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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I did it again. And this time she’s REALLY mad. |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2022, 3:41 am
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| Unfortunately, this has caused an upset with my wife and son, who see the camera in the living room as a violation of their privacy. I agreed to adjust the schedule, so that it would turn off during daylight hours when they’re home, and come on at night for security and to see what the pets are up ... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: [ POLL ] Flooding a Thread. |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2021, 10:51 pm
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Replies: 48
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funeralxempire wrote: Is it the dead board in your sig?
It is not. |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: [ POLL ] Flooding a Thread. |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2021, 6:24 pm
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Replies: 48
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Cornflake wrote: I am considering making that limit the depth of quotes to eight, and this seems a useful thread on which to canvas opinions.
Another board I am on limits them to three - and I find it a more pleasant board to read. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Aussies Unite - A forum for any Aussie Aspies |
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Posted: 18 Jul 2021, 5:36 am
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Replies: 702
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| Commiserations to West Australians, Queenslanders, New South Welshmen and Northern Territorians going through lockdown. New South Welshman checking in. DAY TWENTY! Welcome to our world brother...Victorian Lockdown 5 is likely also going to be extended. I'm getting really really sick of being at hom... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Aussies Unite - A forum for any Aussie Aspies |
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Posted: 18 Jul 2021, 12:06 am
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Replies: 702
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cyberdad wrote: Commiserations to West Australians, Queenslanders, New South Welshmen and Northern Territorians going through lockdown.
New South Welshman checking in. DAY TWENTY! |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Huge Bug, cost me a long letter... |
| bcousins |
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Posted: 22 Jun 2021, 12:34 am
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Replies: 9
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Fenn wrote: If you know how to code you could use something like Greasemonkey or Tampermonkey to hack around it with Javascript.
Screwing with the DOM won't fix PHP bugs. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Deep Dowm, Are Aspies Afraid Of Being Taken Advantage Of? |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2021, 10:42 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Speaking in terms of the DSM, and therefore including all autistics in this, I don't believe that all autistics have this issue. I imagine it is worse if, for example, you've had this issue previously, in which, it becomes a once-bitten, twice-shy (confirmation bias) sort of thing. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anybody struggling to find their place here on WP? |
| bcousins |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2021, 9:33 pm
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Replies: 148
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Dear_one wrote: If the mainstream media is ALWAYS wrong, how do you even set your clocks?
At the third stroke, it will be 1 32 and 20 seconds. Beep. Beep. Beep.
https://1194online.com/
I do miss the talking clock. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anybody struggling to find their place here on WP? |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2021, 11:02 pm
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Replies: 148
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| Oh screw the media. Who cares what they think? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anybody struggling to find their place here on WP? |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2021, 10:17 pm
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Replies: 148
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| I tend to spend a lot of time lurking on WrongPlanet. I do this because I don't think I necessarily fit in here. I feel like it would be better to just leave from time to time, but that's not really fair on me. Life is. |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Update Autism diagnosis status options in profile |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2021, 12:48 am
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Replies: 55
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Fnord wrote: First, it is unlikely to happen. Any such updates would require an overhaul of the website software, and the owner has show little interest in anything so drastic
It's a custom profile field. That's it. Easily modifiable in the Admin panel. |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Videos by parents of autistic kids having meltdowns |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 2:41 am
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Replies: 13
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ASPartOfMe wrote: The counter-argument is that it is too late. The videos are out there thus banning them is no more than virtue signaling.
Well, no. It's leading by example: We don't want this here, there's absolutely no place for it. It's a start, at least. |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Site Suggestions |
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Posted: 22 Nov 2020, 7:58 pm
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Replies: 893
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| Using a phone in landscape mode (this can usually be set so the phone switches automatically on rotation) helps with the site layout somewhat but WP really only looks best on tablets and screens, which isn't ideal. Problem I've got is that if I happen to scroll through a thread and scroll on a post... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Why can't I reinstall game on Windows 7? |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2020, 11:36 pm
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Replies: 18
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| The game is Rollercoaster Tycoon 2. I don't think the disc is damaged, because it worked fine before I uninstalled the game, then on the same day I tried reinstalling the game and it wouldn't let me. It just gets to precisely 58% of installment then the disc drive starts making odd clicking and spl... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: "Location" field in profile? |
| bcousins |
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Posted: 11 Nov 2020, 11:56 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Does the system have any unstated requirements regarding the "Location" field in a user's profile, in order for the contents of that field to show up on a user's posts? For example, is there a maximum number of characters? Forbidden characters? Not generally. For example, yours displays &... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Aussies Unite - A forum for any Aussie Aspies |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2020, 11:37 pm
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Replies: 702
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Straker wrote: I'm in the outer suburbs of Antarctica ( Tasmania!)
I'd always called them the outer suburbs of Melbourne. |
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