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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: What are your most favorite movies? |
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| Calmos Darn. I've not been able to find a place that sells it on disk. We need something that plays region 2 DVDs. That is something the takes hold in my brain every few years. It's probably why every once in a while I buy a region 2 disc or disc set (Garth Marenghi's Darkplace for instance) Sigh. ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi |
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| Welcome to WP! I hope it helps you. Advice? Two strategies that helped me are: - Give thought to which path forward to follow. - Whatever path you are on, keep going! I was often unhappy, or very unhappy, or miserable but I tried to choose the best path forward and keep going. It took a long time, b... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: What movies have you seen recently? |
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yurguardianangel wrote: The Littlest Hobo 1958,original film. Good? |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: 1.5C Threshold Breached |
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| I'm not too concerned with whether or not causes of one or two distant past mass extinctions might repeat. I'm more concerned that due to mankind's use of fossil fuels (and other assaults on the biosphere) we may cause a mass extinction that is not a replay of a past mass extinction. There are hints... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have unexplained medical issues? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 8:25 pm
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| I don't know if I have an "unexplained" medical issue, or an "unrelated" medical issue, but... Congenital Aortic Valve problem. Two of the three flaps were stuck together. It wasn't diagnosed until I was 56. Before that I was just less athletically able than the other boys; it mi... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: What are your most favorite movies? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 8:17 pm
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Honey69 wrote: Calmos Darn. I've not been able to find a place that sells it on disk. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: 1.5C Threshold Breached |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:41 pm
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| " Over a third of people on sinking Tuvalu seek Australia's climate visas " More than one-third of the people in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu, which scientists predict will be submerged by rising seas, have applied for a landmark climate visa to migrate to Australia, according to offi... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Microplastics & Melting Ice Reveal Deepening Crisis |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:06 pm
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| Scientists make surprising discovery about drinks stored in glass bottles: 'We were expecting the opposite result' Researchers studying microplastic contamination in common beverages made a startling discovery: Drinks stored in glass bottles contained between five and 50 times the level of micropla... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: What movies have you seen recently? |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2025, 3:18 pm
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| Last night we watched: Mickey 17 [2025] <=> "He's dying to save mankind." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA1s65o_kYM We both liked the movie! We thought it was very good! It might not be a smash hit kind of wonderful but it was beautiful visually and very fine science fiction. Recommended... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New Here, Just Trying to Find My Place |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2025, 2:41 pm
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| ① Welcome to WP! I hope you like it here. ② Note that being on the A u t i s m S p e c t r u m is not a requirement for being on the Wrong Planet. A polite interest in neurodiversity would be nice, however. ③ So...welcome to WP! ④ While you seek a formal Autism diagnosis (which is not required by WP... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: TV Episodes You Have Just Watched |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2025, 2:50 pm
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pcgoblin wrote: Professor T. I agree both are worth watching...though I slightly prefer the Belgian version. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: White Supremacist paper wins award at University of Florida |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2025, 3:39 pm
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you think Timmy has ASD? |
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Posted: 24 Jun 2025, 5:25 pm
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| Online tests can't give you a diagnosis. However, they can give you confidence that you might be right in wondering if the diagnosis might apply. Beyond that you'd need a formal adult autism assessment. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: White Supremacist paper wins award at University of Florida |
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Posted: 24 Jun 2025, 3:05 pm
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you think Timmy has ASD? |
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Posted: 24 Jun 2025, 3:02 pm
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: hi there — new here |
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Posted: 24 Jun 2025, 2:57 pm
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| Welcome to WP! I think you'll find some interesting people and conversations here. |
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