User: footility

Re:This is not a disease..

On: Wired on Autism in the Valley

I'm mildly dyslexic, and IMO, it is a misconception
that dyslexics have trouble spelling, but maybe I
just overcompensate. I personally have trouble
reading things that do not _fully_ engage my brain;
it /literally/ puts me to sleep. I have found
that wearing colored sunglasses, particularly blue,
enables me to read without falling asleep. However,
this still does not help a bit with my
comprehension; by the time I turn the page, it's as
if I'd never read the previous page. Frustrating.

In short, I cannot learn literally. I have to
learn things conceptually. Words are not concepts.
They /are/ representations of concepts, but I guess
that is not strong enough for my brain to create
the necessary biochemical connections necessary
to have knowledge.

Things I actually do remember, I remember
forever.

Oh, btw, I'm a programmer fluent in 7 (computer)
languages, and generally become productive with
a language in about five days. Note that I did
not say /expert/ in five days ;-).

lisdexicly,
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way eastern, actually.

On: For The Love Of Open Source

IMO, the open source community is a pure environment
where one may be measured by her actions -- nothing
more. Not skin color, eye color, national origin, nothing; nothing more than your /real/ tangible
contribution to the society. A great lack of
prejudice. No social-fostering of pretense. Pure.