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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Polish language :-) |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2007, 3:14 pm
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Replies: 39
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| Hi, I was in Wroc?aw a few weeks ago and bought a Polish dictionary. I started reading the dictionary from "A", and was really surprised at how many words are cognates with germanic or romance language words. I was able to guess the meanings of a large percentage of the words I read. But I wasn't ab... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi, newbie from Denmark |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2007, 3:05 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,233
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Welcome Xanadu,
I share an interest in computers and programming. I'm about to learn SML.
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Forum: The Haven Topic: My husband is a narcissist |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2007, 1:43 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,945
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I was 5 years in a relationship with an NPD. My mother has narcissistic
parenting style, so narcissism
is nothing new for me, even if I didn't know how to recognize it
until recently. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Homosexuality |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2007, 8:45 am
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Replies: 1,476
Views: 70,095
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| I am rather partial to the theory that one form of homosexuality occurs when a male is born with female pheromone receptors (or vice versa). The research showing that gay males respond like women to pheromones was reported in the New York Times a couple of years ago. See http://www.yawningbread.org/... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Self-Medicating Social Awkwardness with Alcohol |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2007, 8:15 am
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,399
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| I went to a club last night and did not self-medicate on alcohol. I came home completely euphoric that I was able to stay at a club for a couple of hours without alcohol, without sensory overload, and without disabling social anxieties. I don't know if I will ever be able to repeat the experiment, b... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Church cancels memorial for gay vet |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2007, 8:03 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,686
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| Yesterday, I was at the gay Pride Festival in Reykjavik. It was overwhelming to see first-hand how open and tolerant the society is here. Sixty-thousand people showed up in support (which is about 1 in every 5 people living in Iceland). Mothers were there with young children in strollers. Other chil... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Listen up: this is gwynfryn's first theorem (transcibed) |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2007, 4:11 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,203
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If X and Y are odd, then the sum of their squares is congruent to 2 mod 4.
However, any square of an even number Z is congruent to 0 mod 4. Hence,
X and Y cannot both be odd. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Has anyone actually read the Bible? |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2007, 9:11 am
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Replies: 118
Views: 8,690
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| I've read the entire Bible a few times and the New Testament many times. For a number of years, religious issues were an obsession. I studied every word as if my eternal salvation depended on it. Looking back on the experience, I guess my obsession wasn't too surprising, given that I was raised by a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is Theory of Mind? |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2007, 7:04 am
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Replies: 8
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| You might lack a theory of mind if (YMLATOMI): - You cannot understand why it isn't easy for everyone to solve a Rubik's cube blindfolded. - You are incapable of predicting how you will respond emotionally to a major life decision such as ending a long-term relationship. - You believe that since you... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is Theory of Mind? |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2007, 6:31 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 951
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| The empirical tests of ToM seem quite flawed. Many of them, such as the false-belief task discussed in the Wiki article, ask questions that can be answered by simple deductive reasoning based on a simple set of ground rules. My deductive abilities were sufficient at age 4 to have have passed all the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Self-Medicating Social Awkwardness with Alcohol |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2007, 5:20 pm
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Replies: 42
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| The BF I did get involved with were my "best and only" friends.I would get to belong to their group of friends for as long as the relationship lasted.OK,not a perfect solution,but it did keep me from being so lonely I would contimplate suicide.I used to get drunk,find a comfortable wall to put my b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you get talked down to a lot? |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2007, 9:57 am
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Replies: 19
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| Most people dont know I have AS but they do kind of talk down to me like I am much younger than my age. I am 20 and they treat me as if I am in my early teens. I wonder if this is due to my anxiety, AS or personality. BenJ, I really like your avatar of the Ricci curvature tensor! You have captured ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have allergies? |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2007, 9:48 am
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Replies: 34
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foods: blueberries, almonds, chocolate, coffee, casein, milk
other: dander, various pollens |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Meltdowns |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2007, 9:28 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,316
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| I haven't been able to figure out precisely what a meltdown is. I get confused everytime the subject comes up. From what I've read at WP, it seems to mean so many different things to different people. For some it can mean a fit of rage, for others it can mean an incapacitating sensory overload. I ju... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers and addictions |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2007, 9:20 am
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Replies: 14
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| Your story is similar to mine in various ways. I am in my 40s too, and was diagnosed earlier this year with AS. I've been in a 12-step program and therapy for the past few years. As a result of a series of bad relationships, I've withdrawn from almost all social interaction. Right now, I'm just tryi... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Found out Wife is Having an Affair |
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Posted: 06 Jun 2007, 10:52 am
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Replies: 94
Views: 7,872
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| Thoca, Did your marriage end or were you both able to salvage it? If it ended, all long ago? How are you doing now? Dave It did not end well for me. I was pretty messed up for quite a while, but it has been six years now... I read your posts and the pain of what you are going through becomes very r... |
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