I'm finally considering going on something for my Masters. I made it through all of mechanical engineering just on account that I was 'smart'. I've been able to get good reviews at work even though I feel like I only work 2 hours a day. The rest I spend on slashdot and fark or elsewhere on the internet. But somehow the ADHD has kept it such that I'll work in spurts and and surf and still get more work done than my peers.
It seems that/. has a different group consensus on ADHD (thankfully) but there are some places that think it is made up. That it's just 'kids being kids'. If you spend an hour with me in a 'boring' situation that I don't have my internet pacifier, I start making up things to do. Below is something that I wrote for another website on ADHD: ADHD indeed does suck. On Welbutrin right now, but at times it makes me near manic. I mean I'm VERY productive but short term memory is nill (I can't remember where I would set a screw driver) and wouldn't work on something for more than 10 minutes at a time. (Opposed to 30 seconds at a time and switching jobs), I honestly would forget words and speaking came out like I had tics, but it's helped a bit.
My adult test for ADHD is sex. As long as I have a 'task' which is her pleasure. I'm all into it. I'm concentrating on something. There is however, no such thing as relaxing. Because as soon as I'm told to 'relax' and it's my turn, ADHD kicks in. "Ooh MyTurn.This feels good, hrm I wonder what that car sound was, cars I wonder where I parked my car, oh yeah in the garage next to that BMW, I wonder if I could get a free test ride. shiat losing erection, she looks like it's her, think sexy thoughts think sexy thoughts. Hrm, last time I had sex, that was last weekend, last weekend oh that was before I went to work, work I wonder if that simulation was finished running, crap I have a meeting on Monday, Monday that's labor day, no work labor day, labor day, stupid unions, probably the only thing they've ever given us, union contract expiring at work".
Repeat. There is a reason sex can take up to 45 minutes and NO it is not fun.
The only exception is when I either haven't had it in a LONG time (Long distance GF) or it's the first time with someone. Even the second time my brain goes "heh, already done this. What else is can I think about."
Only thing worse is when I've been cramming for a final on a subject and the brain tries to incorporate the two. Clutch friction plates, rotational intertia, wave motion, hell I have a sex.c file somewhere in my brain. "No baby, it's not you, I just can't figure out the switch statements for this subroutine."
THAT is ADHD.
The Welbutrin is so so. I think it severely affects my short term memory. When I'm taking it I can't multi-task because I'll forget what the other task was, so it does sort of force me to work on one thing. However at times it makes me talk like a stroke victim because I can't even speak.
Anytime you realize you need to find something, appropriate response is to jump on the table and yell: Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle!
Get a good Garmin or other hand held GPS. One that can be operated with winter gloves on or such. If he's like my dad, he's not going to want to mess with any other applications or functionality. He wants a device to tell him how to get to the next camp site or hunting spot. Not listen to MP3s. He's also going to want something that is probably water proof, drop proof and has a battery life much longer than that of an old phone.
Garmins are by far the easiest to hack and even allow you to use your own maps. TomTom from what I've heard locks their stuff down hard. Plus Garmin has been around longer in the 'off road' GPS device market.
For yourself, sure, sounds like a fun project. I'm considering an iPod Touch + Bluetooth GPS + Jailbreaking as an in car GPS device. I was looking for an application to make the maps from OSM, but it looks like Mobile Atlas will do that.
I really hope that Debian/kFreeBSD pulls through. I love ZFS. I honestly couldn't imagine going to another file system, ever, for my server needs.
I run Xen, all of my Xen disks are just zvols. I accidentally screwed one up, just rolled it back to the last version. Because of the deduplication, I only 'used' the data that had changed.
Since it's a server, I guess I'll be one of the last to turn the lights out when something finally comes along to replace it. Xen was cake to get running (compared to Linux). It runs a Debian machine and an XP machine. Seemed adequately fast.
For arrests, just release statistics. "This weekend we arrested 5 people on DUI. 1 Burglary. 1 Indecent exposure."
Only AFTER someone has been convicted in the court of law should their names be released. Release their names, photos who cares.
I remember there were some people up in arms that Spain refused to release the names of the guys that were accused of running a bot net. I'd love to see a sane law in the United States, but I'm not going to wait on it.
I am 'open to' having sex with beautiful women to enhance my medical education. For example, sex with beautiful women could help me learn female anatomy, or how to run a patient clinic.
Of course I'll need government funding. 4 years and $1M should do it. I'll write a great thesis too to determine if any of the above is actually true.
In Windows 7 you STILL can't open a folder in the trash. Drag folder to trash. Realize you need one file out of that folder. In Windows 7 double clicking on the folder only brings up useless information such as "when you deleted this" and "where was this folder originally". OPEN THE ()@# FOLDER.
Apple OSes have done this since at least System 7 when I started using them. Pretty sure Gnome does it too.
It's not me I'm worried about. It's my kid, my dog, my drunk roommate etc.
I had an Acer destroyed by a girlfriend who tripped over it while it was on a TV tray stand. Shoved the adapter and board back about 4". I salvaged it by soldering the cord directly to the mobo and then snaking the cable on the bottom of the laptop and duct taping it down for strain relief.
Maybe they kept hearing from their older siblings, parents, or the media how 'slow' Windows would get over time. Being the "IT person" I'd help my friends clean their computers for beer or liquor.
There were some computers that were practically unusable. My friends got 'used' to the slow speed but I just ended up booting off of USB to try and clean stuff, even then it was no guarantee. Kazaa, spyware, viruses, they had it all.
I have never, once, had to clean off a Mac. Cite Pwn2Own or "proof of concept" stuff all you want but I've never had to clean a Mac. (Maybe Mac virus writers tend to be better coders?). Toss on top of that the fact that Apple is the 'it' company now, every 3rd party vendor in the world wants to make sure they support them.
[I love Ubuntu, I've moved my GF to it, but it hasn't been without some growing pains. Her Dell AIO printer took a seance to get working in Linux.]
Microsoft dug their own grave. I've heard completely non technical users advise others against Windows. The terms may not have been correct and it may have been more hearsay than actual fact but if it was happening in my social circles, it was happening elsewhere. I've been at parties where someone will give advice to another on how they should get an iPhone then proceed to show them how easy it is to use. The first person may have been complaining about how slow or hard to use their phone is (with some locked down 1/2 assed OS no doubt) and iPhone user will gush about the iOS. The same thing is happening with MacOS X.
Not everyone has an IT friend that will fix computers for beer. They're left at the mercy of getting raped by GeekSquad or the local guy who will charge $50 to clean everything. Those add up.
I've finally gotten to the point where I'll do ONE cleaning. I'll leave them with an Ubuntu CD if they want and the link to the Apple Store. I tell them I'd be more than happy to show them how to use either, but the next time they call me with a "slow windows machine" they're on their own.
Maybe you should have done more research about the college before letting your daughter go there. Or if she insisted, let her pay for it and figure out the IT stuff herself.
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They don't have the ramp up times that anti-depressants do. They are effective with the first dose.
That's what I really want. An on and off switch. Some days I don't want to focus. Weekends, summer school.
* No clue why I was AC last post...
I'm finally considering going on something for my Masters. I made it through all of mechanical engineering just on account that I was 'smart'. I've been able to get good reviews at work even though I feel like I only work 2 hours a day. The rest I spend on slashdot and fark or elsewhere on the internet. But somehow the ADHD has kept it such that I'll work in spurts and and surf and still get more work done than my peers.
It seems that /. has a different group consensus on ADHD (thankfully) but there are some places that think it is made up. That it's just 'kids being kids'. If you spend an hour with me in a 'boring' situation that I don't have my internet pacifier, I start making up things to do. Below is something that I wrote for another website on ADHD:
ADHD indeed does suck. On Welbutrin right now, but at times it makes me near manic. I mean I'm VERY productive but short term memory is nill (I can't remember where I would set a screw driver) and wouldn't work on something for more than 10 minutes at a time. (Opposed to 30 seconds at a time and switching jobs), I honestly would forget words and speaking came out like I had tics, but it's helped a bit.
My adult test for ADHD is sex. As long as I have a 'task' which is her pleasure. I'm all into it. I'm concentrating on something. There is however, no such thing as relaxing. Because as soon as I'm told to 'relax' and it's my turn, ADHD kicks in. "Ooh MyTurn.This feels good, hrm I wonder what that car sound was, cars I wonder where I parked my car, oh yeah in the garage next to that BMW, I wonder if I could get a free test ride. shiat losing erection, she looks like it's her, think sexy thoughts think sexy thoughts. Hrm, last time I had sex, that was last weekend, last weekend oh that was before I went to work, work I wonder if that simulation was finished running, crap I have a meeting on Monday, Monday that's labor day, no work labor day, labor day, stupid unions, probably the only thing they've ever given us, union contract expiring at work".
Repeat. There is a reason sex can take up to 45 minutes and NO it is not fun.
The only exception is when I either haven't had it in a LONG time (Long distance GF) or it's the first time with someone. Even the second time my brain goes "heh, already done this. What else is can I think about."
Only thing worse is when I've been cramming for a final on a subject and the brain tries to incorporate the two. Clutch friction plates, rotational intertia, wave motion, hell I have a sex.c file somewhere in my brain. "No baby, it's not you, I just can't figure out the switch statements for this subroutine."
THAT is ADHD.
The Welbutrin is so so. I think it severely affects my short term memory. When I'm taking it I can't multi-task because I'll forget what the other task was, so it does sort of force me to work on one thing. However at times it makes me talk like a stroke victim because I can't even speak.
That's Spanish (Mexican dialect).
Anytime you realize you need to find something, appropriate response is to jump on the table and yell: Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle!
I've never had a relationship you insensitive clod!
My favorite bar is so popular, no one ever goes there because it is too crowded.
My home network can do 100Kb/s up, which is plenty fast for tiny proxy.
I also have a $4.99/month VPS that is on a very fast line that I run ssh -D and tiny proxy on.
I use Password Composer (runs as a grease monkey script, so will run under Chrome or GlimmerBlocker).
Just happen to be on campus today, maybe I'll go over to the CS building and pour one out.
Indiana Jones has one.
Get a good Garmin or other hand held GPS. One that can be operated with winter gloves on or such. If he's like my dad, he's not going to want to mess with any other applications or functionality. He wants a device to tell him how to get to the next camp site or hunting spot. Not listen to MP3s. He's also going to want something that is probably water proof, drop proof and has a battery life much longer than that of an old phone.
Garmins are by far the easiest to hack and even allow you to use your own maps. TomTom from what I've heard locks their stuff down hard. Plus Garmin has been around longer in the 'off road' GPS device market.
For yourself, sure, sounds like a fun project. I'm considering an iPod Touch + Bluetooth GPS + Jailbreaking as an in car GPS device. I was looking for an application to make the maps from OSM, but it looks like Mobile Atlas will do that.
I really hope that Debian/kFreeBSD pulls through. I love ZFS. I honestly couldn't imagine going to another file system, ever, for my server needs.
I run Xen, all of my Xen disks are just zvols. I accidentally screwed one up, just rolled it back to the last version. Because of the deduplication, I only 'used' the data that had changed.
Since it's a server, I guess I'll be one of the last to turn the lights out when something finally comes along to replace it. Xen was cake to get running (compared to Linux). It runs a Debian machine and an XP machine. Seemed adequately fast.
heroine is an appetite suppressant.
What do female superheros have to do with anything?
Torque - Torques
Personally that's the ONLY way they should do it.
For arrests, just release statistics.
"This weekend we arrested 5 people on DUI. 1 Burglary. 1 Indecent exposure."
Only AFTER someone has been convicted in the court of law should their names be released. Release their names, photos who cares.
I remember there were some people up in arms that Spain refused to release the names of the guys that were accused of running a bot net. I'd love to see a sane law in the United States, but I'm not going to wait on it.
I am 'open to' having sex with beautiful women to enhance my medical education. For example, sex with beautiful women could help me learn female anatomy, or how to run a patient clinic.
Of course I'll need government funding. 4 years and $1M should do it. I'll write a great thesis too to determine if any of the above is actually true.
Permanent backwards compatibility leads to the cruft that is Windows. Sometimes you need to cut loose old APIs and compatibility and move forward.
Didn't someone estimate that they spent more than 1/2 of their development time trying to support IE6? Sometimes you need to break things.
If you don't want to change. Don't. If 6 works for you, then keep using 6.
"You are interacting with a randomly assigned keypad. The numbers are in this order: 9 4 6 2 4 3 1 5 7. "
Sorry State of Sound in Linux.
He wrote an update in 2009.
He pretty much hits the nail on the head with every single problem I've had with Linux audi.
Draco Linux is OSS only.
So a new package just shows up that tracks installs and this instantly means it's a forced install.
Doesn't sound too different from Debian's popularity-contest package (which has cron as a recommended install).
And is there anything in a conf file to direct the reporting elsewhere? Maybe to schools, large businesses, etc
Only 100% accurate? Given the necessity for a spinal tap it should go to 110%.
In Windows 7 you STILL can't open a folder in the trash. Drag folder to trash. Realize you need one file out of that folder. In Windows 7 double clicking on the folder only brings up useless information such as "when you deleted this" and "where was this folder originally". OPEN THE ()@# FOLDER.
Apple OSes have done this since at least System 7 when I started using them. Pretty sure Gnome does it too.
It's not me I'm worried about. It's my kid, my dog, my drunk roommate etc.
I had an Acer destroyed by a girlfriend who tripped over it while it was on a TV tray stand. Shoved the adapter and board back about 4". I salvaged it by soldering the cord directly to the mobo and then snaking the cable on the bottom of the laptop and duct taping it down for strain relief.
Maybe they kept hearing from their older siblings, parents, or the media how 'slow' Windows would get over time. Being the "IT person" I'd help my friends clean their computers for beer or liquor.
There were some computers that were practically unusable. My friends got 'used' to the slow speed but I just ended up booting off of USB to try and clean stuff, even then it was no guarantee. Kazaa, spyware, viruses, they had it all.
I have never, once, had to clean off a Mac. Cite Pwn2Own or "proof of concept" stuff all you want but I've never had to clean a Mac. (Maybe Mac virus writers tend to be better coders?). Toss on top of that the fact that Apple is the 'it' company now, every 3rd party vendor in the world wants to make sure they support them.
[I love Ubuntu, I've moved my GF to it, but it hasn't been without some growing pains. Her Dell AIO printer took a seance to get working in Linux.]
Microsoft dug their own grave. I've heard completely non technical users advise others against Windows. The terms may not have been correct and it may have been more hearsay than actual fact but if it was happening in my social circles, it was happening elsewhere. I've been at parties where someone will give advice to another on how they should get an iPhone then proceed to show them how easy it is to use. The first person may have been complaining about how slow or hard to use their phone is (with some locked down 1/2 assed OS no doubt) and iPhone user will gush about the iOS. The same thing is happening with MacOS X.
Not everyone has an IT friend that will fix computers for beer. They're left at the mercy of getting raped by GeekSquad or the local guy who will charge $50 to clean everything. Those add up.
I've finally gotten to the point where I'll do ONE cleaning. I'll leave them with an Ubuntu CD if they want and the link to the Apple Store. I tell them I'd be more than happy to show them how to use either, but the next time they call me with a "slow windows machine" they're on their own.
Maybe you should have done more research about the college before letting your daughter go there. Or if she insisted, let her pay for it and figure out the IT stuff herself.