what about xray vision? or 'undressing' on the fly post-processing?
Re:Hey, remember when Ender's Game was good?
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I thought Xenocide was a good sequel. But it doesn't stand independant of enders game, and although it is good, it is only good because of the great book that the first one was...
there are two lines to the story, one that continues the story of ender, and one that continues the story of the world he left behind. Follow one, or the other, but don't mix them - you'll get confused.
you can enjoy someone's work without condoning their lifestyle... grow up. Just because he thinks different than you doesn't make his books any less enjoyable.
What about all of the music we enjoy? Most musicians do things that many people don't condone.
Besides, he's written many best selling books. He's filthy stinkin' rich because of his opinion and his writings. And you are... probably not.
It is clearly exactly what he says it is, or probably something like it, so cut him some slack.
and what I'm saying is
It is much, much more likely that it isn't something nearly as complicated as he claims that it is, so stfu
Which really ends up leaving me with a greater possibility of being correct, considering the vast number of things it might actually be- I'm eliminating one possibility, you're reaffirming that one possibility. So you've actually eliminated all other possibilities...
Which really leaves you arguing a weaker case, which you've now abandoned, since you claim it doesn't matter to you either. And since the issue matters to me, and I'm likely right, doesn't that make you the douche? Combative, arrogant, stuck up and uninformed, as well as supporting a losing argument for the sake of supporting someone else's ability to act like a 'tard?
So, get a life and stop pissing on people's ideas because you're bored. You're almost as bad as he is, you're both attention whores looking for sympathy.
are you mad because you got trolled elsewhere? Hmmm. I have a new entry on my 'people who hate me' list... and suddenly lots of "you suck" messages from this Anonymous Coward guy, around the same time, on different posts, on different topics.
Come on now, if you're going to be an asshole, at least admit it to the world. Don't think you can hide behind AC on slashdot. You're pretty transparent, and not very smart.
you know that anyone living outside the USA will look at your two party system and ask "Are those two candidates really any different on anything that matters?"
Sorry, american politics have two parties. The right wing party, and the other right wing party (which is slightly different, but still right wing). Even your democratic party is still pretty conservative compared to most non-islamic political parties...
only if you're not living in the USA. Also, americans don't believe in the real world - there is only the USA, and all those other places that don't matter.
Having a PS3 is kind of like having a Mac: all the inconvenience of PC sluggishness with the made-purposely-difficult restrictions of unofficial hardware use(e.g. installing an alternate operating system).
Except with a PS3, you can play games. Can't really do that so well with a mac...
Right. You've answered my attacks with the same attacks that I used. That makes you so mature. My point was that YOU are not acting mature. You claim to have a PDD and make all the other aspies look bad. I do not. Therefore, you continue to reinforce my argument that you're a stupid idiot that makes other stupid idiots look bad. Perhaps you didn't notice it (because you're stupid?), but every post I made is actually making fun of you.
Every post implies that a) I'm someone I am not, and b) you should listen to me because I have an authoritative source which makes me more qualified to comment on such things. Those two things are the same two things you present in your argument. Clearly we're both NOT the people we claim to be.
The only difference is that you're doing it to seek attention, and I'm doing it to get assholes like you to STOP doing it.
Your counter-argument is "Stop making fun of me, you're an asshole too!". Which was pretty clear from the outset.
So, if I'm wrong and you do have a diagnosed PDD, you're making all the other people who are able to self-regulate look really, really bad. Which was my point. By now, we've established that you're not an aspie. We've also established that your social skills are lacking because you can't be bothered to practice. So, STOP acting like an idiot, you're giving them a bad name.
with current medical costs, it could have been the only way to go.
Ah yes, because we're all american, and we all get screwed daily by our wonderful government. I don't understand how americans can be so proud of their country, when they're being done up the ass.
There are all sorts of explanations, how PC/Sony Fanboy could think he magically has the correct one is beyond me.
Yes, many possibilities here. So explain your magical method that allowed you to deduce that the OP was correct in HIS assessment. Oh look, it is a pissing contest. Only difference between you and me is that *I* know it is a pissing contest, and you're too stupid to realize it.
I suppose I could tell you why you're wrong, but you'll copy your response from murray & lesser again. Too bad those words are so big that you couldn't describe them without copy/paste. Also, I thought you were arguing from the DSM 4. I suppose those words were too big for you as well.
Anyways, I guess you're right. You clearly show delay in cognitive development. You most likely have a social anxiety disorder. The quality of your posts and rebuttals indicate that your problem isn't aspergers, but you clearly do have some sort of problem, and the fact you self-medicate makes that even more evident.
Which means that you should be happy now, you've managed to convince everyone that you're a retard. Congrats. Even if you did have aspergers, you're giving everyone else who suffers from it a bad reputation.
Which means that you're still an asshole. Only now you're a certified, proven, retarded asshole.
Maybe that's because I have a regimen that controls the symptoms.
If that is true, why are you acting so... stupid? You are so self-deluded that you can't even look at yourself rationally. Next time do some research before pretending to have a problem. Maybe you'll be more convincing. And if you're more convincing, you won't get pissed off so easily when someone calls your bluff.
Instead, why not try to convince people to stop hurting each other?
Because people who are on drugs, or drunk, or in need of booze or drugs don't listen. I mean, if people acted rationally, we wouldn't have anyone voting republican.
You don't have a social anxiety disorder or aspergers. None of your previous posts indicate that you're anything except a douche. And if you did have a social anxiety disorder, you'd know that there are specific names for specific disorders, and the 'general' term is PDD-NOS.
Stop looking for sympathy, and get a life. Asshole. Douche.
Honestly, I don't think there are words enough to describe how much of an asshole you are.
Heh, wow. Is that your idea of trying to get under my skin? Tell me I have social problems? Better still, insist that I'm trying to garner sympathy or some shit by claiming I have social problems, when I've never made such a claim? That's great, where do you come up with this shit?
I come up with this shit because it is my area of study. At an institution of research and learning, which ALSO happens to be both University, and ALSO happens to NOT be a community college.
Because you're defending someone someone who is pretending to have a real problem, and making those who truly have real problems look bad.
You wouldn't be so defensive (and upset) if you didn't feel threatened in some way - either you're also pretending to have serious issues, or you're a human rights crusader who can't stand intolerance, but is woefully uninformed.
So, either stop pretending to be filled with righteous anger, or stop pretending to be smart. And stop making the 'handi-capable' look bad. Yes, this post is now trolling. Just like every post that you have made so far. But my previous posts are not. They are merely saying that Aspergers is not something you can self-diagnose. It would be nice if all the self-diagnosed aspies had the choice to either get a real psychological assessment, or submit to chemical castration. Then they'd stop cutting themselves over the girls that won't talk to them, and claiming that they have an autistic spectrum disorder.
Don't you agree that life is difficult for people who actually have problems because there are too many assholes pretending to have social anxiety disorders, aspergers and other disabilities?
Actually, I have met them. They've posted on slashdot. I read their comment. Also, you're judging my mental condition at the same time I'm judging yours. Chances are, though, that I'm a lot more qualified to do so, than you.
Idiots like the OP are making life difficult for people who have genuine difficulties. Like you. Except, you've probably been diagnosed as having a type of social disorder. Too bad that neither your mother, or your guidance teacher in high school are qualified to make that judgment.
Then again, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe you're self-diagnosed as well. Either way, stop making life difficult for people who have genuine problems. Maybe you and the OP should start a support group. You can call it the "We never learned social skills because we were too busy playing Baldurs Gate, so we're going to pretend we have aspergers" group.
Way to judge someone you've never met. How the fuck do you claim to know the poster is pretending, having never met them?
It might have to do with my post-doctoral research into autistic spectrum disorders. Maybe. Not everyone that reads slashdot works in IT.
If the OP actually had any sort of autistic tendencies, they wouldn't have said half the idiotic things they said.
An attention seeking, lazy, socially ackward but otherwise healthy man-child like him makes life difficult for people who are diagnosed with Aspergers( and Autism). You can't self-diagnose Aspergers any more than you can self diagnose a heart condition - you might be able to tell that something is wrong, but you can't just decide on the diagnosis, especially not with your community-college diploma in network security and A+ cert.
Also, Assholes like you give them license to continue.
Due to the drug exception to the 4th amendment and my adventures in self medicating my social anxiety and Aspergers, I unfortunately had the opportunity to meet these people one month
You know why you're self-medicating? Because you're also self-deluding.
Stop pretending to have aspergers to get attention.
You're not special, you're "special".
Just because you never developed social skills doesn't mean you're disabled, it means you've never developed social skills. Sure, people with aspergers have social problems. But people with social problems don't all have aspergers. Get a clue, or go back to your hug box.
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what about xray vision? or 'undressing' on the fly post-processing?
I thought Xenocide was a good sequel. But it doesn't stand independant of enders game, and although it is good, it is only good because of the great book that the first one was...
there are two lines to the story, one that continues the story of ender, and one that continues the story of the world he left behind. Follow one, or the other, but don't mix them - you'll get confused.
you can enjoy someone's work without condoning their lifestyle... grow up. Just because he thinks different than you doesn't make his books any less enjoyable.
... probably not.
What about all of the music we enjoy? Most musicians do things that many people don't condone.
Besides, he's written many best selling books. He's filthy stinkin' rich because of his opinion and his writings. And you are
So, what you're saying is
It is clearly exactly what he says it is, or probably something like it, so cut him some slack.
and what I'm saying is
It is much, much more likely that it isn't something nearly as complicated as he claims that it is, so stfu
Which really ends up leaving me with a greater possibility of being correct, considering the vast number of things it might actually be- I'm eliminating one possibility, you're reaffirming that one possibility. So you've actually eliminated all other possibilities...
Which really leaves you arguing a weaker case, which you've now abandoned, since you claim it doesn't matter to you either. And since the issue matters to me, and I'm likely right, doesn't that make you the douche? Combative, arrogant, stuck up and uninformed, as well as supporting a losing argument for the sake of supporting someone else's ability to act like a 'tard?
So, get a life and stop pissing on people's ideas because you're bored. You're almost as bad as he is, you're both attention whores looking for sympathy.
are you mad because you got trolled elsewhere? Hmmm. I have a new entry on my 'people who hate me' list... and suddenly lots of "you suck" messages from this Anonymous Coward guy, around the same time, on different posts, on different topics.
Come on now, if you're going to be an asshole, at least admit it to the world. Don't think you can hide behind AC on slashdot. You're pretty transparent, and not very smart.
I know! what a surprise. lol...
you know that anyone living outside the USA will look at your two party system and ask "Are those two candidates really any different on anything that matters?"
Sorry, american politics have two parties. The right wing party, and the other right wing party (which is slightly different, but still right wing). Even your democratic party is still pretty conservative compared to most non-islamic political parties...
lots of real intelligence
only if you're not living in the USA. Also, americans don't believe in the real world - there is only the USA, and all those other places that don't matter.
Having a PS3 is kind of like having a Mac: all the inconvenience of PC sluggishness with the made-purposely-difficult restrictions of unofficial hardware use(e.g. installing an alternate operating system).
Except with a PS3, you can play games. Can't really do that so well with a mac...
sony is just as bad as apple. they just don't have hordes of thundering fanboys to rush to their rescue, they have to rely on their console fanboys...
Right. You've answered my attacks with the same attacks that I used. That makes you so mature. My point was that YOU are not acting mature. You claim to have a PDD and make all the other aspies look bad. I do not. Therefore, you continue to reinforce my argument that you're a stupid idiot that makes other stupid idiots look bad. Perhaps you didn't notice it (because you're stupid?), but every post I made is actually making fun of you.
Every post implies that a) I'm someone I am not, and b) you should listen to me because I have an authoritative source which makes me more qualified to comment on such things. Those two things are the same two things you present in your argument. Clearly we're both NOT the people we claim to be.
The only difference is that you're doing it to seek attention, and I'm doing it to get assholes like you to STOP doing it.
Your counter-argument is "Stop making fun of me, you're an asshole too!". Which was pretty clear from the outset.
So, if I'm wrong and you do have a diagnosed PDD, you're making all the other people who are able to self-regulate look really, really bad. Which was my point. By now, we've established that you're not an aspie. We've also established that your social skills are lacking because you can't be bothered to practice. So, STOP acting like an idiot, you're giving them a bad name.
with current medical costs, it could have been the only way to go.
Ah yes, because we're all american, and we all get screwed daily by our wonderful government. I don't understand how americans can be so proud of their country, when they're being done up the ass.
My only explanation? You're all on drugs.
There are all sorts of explanations, how PC/Sony Fanboy could think he magically has the correct one is beyond me.
Yes, many possibilities here. So explain your magical method that allowed you to deduce that the OP was correct in HIS assessment. Oh look, it is a pissing contest. Only difference between you and me is that *I* know it is a pissing contest, and you're too stupid to realize it.
I'll do a point-by-point rebuttal of that too.
I suppose I could tell you why you're wrong, but you'll copy your response from murray & lesser again. Too bad those words are so big that you couldn't describe them without copy/paste. Also, I thought you were arguing from the DSM 4. I suppose those words were too big for you as well.
Anyways, I guess you're right. You clearly show delay in cognitive development. You most likely have a social anxiety disorder. The quality of your posts and rebuttals indicate that your problem isn't aspergers, but you clearly do have some sort of problem, and the fact you self-medicate makes that even more evident.
Which means that you should be happy now, you've managed to convince everyone that you're a retard. Congrats. Even if you did have aspergers, you're giving everyone else who suffers from it a bad reputation.
Which means that you're still an asshole. Only now you're a certified, proven, retarded asshole.
Maybe that's because I have a regimen that controls the symptoms.
If that is true, why are you acting so ... stupid? You are so self-deluded that you can't even look at yourself rationally. Next time do some research before pretending to have a problem. Maybe you'll be more convincing. And if you're more convincing, you won't get pissed off so easily when someone calls your bluff.
What if I told you that I have aspergers. And mine is clinically diagnosed? Thanks for ruining my life, asshole.
Instead, why not try to convince people to stop hurting each other?
Because people who are on drugs, or drunk, or in need of booze or drugs don't listen. I mean, if people acted rationally, we wouldn't have anyone voting republican.
You don't have a social anxiety disorder or aspergers. None of your previous posts indicate that you're anything except a douche. And if you did have a social anxiety disorder, you'd know that there are specific names for specific disorders, and the 'general' term is PDD-NOS.
Stop looking for sympathy, and get a life. Asshole. Douche.
Honestly, I don't think there are words enough to describe how much of an asshole you are.
Heh, wow. Is that your idea of trying to get under my skin? Tell me I have social problems? Better still, insist that I'm trying to garner sympathy or some shit by claiming I have social problems, when I've never made such a claim? That's great, where do you come up with this shit?
I come up with this shit because it is my area of study. At an institution of research and learning, which ALSO happens to be both University, and ALSO happens to NOT be a community college.
Because you're defending someone someone who is pretending to have a real problem, and making those who truly have real problems look bad.
You wouldn't be so defensive (and upset) if you didn't feel threatened in some way - either you're also pretending to have serious issues, or you're a human rights crusader who can't stand intolerance, but is woefully uninformed.
So, either stop pretending to be filled with righteous anger, or stop pretending to be smart. And stop making the 'handi-capable' look bad. Yes, this post is now trolling. Just like every post that you have made so far. But my previous posts are not. They are merely saying that Aspergers is not something you can self-diagnose. It would be nice if all the self-diagnosed aspies had the choice to either get a real psychological assessment, or submit to chemical castration. Then they'd stop cutting themselves over the girls that won't talk to them, and claiming that they have an autistic spectrum disorder.
Don't you agree that life is difficult for people who actually have problems because there are too many assholes pretending to have social anxiety disorders, aspergers and other disabilities?
Actually, I have met them. They've posted on slashdot. I read their comment. Also, you're judging my mental condition at the same time I'm judging yours. Chances are, though, that I'm a lot more qualified to do so, than you.
Idiots like the OP are making life difficult for people who have genuine difficulties. Like you. Except, you've probably been diagnosed as having a type of social disorder. Too bad that neither your mother, or your guidance teacher in high school are qualified to make that judgment.
Then again, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe you're self-diagnosed as well. Either way, stop making life difficult for people who have genuine problems. Maybe you and the OP should start a support group. You can call it the "We never learned social skills because we were too busy playing Baldurs Gate, so we're going to pretend we have aspergers" group.
Asshole.
Way to judge someone you've never met. How the fuck do you claim to know the poster is pretending, having never met them?
It might have to do with my post-doctoral research into autistic spectrum disorders. Maybe. Not everyone that reads slashdot works in IT.
If the OP actually had any sort of autistic tendencies, they wouldn't have said half the idiotic things they said.
An attention seeking, lazy, socially ackward but otherwise healthy man-child like him makes life difficult for people who are diagnosed with Aspergers( and Autism). You can't self-diagnose Aspergers any more than you can self diagnose a heart condition - you might be able to tell that something is wrong, but you can't just decide on the diagnosis, especially not with your community-college diploma in network security and A+ cert.
Also, Assholes like you give them license to continue.
Due to the drug exception to the 4th amendment and my adventures in self medicating my social anxiety and Aspergers, I unfortunately had the opportunity to meet these people one month
You know why you're self-medicating? Because you're also self-deluding.
Stop pretending to have aspergers to get attention.
You're not special, you're "special".
Just because you never developed social skills doesn't mean you're disabled, it means you've never developed social skills. Sure, people with aspergers have social problems. But people with social problems don't all have aspergers. Get a clue, or go back to your hug box.
You're on slashdot. You're not having a private conversation. But you are using spell check and picking the wrong words. (though = those?)
I'm a non-practising Methodist myself
then you're not really a methodist are you.
Hey look, I'm a non-practicing weight lifter, a non-driving bus-driver, and a non-smoking smoker.
Honestly - if you're not religious, stop claiming to be religious and making all the real religious nutjobs look bad!