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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Favorite Programming Language |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2006, 12:11 am
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Replies: 20
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Assembler...
Even though it's the hardest to work with, I still like it. It's really obvious what's supposed to happen... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Command Line--who likes it and who doesn't like it |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2006, 2:14 pm
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| When I first started, the CLI was all you used! (MS-DOS 5.0). I've been using the CLI for awhile - but Windows makes it unnecessary to use the CLI in day-to-day tasks. Modern linux distros don't require the CLI for much, either - unless you're adminning a server, or compiling software/installing har... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Do you have a gaydar? |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2006, 11:42 pm
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Replies: 80
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| but my mom's lesbian, so I got a lot of experience in the "typical" gay/lesbian traits. I can normally confirm it with some body language stuff - there's some interactions that gays have that straights don't catch on to, and I can recognize those pretty well (from familiarity). It's hard to explain ... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Post Your Desktops |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2006, 11:14 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,562
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Sorry if it's a little big, but I like my giant SGI monitor...
Ten points for guessing what I'm running  |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Job Agency specifically for Aspies? |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2006, 6:17 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Heh - I can drive just about everything on the road except for road trains and motorcycles. Funny thing is - I can handle long (multi-day) trips in a car, no problem, but go stir-crazy driving anything larger than a van more than a couple of hours - to the point of having to stop at rest areas and r... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are people with ASDs decendants of ancient nocternal humans? |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2006, 5:57 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Always have - even when I was 10 or 11, my sleep cycle would shift all summer to "stay up 'till 3 AM, sleep 'till noon". I hate mornings, can't get up to save my life, and am groggy for hours. And need too much caffeine to stay alert (on first shift for the forseeable future). I've always gotten alo... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: The Future of Linux? |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2006, 3:34 am
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Replies: 31
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| Gawd - feels like Slashdot in here with all the same, old, tired Windows/Linux kvetching. Windows is Windows - it is fantastic for writing huge, interconnected software packages. It's familiar, but it can be a stone b***h to optimize code for it. Linux is Linux - the wall between processes is much h... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: BBC Test of Moral Maturity |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2005, 5:42 pm
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Replies: 29
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| Results You scored 37.5 out of a total of 44. My Results Your score puts you in the highest category of social reasoning. You will see ethical and moral values as important to the needs of society and will appeal to basic rights or values. You might say "Honesty is a standard which everyone should ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: What type of Trasnportation are you, and why? |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2005, 5:06 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,276
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Mack truck.
Ugly as sin, built like a tank, strong like a bull, and absolutely no frippery or nonsense.
Plus, it's multi-talented - just not fun on long trips. Harsh suspension, no creature comforts. Expensive to maintain - not a lot of people can work on 'em well  |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Intro... |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2005, 11:51 pm
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Replies: 2
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| I'm 28, had never heard of Asperger's until my mom read something about it, recognized me in the article (not by name, just by behavior) and sent me looking for the info. Haven't seen a professional to wrap up the diagnosis - but since I don't have to prove it to anyone for benefits or exculpatory e... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: What kind of computer do you have? |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2005, 11:26 pm
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| Main desktop: Gateway P4 2.0 GHz (sold as a gaming rig - got it in swap for building this guy's new rig) 1 GB RAMBus 80 GB HDD Some crappy Sound Blaster Live Gateway OEM card... the crown jewel - A SGI (!) 20" CRT monitor. running Fedora Core 4. Fileserver: custom-built off of a Antec server chassis... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Bloatware rant |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2005, 11:09 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Used to leave one tab on Google News. Stopped that when *something* on the Google News site caused a hellacious memory leak, ate my 1 GB of RAM and 700 MB of swap in about 4 hours. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of other choices in Linux - Mozilla is even more bloated, and Konquerer is useless f... |
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