| Author |
Message |
Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What is your overall political outlook? |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 02 Feb 2023, 7:39 am
|
|
Replies: 87
Views: 2,588
|
| I find myself smack dab somewhere between center-left liberal and hard-core socialist. I think I'd be at home in the established social democratic parties of Europe. There are things about every political faction that annoy me though. |
|
 |
Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: I'm an aspiring musician |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 28 Jan 2023, 10:33 pm
|
|
Replies: 34
Views: 1,185
|
| I wouldn't call myself a musician, but I've been trying to learn piano on and off for some time now. I've recorded myself playing and uploaded videos of my progress to my YouTube channel . I discovered flat.io (kind of like MuseScore) because I wanted to practice reading music and hear what sheet mu... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: There are days when I don't feel autistic |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 11 Jan 2023, 7:16 am
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 786
|
| When I'm "in my comfort zone" I don't feel autistic and question why I ever thought I might be. It isn't until I'm out and about, having to drive or interact with people in unfamiliar situations or deal with unexpected surprises that I find myself struggling to function in a way that doesn... |
|
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: I’ve tried learning programming on and off for years |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 09 Jan 2023, 8:49 am
|
|
Replies: 27
Views: 3,122
|
| Update: Well, I did the platformer intro and understood everything, even tweaked it and added a bunch of stuff to it. I did Pong and understood everything except how the timer/ball reset mechanic worked (understood the theory but couldn't follow the code there for some reason). Then I did Snake, und... |
|
|
Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Are NTs/humans becoming more easily offended as time passes? |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 09 Jan 2023, 8:46 am
|
|
Replies: 188
Views: 5,508
|
| I think what people get offended by is changing, because culture is changing, but it's changing faster than older generations can adapt, so there is friction between the older and younger generations about what is socially acceptable. Older people frame this as "everyone is too easily offended ... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Been told I "wear my heart on my sleeves" |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 06 Jan 2023, 12:00 pm
|
|
Replies: 27
Views: 1,518
|
| I've been told this exact phrase. I have no poker face, my facial expressions and reactions always give me away. |
|
|
Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Death Penalty Has Become My Morality Litmus Test |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 05 Jan 2023, 4:04 pm
|
|
Replies: 16
Views: 840
|
Rossall wrote: I am completely opposed to the death penalty. No justice is infallible and I'm very glad we don't have it in the UK.
It occurred to me this may be an American phenomenon I'm encountering. The question though is, what if the justice system was infallible? |
|
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Smartphone features making a comeback? |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 05 Jan 2023, 4:02 pm
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 1,451
|
| All I want is a headphone jack... |
|
|
Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Death Penalty Has Become My Morality Litmus Test |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 05 Jan 2023, 3:28 pm
|
|
Replies: 16
Views: 840
|
| So this is kind of a weird one because because it's not like this is a particularly important or relevant social issue to me, and it has never been in the mainstream political discourse as long as I've been alive and paid attention to politics. Apparently Dukakis hurt his campaign when he said he op... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Socially unacceptable" special interests |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 05 Jan 2023, 1:15 pm
|
|
Replies: 71
Views: 3,836
|
| I don't know about socially acceptable vs socially unacceptable special interests, but anything theoretical or academic it seems like is a conversation killer. Acceptable topics of conversation include sports, a TV show or some kind of skill related hobby like guitar, learning Spanish or cooking. No... |
|
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: I’ve tried learning programming on and off for years |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 05 Jan 2023, 12:32 pm
|
|
Replies: 27
Views: 3,122
|
| UPDATE: So I'm slowly continuing with Automate the Boring Stuff with Python however over the holiday break I discovered Pygame, a Python module for making video games. Specifically I discovered this YouTube video and am now addicted to following tutorials on this channel (he's REALLY good). https://... |
|
|
Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Anyone here like anime? |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 21 Dec 2022, 12:00 pm
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 1,696
|
Right now I'm watching
- Spy × Family
- My Hero Academia
- One Piece (re-watching) |
|
|
Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: ADHD vs Autism? |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 21 Dec 2022, 7:49 am
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 1,996
|
| Interesting article I found: Adult ADHD: Am I Just Lazy? Um, No. - Oaktree Counseling First, neurotypical people (those without ADHD) make decisions based on three factors: Importance, Rewards, and Consequences . (e.g. I think it's important. Someone I [love, like, fear or respect] thinks it's impor... |
|
|
Forum: Love and Dating Topic: What Am I Even Supposed To Do To? |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 20 Dec 2022, 11:51 am
|
|
Replies: 342
Views: 12,284
|
| I spent years after high school isolated with no friends, possibly agoraphobic. I didn't date or lose my virginity until I was 26. I'm 35 now and in my first relationship ever after one year. Before that I had the hopeless "Forever Alone" mindset. I don't know anything about you, but here'... |
|
|
Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: What was the first game you ever played? |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 16 Dec 2022, 3:18 pm
|
|
Replies: 44
Views: 5,404
|
| Tetris on the NES, idk how old I was but my mom's boyfriend at the time paused his game and got up to go to the bathroom, and I unpaused it and started playing. I didn't know what I was doing or remember anything after that. I think maybe Super Mario Bros. on the NES was the first game I played corr... |
|
|
Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Favorite video game |
| usagibryan |
|
Posted: 16 Dec 2022, 1:12 pm
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 4,231
|
I can't possibly choose one, but here are some honorable mentions that I can always go back to:
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
Pokemon Red & Blue
Morrowind
Age of Empires II |
|
|
| Sort by: |
