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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: For anything Star Trek |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2025, 10:13 am
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Replies: 104
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| I always thought this scene was cool in "Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan". I always thought the retinal scan they do for security was cool! Maybe this is something they will have in the future. I think some laptops can kind of do this now. I don't know about lap tops as the eye has to be posi... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: High Needs Autistic Advocates. |
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Posted: 22 Apr 2025, 10:43 am
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Replies: 62
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| The diagnostic manuals (such as the DSM and the ICD) have evolved a lot. Sure so many people all over the autistic spectrum were missed until quite recently, I’d say, until the mid-2000s. But diagnostic labels change all the time. So I don’t think we have to stick to Kanner’s first descriptions of ... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Self-Esteem and clothing |
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Posted: 22 Apr 2025, 10:19 am
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Replies: 34
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| I think the old expression "It's what's inside that counts" fits best. oF COURSE? AS WHAT4S INSIDE DETERMINES WHAT ONE WEARS§ bruddycapslock... With hindsight, it should have been obvious which of my peers wanted to be a manager; they were the one's in the suits, with big hair, and always... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Self-Esteem and clothing |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2025, 10:49 am
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| I don't have self esteem problem, but not liking to wear a suit to work (hardly practical for an engineer) certainly didn't do my career prospects any good! That people think that "clothes maketh the man" is ridiculous, as any con man can put on a smart suit, but pointing this out will not... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Trying to understand the UK |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2025, 10:41 am
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Replies: 11
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| Questions 1. Where am I wrong? 2. What's the term for use-to-be countries ? 3. In general, how to people choose to identify as British or by their used-to-be countries? 4. When someone says Ireland, is it understood that they are referring to Ireland proper or both Ireland proper and Northern Irela... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: High Needs Autistic Advocates. |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2025, 10:54 am
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Replies: 62
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| For those who are Autistic in the historical sense, recognition as a minority should be a forgone conclusion, but there are elements at work who are determined to prevent that. Who or why isn't clear, but it looks like one of the techniques used is to keep on expanding the "autism" label, ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Nobody wants to be with a freak |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2025, 10:13 am
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Replies: 35
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| I'm over 40 and still a virgin. Not by choice, but because I never met a woman who wanted to be with me, except for one or two rare occasions when it was someone I knew I had no attraction to. I'm in similar straits at age 70, and stopped trying a long time ago. I doubt it's at all financial in my ... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Songs about stalkers |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2025, 9:42 am
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Replies: 29
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| A song I've heard a lot on France Music goes "I want you to know that I'll carry you home, whether it's tonight or fifty five years down the road". I don't know the group, they have great voices, but it always strikes me as a bit creepy? I want you to know that I'll follow you home... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's on your mind right now? |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2025, 9:26 am
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Replies: 46,572
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| Songs Of Praise is like Karaoke for the faithful The one time Songs Of Praise came from a nearby church, many observed that the usual congregation had been pushed out to make room for the local movers and shakers (most of whom couldn't sing for toffee!). Had they suddenly got religion do you think? |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's on your mind right now? |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2025, 9:20 am
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DuckHairback wrote: How long can a hug be before it becomes a cuddle?
Or a grope? |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's on your mind right now? |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2025, 9:19 am
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ToughDiamond wrote: babybird wrote: sCUNThorpe  You found the loophole.  Imagine my delight the day I realised I could say "shite" round here and get it past the goalie.
But I can't use "t*rd" it seems, assuming that's why one of my post disappeared... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's on your mind right now? |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2025, 7:42 am
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babybird wrote: I think the healing properties in human saliva is largely under promoted
It's my first resort when I have a skin inflammation of an kind. Not as good as an antiseptic creme maybe, but easier to find when you need it... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: hhs vows to find the cause of autism by September? |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2025, 10:50 am
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Replies: 28
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| https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albert-Einstein/Nazi-backlash-and-coming-to-America One Hundred Authors Against Einstein was published in 1931. When asked to comment on this denunciation of relativity by so many scientists, Einstein replied that to defeat relativity one did not need the word o... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What are some neurotypical things that don't make sense? |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 9:00 am
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Replies: 59
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| I should have added that the main benefit of pyramid management structures is that a manager who manages other personnel can only expect a certain salary, a manager who manages other managers can claim more, and so on until we end up with the truly absurd salaries (they like to call it "compens... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What are some neurotypical things that don't make sense? |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 8:52 am
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| I don't understand the NT fixation with meetings at work. These are long and boring and don't really achieve anything, yet they keep having them. Companies are run primarily for the benefit of managers, and the more managers the better. This is why "flat" management structures never catch... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you HAPPY today. |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 8:12 am
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| It might actually be Vimto. Sometimes these "name brands" sell off a load of their stuff cheap to a supermarket on the strict understanding they sell it under a different label. God only knows why. Well, that's what I've heard. It's more likely that it's not "their stuff" at all... |
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