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A Savant Explains His Abilities
numLocked writes "Of the few hundred autistic savants in the world, none have been able to explain their incredible mental abilities. Until now, that is. It seems that Daniel Tammet, a mathematical savant who holds the record for the most digits of pi recited from memory, is able to explain exactly how he intuits answers to mathematical problems. Tammet is quite articulate and speaks seven languages, including one he invented. The Guardian is running an article about his amazing abilities."
Explanation: He imagines shapes/figures for the numbers and it just comes together. Hardly groundbreaking information.
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Now lets hear the slashdotters comment of how they too are misunderstood savants.
"I speak 4 languages too!" - Klingon, Perl, and Esperanto don't count my dear friends.
He cycles between posting goatse links and karma whoring links like this to keep his karma up. Mod parent down! Just look at his history: http://slashdot.org/~mboverload
Too regular? Too small and long? Perhaps for you, but you don't have autism, do you? I wouldn't underestimate a savant's capabilities by immediately assuming any such task is "too" anything.
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For the same reason you can't be a Muslim and Christian (or a proper Jew and Christian) at the same time.
Man can have only one master.
I am my own master.
well, you can't effectively practice christianity if you're homosexual, because it's a doctrine of christianity that homosexuality is a sin. that's just the way it is. no ifs, ands, or butts about it.
I bet we may even see an increase in productivity around here. Maybe we'll even see a new tubgirl in the making. Ya just *never* **know** what the future holds with such an inspirational madem gracing us with her presence. Lots of *available nerds needing a girlfriend. ya know. She like puting stuff in her nose or belly-button? I could convince her that she has other holes that aren't just EXIT-ONLY. Maybe I can teach her a poop fettish or two. What is her eMail address? I'll teach her all these things right before all your fellow "siblings" move an thousand miles away leaving you with her--alone, an' all out of toilette paper.
You just made my day. Thank you.
It doesn't sound like he's confused... I think his mind is pretty made up, and he's happy about it, from what I gathered in the article.
And oh yes... you're an ass.
funny, wasn't it the fags who once told us to not generalize?
sigh... have you ever been to Europe?
Unless you can afford to be in a nice area (which it doesn't seem like) it ain't all that great... unless you're a college kid and traveling in a drunkin-orgy group... but that's me, lets stick with you.
You can count and recognize patterns! how nice for you. Stay on topic though, will you?
Yes, except for that fact that the article said that Neil was the LOVE of his life. RTFA!
My my my... I hit a nerve with all the little junior troll dolls didn't I? ;P What fun!
-"...bad old ideas look confusingly fresh when they are packaged as technology" - Jaron Lanier (Digital Maoism on Edge.o
Have you ever considered joining the Gay Nigger Assocation of America? Are you gay? Are you a nigger? (No?... want to be one?) Then the GNAA is just the place for you!
Not much correct info in your post...
If two people cannot procreate, they cannot marry, whether they be the same sex or opposite sexes. Those who do not desire to procreate should not marry, since marriage is comprised of a free, total, faithful, and *fruitful* commitment. Any married couple avoiding pregnancy without a very good reason does so wrongly.
Just because 97% or however many people do something doesn't make it right. Masturbation is still wrong...
What Christians have you had these conversations with? Their beliefs seem to suggest they are all protestants. I suggest talking to some Catholics (true Christians).. not just people who claim to be Catholic, either-- real Catholics.
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