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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Lack of "general knowledge" |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2007, 11:46 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,148
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| In the unlikely event you will need to know these things that fall under 'general knowledge', I am sure not knowing will be of no consequence. I consider knowledge to obey Darwinism, namely that we remember what we need to e.g. a materials engineer will not remember the 4-digit code for bananas, and... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Did you chose a university w/o on-campus residence rules? |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2007, 3:05 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 846
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| If it works, it works. Keep in mind that's when the university uses the fact that 'they have your best interests at heart' to justify something, though, it's a red flag and don't do a thing until you read *all* the fine print. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Questions about you |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2007, 10:56 am
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Replies: 5,816
Views: 1,338,202
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| Name: Alex Age: 20 Location: Bluefield VA, middle of nowhere Hobbies and Interests: Calculus, physics, engineering (electrical and materials), economics, coin collecting, sometimes history Why are you here? Trying to make sense of things When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): a... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: group projects... |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2007, 10:03 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,727
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| It was said that a corporation was a creative way to make no one responsible, likewise for most group projects. I wised up to that, and promised them a free A if they just didn't interfere while I did the work. Otherwise, it would just be more work for me in the end fixing what they broke. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: This quote is oh so true. |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2007, 9:38 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,900
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I'll drink to that  |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Aspies, what do you do on the weekend, Friday Sat nights? |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2007, 9:35 am
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Replies: 75
Views: 10,688
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| Whatever resembles school the least. Heh heh... the only thing I would do that resembles school is attempt to memorize the entire periodic table, complete with atomic symbols, common oxidation states, names of the elements and atomic masses... and electron configurations. ;) I find it much more use... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Best college for an aspie to transfer to? |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2007, 7:45 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,435
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| Depending on how one approaches the question, one should keep in mind one is selecting the lesser of many evils that are by no means small...frankly, I think the university system is about as compatible with Aspergers as a floppy disk is compatible with a DVD player. I'd advise to be very cautious u... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Aspies, do you like to go to parties with loud booming music |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2007, 10:06 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 5,530
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Alcohol dulls what few objections I have to loud music, especially heavy metal.  |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Adults versus college age individuals |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2007, 9:49 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,789
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| Yes, not only when I attended classes at university, but also in grade school. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Dorms Suck |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2007, 8:49 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 5,718
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| I wouldn't worry about it, if they don't like what they see, they can look away. You are just as entitled as anyone else to use a stall. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Out-of-State college costs |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2007, 5:37 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,787
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Quix' solution is simple and elegant, but fabricate a paper trail just in case. Can't hurt to cover your bases.  |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Dorms Suck |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2007, 4:06 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 5,718
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| This is pretty much in-line with what I've heard, and trust me, I've heard my share of horror stories regarding dorms...one of the reasons I've avoided university thus far since I cannot afford a decent apartment near campus. |
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Forum: Español, Nederlands, Deutsch, Français Topic: 你們 |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2007, 6:14 pm
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Presentations :( |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2007, 2:10 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,116
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| Yeah, I agree with dimesiontraveler. Just be confident in what you are saying, everyone gets nervous doing a presentation. Just don't be like me and get very upset when people are rude. Now THAT is a mess. :) I had a similar problem, I tried zoning out the audience and instead gauge the expression ... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Stress and the education strategy |
| AlexLawson |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2007, 1:51 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 635
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| I'm somewhat fortunate in that I can take care of myself living on my own, so that does not complicate things. Since I tend to get stressed to a breaking point (happened twice: 10th grade, first year at community college) when things go badly, from the perspective of both financial risk and mental h... |
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