The autism that most people notice is in severe form. I've got a mild variety, and my docter tells me I'm the highest-functioning autistic he's seen in Grand Rapids.
I was originally diagnosed with ADHD when I was five, and prescribed Ritalin by a doctor who'd been taken in by the hype at the time. They had be up to 20 mg three time a day before they realised it didn't do a damn thing for me.
When I was in 5th grade, I became suicidal, and ended up inpatient at a mental health clinic. They stripped me of medications and observed me. I was finally put on Risperdal(2 mg twice per day), Welbutrin and Clonodine. Within a year they'd switched me to Risperdal, Luvox and Welbutrin. Later, in high school, I was diagnosed with Aspergers, and I was switched to Welbutrin SR. (300 mg twice per day.)
I was delayed a year before entering primary school, since I was antisocial. I was in "Developmental Kindergarten", which other kids called "Dumb Kids." (They since renamed it to "Young Fives")
In primary school, I actively avoided making friends. (Hey, it was fun being miserable. All the people with authority felt sorry for you.)
In middle school, once I was on the Risperdal, I started becoming social. I made my first few friends. (People say middle school is hell for a lot of kids. It didn't seem any worse than elementary school, where I was trampled in a game one kid called "Smear the Queer")
In high school, I became good friends with most of my teachers. My freshman year wasn't any more painful than middle school was. In my sophomore year and later, other students respected me for my skills and abilities. I played a lead role in a play my senior year.
In college, I work as a student tutor. I like to think that all of my coworkers like me. I know I'm one of the most reliable of the tutors on staff, even if I am a bit vain in other circles.;)
So there's my psychological medical history. Decide for yourself.
I guess you couldn't possibly work with someone like me.
I've got Asperger's (and a little bit of a chip on my shoulder), which is a form of mild autism that inclines me to do everything on your list except manage.;)
You might suggest to your coworker that he get tested for Aspergers, and get perscriptions to help. I know mine help me a great deal. Of course, you're going to get an icy glare.
From personal experience, I'd guess that in person he goes O/T with every third sentence, even if you change topics with him every second sentence. He probably doesn't have much empathy skill (Mine aren't natural...I had to learn them from a therapist. She was overjoyed when I pointed out she looked preoccupied.).
If he does have empathy skill, or if he is attempting to improve himself, I can pretty much gaurantee he feels like shit every time he makes a mistake like the ones you mention. (It's generally a, "DAMNIT! I can't seem to do anything right!" internal reaction.) Give him a break. Offer him help. He needs it, even if he doesn't want to admit it. His self-esteem is artificially inflated, at best, and he feels it.
Hell, give him my email address. I'll talk with him.
Unfortunately, their moderation system is rigged so it gets paid as soon as they get bought out. So in order to keep that prospect alive, it gives them free karma every time they post a comment.
No, you haven't. Currently, we don't have any manageable systems available that produce more energy than required to keep the reaction going. (In fact, we don't have any manageable systems that can sustain themselves.)
I suppose the parent has a point in that a fusion bomb does produce enough energy to further itself, at least for a little while, and we simply don't have the technology to contain all the energy required to sustain a reaction of that type.
I remember reading a book (one of the Net Force series, I think) that talked about an RFID system where the proper user of the gun wore an RFID tag in an ornamental ring that the gun scanned for.
Ever notice how senior citizens tend to look straight ahead? Even when you pass them? Arthritis makes it painful to check their blind spot, or even look for oncoming traffic.
I do that. You still have a a couple of blind spots, but they're ideally too small for a car (or even a motorcycle) to fit in.
I think the idea of radar (possibly with collision warning) is useful, especially for senior citizens who don't turn their heads to look side to side due to their arthritis.
Pardon me for being political, but how do you call "firearms" preventable deaths?
Do you mean, used in an illegal fashion? Used in self-defense? Used when daddy didn't know Junior knew the number to the gun safe?
I'm not going to launch into a spat about civil liberties, but I would like to point out that many (most?) firearms-related deaths occured because one of the parties involved failed in their responsibility. (Whether it was the assailant for assailing, or the daddy for not educating Junior effectively on gun safety.)
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Yeah, OS X's perl doesn't give me max precision once it hits 39.
I enjoyed the part of the book I read. (I bought it to give to a friend for Christmas, and only had a couple hours to read it.)
A couple of the things he did in there inspired me to write some programs. (Like a turbulance simulation, and a couple cellular automota) And I got addicted to Conway's Game of Life again for another full year.
I'm going to read the whole thing not because I want to learn everything in it, but because I want it to inspire me with ideas of my own.
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So we meet up with this "El Guapo" guy, who's probably the biggest thing out of Mexico, and we get rich!
(Note...don't mod down if you don't get the reference.)
He's complaining that tariffs to China are much higher than tariffs from China? What's he want, import tariffs to go up?
Depressions have been started because competing companies got into tariff wars. And political fallout (steel tariffs and the EU, anyone?) gets nasty too.
Heinlein always talked about democracy being likely to fail when people voted themselves bread-and-circuses. I wish he would have speculated on the sequence of events that could cause it.
I'd rather know about the money I'll be making five to ten years into the job. If the company has starting salaries too high, chances are they aren't going to be around that long.
According to the American constitution, laws cannot be ex post facto. Does that refer to the law itself, or the interpretation of the law? Bright lining is a good example...can some rabid IP lawyer say that, based on a current interperetation of a law, a given act is punishable, even though it was committed when a previous interperetation was in effect? (Obviously, they wouldn't be that overt about it.)
I disagree. It may be egostistical, but the human species is the only one that's been able to develop technology to the level of artificial chemistry and nuclear reactions and materials.
The planet as a ball of rock is safe, for now. We don't have the means to apply enough energy to force a significant portion of its mass out of the local area in one punch.
The planet, as a biological construct, is at risk. I'm not saying we could wipe off every bacterium on Earth, but we could certainly disrupt the biological system enough to make it incapable of sustaining humans. And in the end, that's all that matters, isn't it?
I don't really think that's applicable. If they'd stopped servicing their existing contracts (read, warranties) then I could see it. People have been very aware of the warranties on their drives, though, so it's not like they've got a right to complain. (At least, in this case.)
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So that's you're reason. And that's the reason of a lot of developers out there.
But it's not the reason you use if you want commercial backing of any open source projects, and it's not the (main) reason I use Linux exclusively.
The autism that most people notice is in severe form. I've got a mild variety, and my docter tells me I'm the highest-functioning autistic he's seen in Grand Rapids.
I got suicidal. Then I got medicated. Then the lightbulb came on.
I was originally diagnosed with ADHD when I was five, and prescribed Ritalin by a doctor who'd been taken in by the hype at the time. They had be up to 20 mg three time a day before they realised it didn't do a damn thing for me.
;)
When I was in 5th grade, I became suicidal, and ended up inpatient at a mental health clinic. They stripped me of medications and observed me. I was finally put on Risperdal(2 mg twice per day), Welbutrin and Clonodine. Within a year they'd switched me to Risperdal, Luvox and Welbutrin. Later, in high school, I was diagnosed with Aspergers, and I was switched to Welbutrin SR. (300 mg twice per day.)
I was delayed a year before entering primary school, since I was antisocial. I was in "Developmental Kindergarten", which other kids called "Dumb Kids." (They since renamed it to "Young Fives")
In primary school, I actively avoided making friends. (Hey, it was fun being miserable. All the people with authority felt sorry for you.)
In middle school, once I was on the Risperdal, I started becoming social. I made my first few friends. (People say middle school is hell for a lot of kids. It didn't seem any worse than elementary school, where I was trampled in a game one kid called "Smear the Queer")
In high school, I became good friends with most of my teachers. My freshman year wasn't any more painful than middle school was. In my sophomore year and later, other students respected me for my skills and abilities. I played a lead role in a play my senior year.
In college, I work as a student tutor. I like to think that all of my coworkers like me. I know I'm one of the most reliable of the tutors on staff, even if I am a bit vain in other circles.
So there's my psychological medical history. Decide for yourself.
Trying to copyright or trademark a part of a spoken language is ludicrous.
Wait... "zilla" is Japanese, right?
I guess you couldn't possibly work with someone like me.
;)
I've got Asperger's (and a little bit of a chip on my shoulder), which is a form of mild autism that inclines me to do everything on your list except manage.
You might suggest to your coworker that he get tested for Aspergers, and get perscriptions to help. I know mine help me a great deal. Of course, you're going to get an icy glare.
From personal experience, I'd guess that in person he goes O/T with every third sentence, even if you change topics with him every second sentence. He probably doesn't have much empathy skill (Mine aren't natural...I had to learn them from a therapist. She was overjoyed when I pointed out she looked preoccupied.).
If he does have empathy skill, or if he is attempting to improve himself, I can pretty much gaurantee he feels like shit every time he makes a mistake like the ones you mention. (It's generally a, "DAMNIT! I can't seem to do anything right!" internal reaction.) Give him a break. Offer him help. He needs it, even if he doesn't want to admit it. His self-esteem is artificially inflated, at best, and he feels it.
Hell, give him my email address. I'll talk with him.
At least it will be obvious when a new coat is needed.
I can see this stuff being required by ordnance in cities, especially places like Los Angeles and Beijing, where air pollution is a major issue.
Unfortunately, their moderation system is rigged so it gets paid as soon as they get bought out. So in order to keep that prospect alive, it gives them free karma every time they post a comment.
No, you haven't. Currently, we don't have any manageable systems available that produce more energy than required to keep the reaction going. (In fact, we don't have any manageable systems that can sustain themselves.)
I suppose the parent has a point in that a fusion bomb does produce enough energy to further itself, at least for a little while, and we simply don't have the technology to contain all the energy required to sustain a reaction of that type.
I remember reading a book (one of the Net Force series, I think) that talked about an RFID system where the proper user of the gun wore an RFID tag in an ornamental ring that the gun scanned for.
Or put the radar on the trailer, and have it communicate through the same connecter that supplies power to the brake and running lights.
Ever notice how senior citizens tend to look straight ahead? Even when you pass them? Arthritis makes it painful to check their blind spot, or even look for oncoming traffic.
I do that. You still have a a couple of blind spots, but they're ideally too small for a car (or even a motorcycle) to fit in.
I think the idea of radar (possibly with collision warning) is useful, especially for senior citizens who don't turn their heads to look side to side due to their arthritis.
Pardon me for being political, but how do you call "firearms" preventable deaths?
Do you mean, used in an illegal fashion? Used in self-defense? Used when daddy didn't know Junior knew the number to the gun safe?
I'm not going to launch into a spat about civil liberties, but I would like to point out that many (most?) firearms-related deaths occured because one of the parties involved failed in their responsibility. (Whether it was the assailant for assailing, or the daddy for not educating Junior effectively on gun safety.)
Yeah, OS X's perl doesn't give me max precision once it hits 39.
And then you'd have a setting saying whether you accepted so-and-so's modding.
But then the system gets overly complex and slashdot crawls under the load.
I didn't say that economic event was caused by tariffs.
I'm just saying that it's possible in theory, therefore it happened at some point in history, recorded or not.
And with two powerhouses of soverign countries, how are you going to enforce that without risking world war three?
I enjoyed the part of the book I read. (I bought it to give to a friend for Christmas, and only had a couple hours to read it.)
A couple of the things he did in there inspired me to write some programs. (Like a turbulance simulation, and a couple cellular automota) And I got addicted to Conway's Game of Life again for another full year.
I'm going to read the whole thing not because I want to learn everything in it, but because I want it to inspire me with ideas of my own.
So we meet up with this "El Guapo" guy, who's probably the biggest thing out of Mexico, and we get rich!
(Note...don't mod down if you don't get the reference.)
He's complaining that tariffs to China are much higher than tariffs from China? What's he want, import tariffs to go up?
Depressions have been started because competing companies got into tariff wars. And political fallout (steel tariffs and the EU, anyone?) gets nasty too.
Heinlein always talked about democracy being likely to fail when people voted themselves bread-and-circuses. I wish he would have speculated on the sequence of events that could cause it.
I'd rather know about the money I'll be making five to ten years into the job. If the company has starting salaries too high, chances are they aren't going to be around that long.
According to the American constitution, laws cannot be ex post facto . Does that refer to the law itself, or the interpretation of the law? Bright lining is a good example...can some rabid IP lawyer say that, based on a current interperetation of a law, a given act is punishable, even though it was committed when a previous interperetation was in effect? (Obviously, they wouldn't be that overt about it.)
I disagree. It may be egostistical, but the human species is the only one that's been able to develop technology to the level of artificial chemistry and nuclear reactions and materials.
The planet as a ball of rock is safe, for now. We don't have the means to apply enough energy to force a significant portion of its mass out of the local area in one punch.
The planet, as a biological construct, is at risk. I'm not saying we could wipe off every bacterium on Earth, but we could certainly disrupt the biological system enough to make it incapable of sustaining humans. And in the end, that's all that matters, isn't it?
I don't really think that's applicable. If they'd stopped servicing their existing contracts (read, warranties) then I could see it. People have been very aware of the warranties on their drives, though, so it's not like they've got a right to complain. (At least, in this case.)