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I beg to differ with this statement:
> Linux and the Macintosh are very different things. I
> don't want to bore anyone with poor analogies, but when > Macintosh has glitz, Linux has power. This isn't about
> Linux though, it just kept on striking me how much Linux > lacks in the desire department.
LINUX HAS POWER??? And what you are saying is that Tru644, SUNOS (pre-Solaris), BSDI (the ISP's server workhorse UNIX), etc. DO NOT? Linux still has yet to succeed in coming up with a reasonable reliable threads model!!! This is a nightmare as any CORBA or Java programmer will tell you! PUHleeeeeeze! Criticize Apple for their shortfalls as so many love to do. Boycott Apple ala' Stallman. BUT DO NOT even think about comaparing the technology in NetBSD with Linux. Memory Management all by itself is way beyond Linux. Sheesh and I suppose Bill Joy wrote vi originally for LINUX and the "ex" regular expressions model was contrived by Torvalds. And I suppose that UCBVax and Seismo were running Linux when they were the hubs of the whole damn Internet...
You apparently can't read and so your argument seems rather empty.
ADHD was not a trend which was just "observed" by some German psychiatrist.
IT HAS been studied through PETSCANS of brains of patients which were compared with PETSCANS of "normal" brains. New technologies have appeared which make it possible to obtain even more accurate information.
THAT IS what is called empirical evidence. What empirical evidence do you have for arnsparger's?
NONE. That is why ADHD is listed by the AMA as a *real* medical disorder. Not something "observed" by non-empirical psychological techniques.
The scientists who have studied this for decades believe that as studies continue we will find that autism and most other forms of mild "psychological" disorders are related.
The reason there are more in the US than Europe is speculation: : Type "T"'s have that gene. They are most likely to leave the familiar surroundings of home for the thrill and adventure of a new frontier. Even today's immigrants are likely the same "personality" type.
Why might they exist in the first place? Evolution. How did early humans arise from their predecessors?
Given American culture, its icons, the generic personality traits associated with Americans it seems to make sense.
This syndrome is not uncommon and is mostly common in the US and not overseas. And so naturally, people immediately jump to the conclusion that these are "spoiled kids", resulting from "poor parenting". This is likely why so many people with this anomoly end up as criminals pursued by our system of justice. Hitler's had this idea that these people are genetic defects which need to be "culled" from the gene pool. Ironic given that he likely suffered from ADHD, and also suffered from Parkinson's disease.
Medical science HAS proven that ADHD exists not as a psychosis but as a physical and biological reality through the use of PETSCANS. They found that there are many different flavors if you will. Autism, irritble bowel syndrome, and their like now fall under its much larger umbrella. One way to think of it is not as a specific ailment, but as a family of closely related mild brain disorders. Its population akin to the relatively rare but not uncommon sickle cell disease.
Sickle cell anemia apparently has a purpose. All those who suffer from it are highly unlikely to ever contract Malaria.
So, then perhaps there is a reason for this "trend" of Autism/ADHD. Perhaps Hitler and his cronies had the right notion; unfortunately his glass was mostly empty.. not even half full.
Let's assume that nature does not stand still. Let's assume that homosapien sapien is not the end of the evolutionary cycle for our species. If our species began to evolve what would we observe? As in the past there would be "missing links", people might appear with differences, anomolies representing intermediate steps in evolution. You know sort of like those Learning Channel dinosaur documentaries. Suppose ADHD, (autism and all the related disorders) are characteristics of this intermediate step? Perhaps the brain is evolving, but it isn't not quite there yet. That would mean that people with these characteristics are not abnormal and its just nature following the "blueprint". So, perhaps one view might be that the glass is half full, perhaps even 3/4 full?
Isn't that what one might expect when intelligent people, likely sufferers of ADHD, mate and have children?
It seems to me the real problem is that society has never been flexible or mutable enought to keep up with nature's surprises. It may have improved, but people still won't accept change easily. Differences, even in a country whose guiding principles are based upon respecting and even celebrating those differences, are still things more to be feared than accepted.
Now, getting back to why this country more than most seems to have more occurrences of these disorders. Some scientists postulate that there is a type of person designated type "T" who would be to leave behind the familiar surroundings of their homelands for the strange, perilous unknown of a new country. People who are impulsive, who are easily bored, distracted. They are not always the most popular person in the neighborhood or villagebecause they too often speak their mind without realizing how that might be perceived by their peers. These are likely people with ADHD. One may recall how enamored the mountain men were with the "high lonesome" far from people and the distractions they imposed. It would therefore seem that Silicon Valley engineers may only be "emulating" the mountain men of a bygone era.
With the knowledge of the symptoms associated with ADHD in hand one might read about the lives of men like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and so many other "founders" and come to the realization that these men, like many others who came to these shores, were decidely different because their forebears were type "T"'s.
It is thought that both Winston Churchill and Albert Einstein suffered as a result of this disorder.
One other country which seemingly shares a relative abundance of these "differences" is Australia, a country basically founded by "criminals". Outcasts. It is said that if adaptations are not found for the problems associated with this genetic anomoly a life as a criminal and outcast is highly likely.
Here are some of the variations of ADHD identified by PETSCAN:
It is possible to have multiple variations at once.
Type 1 "Classic" symptoms:
1. Easily distracted.
2. Difficulty sustaining attention.
3. Difficulty listening when others are speaking.
4. Difficulty following through, finishing tasks.
5. Difficulty keeping organized. ("Piles" syndrome)
6. Has trouble keeping time, often tardy.
7. Tendency to lose things.
8. Makes careless mistakes, not always attentive to detail.
9. Is forgetful.
10. Fidgety, trouble sitting still without moving something.
11. Sometimes has difficulty keeping quiet.
12. Driven by a motor.
13. Can talk excessively, incessantly repeating points.
14. Impulsive, doesn't think through actions, or comments before they are done or said.
15. Difficulty waiting for "their turn". Lane switching and hazardous driving in heavy traffic.
16. Interrupts conversations, intrudes on others at inopportune moments.
These symptoms can vary in degree and frequency per individual and describe the "basic" individual with ADHD. Most of these people are extremely intelligent and highly creative.
One "bone" of contention revolves around treatment. The controversial use of ritalin to treat symptoms of the disorder in children. If you find this regimen "hard to swallow" consider this: the very best drug for ameliorating ADHD symptoms is the stimulant nicotine. That's right nicotine. Recently, the US Army released a study showing that smoking enhances the effectiveness of combat soldiers. It helps keep them focused, steady and alert. It now seems little wonder as to why so many WWII vets took up smoking while in uniform. It may also explain the dramatic increase in smoking in young adults. How many may be "self medicating" their symptoms from ADHD and its variants?
There is hope in the marked effectiveness of changing the diets of autistic children. The diet uses organic foods, reduces wheat, gluten and sugar.
In any case these disorders DO seem to have biological origins. And that is something to think about.
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I beg to differ with this statement:
> Linux and the Macintosh are very different things. I
> don't want to bore anyone with poor analogies, but when > Macintosh has glitz, Linux has power. This isn't about
> Linux though, it just kept on striking me how much Linux > lacks in the desire department.
LINUX HAS POWER??? And what you are saying is that Tru644, SUNOS (pre-Solaris), BSDI (the ISP's server workhorse UNIX), etc. DO NOT? Linux still has yet to succeed in coming up with a reasonable reliable threads model!!! This is a nightmare as any CORBA or Java programmer will tell you! PUHleeeeeeze! Criticize Apple for their shortfalls as so many love to do. Boycott Apple ala' Stallman. BUT DO NOT even think about comaparing the technology in NetBSD with Linux. Memory Management all by itself is way beyond Linux. Sheesh and I suppose Bill Joy wrote vi originally for LINUX and the "ex" regular expressions model was contrived by Torvalds. And I suppose that UCBVax and Seismo were running Linux when they were the hubs of the whole damn Internet...
Yet another Linux bigot...
You apparently can't read and so your argument seems rather empty.
ADHD was not a trend which was just "observed" by some German psychiatrist.
IT HAS been studied through PETSCANS of brains of patients which were compared with PETSCANS of "normal" brains. New technologies have appeared which make it possible to obtain even more accurate information.
THAT IS what is called empirical evidence. What empirical evidence do you have for arnsparger's?
NONE. That is why ADHD is listed by the AMA as a *real* medical disorder. Not something "observed" by non-empirical psychological techniques.
The scientists who have studied this for decades believe that as studies continue we will find that autism and most other forms of mild "psychological" disorders are related.
The reason there are more in the US than Europe is speculation: : Type "T"'s have that gene. They are most likely to leave the familiar surroundings of home for the thrill and adventure of a new frontier. Even today's immigrants are likely the same "personality" type.
Why might they exist in the first place? Evolution. How did early humans arise from their predecessors?
Given American culture, its icons, the generic personality traits associated with Americans it seems to make sense.
This syndrome is not uncommon and is mostly common in the US and not overseas. And so naturally, people immediately jump to the conclusion that these are "spoiled kids", resulting from "poor parenting". This is likely why so many people with this anomoly end up as criminals pursued by our system of justice. Hitler's had this idea that these people are genetic defects which need to be "culled" from the gene pool. Ironic given that he likely suffered from ADHD, and also suffered from Parkinson's disease.
Medical science HAS proven that ADHD exists not as a psychosis but as a physical and biological reality through the use of PETSCANS. They found that there are many different flavors if you will. Autism, irritble bowel syndrome, and their like now fall under its much larger umbrella. One way to think of it is not as a specific ailment, but as a family of closely related mild brain disorders. Its population akin to the relatively rare but not uncommon sickle cell disease.
Sickle cell anemia apparently has a purpose. All those who suffer from it are highly unlikely to ever contract Malaria.
So, then perhaps there is a reason for this "trend" of Autism/ADHD. Perhaps Hitler and his cronies had the right notion; unfortunately his glass was mostly empty.. not even half full.
Let's assume that nature does not stand still. Let's assume that homosapien sapien is not the end of the evolutionary cycle for our species. If our species began to evolve what would we observe? As in the past there would be "missing links", people might appear with differences, anomolies representing intermediate steps in evolution. You know sort of like those Learning Channel dinosaur documentaries. Suppose ADHD, (autism and all the related disorders) are characteristics of this intermediate step? Perhaps the brain is evolving, but it isn't not quite there yet. That would mean that people with these characteristics are not abnormal and its just nature following the "blueprint". So, perhaps one view might be that the glass is half full, perhaps even 3/4 full?
Isn't that what one might expect when intelligent people, likely sufferers of ADHD, mate and have children?
It seems to me the real problem is that society has never been flexible or mutable enought to keep up with nature's surprises. It may have improved, but people still won't accept change easily. Differences, even in a country whose guiding principles are based upon respecting and even celebrating those differences, are still things more to be feared than accepted.
Now, getting back to why this country more than most seems to have more occurrences of these disorders. Some scientists postulate that there is a type of person designated type "T" who would be to leave behind the familiar surroundings of their homelands for the strange, perilous unknown of a new country. People who are impulsive, who are easily bored, distracted. They are not always the most popular person in the neighborhood or villagebecause they too often speak their mind without realizing how that might be perceived by their peers. These are likely people with ADHD. One may recall how enamored the mountain men were with the "high lonesome" far from people and the distractions they imposed. It would therefore seem that Silicon Valley engineers may only be "emulating" the mountain men of a bygone era.
With the knowledge of the symptoms associated with ADHD in hand one might read about the lives of men like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and so many other "founders" and come to the realization that these men, like many others who came to these shores, were decidely different because their forebears were type "T"'s.
It is thought that both Winston Churchill and Albert Einstein suffered as a result of this disorder.
One other country which seemingly shares a relative abundance of these "differences" is Australia, a country basically founded by "criminals". Outcasts. It is said that if adaptations are not found for the problems associated with this genetic anomoly a life as a criminal and outcast is highly likely.
Here are some of the variations of ADHD identified by PETSCAN:
1. Classic ADD
2. Inattentive ADD
3. Overfocused ADD
4. Temporal Lobe ADD
5. Limbic ADD
6. "Ring of Fire" ADD
It is possible to have multiple variations at once.
Type 1 "Classic" symptoms:
1. Easily distracted.
2. Difficulty sustaining attention.
3. Difficulty listening when others are speaking.
4. Difficulty following through, finishing tasks.
5. Difficulty keeping organized. ("Piles" syndrome)
6. Has trouble keeping time, often tardy.
7. Tendency to lose things.
8. Makes careless mistakes, not always attentive to detail.
9. Is forgetful.
10. Fidgety, trouble sitting still without moving something.
11. Sometimes has difficulty keeping quiet.
12. Driven by a motor.
13. Can talk excessively, incessantly repeating points.
14. Impulsive, doesn't think through actions, or comments before they are done or said.
15. Difficulty waiting for "their turn". Lane switching and hazardous driving in heavy traffic.
16. Interrupts conversations, intrudes on others at inopportune moments.
These symptoms can vary in degree and frequency per individual and describe the "basic" individual with ADHD. Most of these people are extremely intelligent and highly creative.
One "bone" of contention revolves around treatment. The controversial use of ritalin to treat symptoms of the disorder in children. If you find this regimen "hard to swallow" consider this: the very best drug for ameliorating ADHD symptoms is the stimulant nicotine. That's right nicotine. Recently, the US Army released a study showing that smoking enhances the effectiveness of combat soldiers. It helps keep them focused, steady and alert. It now seems little wonder as to why so many WWII vets took up smoking while in uniform. It may also explain the dramatic increase in smoking in young adults. How many may be "self medicating" their symptoms from ADHD and its variants?
There is hope in the marked effectiveness of changing the diets of autistic children. The diet uses organic foods, reduces wheat, gluten and sugar.
In any case these disorders DO seem to have biological origins. And that is something to think about.