You sound like you have had a lot of difficulties in relationships through no fault of your own. Sometimes I find it so hard to believe that this stuff happens often, and that it happens often to normal people.
I did read it, actually. I think that he didn't write for people with Asperger's, because a lot of the stuff that he uses might just fly over an Aspie's head. A lot of the illustrations might make sense on a superficial level, but I don't think that they'll sink very deeply. I even have a copy. I never read it with Asperger's in mind, so I'll try doing that.
I guess I should put 2 and 2 together. Considering my comments plus your suggestion, I can assume that asking people about that book that they read gives them a chance to talk about themselves, and their interests. I guess that I found it surprising, because I didn't expect that topic to be interesting enough for them. Also, when they seem grateful, even before they answer the question, it implies to me that something else is going on. On the other hand, if there is no something else, then we can assume that they recognize that the conch has been passed to them, and that they recognize that the topic is about them. If all of this is true, then it makes sense that they would be grateful. Am I on the right track?
Unfortunately, I tend to be forgetful, so I can really miss out on a lot of things. That being said, I'll try to start memorizing things that people say.
Why is it so important for people that we check up on things [e.g. "How are your parents?"; "How is your family?"; "Did you finish ___?"; "Who was the author again?"; etc.]? Sometimes people seem so thankful, and I do not understand the significance.
On a more humourous note, I find that if I claim to possibly have Asperger's, then I can get away with a bit more. It would be almost like saying, "You are very smelly today, and your bottom is huge. Oh by the way, I might have Asperger's Syndrome.".;^P I'd never say that, but there are times, when the conversation is flowing well, and I don't want to spend too much time thinking about what to say. Part way through a sentence, I begin to have doubts about the appropriateness of what I'm saying, so I just add at the end, "Oh, by the way, I might have Asperger's Syndrome.", and then they just brush it all away, as if nothing happened.
I knew. I'm in the Metro Vancouver area. I've been to many churches, and it's common to have them, as far as I can tell. 1 of them even gives credit towards a college education.
You're right in that it is much better, because of the questions, but then again, you get some pretty stupid people who are very compatible with you. They don't quite understand certain questions. For example, they might not smoke, and they might be intolerant towards smokers. You might not smoke, but you might be tolerant towards smokers. That person might completely reject you, even though you won't smoke around her. She's stupid. It's very sad.
I've even seen people get turned off because of the other person's interpretation of "wherefore", or the answer to a brainy question [e.g. "stale" is to "steal" what 12345 is to...", etc.]. It's 1 thing to not bother working it out on paper, and to not bother looking it up in the dictionary, but it's a whole new level of arrogance to go ahead and reject somebody who answers correctly. For many of you readers out there, it's easy to brush off the people who reject us, when we have a lot to choose from, but when they are basically the only people showing an interest in us, then it becomes very discouraging.
I say all of this with the mindset that this past August, I began to suspect that I probably have Asperger's Syndrome. As I interact with more people, it's becoming more and more believable. I'm 37, and it's really demoralizing to think that a lot of the failures in my life are related. I am only discovering this at age 37?? That's sad.
I agree with what you are saying, but I based my approaches on compatibility, and tried to ignore the photos if they were super awesome. I think that women are just so shallow, even though they don't know it. My user name wasn't like "Bigpenis69" and "Bigstud72" either. Women can be really pathetic sometimes.
Okay, I'll check out the link, another time, because I'm falling behind schedule right now, due to time mismanagement.
That being said, I agree that recording should be easy to do, because it is such an old concept. Somehow, Kubuntu doesn't do it. I can hear the mic picking up sound, but the software doesn't record. It's unbelievable.
You would think that we could keep it rock solid after all these years.
Can you record sound with your installation of KDE? I'm talking about you singing or playing an instrument, and using an internal microphone. What about recording video with an internal web cam?
They harp on it, because it helps them to believe that they are superior. Other fun phrases are "liberty", "liberal", "personal freedom", "freedom of speech", and "libertarian". There are obviously more.
I think that that is an interesting question. After thinking about your question, I think that a more important question needs to be answered first: does the game need to be played again?
Actually, I think that accountants need a little more creativity with how they allocate funds. A lot of times an organization won't spend money on a project or idea, because they classify the idea as marketing, as opposed to community investment, or some other category. The important thing is that an investment brings in profit, and that an investment helps people. I understand that rules will always create limitations, but I would never want an accountant who refuses to allocate funds because of his lack of creativity.
I think in terms of how he will sell out. How will he sell out the people of the US? Maybe the RIAA will start suing the US for some crazy reason, and he'll just give in. I don't understand the system, but it will cost the tax payer. I guarantee it. The consumer will lose also.
You're asking a question like, "Well, why would oil tycoons get involved in politics? How do they benefit the taxpayer?". I don't understand why they are supposed to benefit the taxpayer.
I know that I made my point in the first paragraph, but I'll put it in terms of the Ghostbusters cartoon. There was an episode where 1 of the Ghostbusters [Winston?] had to play baseball with these good ghosts against these bad ghosts. All of the bad ghosts always cheated. 1 of the the observing Ghostbusters asked the umpire why he didn't do anything about the bad ghosts cheating. His answer was something like, "If they didn't cheat, then they wouldn't be evil.". Obviously, we don't have to put up with that in politics or anything else, but the view is valid. An oil tycoon and an RIAA lawyer are always going to be the same. They are always going to direct profits to their various organizations. Never ask how they might benefit us. They won't, just as those evil ghosts won't play fair. That's not their job.
I respect them, but I also think that they should be respectfully killed for treason.
Yeah, exactly. I don't mind playing into a few stereotypes, even if they aren't true. It's funny. Also, I don't mind favouring a certain group of people, but when they go to such extremes, it's just so bad.
Just for the search engines: the "Simpsons" TV show is evil.
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Agreed. They could pass an order for free. That's all the prisoners need to get out of there.
You sound like you have had a lot of difficulties in relationships through no fault of your own. Sometimes I find it so hard to believe that this stuff happens often, and that it happens often to normal people.
What was the rational for that?
Do you mean that you kids might try to wave at somebody while using a regular phone?
But why do they thank us for asking about things?
I did read it, actually. I think that he didn't write for people with Asperger's, because a lot of the stuff that he uses might just fly over an Aspie's head. A lot of the illustrations might make sense on a superficial level, but I don't think that they'll sink very deeply. I even have a copy. I never read it with Asperger's in mind, so I'll try doing that.
I guess I should put 2 and 2 together. Considering my comments plus your suggestion, I can assume that asking people about that book that they read gives them a chance to talk about themselves, and their interests. I guess that I found it surprising, because I didn't expect that topic to be interesting enough for them. Also, when they seem grateful, even before they answer the question, it implies to me that something else is going on. On the other hand, if there is no something else, then we can assume that they recognize that the conch has been passed to them, and that they recognize that the topic is about them. If all of this is true, then it makes sense that they would be grateful. Am I on the right track?
Thanks for the tips and your reply.
Unfortunately, I tend to be forgetful, so I can really miss out on a lot of things. That being said, I'll try to start memorizing things that people say.
Why is it so important for people that we check up on things [e.g. "How are your parents?"; "How is your family?"; "Did you finish ___?"; "Who was the author again?"; etc.]? Sometimes people seem so thankful, and I do not understand the significance.
On a more humourous note, I find that if I claim to possibly have Asperger's, then I can get away with a bit more. It would be almost like saying, "You are very smelly today, and your bottom is huge. Oh by the way, I might have Asperger's Syndrome.". ;^P I'd never say that, but there are times, when the conversation is flowing well, and I don't want to spend too much time thinking about what to say. Part way through a sentence, I begin to have doubts about the appropriateness of what I'm saying, so I just add at the end, "Oh, by the way, I might have Asperger's Syndrome.", and then they just brush it all away, as if nothing happened.
Wouldn't it be better to do it anyways? AfriNIC could give them IPv6 addresses, and Egypt could get back online when they are ready.
I knew. I'm in the Metro Vancouver area. I've been to many churches, and it's common to have them, as far as I can tell. 1 of them even gives credit towards a college education.
How do you know that they lied? Did you meet up with them?
What type of a place did you meet your wife at?
You're right in that it is much better, because of the questions, but then again, you get some pretty stupid people who are very compatible with you. They don't quite understand certain questions. For example, they might not smoke, and they might be intolerant towards smokers. You might not smoke, but you might be tolerant towards smokers. That person might completely reject you, even though you won't smoke around her. She's stupid. It's very sad.
I've even seen people get turned off because of the other person's interpretation of "wherefore", or the answer to a brainy question [e.g. "stale" is to "steal" what 12345 is to...", etc.]. It's 1 thing to not bother working it out on paper, and to not bother looking it up in the dictionary, but it's a whole new level of arrogance to go ahead and reject somebody who answers correctly. For many of you readers out there, it's easy to brush off the people who reject us, when we have a lot to choose from, but when they are basically the only people showing an interest in us, then it becomes very discouraging.
I say all of this with the mindset that this past August, I began to suspect that I probably have Asperger's Syndrome. As I interact with more people, it's becoming more and more believable. I'm 37, and it's really demoralizing to think that a lot of the failures in my life are related. I am only discovering this at age 37?? That's sad.
It would be a bit more poetic if you said something like, "If she only weighed 130 instead of 310, she's be perfect.".
That being said, she isn't pretty if you have to ignore her from the neck down.
I agree with what you are saying, but I based my approaches on compatibility, and tried to ignore the photos if they were super awesome. I think that women are just so shallow, even though they don't know it. My user name wasn't like "Bigpenis69" and "Bigstud72" either. Women can be really pathetic sometimes.
Okay, I'll check out the link, another time, because I'm falling behind schedule right now, due to time mismanagement.
That being said, I agree that recording should be easy to do, because it is such an old concept. Somehow, Kubuntu doesn't do it. I can hear the mic picking up sound, but the software doesn't record. It's unbelievable.
You would think that we could keep it rock solid after all these years.
Can you record sound with your installation of KDE? I'm talking about you singing or playing an instrument, and using an internal microphone. What about recording video with an internal web cam?
Why not? What are they hiding?
ONN would have cut into the state of the union address.
How is it the pot calling the kettle black? I wasn't singling anybody out. I was pointing out that many phrases are overused.
That 43% seems a bit low to me. How do the other people without self-control manage to avoid doing wrong things? How do they manage to avoid the law?
They harp on it, because it helps them to believe that they are superior. Other fun phrases are "liberty", "liberal", "personal freedom", "freedom of speech", and "libertarian". There are obviously more.
They don't know how to interpret data.
I think that that is an interesting question. After thinking about your question, I think that a more important question needs to be answered first: does the game need to be played again?
Actually, I think that accountants need a little more creativity with how they allocate funds. A lot of times an organization won't spend money on a project or idea, because they classify the idea as marketing, as opposed to community investment, or some other category. The important thing is that an investment brings in profit, and that an investment helps people. I understand that rules will always create limitations, but I would never want an accountant who refuses to allocate funds because of his lack of creativity.
I think in terms of how he will sell out. How will he sell out the people of the US? Maybe the RIAA will start suing the US for some crazy reason, and he'll just give in. I don't understand the system, but it will cost the tax payer. I guarantee it. The consumer will lose also.
You're asking a question like, "Well, why would oil tycoons get involved in politics? How do they benefit the taxpayer?". I don't understand why they are supposed to benefit the taxpayer.
I know that I made my point in the first paragraph, but I'll put it in terms of the Ghostbusters cartoon. There was an episode where 1 of the Ghostbusters [Winston?] had to play baseball with these good ghosts against these bad ghosts. All of the bad ghosts always cheated. 1 of the the observing Ghostbusters asked the umpire why he didn't do anything about the bad ghosts cheating. His answer was something like, "If they didn't cheat, then they wouldn't be evil.". Obviously, we don't have to put up with that in politics or anything else, but the view is valid. An oil tycoon and an RIAA lawyer are always going to be the same. They are always going to direct profits to their various organizations. Never ask how they might benefit us. They won't, just as those evil ghosts won't play fair. That's not their job.
I respect them, but I also think that they should be respectfully killed for treason.
Already +5? Not surprising. I would prefer to see +100 Common Sense, though.
Yeah, exactly. I don't mind playing into a few stereotypes, even if they aren't true. It's funny. Also, I don't mind favouring a certain group of people, but when they go to such extremes, it's just so bad.
Just for the search engines: the "Simpsons" TV show is evil.
No, it's about a scientist, who looks at the beaker as half full. ;^P