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 Topic: How fast can you type? |
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 Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:15 pm Subject: How fast can you type? |
If it's coming from my head and I'm awake, around 80ish wpm. But if I'm having to take a typing test and try and read, then comprehend, then type, it's only about 25-30.
Interesting...
Reading what ... |
| Topic: A rant about Linux haters |
kip
Replies: 37
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:10 pm Subject: A rant about Linux haters |
Linux is used by an extremely small minority of people, unless you are talking about servers.
Its security and lack of viruses stem from the fact that around 1% of PC users have Linux, compared to ... |
| Topic: Dealing with a noncommunicative therapist |
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:04 pm Subject: Dealing with a noncommunicative therapist |
How in the world do you decide to be a therapist and then NOT communicate with your patients? There's something so counter-intuitive to that logic that I cannot even comprehend it.
I'd be hittin ... |
| Topic: There is something really wrong |
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:00 pm Subject: There is something really wrong |
Ask your doc for a script of Neurontin or Lyrica. See if one of those helps.
I have very similar headaches, with the exception of the depression. Pain, crushing tearing pain, it's a nightmare.
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| Topic: Remarkable minds just waiting for work - SMH |
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:22 am Subject: Remarkable minds just waiting for work - SMH |
| Oh don't I know that feeling. I've gotten plenty of jobs, sure. But keeping them? That's a different story altogether. It's quite frustrating to live in a service oriented city as well, because th ... |
| Topic: mac assistance please |
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:24 am Subject: mac assistance please |
| I would use GIMP for what you're talking about. It's a bit easier to use than PS in my opinion, and since it works on both Linux and Windoze, you ought to be able to find a version for mac. |
| Topic: computer textbooks |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:22 am Subject: computer textbooks |
| I've noticed that too. I've found that if you go online and look up a text version of the book, sometimes you can find what they call a printer friendly version. Those usually have less graphics tha ... |
| Topic: Flaw in RIAA's latest plan? |
kip
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:09 pm Subject: Flaw in RIAA's latest plan? |
| Hey, you have Cox too! I got a letter once for d/ling linux distros because I went over a certain arbitrary limit. All I had to do was tell them I like linux and I fix comps for a living. Bam. No ... |
| Topic: Anybody here who is, or was, a picky eater? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:17 pm Subject: Anybody here who is, or was, a picky eater? |
| I'm not that much of a picky eater, but I am a weird one. I don't like the 'normal' combinations of food. Course, this is the same kid who hated ice cream, so meh. |
| Topic: Anyone else have this problem with open source software? |
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Replies: 7
Views: 162
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:32 pm Subject: Anyone else have this problem with open source software? |
| I've had that trouble too. I usually just go through Synaptic on Ubuntu and get it to install it, that way I don't have to worry about compiling. I know a bit about the OS, but not enough to do that ... |
| Topic: Aspie Children |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:48 pm Subject: Aspie Children |
| Of my family, 60% of fathers side show some autistic traits. Of them, around 4 seem to be diagnosable. (There are around 30 that I've met.) Of those I've met on mothers side, she is the only one wi ... |
| Topic: How fast can you type? |
kip
Replies: 18
Views: 333
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:05 am Subject: How fast can you type? |
| If it's coming from my head and I'm awake, around 80ish wpm. But if I'm having to take a typing test and try and read, then comprehend, then type, it's only about 25-30. |
| Topic: How many people know how to drive here? |
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Replies: 28
Views: 405
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:16 pm Subject: How many people know how to drive here? |
| I have driven farm tractors, pickup trucks. I got my drivers lic. At 19 years after I went into the military and went on to drive ambulance and cracker boxes on flight line. Then later moving trucks ... |
| Topic: Which CPU brand do you gravitate towards. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:38 am Subject: Which CPU brand do you gravitate towards. |
| I prefer AMD for what I do. I've learned from many many customers that Intel seems to work much better for video based applications, like movie editing, whereas AMD works better with calculations, su ... |
| Topic: How many people know how to drive here? |
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Replies: 28
Views: 405
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:34 am Subject: How many people know how to drive here? |
| I know how to drive anywhere, any time. For some reason I've never had trouble with it. I learned to drive when I was twelve, Mum taught me in my step-dads truck. I started driving in the city at 1 ... |
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