The Dino-Aspie Ex-Café (for Those 40+... or feeling creaky)

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And I have been the first post on the last 3 pages which, for some reason, bothers me.

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What did she say in it?

No matter! Most likely profound, as mine always are. Congratulations Lauri!

Lt. Dan--"You twins?" Forrest--"No, we are not relation, sir."



"PWNED!" ?!? No way! I was outbraineuvered is all.

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It was Chuck's. He said it.

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Lau, would you like me to edit that post so that it can reflect something that you would have said instead?? That would be cool, unless it's too late.

Yes, Chuck and Fred are related Lauri. I hired a private detective, who was referred to me by The Pink Panther, an Inspector Google. When I asked him "Are Chuck and Fred related?" he showed me evidence that they took a trip to the Middle East together. Back in 2005-2006.

you could edit to say: "I will edit this post in the future, or by golly, this isn't the 10,000th post!! !"

or "Why do I feel the sudden urge to square 100?"

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I was once told there is a pressure point which can (sometimes) turn it off. If you follow the line of your cheekbone backwards, there is a hollow hust in front of your rear. I don't remember whether the relevant point is in that hollow or just below it. I think Chuck knows that sort of thing. Chuck? Anyway, first time I used it, was like magic. Tinnitus started, I pressed the point, it was like turning down the volume to 0 in a few seconds. Later attempts had mixed success, and I haven't suffered from tinnitus for long enough, I don't quite remember where the point is. YMMV.


There are two comparisons. One is that the half of the possible visual field which is behind you is not a big black spot in your visual perception, it's just not there. There is no part of your brain which is trying to look at it. You only get a black spot if a bit of visual cortex is waiting for information it doesn't get. If there is no cortex looking, there is no black spot.

The other thing is that the blind spot, where your optic nerve goes through the retina, so you don't have visual receptors there, is a scotoma that every mammal has (I think every tetrapod, actually, meaning fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds, and mammals). I found a site that lets you map your blind spot. It's designed for the right eye. Start the applet, close the left eye, fixate the cross with your right, and move to wards the screen until the black dot disappears. Keep your head steady and your gaze fixated on the cross. If you look elsewhere, that screws up the results. Then move the cursor to where you last saw the black spot, until the cursor disappears as well. Move it until you just see it again, click, and repeat. After a while, you will have mapped your blind spot. If you have another scotoma, you should notice that if you move the cursor around and it disappears at another location. You could map that in the same way.

Of course, you don't need a computer for this. You can do it just as well with a piece of paper and a pen.

If I understand what Lau says, a migraine shuts down part of visual cortex for a while and so creates a temporary scotoma. Is that right, Lau?

Me thinks you got TOOOOOOOOO much sleep yesterday, Dude!!

Just dropping in to say "Hi" off to work have a lunch private party and then back to work at four for the dinner. Hopefully it will be worth my time (It will be, my boss said to "20% them". it's another BP party, they can afford it)
BlessedMom, I don't know how you manage. I have only one (6 years old and autistic) and you have 4, the noise level alone whould push me off the deep end. Your a "single parent" also are you not? You deserve the "Mom of the Year Award" Decade? Century? Hats off to you Lauri!! ! Ohhhh wait, I can use it here with people who will actually "get it"

"Your a better man than I Gunga Din."

Curiously, it now appears that Chuck made the 10,000th post, and Lauri the 10,001st. I'm confused, of course, except that someone may have deleted early posts, just to fool me into thinking I can't count (which of course, is true, as I am a mathematician).

The posts are the tenth and eleventh posts on page 668, whatever they happen to be... now... although they could change. And no, don't bother to edit them... I have an almost unblemished record of missing all major milestones in this thread.

I assume we are talking "belly button" here? ( the hollow hust in front of your rear, backwards of the "cheek"bone?)
You are one wicked anatomy teacher Gromit. I'm just sayin'.

Sure, Chuck, steal my thunder! YAY, YOU!! !

He got you this time, Gromit!

Ha! Lau uncovered the secret. Yes, it may now be revealed... Lauri and I are an entity best described as "interchangeable antimatter, depending on what day it is". Some days we are the same person, sometimes twins - sometimes we exist in separate countries (yet, apparently, always on the same continent) as, ..er, separates.

Well, at least I said something in the 10,000th post (if it was mine) I never would want to change - I was agreeing with Carol (cosmiccat) that Nan is an excellent mom and has done a wonderful job, and I certainly meant it.

Hats off to you Nan!! !