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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: LINUX users |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2020, 9:47 pm
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Replies: 41
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| Humboldt county! I had to give up on slackware. It's beyond my ability right now. I have been working on learning more since then, though. It's likely I'll have to wait myself, until I retire... whenever that comes! hahaha My main computer-related projects nowadays revolve around programming an Ard... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: newly diagnosed as an adult. |
| wsmac |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2020, 7:33 pm
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Replies: 9
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Just from reading your title...
I was going to reply, "Once you are diagnosed as an adult... your childhood is over!"
OH... wait... I just did!
Welcome! |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: LINUX users |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2020, 7:24 pm
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Replies: 41
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| ...So yesterday I installed Slackware on the laptop, because I figure that, like many other things, in order to really learn something I need to be immersed in it and have no other real options but to sink or swim... . This sounded familiar, so I went and looked it up. Sounds interesting. Not sure ... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: 59 years old and over 50 jobs in my lifetime so far... |
| wsmac |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2020, 6:48 pm
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Replies: 9
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| I've been thinking about writing a book on how to apply for jobs, how to interview for jobs.... considering I've done it so many times in my life successfully! . Certainly there were some jobs that hired any warm body that walked in! Most of them though, I had to fill out the application and do an i... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: 59 years old and over 50 jobs in my lifetime so far... |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2020, 6:37 pm
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| I wish I had your brain. I moved from a small rural town of 300 people to a slightly larger rural/cafe town of 1000 people. Every time I go for a walk, I look around and see nothing but one month of cherry picking work each year. Apart from that, a total blank. I think I'll reread your posts a coup... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: 59 years old and over 50 jobs in my lifetime so far... |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2020, 4:47 pm
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| My most interesting was working as a bookkeeper for a sheep farm. Did you have to visit the farm much? My favorites were tutoring, working in a pet store, and working in an educational toy store. My least favorite was telemarketing. I like teaching. When I became the Perceptual Motor Instructor (no... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: 59 years old and over 50 jobs in my lifetime so far... |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2020, 3:42 pm
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| Now time to start your own franchise, travel around the world and someone will put a list of those jobs on a wall... :wink: What's next for you? Interesting about the Colonel. Counting buttons... literally? Would drive me bonkers! But then... my last 2 medical jobs were part of the 4 I got fired fr... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: 59 years old and over 50 jobs in my lifetime so far... |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2020, 11:02 am
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Replies: 9
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| While discussing work related topics, I have had people stop me and ask, "Just how many jobs HAVE you had?". . Well.... here's a list of pretty much all the jobs I've had in my lifetime... so far! I may not have exactly listed every one... but I'm pretty sure I'm damn close ;) . Bear in mi... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Constantly Ignored |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2020, 5:57 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Yeah so I was just driving around, when the sun came blazing through the clouds! Sure was beautiful! I'll finish off the last of these delicious lemon drop cakey things before I move on... if no one wants any? . ummmm... anyone else here? :-P . Okay.. I'm not seriously ignoring you! ;) . How about y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Service Dogs |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2020, 5:29 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,532
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StarTrekker, thanks for your reply.
Glad to hear things are moving along!
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Programming with bad memory and low executive functioning? |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2020, 5:22 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Haha... I started with Fortran back in High School and found it fun and pretty simple. But then... it wasn't a full blown programming course, and we just wrote short code and printed out pictures. . Like you, I've been flipping around several different programming languages and haven't moved very fa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Service Dogs |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2020, 12:56 pm
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Replies: 20
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| I don't have a service dog. My experience with them has been mostly through bus driving and riders with them. . Just wanted to mention some things I think you'd probably come across anyway, but perhaps not. . For moving around in the world with a service animal, it's important to understand the dist... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I might be the most dysfunctional person on the planet |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2020, 12:09 pm
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Replies: 38
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| WELL... pat yourself on the back buddy for being the BEST! The best at demeaning yourself and over-exaggerating your inability! . I mean... you were able to come on to WP and make the post. You obviously don't fail at everything! . I've done this to myself for the first (hopefully) half of my life. ... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Raspberry Pi thread? |
| wsmac |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2020, 6:36 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,474
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JohnInWales wrote:
You've only got one Uno? That won't last![/quote]
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have a continuous monologue in your head? (w/POLL) |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2020, 2:59 pm
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Replies: 31
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| I voted yes with the first option, although like someone else posted, it's not like I suspect everyone else must also... it was just what I felt was the closest answer to mine. . I also have an actual voice speaking all my thoughts and reading outloud what I'm reading from an external source. . I ha... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Raspberry Pi thread? |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2020, 2:43 pm
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Replies: 19
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| I wonder if OpenSCAD is more autistic friendly than trying to draw with a mouse, which is something I've never really got on with.... OpenSCAD is my first successful attempt at drawing the modern way! I've tried various CAD software, usually losing interest. I really need to learn something like Li... |
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