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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Republicans win control of US Senate |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 06 Nov 2024, 3:36 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,186
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I pray to God, for the sake of the world, that the American people do not get what they have just asked for.
I've nothing more to say. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Feeling Embarrassed and Second-Guessing |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2024, 9:33 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,237
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Gentleman Argentum wrote: If this forum had a thumbs up feature then I would have thumbed-up all of the posts here,
If this forum had a thumbs-up feature then I wouldn't be here. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Trump team fully embraces RFK Jr.'s vaccine skepticism |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2024, 9:29 am
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,262
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Can we please let's not keep calling it 'skepticism'?
I mean, if someone gets caught with his hand in the till and claims he wasn't stealing, we wouldn't say he was being 'skeptical' about it, would we. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Is anyone else mad PETA dissed on Steve Irwin? |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2024, 9:26 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 423
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| PETA is one of those organisations which takes an otherwise noble or worthy cause, and then drives people away from it by advocating for it in the ugliest and most self-centred ways it could possibly think of. Other examples of the same syndrome, in my opinion, are Just Stop Oil and SPUC. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Reincarnation |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2024, 8:38 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 958
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| If it's not true, then why do I not feel this sense of urgency to get everything out of this life time? Maybe you just haven't swallowed the propaganda that everybody should work their butts off to achieve their absolute maximum potential. I'm 60 and I'm so glad that all the BS about 'potential' is... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Childhood ambition |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2024, 8:34 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,368
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| As a small kid I wanted to be a footballer, spaceman, spy, etc. As an older kid I never had any ambition. As a 'bright' kid, most of my energy was spent fighting for the right to a normal childhood. I was never given any career guidance or advice. It was simply assumed that I was going to become an ... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: What are your professions ? |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2024, 8:30 am
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Replies: 10
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| Hi James! Hi. Sorry I took so long to come back. If your plan is to retire soon, what are your plans to gain money? You mean, after I retire? Hopefully I won't have to. I'm lucky enough to have bought my own house when that was still possible. I've put money aside into pensions for a while now. So ... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: I finally have a job! |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2024, 4:08 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,581
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That's brilliant  well done. Let us all know how it goes. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone with an IQ over 130 is automatically neurodivergent ? |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2024, 4:20 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,444
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timf wrote: I joined Mensa over 40 years ago
I tried to join Mensa over 30 years ago, but they didn't seem to have anyone who knew how to stuff an application form in an envelope. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Female false red flag signals |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2024, 5:31 am
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Replies: 64
Views: 6,086
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I'm one of the fortunate autistic people who is able to understand sarcasm at least some of the time.
I choose not to use it around other autistic people, because they may take it literally, and that may lead to confrontation. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Parking Lots and Parking Structures |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2024, 3:37 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,066
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| Airports are a nightmare for autistic people. What saves me is the departure board; as long as I'm within sight of one, I can put my headphones on and zone out, knowing that I won't miss my plane. Otherwise I just make sure I'm in control as far as possible, and keep all processes linear, making sur... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: First Computer Ever Used/Owned? |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2024, 3:29 pm
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Replies: 64
Views: 4,520
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| Was there a Windows NT. operating system ? ever?? Yes it was the precursor to our present-day Windows operating system. At first it was marketed to "enterprise" users. Its precursor, in turn, was the VMS operating system. In parallel, DOS-based versions of Windows were marketed to consume... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: First Computer Ever Used/Owned? |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2024, 3:24 pm
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Replies: 64
Views: 4,520
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| First one I ever used was an RML 380Z. First one I owned: a Sinclair ZX Spectrum. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: What is your main phone? And, what's the best you've owned? |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2024, 3:22 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,631
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Current phone is a Samsung Galaxy S20FE.
Best I ever owned was the original Nokia 3310, in my opinion the best phone ever built. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Parking Lots and Parking Structures |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2024, 1:19 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,066
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| At an airport near me, you drive in via an automatic gate that reads your licence plate. When it recognises you have pre-paid, it opens and lets you in, without issuing a ticket. From there to the terminal, you are bombarded with electronic billboards at roadside and on the shuttle bus, reminding yo... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Trump Worked At McDonald's |
| JamesW |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2024, 12:57 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 960
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| Incidentally it's not completely true that McDonald's doesn't hire convicted felons. From https://www.soapcentral.com/lifestyle/news-does-mcdonald-s-hire-convicted-felons-details-explored-jon-cooper-suggests-trump-get-real-job-fast-food-restaurant (click it if you must, but be aware it's covered in ... |
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