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  1. Re:I'm not autistic on Autism: Are Social Skills Groups and Social Communication Therapy Worthwhile? · · Score: 1

    Not everyone follows the rules, including teachers.

    Probably the weirdest conversation I had with a group of 20-something elementary teachers was them telling me how they watch the co-worker I share an office with cycle to work every morning as he passes by because he is so hot in bicycle shorts.

  2. Re:We live in a medicated world... on Autism: Are Social Skills Groups and Social Communication Therapy Worthwhile? · · Score: 2

    There were four boys in my youngest sons class in elementary school on some type of ADD or ADHD medication out of about twenty five boys. I only know this because I spoke with their parents and they told me about it I have no idea what the actual percentage for the class was, I probably only ever met ten of them. He also had a couple friends a grade ahead of him that were on ADD medication.

    When I was a kid it was almost unheard of for an elementary kid to be medicated like this. Now it's common place and their parents and teachers are popping Prozac and Wellbutrin like M&Ms.

  3. Re:I'm not autistic on Autism: Are Social Skills Groups and Social Communication Therapy Worthwhile? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm sure that if I were a child today I would be diagnosed with all kinds of disorders ADD, ADHD, ASD, OCD, etc... Today kids are diagnosed with those type disorders at the drop of a hat and often times by school teachers and school counselors based on one or two incidents that happen in a.the classroom. I have five sons and every last one of them had a teacher like that. They all grew up to be normal and healthy.

  4. Re:Projectors are super simple to position on Ask Slashdot: Affordable Large HD/UHD/4K "Stupid" Screens? · · Score: 2

    Last summer my brother brought over a projector he had from when he was in college it cost around $900 at the time and is comparable to todays $200-$300 projectors. We set up a screen using a unused drop cloth in the back yard against the garage. We had BBQ and watched a few movies the family thought it was great even the neighbor came out and was talking about being reminded of the movies in the park when he was kid only this looked a lot better. I've been considering building a theater in my basement kind of a man cave with a nice hd projector ever since.

  5. Re:Again, duh ... on Report: Automakers Fail To Fully Protect Against Hacking · · Score: 1

    I don't know, auto manufactures recall and replace parts when it's a concern of safety. I've had working parts replaced for free because of designs flaws that might cause the breaks or seat belts to fail, the dealership even contacted me and scheduled it.

  6. Re:Not Open or Not Portable? on Firefox Succeeded In Its Goal -- But What's Next? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    you shouldn't judge a browser on it's ability to support java and flash

    If it limits your ability to browse today, especially to site you want to visit then it is relevant when choosing a browser to use.

  7. Re:Nobody but myself. on Ask Slashdot: With Whom Do You Entrust Your Long Term Data? · · Score: 1

    I'm with you no one but myself.

    As far as data 20 years from now, much of the data I keep aside from music and family photos will not be relevant in 20 years. Warranty information, order confirmations, receipts, and shipping information for products I've purchased is usually only needed until the warranty expires in 1-3 years. How long does software last 1-2 years or less before a new major revision makes it entirely obsolete and you are unable to upgrade with out purchasing a new copy. if you purchased it on cd/dvd there's not much point, if it's open source then it's likely to be available with the latest patches somewhere on the internet. I don't keep financial or banking records in digital format but even then 7-10 years. The size of drives keep going up.

  8. Re:The land of the free and the home of the brave. on Does Showing a Horrific Video Serve a Legitimate Journalistic Purpose? · · Score: 1

    they are doing all they can to entice the US into sending ground troops

    I think you are right. Something like this doesn't breed fear, it incites anger and outrage that is hard to ignore. It is a very intentional invitation to retaliation.

  9. Re:Plural of LEGO is NOT LEGOs! on LEGO Contraption Allows Scientists To Safely Handle Insects · · Score: 1

    Sheeple!

  10. Re:Makes sense on TP-82: The Gun Cosmonauts Carried On Space Missions · · Score: 3, Funny

    or if you manage to land safely after a mechanical failure only to be eaten by wolves.

  11. Re:so? on Major Record Labels Keep 73% of Spotify Payouts · · Score: 2

    My brother has partnership with an indie label they provide advertising magazine and radio, a radio campaign [plays that are counted for charting], digital sales [50/50 split], help them find sponsors and get interviews with magazines and on the radio [some booking not included]. The band handles all artistic aspects, composition, production, recording, booking, tour, video production, physical media, merchandising, associated cost. The band holds copyright of all their music and art work, they only give the distribution rights to the label under certain terms.

    Some of the bands with the indie label were previously signed to big labels and have horror stories.

  12. Re:Insourcing on Study Predicts 9% Drop In Salaries of New CS Grads This Year · · Score: 1

    I live in Kansas and no it is not California pay but then again the mortgage on my very nice home is less than half what my son in San Fransisco pays for a tiny apartment.

  13. Re:"Energy Balance" an overly simplistic view on Science's Biggest Failure: Everything About Diet and Fitness · · Score: 1

    As formerly one of the people who can eat anything and stay skinny I will explain how this happens.

    First when I was in high school I worked on a farm in the summer, played football, basketball, and ran track during the school year. It was very hard manual work and when the summer was over I was still very active not only did I loose weight I also became very muscular.

    After High School I went on to College full time and worked a full time job that required me to be on me feet most of the time. I was active enough that I didn't worry about loosing my muscular build or gaining weight and never hit the gym.

    After college I started into a much easier job but by that time I was also married and had kids. My sons and I would shoot hoops, play baseball, and a bunch of other fun activities.

    Now that my sons are grown up and I have a easy office job that requires almost no physical effort I find that I need to watch what I eat and make sure I get out and be active as I have gained about 15lbs and and my six pack is now a four pack.

  14. Re:Why? on Graphene Based Display Paves Way For Semi-Transparent Electronic Devices · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I don't know about semi-transparent but flexible so that it doesn't break so easily would be nice.

  15. Re:Eating itself? on Don't Sass Your Uber Driver - He's Rating You Too · · Score: 1

    Depends, those laws differ from place to place and Uber does follow the same laws and regulations as taxis in some of the places they operate such as my home state were the requirements are not an overly large burden. It is not outrageous that Uber should want to change requirements when they are an undo burden only that they ignore them and break laws instead.

  16. Re:Further down in the article... on Texas Boy Suspended For "Threatening" Classmate With the One Ring · · Score: 1

    Latin GD was the most prominent gang in that area of Illinois which makes it a little more ironic.

    The pentacle he was wearing was on a t-shirt transposed over the house of fifths similar to the cover of the guitar grimoire. Basically a chart showing the keys with a legend to help you make guitar chords.

  17. Re:Further down in the article... on Texas Boy Suspended For "Threatening" Classmate With the One Ring · · Score: 5, Interesting

    One of my sons was expelled from the highschool the day after the Columbine shootings because had previously owned a trench coat that he had out grown and hadn't owned for nearly a year. The expulsion only lasted half a day before someone came to our house and apologized as the principal had over stepped his authority when he expelled every student that had ever worn a trench coat to school. That was also his last year as principal.

    He was also suspended for wearing a pentacle by a vice principal wearing great big honking cross. After a lengthy explanation about religious symbols used as gang signs from her I simply told her she's not suspending him and will never mention it again unless she intends to suspends every person wearing a cross. She started to try and convince me that was different and I cut her off and cautioned her that there wasn't any argument she could give that wouldn't make me want to see her fired.

  18. Re:Informed by whom? on The Gap Between What The Public Thinks And What Scientists Know · · Score: 1

    The smartest and best educated person I know is my brother. As entertainment, he enjoys posing silly/flawed theories in the most rational manner he can come up with to the mensa crowd {or anyone with an education} and quietly laugh at them when they think he is right.

  19. Have a kid, go to college full time, work full time, and EIC get back more than you paid.

  20. Re:Really good news! on Opera Founder Is Back, WIth a Feature-Heavy, Chromium-Based Browser · · Score: 2

    It doesn't appear to have a popup blocker and it shares proxy settings with the system it appears they have gotten just the most basic stuff in it, but it does get a 511 on the html5test not sure why chrome only get 501 and other browsers are even lower.

     

  21. Re:Visible from Earth? on Proposed Space Telescope Uses Huge Opaque Disk To Surpass Hubble · · Score: 1

    Those are in a close orbit about 100 - 400 miles this is a geostationary orbit at a distance of about 22,200 miles

  22. Re:The solution is obvious on Google Explains Why WebView Vulnerability Will Go Unpatched On Android 4.3 · · Score: 1

    The thing is that they are providing an update path at no charge it's just one that can be difficult to follow if your carrier or manufacture isn't going to push the update to your phone. Even if they did create just a patch then you still may not get it.

  23. Re:life in the U.S. on Verizon, Cable Lobby Oppose Spec-Bump For Broadband Definition · · Score: 1

    It really depends on your location I can get 6mb dsl or 15mbps cable for $39 and satellite for $99 where I live, if you drive few mile to the next town it all starts at $99.

  24. Re:Once more on U.S. Gas Stations Vulnerable To Internet Attacks · · Score: 1

    I would assume that mom and pop places probably aren't and that those single proprietors that have multiple locations, not major corporations are the ones that just slap it on the internet. I've managed a few convenience stores while I was in college and my wife has and still does.

  25. Re:Once more on U.S. Gas Stations Vulnerable To Internet Attacks · · Score: 1

    They usually have a computer that runs all of the reporting for registers and from the ATG into a system like ruby or topaz and are either connected directly to the serial port or are assigned a private ip.

    3% setup their ATG insecurely and not in the manufacture recommended configuration I'm not surprised.