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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Are there any autistic stand up comedians? |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2012, 8:53 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 12,481
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| Some guy in Winnipeg has a blog about being an Aspie stand up comic. You can probably google the key words in the prior sentence to find his blog, not sure I recall more details than that. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religious but otherwise sensible and intelitgent people |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2009, 4:08 pm
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Replies: 61
Views: 5,038
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| First, I think you are missing an obvious solution: Brainwashing. If you are raised in a society where everyone believes one thing, and threatens you with eternal damnation if you doubt it, your sense of self-preservation may force you to thow a mental switch that is like putting on permanent blinde... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Math Problem! |
| frinj |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2009, 3:36 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,249
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| This may be a philosophy question, not a math question, but isn't the use of infinity render the issue somewhat undefined? I mean, take ANY number for A. Square it. Now, there are a finite number of integers between 0 and A^. However, there are an infinite number of integers above A^. So the odds of... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: *sigh* all together now...HE WAS ASPIE. Right, NTs? |
| frinj |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2009, 3:56 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 6,502
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| LabPet: Maybe you should re-read my post, because I NEVER said this shooter has AS. So your rant asking why I want him to have it is completely misplaced. I simply recoil in disgust when I see people engage in dissembling and perhaps outright dishonesty because it serves their personal agenda. Look,... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: *sigh* all together now...HE WAS ASPIE. Right, NTs? |
| frinj |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2009, 11:20 am
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Replies: 46
Views: 6,502
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| I am somewhat ashamed by fellow Aspies taking such an illogical position as to refuse to consider that this shooter had AS. He worked with computers...he was unable to make friends...he recognized that in some way he was socially offputting, but he could not figure out what it was. Gee, how crazy to... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: US Healthcare reform |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2009, 11:15 am
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Replies: 304
Views: 22,161
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| Can't we sort of "reverse engineeer" the solution based on priorities? Priority One: Every single person regardless of income, employment status or citizenship should have a certain minimum level of heatlhcare. Some would argue we have that now, because federal laws require that a hospital admit and... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Aspie Nation |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2009, 10:39 am
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Replies: 58
Views: 6,847
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| 1. As suggested, start out as a commune. 2. As noted above, your male/female ratio will suck. 3. Can two aspies have a non-aspie child? If so, you will eventually have to deal with non-aspies in your midst, or impose some draconian rules. 4. Communes have been around long enough, I'm sure some one h... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Is there a better way to search this forum? |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2009, 10:23 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 916
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| I've looked and looked, and the only search box I see is the Google search box, which is utterly horrible because it provides results in a random fashion. I mean, before I post on a topic, I'd like to know if there has been a recent discussion on it, but when I use the Google search box, it puts thr... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Logical fallacy of atheism |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2009, 11:22 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,888
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| Imagine there is a boxn the inside of which you cannot see or otherwise sense in any way. A theist is like a a person saying, "I believe there is a benevolent wizard in that box, because that's what shamans said thousands of years ago, and some of those shaman's writings survived to today and, hell,... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Homosexual Bigotry |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2009, 3:54 pm
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Replies: 98
Views: 10,467
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| If you grow up making fun of guys who are effeminate, then you have a son who is effeminate, you are upset in part because you do not want him made fun of. If he is not just effeminate, but gay, you have the double-whammy ........../quote] Firstly I have known and know of quite a few gay men who ar... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Aspie Networking -- would you rather hire an aspie or an NT? |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2009, 3:30 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,541
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| I think you may not understand what "represent in court" means. Over 99% of the time, it does NOT mean questioning witnesses or arguing to a jury. It means you and the opposing lawyer talk to the judge about some preliminary, precedural issue that is in dispute. You will have already submitted writt... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Aspie Networking -- would you rather hire an aspie or an NT? |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 7:49 pm
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| As an aspie attorney, I've been held back significantly by an inability to network, meet potential clients, bring in business. They call this "rainmaking" for lawyers. To date, I have been terribly unsuccessful at making rain. However, I feel that, as an aspie, I make a great lawyer. I am very logic... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Burning Man? Any other aspies who like this? |
| frinj |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 1:36 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,226
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| I went one time, and have been to lots of regional parties. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Homosexual Bigotry |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 12:44 pm
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Replies: 98
Views: 10,467
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| If you grow up making fun of guys who are effeminate, then you have a son who is effeminate, you are upset in part because you do not want him made fun of. If he is not just effeminate, but gay, you have the double-whammy that all the stuff you imagined about your son being a chip off the old block ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Eugenics |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 12:20 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,694
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| Eugenics, in the modern sense, is about 150 years old - though the roots and premise have existed for many centuries longer. Galton proposed it as a way of improving the 'stock' of the nation, by breeding the 'best' to stay 'superior'; others have later used it as justification for the slaughter of... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The complete and utter pointlessness of life |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 10:55 am
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Replies: 97
Views: 18,174
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| The meaning of life is different for everyone. It is completely subjective and is determined by what you love. I had litte, if any, meaning to my life until my son was born. I did not know I could love anyone that much or that unconditionally, and the minute he was born, I never questioned the mean... |
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