I don't think such restraint is necessary in such cases. If it's clear to me that the tech doesn't know his job properly, I would have no problem pointing out that I had superior knowledge of the matter at hand.
If enough of us boycott fructose and corn-syrup products, the market will respond.
Yea good luck with that one. I try to prepare as much of my food as I can myself, to eliminate HFCS, but it's not economically feasable for a single guy who wants to spend his free time doing something other than cooking and/or "protesting".
I can't stand HFCS. I drink Diet Coke because the real thing started giving me heartburn when they dropped Cane Sugar.
I can't realistically eliminate it from my diet until I can either afford to buy "health food alternatives" (which don't exist for everyting) all the time, or can find a wife to work for the both of us so I can do the cooking:) (I'm an excellent chef, I just don't want to spend most of my free time doing it if I have to work for a living too... especially if I'm just cooking for myself)
Another poster stated it clearer than I did. Even if I bothered to learn a new layout, it would only cause me trouble, as when I went to use a computer elsewhere , such as a shared test machine at work, I'd have to switch back to QWERTY.
There's just no reason for me to learn a new layout. It isn't used where I work (and it won't be) my friends dont' use it. There's only room for ONE touch typing layout in my muscle memory. I'm not going to pollute it by trying to learn this new "concept".
There is no benefit to me, monetary or otherwise, for me to even consider this new, very minor change to a standard keyboard layout, so I simply won't waste the effort.
That having somehow learned to touch-type on QWERTY some time in the last 30 years, there's zero chance I'm going to switch to a new variation of a conventional keyboard.
Alternative input, chorded keyboards and the like might have some value.
A "different sequence of letters" would do little but slow down my touch-typing for YEARS and interfere with the interface for any games that I choose to play on the PC.
TFA: "Typing lessons available"... yea great. Typing lessons didn't get me to touch typing on QWERTY, experience did. I have little time for classes, and I tend to devote those to something that's going to make my paycheck larger.
Err.. I thought Jack Tramiel was responsible for the demise of Atari computers...
I wasn't really up on Commodore or Amiga (although I REALLY wanted an Amiga, and have since bought an Amiga Forever CD). Was Tramiel at Commodore before he joined Atari?
Been a long time since I tried to sell my ST (pre-FM) on consignment, only to have the consignment shop quietly close up and disappear... with my ST...
Firstly, I think the person you're responding to was referring to the post you initially responded to.
Second, that post in question was made by someone with a 4 digit Slashdot ID. Last time I moderated someone with that low an ID was the last time I had mod points (about 3 years ago). Somehow, I think those two events just MIGHT be related.
I've now followed the links (had to skim a couple). Very interesting indeed. I'd have to say that one of the most frustrating things about Asperger's is having the cognitave ability to understand what's happening, but being unable to stop it through force of will. Probably now after my insurance kicks over to my new parent company after the first of the year, I'll finally pursue actually getting some kind of treatment, now that I have a fair idea that it won't turn me into a flatline.
That's a very interesting take on the three disorders in discussion. I haven't had a chance to follow your links yet, but you've given me a lot to think about (and to discuss with my doctor). Thanks for that.
Good catch. I missed that in my initial response in this thread. Lack of empathy, inability to process non-verbal communication (particularly the non-verbal sort associated with inter-gender relations) in the same innate manner as the average person, are the symptoms of my own Asperger's that have impacted me the most.
THing is though, older aspies eventually work it out (the non-verbal communication/flirting/pass), just too late. It's almost as if the part of the brain that most people use for that sort of communication is wired into other reasoning processes in Aspergers and Autism subjects.
My great fear has always been that that part of my brain was (theoretically) repurposed to the skills that currently allow me to make a living, and that any cure might render me able to understand non-verbal subtext, but doom me to a life as a McDonald's manager.
While there are similarities in the two disorders (as well as with Asperger's) the tag "juvenile schizophrenia" is misleading, as Autism is not restricted to children.
That being said, further research into this pattern (such as to determine if there is an impact on schizophrenia) is of interest. As an aspie, I'm greatly appreciative of any information that can help me deal with the cards I've been dealt.
Wish I had mod points. you'd be on your way to "-5 Holier-than-thou"
You're presuming to know the editor's intent, and furtermore using it as a platform to go wildly off topic.
Seriously, your first attempt to introduce moral judgement to this discussion was off-topic. Continuing to run your mouth and argue your point simply marks you as a self-important fuckwit.
That label is your cue to either temporarilly or permanently disable auto-play on your DVD drive. If you don't allow their "protection" software to run, you won't have a problem playing the DVD on your computer. Of course once it has run...
Is it possible to (easily) run that player on a distro other than Linspire? I'm genuinely curious and the Linspire site (understandably) doesn't provide any information to that effect...
Still not going to keep the individual that comes out to physically reposess the vehicle from getting shot through the head though.
Seriously. If a person has credit that bad, I'd rather not do business with him in the first place. Someone with nothing to lose is going to be a lot more likely to take extreme measures to keep what he has.
That being said, any scumbag who uses something like this in a Buy here Pay here scheme that winds up having his head used as wallpaper paste probaby got what he deserved.
You, sir, area an asshole. Please die in a fire as soon as possible. Take any children you might have with you. The sooner your genes are extinguished from this earth, the better for the rest of us.
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With any luck, someone will shoot him in the back of the head. End of problem. Fuckwits like that need to be ended ASAP.
I would shed not a single tear, nor wring my hands about big government.
Ah. I understand. Been a while since I've moved myself. I had forgotten what that can do to a body.
I don't think such restraint is necessary in such cases. If it's clear to me that the tech doesn't know his job properly, I would have no problem pointing out that I had superior knowledge of the matter at hand.
Life is too short to humor morons.
Yea good luck with that one. I try to prepare as much of my food as I can myself, to eliminate HFCS, but it's not economically feasable for a single guy who wants to spend his free time doing something other than cooking and/or "protesting".
I can't stand HFCS. I drink Diet Coke because the real thing started giving me heartburn when they dropped Cane Sugar.
I can't realistically eliminate it from my diet until I can either afford to buy "health food alternatives" (which don't exist for everyting) all the time, or can find a wife to work for the both of us so I can do the cooking
He forgot to use the tag. Y'know, to clue you into the joke.
Heh. I wonder how many moderators will take you seriously. (sorry to spoil the deadpan)
Another poster stated it clearer than I did. Even if I bothered to learn a new layout, it would only cause me trouble, as when I went to use a computer elsewhere , such as a shared test machine at work, I'd have to switch back to QWERTY.
There's just no reason for me to learn a new layout. It isn't used where I work (and it won't be) my friends dont' use it. There's only room for ONE touch typing layout in my muscle memory. I'm not going to pollute it by trying to learn this new "concept".
There is no benefit to me, monetary or otherwise, for me to even consider this new, very minor change to a standard keyboard layout, so I simply won't waste the effort.
That having somehow learned to touch-type on QWERTY some time in the last 30 years, there's zero chance I'm going to switch to a new variation of a conventional keyboard.
... yea great. Typing lessons didn't get me to touch typing on QWERTY, experience did. I have little time for classes, and I tend to devote those to something that's going to make my paycheck larger.
Alternative input, chorded keyboards and the like might have some value.
A "different sequence of letters" would do little but slow down my touch-typing for YEARS and interfere with the interface for any games that I choose to play on the PC.
TFA: "Typing lessons available"
Err.. I thought Jack Tramiel was responsible for the demise of Atari computers...
I wasn't really up on Commodore or Amiga (although I REALLY wanted an Amiga, and have since bought an Amiga Forever CD). Was Tramiel at Commodore before he joined Atari?
Been a long time since I tried to sell my ST (pre-FM) on consignment, only to have the consignment shop quietly close up and disappear... with my ST...
Which is why Cthulhu's 2008 campaign slogan will once again be "Because Really, Look at what Voting for the LESSER Evil Got You."
Firstly, I think the person you're responding to was referring to the post you initially responded to.
Second, that post in question was made by someone with a 4 digit Slashdot ID. Last time I moderated someone with that low an ID was the last time I had mod points (about 3 years ago). Somehow, I think those two events just MIGHT be related.
Well it takes a surfboard the size of CVN-65 Enterprise, but she can just manage it with a stiff breeze. *
oh... the web. No. She can't do that.
* Yes I know she's in her "waning" phase and not particularly fat right now, but just wait.
Your definition of "problem" and mine are apparently different...
I've now followed the links (had to skim a couple). Very interesting indeed. I'd have to say that one of the most frustrating things about Asperger's is having the cognitave ability to understand what's happening, but being unable to stop it through force of will. Probably now after my insurance kicks over to my new parent company after the first of the year, I'll finally pursue actually getting some kind of treatment, now that I have a fair idea that it won't turn me into a flatline.
Thanks again for the info.
That's a very interesting take on the three disorders in discussion. I haven't had a chance to follow your links yet, but you've given me a lot to think about (and to discuss with my doctor). Thanks for that.
Good catch. I missed that in my initial response in this thread. Lack of empathy, inability to process non-verbal communication (particularly the non-verbal sort associated with inter-gender relations) in the same innate manner as the average person, are the symptoms of my own Asperger's that have impacted me the most.
THing is though, older aspies eventually work it out (the non-verbal communication/flirting/pass), just too late. It's almost as if the part of the brain that most people use for that sort of communication is wired into other reasoning processes in Aspergers and Autism subjects.
My great fear has always been that that part of my brain was (theoretically) repurposed to the skills that currently allow me to make a living, and that any cure might render me able to understand non-verbal subtext, but doom me to a life as a McDonald's manager.
While there are similarities in the two disorders (as well as with Asperger's) the tag "juvenile schizophrenia" is misleading, as Autism is not restricted to children.
That being said, further research into this pattern (such as to determine if there is an impact on schizophrenia) is of interest. As an aspie, I'm greatly appreciative of any information that can help me deal with the cards I've been dealt.
Not near-criminal, from what I've read. I believe it's "pull your license permanently"-criminal. As is driving slow in the passing lane.
Wish I had mod points. you'd be on your way to "-5 Holier-than-thou"
You're presuming to know the editor's intent, and furtermore using it as a platform to go wildly off topic.
Seriously, your first attempt to introduce moral judgement to this discussion was off-topic. Continuing to run your mouth and argue your point simply marks you as a self-important fuckwit.
That label is your cue to either temporarilly or permanently disable auto-play on your DVD drive. If you don't allow their "protection" software to run, you won't have a problem playing the DVD on your computer. Of course once it has run...
Is it possible to (easily) run that player on a distro other than Linspire? I'm genuinely curious and the Linspire site (understandably) doesn't provide any information to that effect...
You miss-spelled "All of them"
Still not going to keep the individual that comes out to physically reposess the vehicle from getting shot through the head though.
Seriously. If a person has credit that bad, I'd rather not do business with him in the first place. Someone with nothing to lose is going to be a lot more likely to take extreme measures to keep what he has.
That being said, any scumbag who uses something like this in a Buy here Pay here scheme that winds up having his head used as wallpaper paste probaby got what he deserved.
You, sir, area an asshole. Please die in a fire as soon as possible. Take any children you might have with you. The sooner your genes are extinguished from this earth, the better for the rest of us.
If you believe the payement will actually be lowered based on this scheme, I have some swamp land to sell you in Florida.
Honestly. What makes you think creditors will pass ANY of this "savings" on to their other customers?