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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Boing Streamliner Launch tonight.Test flight |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2024, 7:31 am
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| Elon to rescue ULA’a astronauts: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-decides-to-bring-starliner-spacecraft-back-to-earth-without-crew/ NASA will return Boeing’s Starliner to Earth without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the spacecraft, the agency announced Saturday. The uncrewed... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Post best autism/ASD movies here |
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Posted: 18 Aug 2024, 3:03 pm
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| I meant to edit my last post but forgot to hit the 'Submit' button, so here is the slightly modified version: I have seen: Mozart and the Whale 2005 was good. Temple Grandin 1993 (is also good and pairs well with Temple Grandin's TED Talks) I haven't seen: The Bridge (2013 TV series) https://en.wiki... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: What are your professions ? |
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Posted: 18 Aug 2024, 3:00 pm
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Replies: 9
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| BS CS - Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science. I have worked as a Software Engineer, Database Administrator and DevOps Engineer. So basically “computer guy” I got my degree in the 1990s. I tend to be a generalist and do anything no-one wants to do in Computer Stuff. I have also worked as a Requi... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Post best autism/ASD movies here |
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Posted: 18 Aug 2024, 11:53 am
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Have You Ever Seen A Film Called... |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2024, 10:28 am
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Replies: 10
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| When I was young I watched the ads for this movie and wondered what the big deal was. Since then I have gone on a Detective/Murder Mystery kick. My wife and I read all the "Mr Monk" books about Adrian Monk. Then we watched a bunch of the shows on DVD. We also watched a bunch of the Thin Ma... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Neurotypicals are Humans too |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2024, 7:47 am
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Replies: 65
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| Life would be much simpler if politics and religion didn't exist. There would be less wars and people wouldn't be picking at each other like wild birds. This would make sense if atheists and anarchists didn’t also form in-groups and out-groups. And if being anti-religion wasn’t some people’s religi... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Have you ever seen a nature is metal incident? |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2024, 7:29 am
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Replies: 22
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| “Nature is cruel but we don’t have to be” - Temple Grandin |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: 5 Autistic Professionals Share Their Networking Tips |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2024, 7:19 am
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Replies: 1
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| Interesting article. How would you answer these five question? (Source: https://xceptional.io/employees/5-autistic-professionals-share-networking-tips/) 5 Autistic Professionals Share Their Networking Tips Networking – it’s a word that has provoked strong emotion, from being a “bloody nightmare” to ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Neurotypicals are Humans too |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2024, 11:23 am
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Replies: 65
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| I asked everyone how autism blessed them, and half of the responses I received were along the lines of "Autism doesn't bless me." I don't buy that. I know it's hard being autistic, but flowers only grow after the storm. Yes. I know autism feels like a curse. But when we only focus on the ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: 30 yo Ph.D (soon) who doesn't have independent living skills |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2024, 9:45 am
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Replies: 18
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| (Source: ChatGPT - at my direction) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills can be very helpful for zzmnd in navigating the emotional and interpersonal challenges they’re facing in their Ph.D. program. Here are some specific DBT skills that zzmnd could apply to their situation: 1. Distress Toleran... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: 30 yo Ph.D (soon) who doesn't have independent living skills |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2024, 1:02 pm
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I sometimes think that if someone wanted to create a world exactly the oppisite of what an ND needed they would create academia.
You said "find some way to use your intelligence". I like that. That makes sense. And academia really isn't the only option for that. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Blake's 7 and other obscure British Sci Fi |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2024, 10:28 am
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Replies: 7
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| Question: Who created the Liberty (the Hero Ship)? |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: 30 yo Ph.D (soon) who doesn't have independent living skills |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2024, 10:18 am
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| I really admire the steps you are taking to evaluate what resources are available to you and which are and are not a good match for your current needs. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Blake's 7 and other obscure British Sci Fi |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2024, 7:52 am
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| With Blake's 7 - I watched the middle of a few episodes (which frankly was how I usually watched Doctor Who on PBS). freevee has a british sci fi channel with commercials that just streams all the time and you watch whatever is on (kind of like tv used to be back in the day). Then after watching a f... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Is "turn the other cheek" a crock? |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2024, 12:39 pm
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| Both Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were deeply influenced by the principle of "turning the other cheek," and they integrated it into their philosophies of nonviolent resistance. Gandhi adopted the concept of ahimsa (nonviolence) and Satyagraha (truth force or soul force), w... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Have You Ever Seen A Film Called... |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2024, 12:15 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Nancy Walker played Mildred (a recurring character) in McMillan & Wife 1971, and was in Death Scream 1975 (the year before Murder by Death). Peter Falk was Columbo (Obviously) 1968 thru 2003 Interestingly, Elsa Lanchester was also the title character in Bride of Frankenstein 1935, and Katie Nann... |
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