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Message |
 Topic: white noise generators |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 20
Views: 396
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:17 pm Subject: white noise generators |
| The reason this disturbs some of us (myself included) is because cheap white noise generators don't actually play white noise; they play a short, looped recording of white noise. Those of us with enha ... |
| Topic: Yet another question for you peoples! |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 13
Views: 414
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 3:10 pm Subject: Yet another question for you peoples! |
| I get this, though not as badly as I used to. Used to be that crowds felt like a constantly inward pressure on my skull. Gave me migraines, visual phosphenes, and eventually would make me puke. As I g ... |
| Topic: Blowing lightbulbs |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 30
Views: 882
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 4:24 pm Subject: Blowing lightbulbs |
What a silly article
Explain the logic underlying that conclusion, please... |
| Topic: Blowing lightbulbs |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 30
Views: 882
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:59 pm Subject: Blowing lightbulbs |
This whole thread makes me twitch, but I highly recommend that the streetlight-snuffers in particular read the following article:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_047.html |
| Topic: Getting sick of the bigots and trolls on WP |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 141
Views: 5382
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:52 pm Subject: Getting sick of the bigots and trolls on WP |
Instead of making vague and nebulous allegations regarding the offensive people, why not do the sensible thing and name some names? The people offending you may not even be aware of doing so.
How ... |
| Topic: Super Important Revelation Regarding the Nature of WP.net |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 21
Views: 882
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:49 pm Subject: Super Important Revelation Regarding the Nature of WP.net |
| A total lack of empathy is a diagnostic criterion for antisocial personality disorder (the most recent euphemism for psychopaths and sociopaths). APD is devastating and dangerous to the individual and ... |
| Topic: I do not find these Aspie jokes funny. |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 70
Views: 1950
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:34 pm Subject: I do not find these Aspie jokes funny. |
one of them reads "...you know the historical derivation of the word, 'trivia'. "
I went to look it up.
If I couldn't laugh at myself I don't know WHAT I'd do! |
| Topic: Sigh, I wonder what it's like to be "cured" |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 23
Views: 795
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:18 pm Subject: Sigh, I wonder what it's like to be "cured" |
I'm worried aboput what would happen if I'm 28. Would I ever get a good job? Would I ever get married or live in a decent house? Would I be capable of paying my own bills?
I heard AS people are eas ... |
| Topic: NATURAL ENEMIES |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 20
Views: 357
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:49 am Subject: NATURAL ENEMIES |
Republicans and Honesty
Democrats and Spines
Politics and Science
Fundamentalism and Reason
Extremism and Peace |
| Topic: What is your talent? |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 78
Views: 1365
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:17 am Subject: What is your talent? |
Computers. Anything and everything to do with them. Hardware, software, doesn't matter. In particular, making them work better.
I can pick up a programming language I've never seen before well eno ... |
| Topic: Facial recognition test (famous faces version) |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 37
Views: 978
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:21 pm Subject: Facial recognition test (famous faces version) |
Out of 30 faces, you correctly identified 12.
You were familiar with 26 of the people in this test.
If we exclude the ones you were unfamiliar with, you got 46% correct.
Doesn't surprise me in ... |
| Topic: 'How are you?' |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 63
Views: 1665
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:01 pm Subject: 'How are you?' |
| I can't ask it back because I just can't get through the ritual right. I'm bad at the "good morning" thing too. There for a while I was trying to say it to a hand full of people when I first got in, ... |
| Topic: Difficulty recognising faces |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 25
Views: 429
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:58 am Subject: Difficulty recognising faces |
| I can never be sure. Especially if I see someone outside the area I normally see them. I used to do on-site computer work. It was great, because I knew everyone at every place, and remembering who was ... |
| Topic: Compact flourescent lights |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 29
Views: 597
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:52 pm Subject: Compact flourescent lights |
While the bulbs do contain mercury, look at it this way.
Even if you broke every single CFL bulb you owned at the end of its lifespan and released that mercury, you'd still be putting less mercury ... |
| Topic: Compact flourescent lights |
Gabbaruchi
Replies: 29
Views: 597
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:23 pm Subject: Compact flourescent lights |
| I can usually tell when a room is lit with CFLs, but it doesn't bother me. Some of them put out very natural-looking light, too. Oddly, I generally have better luck with "store brands" than with big n ... |
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