My wife has RP and we have been following the development of this prosthetic for years.
My wife however wants to wait until they can make a model with "heat vision" therefore becoming a super-powered cyborg, that can cook a steak just by staring at it.
As the granparent, I'll respond. My son is high functioning. My current opinion comes from three things.
The first is my son himself. You cannot seperate his autism from who he is. I love him like no other person on the planet, and like in the words of Mr. (Fred) Rogers, "I like him just the way he is."
The second is my friends who are adult autistics. I have yet to meet an adult autisitic that thinks they are in the need of a cure. Many of them believe the "therapy" they recieved as children to modify their behaivior was abusive.
The third is that I have a disabilty myself, as does my wife (onset after the birth of our son). We have learned that a disability does not mean that a life is incomplete whatsoever. Nor are disabilities something to be feared. Nor are they an unsurmountable obstacle to being happy. Most importantly, being disabled is not the end of the world.
You have a point, but you are making a generality out of a specific example. I don't have all the answers, and its very difficult to justify and qualify every opinion in a/. comment box.
The simple answer is that I simply do not know, and do not want to make such an ethical judgement like that off the cuff.
I probably would have just let it lie as a rhetorical question, if I were not quoted and asked directly.
Semanitcs and typos. Give me a break, it was 5 in the morning, and I had been up about 22 hours.:) I think both phrases are semanticaly correct. Just like I can either say, "My wife is blind" or "My wife has blindness". They are pretty much equal. But I agree with you, "my son is autistic" does sound better than "my son has autism". I'm still learning too.
I assure you that these researchers have no intention of "curing" your son.
Did you RTFA? And I quote:
The study, announced Friday, is far from monkey business. It was sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Cure Autism Now Foundation.
Tell me, what does an organization called "Cure Autism Now Foundation" have as its agenda?
I did not say I was against the research, I think it is a good thing. It is the motivation behind the research and the aims of those funding it that I believe is misguided.
To engage in pure speculation: A possible situation could be that the fire was started by one of his kids. They would've had access to his card
For Safeway, you don't even need the card -- just the phone number the card is associated with. I lost my card ages ago, but just put in the phone number I had when I got the card, and I get my discounts and my purchases tracked. It works all over the U.S. as I have done this in many states.
From the article: "One of the main problems in people with autism is that they don't find it very motivating to look at other individuals," Platt said.
This is an attitude of what those comfortable with Autism call a "curebie". I am the parent of a wonderful boy who happens to have autsim, and I can tell you, he is no need of a "cure".
Autism is categorized as a system-wide neurological disorder. A "disorder" because the system of an autistic individual deviates from what is considered "normal". These are most likely inherited traits. To "cure" autism would pretty much be a system of eugenics. Once born with these traits, there is no cure. Just as there would be no cure for left-handedness or red hair. This is not an acquired disease, this is who these people are.
Not being comfortable with looking at someone in the face is not the end of the world. I hope to teach my son coping mechanisms to live in a world that does not make sense to him, there is no need for him to pretend to not be autistic and fit in with the Neurotypical folk.
As cool as it is that monkeys like porn as much as the average slashdotter, this research in my opinion is misguided.
I could use some money! Quick! Somebody say something mean about me! Call me names! Make sure it is untrue. Looks like "grave robber" is worth $125k (Canadian) I bet I can get a few of those or worse here....
Why is it that the summary only mentions "political messages" when it is simply partisan messages for one side?
Because I wrote the summary to be about the technology used, not the message. It is the novel use of technology that I thought would have slashdot appeal.
This is just another example of slashdot shilling so hard for their side. Didn't Taco say this section was going to be fair?
You can't win if you don't play. Submit something interesting that Bush supporters are doing that you would think would appeal to slashdot.
Will this Graffiti technology be used for pro-Bush messages?
I see no reason why it couldn't. But don't expect American Graffiti to do it for you. You still have about 20 hours or so before the polls open to get something together if you want...
This is some capital out-of-the-box thinking. I am sure it has applications outside of what DeVaan is doing with Da Van. With Wi-Max having a range of 30 miles or so, I am thinking something similar could be used for temporary internet access where needed.
The first things that pop in mind is ruarl schools can have an "Internet Day" when the truck pulls up in front of the school, or possible military operations, extending internet out into the desert or jungle, or high steppe, or wherever they want to go next.
There is no WAY that the ORIGINAL copyright holder is going to benefit from a copyright 70 years after they are DEAD.
But Mickey Mouse will NEVER DIE.
Hey, maybe that is why they keep Walt on Ice, so if the Copyright Law does not change to perpetualy keep Steamboat Willy out of the public domain, they can thaw him so he can announce, "I'm still alive! Steamboat Willy is mine!!! mine!!!"
(two hour old story? This should be safe from the mods...)
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But Jolt Finder does not see a lot of traffic, I was thrilled when Firefox overtook Explorer. But then again, I use Firefox, and obsessivly check the statistics waiting for a slashdotting.
I AM American, and proud of it. I did take a shot at my countrymen, yes. Great thing about being American is the freedom to do so. I do not diminish myself, for I am clearly nowhere near the majority. I always find myself in the thin-slice of the pie-chart, as I am sure many of us here do.
I am critical of my country and fellow Americans, but that does not mean I am against them.
When I address the majority, I do not say "all" merely something greater than 50% more like 50.00000001%
Risking my Karma, unlike some "anonymous coward"...
Well it is a metaphor, nothing more. The animal refrence I think was directed at the majority of Americans since as sheep probably relate well to such metaphors.
What he is really saying is that Hackers are Anti-Sheep, while others are content to keep thier heads down grazing on what is fed to them, Hackers are the one watching the horizon to see what will appear next.
I also liked the classic picture of Woz & Jobs playing with Blue Box. (Is it just me but does it look like Jobs is going "what IS this thing, how does it work? beep beep beep? while Woz looks on just sighing wondering why his friend is having such a hard time?)
A frosted dog turd is still a dog turd.
You know, frosting seems to work for mini-wheats, which is just one or two steps above a dog turd in terms of "things I would put in my mouth without frosting".
I bet if the restoration was done on a beowulf cluster of old amigas running Linux, everyone would start saying Greedo shooting first was the best thing that ever happened to the trilogy...
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My wife has RP and we have been following the development of this prosthetic for years.
My wife however wants to wait until they can make a model with "heat vision" therefore becoming a super-powered cyborg, that can cook a steak just by staring at it.
I have yet to meet one. Of course this does not mean they do not exist. I've never met an Uzebek, but I do not think them fiction.
The difference between "curing" autism and correcting vision, is that 20/20 vision would not change who you fundamentaly are.
It is a logical fallacy to derive a general assumption from a specific example.
As the granparent, I'll respond. My son is high functioning. My current opinion comes from three things.
The first is my son himself. You cannot seperate his autism from who he is. I love him like no other person on the planet, and like in the words of Mr. (Fred) Rogers, "I like him just the way he is."
The second is my friends who are adult autistics. I have yet to meet an adult autisitic that thinks they are in the need of a cure. Many of them believe the "therapy" they recieved as children to modify their behaivior was abusive.
The third is that I have a disabilty myself, as does my wife (onset after the birth of our son). We have learned that a disability does not mean that a life is incomplete whatsoever. Nor are disabilities something to be feared. Nor are they an unsurmountable obstacle to being happy. Most importantly, being disabled is not the end of the world.
You have a point, but you are making a generality out of a specific example. I don't have all the answers, and its very difficult to justify and qualify every opinion in a /. comment box.
The simple answer is that I simply do not know, and do not want to make such an ethical judgement like that off the cuff.
I probably would have just let it lie as a rhetorical question, if I were not quoted and asked directly.
Semanitcs and typos. Give me a break, it was 5 in the morning, and I had been up about 22 hours. :) I think both phrases are semanticaly correct. Just like I can either say, "My wife is blind" or "My wife has blindness". They are pretty much equal. But I agree with you, "my son is autistic" does sound better than "my son has autism". I'm still learning too.
Did you RTFA? And I quote:
The study, announced Friday, is far from monkey business. It was sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Cure Autism Now Foundation.
Tell me, what does an organization called "Cure Autism Now Foundation" have as its agenda?
I did not say I was against the research, I think it is a good thing. It is the motivation behind the research and the aims of those funding it that I believe is misguided.
I said as much in my original post, no? I am teaching him (with much help) to "get along" in the world, but not changing who he fundamentaly is.
For Safeway, you don't even need the card -- just the phone number the card is associated with. I lost my card ages ago, but just put in the phone number I had when I got the card, and I get my discounts and my purchases tracked. It works all over the U.S. as I have done this in many states.
This is an attitude of what those comfortable with Autism call a "curebie". I am the parent of a wonderful boy who happens to have autsim, and I can tell you, he is no need of a "cure".
Autism is categorized as a system-wide neurological disorder. A "disorder" because the system of an autistic individual deviates from what is considered "normal". These are most likely inherited traits. To "cure" autism would pretty much be a system of eugenics. Once born with these traits, there is no cure. Just as there would be no cure for left-handedness or red hair. This is not an acquired disease, this is who these people are.
Not being comfortable with looking at someone in the face is not the end of the world. I hope to teach my son coping mechanisms to live in a world that does not make sense to him, there is no need for him to pretend to not be autistic and fit in with the Neurotypical folk.
As cool as it is that monkeys like porn as much as the average slashdotter, this research in my opinion is misguided.
I could use some money! Quick! Somebody say something mean about me! Call me names! Make sure it is untrue. Looks like "grave robber" is worth $125k (Canadian) I bet I can get a few of those or worse here....
Well one has to do what one must to help get his story on slashdot, right?
Actually, I am a HUGE Lucas fan, and don't get frothy at the mouth over the Special Editions.
For the record, I love Uncle George and support his first ammendment right to film gungans.
Because I wrote the summary to be about the technology used, not the message. It is the novel use of technology that I thought would have slashdot appeal.
This is just another example of slashdot shilling so hard for their side. Didn't Taco say this section was going to be fair?
You can't win if you don't play. Submit something interesting that Bush supporters are doing that you would think would appeal to slashdot.
Will this Graffiti technology be used for pro-Bush messages?
I see no reason why it couldn't. But don't expect American Graffiti to do it for you. You still have about 20 hours or so before the polls open to get something together if you want...
The first things that pop in mind is ruarl schools can have an "Internet Day" when the truck pulls up in front of the school, or possible military operations, extending internet out into the desert or jungle, or high steppe, or wherever they want to go next.
But Mickey Mouse will NEVER DIE.
Hey, maybe that is why they keep Walt on Ice, so if the Copyright Law does not change to perpetualy keep Steamboat Willy out of the public domain, they can thaw him so he can announce, "I'm still alive! Steamboat Willy is mine!!! mine!!!"
(two hour old story? This should be safe from the mods...)
This is the one day I am glad Leo is gone... if he weren't I'd be praying he takes a sick-day.
Where did I put that Bring Back Leo Petition...
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But Jolt Finder does not see a lot of traffic, I was thrilled when Firefox overtook Explorer. But then again, I use Firefox, and obsessivly check the statistics waiting for a slashdotting.
Who would have thought Ben Franklin's portrait over and over and over again would have such a positive effect?
Give me some evidence contrary to what I said, and I will consider changing my opinion, but for now I just call 'em like I see 'em.
I am critical of my country and fellow Americans, but that does not mean I am against them.
When I address the majority, I do not say "all" merely something greater than 50% more like 50.00000001%
Risking my Karma, unlike some "anonymous coward"...
What he is really saying is that Hackers are Anti-Sheep , while others are content to keep thier heads down grazing on what is fed to them, Hackers are the one watching the horizon to see what will appear next.
I also liked the classic picture of Woz & Jobs playing with Blue Box. (Is it just me but does it look like Jobs is going "what IS this thing, how does it work? beep beep beep? while Woz looks on just sighing wondering why his friend is having such a hard time?)
No comments, and the link is ALREADY DEAD.
The slashdot effect never fails to amaze me..
I think this would be very fitting punishment for a spammer.
A frosted dog turd is still a dog turd.
You know, frosting seems to work for mini-wheats, which is just one or two steps above a dog turd in terms of "things I would put in my mouth without frosting".
I bet if the restoration was done on a beowulf cluster of old amigas running Linux, everyone would start saying Greedo shooting first was the best thing that ever happened to the trilogy...
(Holy Karma-Risk Batman!)
Hirohito: Oh! You must have very big wafer!
Owner: Excuse me?! I was just asking you what you're up to with this manufacturing process!
Nothing! We are very simple people with very small wafer! Mr. Hosek's wafer is especially small!
Hosek: He he he! So small!
Hirohito: We cannot achieve much with so small wafer! But, you Americans! Wow! Wafer so big! SO BIG Wafer!
Owner: Well, I-I guess it is a pretty good size