smell? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 2:47 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 392
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| The smell in the air when farmers and park authorities fertilise the land. Few enjoy it, but few get so annoyed about it as I do. What the hell is it anyway? There are non-smelly fertilisers. Why can't they use those? Is it poop? They spray sewage on fields around here and it stinks. It smells like... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What DON'T you like to smell? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 2:17 pm
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Replies: 38
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| I forgot to mention the smoke from barbecues, especially those cheap dummied-down ones that are full of chemicals to make them easy to use. I live in a crowded, built-up area in the UK and I can't hang my clothes out to dry without that crap sticking to them and making them stink. Oh, and the stink ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Showering Everyday |
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Posted: Yesterday, 1:16 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 58
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| I don't trust Bing's privacy policy so I did a StartPage search and got much the same result - there's no need for most people to shower every day. I think showering once a day is over the top, and certainly not necessary for most people. It's probably more of a ritual than a properly thought-out go... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: NTs Can Be So Weird |
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Posted: Yesterday, 12:44 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Yes NTs can seem quite weird to me. Not just weird but plain wrong. But I have to remember that weirdness is in the eye of the weirded-out. Hard to hold that thought if they've got any power over me and they're using it in a way that seems wrong or weird to me. And I'd rather not make excuses for th... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What DON'T you like to smell? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 12:35 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 392
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| Most artificial scents. Some types of meat. I think one of them is a certain cut of pork. That strange aroma around the fertiliser and pesticide section of supermarkets. It feels like it's sticking to my lungs. The smell in the air when farmers and park authorities fertilise the land. Few enjoy it, ... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Has 'Chat GPT' proven helpful? |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2024, 10:14 pm
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Replies: 28
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| One quirk I've noticed with it is that it never admits it doesn't know the answer to a question. It'll always have a go at answering, and when it's wrong and I tell it what's wrong, it usually just says "sorry for the confusion" and tries again, but comes out with much the same answer. It ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Safeway security guard |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2024, 9:53 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 250
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| I think the "real" reason why some companies put on "song and dance" about "diversity", is b/c the companies want to appeal to a larger customer base. I think that's very likely. There really is a Human Rights Buyers' Guide, Safeway claims to be in there, so I guess th... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Vivid Dreams |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2024, 1:25 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,250
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| You discussed a lot of information here. I will try and unwrap it for you. First. Our brains (daytime & night time) are very different. Our night time brain comes out during sleep and consists of two types REM and deep NREM sleep. These two sleep cycles are very different from each other. The d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Safeway security guard |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2024, 11:16 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 250
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| My guess is that he was being a tad malicious but backed off when he figured out he might get into trouble for it. Safeway's management crows about its reputation on diversity and inclusion, and wouldn't take kindly to an employee bringing them into disrepute in case they get downgraded by the Human... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you ever wish that there was a country run by autisitics? |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2024, 12:14 am
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Replies: 39
Views: 880
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| .....eventually turning into the kind of facility described in the OP's video. Err.......what video? Why . . . THIS one, of course . . . https://youtu.be/xxV6s4oM1hg ;) (Explanation: I had several different websites open at the same time, and got them confused due to lack of coffee. That's my story... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's the last weirdest dream you had? |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2024, 11:43 pm
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Replies: 4,000
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| A long time ago, after I'd moved out on my first wife, she told me that one of our two cats had gone missing. She also told me that she thought he'd been looking for me and that was why he'd got lost. Rather stupidly, I kind of believed that at the time. AFAIK he was never found. Not long after, I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: List your triggers here |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2024, 8:10 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 618
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| My upstairs neighbour who stomps around throughout the night sounding like Godzilla and drops things. Very loud, stompy "music," usually from cars. People whistling loudly for too long. Very bright headlights. Being outdoors when the sunlight is intense but the air is cold. Christian apolo... |
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