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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: I finally have a job! |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2024, 1:19 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,108
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| I hope your temp job leads to a better job in the future. Congratulations |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Problem-Solving Challenges for Autistic Individuals |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2024, 1:15 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 141
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| Do you struggle with any of these areas? Problem-solving can be a unique challenge for many people on the autism spectrum, though the specific difficulties vary from person to person. Here are some common factors that might contribute: 1. Executive Functioning: Executive functioning involves plannin... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Looking for some male fashion advice |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2024, 1:55 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 306
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| Two things are needed in male fashion 1) awareness 2) purchasing/laundering/wearing. It this point it sounds like you should put some effort into awareness. If you have no idea what is in fashion and out of fashion there isn’t much point to trying to change how you look in the buying and wearing dep... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: AI over-hyped? |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2024, 12:43 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 650
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Swapping keyboards |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2024, 12:34 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 391
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Fenn wrote: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_winter
Oops. Posted this to the wrong thread. Oh well. Seems to have stimulated discussion anyway. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: need advice on buying music online |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2024, 11:27 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,456
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| https://biteable.com/blog/music-for-videos/ https://www.lifewire.com/free-music-downloads-1356648 have you used either of these yourself? other users warned to be careful with these types of sites. i have used the CD method in the past, but right now i don't have a functional CD player... though i ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Russian court fines Google more than world’s GDP |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2024, 8:42 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 431
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Great way to show the world how much of a reasonable and legitimate government you really run.
Russian hackers and misinformation campaigns are, unfortunately harder to block. Ai hasn’t made things better. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Winter and Electric Vehicles |
| Fenn |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2024, 8:31 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 160
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Caffeine distractions |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2024, 8:05 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 849
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| I used to drink coffee before my ADHD diagnosis. In the course of trying different meds (over two years) I had to start treating it like a med. Now only tea. I used to like to add a spoonful of molasses when I made it at home. I found I liked Dunkin Donuts coffee with sugar and milk (more of a deser... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: AI over-hyped? |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2024, 12:51 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 650
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I Want To Die |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2024, 10:27 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 478
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| How can I get help? I'm stuck in a group home :cry: :x :x :skull: Here is an on-line support chat. You don't have to go anywhere to get help, if you can post here you can probably also access this on-line support option: https://chat.988lifeline.org/ This page says: "Please fill out this short... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: self-harm or suicide-related posts |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2024, 10:18 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,459
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| Proposed draft language to be added to the WP bylaws and rules of best behavior (Need to look up the proper name for them). Suicide and Crisis Response Policy Purpose: To foster a supportive, respectful community where members facing mental health crises are provided with resources and encouragement... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Swapping keyboards |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2024, 9:35 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 391
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Swapping keyboards |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2024, 9:13 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 391
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| Google. Try stuff. Repeat. Be persistent and use your head. The basics are this: keyboards generate a number on key down and on key up. These key down and key up signals (also called events) have to be interpreted correctly by the computer: there is a mapping from the “key was pressed” number to the... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Has 'Chat GPT' proven helpful? |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2024, 10:47 am
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Replies: 70
Views: 10,605
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| The thing about English (or any natural human language) is that context and related concepts matter. One NL (natural language) researcher had his grad students reading magazine and newspaper articles and then typing in facts someone would already have to know in order to understand the articles. Wit... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Parking Lots and Parking Structures |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2024, 9:55 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 845
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| Finding the car: before I leave my parking place I try to turn my body and look in three or four directions, for example north, south, east and west. I try to look for unique land marks and other memorable visual queues. Sometimes I will also use my cell phone camera to take pictures of all 4 direct... |
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