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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Do you own astronomical equipment? |
| resfirestar |
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Posted: 20 May 2011, 8:44 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 5,401
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| I like getting outside and testing my eyes, equipment, and finding skills. If you want pretty pictures, go to NASA's website. It's also a very topical social experience if you go to a star party. Equipment, objects and science are the basis of most conversations, and little things like eye contact a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The new AS Test (Among the best I've seen) |
| resfirestar |
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Posted: 18 May 2011, 7:38 pm
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Replies: 190
Views: 18,061
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70/72
Strange that it was that high. By now I recognize what questions are doing to scores, but I was still brutally honest and disagreed on about 5 traits. I like the correlation to specific criteria, although how it greened areas I answered "sometimes" to is a bit weird. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Do you own astronomical equipment? |
| resfirestar |
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Posted: 14 May 2011, 11:56 am
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Replies: 39
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| Just jumping in, I have an 8" Zhumell dob and a 4.5" Orion dob. I really haven't used them for awhile, since I've been too busy to drive around and my backyard is light-polluted (local and skyglow) as well as surrounded by trees. My renewed interest in astrophysics and the approaching summer vacatio... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you even want to be more social? |
| resfirestar |
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Posted: 14 May 2011, 11:37 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,576
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| I want to be able to make that choice on a case-by-case basis. Right now I can't really converse well, so when I want to hang out with some people it doesn't go well. I just want to develop better social skills so I can have a few friends. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What did you do during highschool lunch? |
| resfirestar |
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Posted: 03 May 2011, 6:17 pm
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Replies: 118
Views: 13,977
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| I would take my lunch and go eat outside to avoid having to be around people, regardless of whether it was -20C outside or not :lol: The only thing I hate more than that crowded cafeteria is the cold, and it's against the rules to eat outside for some reason, so when it's not freezing, I force myse... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty" |
| resfirestar |
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Posted: 01 May 2011, 4:26 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,342
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| GNOME 3 is supposedly much more configurable if you want a Unity-type shell with more options; I'll try it out soon. I noticed last night that Unity really fails when you have lots of stuff open at once, since my Saturday night usually involves a large amount of browsers, terminals, and text editors... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Acquired Autism Spectrum Disorder" |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2011, 3:47 pm
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Replies: 30
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| Um, what do they mean, my generation is introverted and hates being around other people? I can see the low attention span, and I'll agree that TV is probably a big part of it, but they're incredibly social, talking to each other at every chance or texting when distance or teachers won't allow it. I ... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty" |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2011, 12:11 am
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Replies: 28
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| I'm surprised there isn't a thread yet...what does everyone think of the new Ubuntu? Do you love Unity, or did you switch back to regular GNOME in the first few minutes? Did the upgrade wreck anything? Any other tweaks to comment on? Personally, I like Unity because it frees up so much screen space ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Marijuana... does it help you? |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2011, 11:44 pm
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Replies: 47
Views: 6,703
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| I personally think smoking things is disgusting, and the purported effects of pot don't appeal to me much. I also don't want to become psychologically dependent on anything, since I've shown in the past that I easily fall into rituals and have a really hard time going back to normal. I support legal... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does oral fixation count as stimming? |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2011, 9:46 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,490
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| I stopped sucking my thumb at about 10, since my teeth were going way out of line. I keep my hands near my mouth, especially when I'm stressed out, and I also notoriously chew the collars and sleeves of my shirts, just like my cousin, who has HFA. It's become a family joke that I'm the only one who ... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Bitcoin |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2011, 11:40 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,577
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| Interesting, but I'm still a little wary of a distributed network handling money. Of course, it's probably very secure and maybe even harder to hack than a central bank, but I would have to look for holes myself before trusting it. Also, there seem to be very few places it can be used for now, but t... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: I'm so proud of me! |
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Posted: 22 Apr 2011, 8:20 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,140
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100% (60/60) on the end of year Biology test.  . The whole school knows since the girl on the next computer told everyone, which I kinda hate because of the random compliments I have no idea how to respond to. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else prefer cold weather? |
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Posted: 21 Apr 2011, 4:27 pm
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Replies: 49
Views: 8,606
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| Nice weather is obviously best, but cold is my favorite of the extremes. Aside from the cold feeling better, you can also block out the cold with coats. No such solution to heat. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Doctor Who Star Elisabeth Sladen Dies age 63 |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2011, 7:02 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,653
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She was my favorite of the sidekicks...will be missed.  |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Nintendo 3DS |
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Posted: 17 Apr 2011, 7:05 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,829
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Heh, I was here to say I wouldn't get one, but then someone mentioned Mario Kart, I googled it, and now I REALLY want one.  |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Films I love, but everyone else hates. |
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Posted: 17 Apr 2011, 7:03 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 7,380
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Independence Day, which is so much fun nothing else matters.
Revenge of the Sith, even though I hated the other prequels.
Shrek 3, although I didn't like it as much as the first two.
Cars (meh, it wasn't horrible).
Mr. Bean's Holiday, why was that considered bad?  |
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