| Author |
Message |
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Neurotypical Privilege |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 04 Aug 2013, 12:32 pm
|
|
Replies: 256
Views: 16,705
|
| Apparently the OP has never heard of silicon valley. |
|
 |
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Can somebody help me with this question? |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 04 Aug 2013, 12:24 pm
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 3,683
|
| It's calculating the moments about the 100 mm pivot point. (500-100)mm is the arm from the 100 mm point to the CG of the meter stick. (800-100)mm is the arm from the 100 mm point to the other support point. These are multiplied by their respective forces and have to be equal to each other. Combine t... |
|
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Can somebody help me with this question? |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 04 Aug 2013, 11:55 am
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 3,683
|
The CG is at 500 mm and the moments about the pivots are 0 so now it's just a system of equations.
F1 + F2 = 1.2N
(500-100)mm * 1.2N = F2*(800-100)mm
0.514 N at the 100mm point and 0.686 N at th |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Struggling to know if I have Asperger's. |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 04 Aug 2013, 10:43 am
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 789
|
| Fnord is right if you're unsure than a professional is really the best and practically only way to find out. Also trying to tease apart whether your issues are related to the abuse you experienced or AS is not easy even for a professional. |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you a happy person? |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 03 Aug 2013, 11:13 pm
|
|
Replies: 54
Views: 5,808
|
| Pretty miserable most of the time, just sort of neutral the rest of the time. I would definitely leave the party if it wasn't for my will to live and that there are people who would miss me. |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thinking faster than I speak |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 03 Aug 2013, 6:09 pm
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 26,537
|
| Thinking too fast as an explanation for a speech problem is an example of cognitive dissonance. I've heard people try to use this as an excuse for bad hand writing too. I have both problems and the speech problem has gotten better with time but absent mindedness is really what causes it. The bad han... |
|
|
Forum: The Haven Topic: Living on own and having difficulty navigating grad school |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 03 Aug 2013, 5:53 pm
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 1,168
|
| Well if it was easy everyone would do it. Get through it and you'll be a better person and have something to be proud of. |
|
|
Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Were you a gifted child? How are you seen as adult? |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 03 Aug 2013, 5:44 pm
|
|
Replies: 203
Views: 40,763
|
| Fair enough man, I just want to be clear I wasn't talking sh** but if you're making $80-90K that is big time. I didn't want to bring monetary figures into it, but since it's come up I make about 48K a year and my girlfriend makes around 45 (though we live in Illinois where taxes are outrageous, aft... |
|
|
Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Reflections on growing up. |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 03 Aug 2013, 5:07 pm
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 1,111
|
| It definitely comes in waves and phases. Sometimes I'm glad that I can enjoy the richness and complexity of a good sci-fi novel instead of being satisfied by a football game. On the other hand the richness and complexity of a relationship with a real person was always worthwhile the few times I've m... |
|
|
Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Were you a gifted child? How are you seen as adult? |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 03 Aug 2013, 4:54 pm
|
|
Replies: 203
Views: 40,763
|
| . As an adult I have a professional career, I'm in the top 10% of wage earners but this isn't really that exceptional I was just lucky that the kind of things I'm good at overlap with the needs of the modern economy. That is exceptional any way you slice it. Between my girlfriend and I, as a househ... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Depression and anxiety in Aspergers. Why? |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 03 Aug 2013, 3:36 pm
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 3,553
|
| I used to have pretty bad anxiety about everything from answering the phone to going shopping. I still do sometimes but I'm mostly over it. I don't really know what to say in a lot of situations but I've at least learned what not to say. I've also accomplished enough in my life that I don't need to ... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Interesting observation about WP |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 03 Aug 2013, 2:44 pm
|
|
Replies: 22
Views: 2,721
|
| It's not really the attention that I mind it's what the attention leads to. I don't stand out in public but you still get people who at least feign interest in strangers and I dread these conversations. These people are just trying to be friendly and I wish there was a way to indicate that I appreci... |
|
|
Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Were you a gifted child? How are you seen as adult? |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 03 Aug 2013, 2:23 pm
|
|
Replies: 203
Views: 40,763
|
| There were a couple subjects in school that I really excelled at but overall nobody except my parents would have called me gifted. What I did manage to do as a child was get in the habit of thinking rigorously about things. I don't know why I recognized the need for this and got so much right but it... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: why don't mild aspie call themselves nt |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 02 Aug 2013, 11:33 pm
|
|
Replies: 88
Views: 13,368
|
| It's not like NT people have zero problems socializing. They have obsessions, meltdowns and can often be completely oblivious to social ques. Seriously if NT behavior all fit in such a narrow range than Seinfeld wouldn't make any sense at all. |
|
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Engineering |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 02 Aug 2013, 10:44 pm
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 2,394
|
| Getting through an engineering degree without being good at math is an uphill battle. All engineering jobs require a high level of numeracy, most require knowledge of some advanced mathematics. However the people who are good at math are just the ones who have the most dedication and the ones who fa... |
|
|
Forum: The Haven Topic: Just having a horrible time lately |
| Phssthpok |
|
Posted: 02 Aug 2013, 12:06 am
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 950
|
pokerface wrote: Healthy relationships!?
This is a forum for people with aspergers pss...whatever!
I've found a few people I'm comfortable around. It's very rare but it does happen under the right circumstances and it does help. |
|
|
| Sort by: |
