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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: What's the oldest, most eclectic electronic thing you own? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 10:51 am
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CapedOwl wrote: It should be a gadget, or computer, or digital instrument of some kind. Not merely an appliance or tool that takes electric power.
For me it's a sony voice recorder that takes 2 AAA batteries. It's about 12 yrs old.
Does my 35 yr old (and still working) Zenusi microwave count? |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Pet Peeves |
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Posted: Yesterday, 10:39 am
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Replies: 1,260
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| I've started purposely walking into people in the street when they're not paying attention to what's going on around them, because they're looking at their phones It peeves me why people can't put their phones away even in the safety of other people What really makes me laugh in this respect is whe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your ability of rational reasoning at a very young age |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2025, 10:52 am
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Replies: 14
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| Autistic children are supposed to have no sense of danger at all, but I had a very high sense of danger. There’s a slightly different category I have been in; wandering uncaring into a dangerous situation with other people, largely by not realising they meant me any ill. An example; I was watching ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your ability of rational reasoning at a very young age |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2025, 10:35 am
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Replies: 14
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| Is it possible to reason in any way that isn't rational? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The autism social rule book. |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2025, 10:28 am
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Replies: 889
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| Rule No 1061 Never try to teach your doctor, your teacher, any elderly However knowledgeable or intelligent you think you are Avoid their opinions if you dont like it But dont try to teach them things or two My doctor dropped me for this one :/ Doctors in France seem to take a special delight in pu... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Pet Peeves |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2025, 10:18 am
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Replies: 1,260
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| Loud motorcycles. They should be designed to be as quiet as the average car. There's no need for them to be loud and annoying. Whenever a really loud one comes towards me I feel like kicking it angrily. Silencing motorcycles is actually quite a challenge, which is probably why they are given more l... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you HAPPY today. |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2025, 10:06 am
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ToughDiamond wrote: ^
The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away.
So you think the Lord pinched my milk? Well, I don’t suppose he’d need a key... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you HAPPY today. |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2025, 10:04 am
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DeepHour wrote: I've won £200 in this month's Premium Bonds draw. 
Well that beats me: I bought £100 worth, and won £25 three weeks later! I thought "ALRIIIIIGGGHT, and dipped into my piggy bank to risk £2k more. That was over 40 years ago and I'm still waiting for my next win... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Old and invalid? You needn't be! Amazon e-books. |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2025, 8:47 am
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Replies: 14
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| Here’s the URL for the book. I’m listing two options because I wasn’t sure which one you wanted. US Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FBMGDGR3/ UK Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Old-invalid-neednt-once-week-ebook/dp/B0FBMGDGR3/ The introductory price is about to lapse, so if you are at ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you HAPPY today. |
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Posted: 03 Jul 2025, 10:51 am
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| Finding a can of strong ale on a recycle bin this morning. It makes up in part for when I left two bottles of half skimmed in my letterbox yesterday, being the only things I'd bought, so I couldn't be bothered going up three filgths of stairs, before headiing out to the Médiatèque. Would you believe... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: How old do people think I am? |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2025, 10:54 am
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Replies: 41
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| Having spent most of me life in a sex free zone (mostly because women usually react to my approaches with hostiity, though I've no idea why) I believe that I can confirm that sex is not in fact necessary for life, from an individual's point of view. Of course, it helps that I've got a mega imaginati... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Speaking In Tongues |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2025, 10:52 am
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Replies: 32
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| I went to a grammar school and got taught Latin as a kid. That makes about as much sense as speaking in tongues. At least it is morer credible! it was still the language of science after Isaac Newton's time. I'm not surprised it died out though, if only there were so many versions, use by different... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Speaking In Tongues |
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Posted: 23 Jun 2025, 11:01 am
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Replies: 32
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| Can't help wondering; when people speak in tongues, doesn't that mean in languages not used locally? if so, how would any listeners know if it was another language, or just so much noise? Reminds me a of a young couple who thought their first child was gifted in speach, and claimed it was speaking B... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NO ASD but social ineptitude in child with NVLD - possible? |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2025, 7:24 am
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Replies: 6
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| NVLD objectively without ASD, but with social problems since childhood - possible? I am interested if there can be a person with NVLD who genuinely does not meet ASD criteria because of too few symptomatology, but has social problems since childhood (especially since not later than from early eleme... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic people seeing through nonsense |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2025, 7:00 am
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Replies: 43
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| I don’t know if it’s me but I tend to see through a load of nonsense that neurotypical tend to accept. I read that it’s an autistic thing and I guess that is probably true. Probably due to the fact that our brains are wired differently. Anyone autistic individuals relate to this or am I just overth... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Pet Peeves |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2025, 6:33 am
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Replies: 1,260
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| One that appears whenever I use this machine: When I google for “e-mail” log in, it’s because I want to log in to that e-mail address (what else?) so why then do I get reams of information and options, most of which have nothing to do with what I asked for? |
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