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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Trump's Trial in NY |
| ToughDiamond |
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Replies: 49
Views: 1,945
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| One chap distributed leaflets and then set fire to himself and was critically injured: https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-apparently-sets-fire-courthouse-trump-trial/story?id=109433903 Sounds like he was a Trump supporter, but it remains to be seen. If people were unsure as to which side he was on than ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: The man vs bear meme |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 10:23 pm
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Replies: 151
Views: 1,979
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| Farewell, and thanks again for your supportive messages, Ocean. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Favorite plane? |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:52 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,042
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Don't know exactly, but it'll be something like this:
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Your Personal Stories of Malicious Compliance |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:27 pm
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Replies: 12
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| I had to flog my memory to think of a story, but finally remembered one. Dad had started to arrive home from work in a filthy mood. I made him a cup of tea, and he berated me because it wasn't strong enough - "I'd like some tea in my water," he shouted. Next time, it wasn't hot enough, and... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you UNHAPPY today. |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:08 pm
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| ^ I'd be tempted to leave another message on the portal asking for a reply there, with a good real or made-up excuse for not being able to phone. Though if your matter is urgent, there might not be time to mess about like that. A lot of bureaucrats seem to think phoning is the only way to communicat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you tell the difference between teasing and an insult? |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 2:31 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,867
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| I got it wrong at least once, though it was a complaint rather than an insult. A few people at work were telling me that my lab coat looked scruffy, and as they were smiling about it I thought they were teasing, so I "hit back" in an equally teasy way. Soon afterwards, the boss told me the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Skills |
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Posted: Yesterday, 12:56 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 252
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| Oh, emotional control? About 9 out of 10. I hardly ever jump about in joy, burst into tears in sorrow or frustration, freeze in terror, or whatever. I feel those things strongly enough but it's hard to tell from the outside. Not surprising. I'm British. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Obsessively trying to master things |
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Posted: Yesterday, 12:39 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,714
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| There's probably something in the control theory, but I see it as more than that, at least in my case. Dad used to say that although it took me longer than most people to understand a thing, when I got there I understood it better than most people. And until I got there, I didn't understand it at al... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: “Revenge is a dish best served cold” |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: 08 May 2024, 11:57 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 191
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| There's a similar phrase, "Don't get mad, get even," which I think is more benign. It's less warlike without becoming too goody-goody. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Capitalism and the Video Game Industry |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: 08 May 2024, 9:03 pm
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Replies: 29
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| Just one more reminder that business doesn't equal morality. That's why I don't give much support to the free-market ideology, and prefer that the wings of big business are clipped now and then. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you happy today. |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: 08 May 2024, 8:17 pm
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| You know those ads that pop up at the bottom of the TV screen when you're trying to watch a show? They annoy me and Mrs. ToughDiamond, so I began looking for a solution. First attempt : Fixed a carefully-measured strip of cardboard to the bottom of the screen. Result : Not very good. The cardboard w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Skills |
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Posted: 08 May 2024, 4:58 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Conciseness (-100. This is so much longer than I intended.) Better verbose than misleadingly simplistic, IMO. Good to see I'm not alone. Conciseness: Depends how much time I have. I was quite pleased with the conciseness of my post, given the huge range of matters the questions were looking into an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I have "The Doubt" |
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Posted: 08 May 2024, 3:31 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I think your English was good enough to understand. ASD isn't easy to diagnose because it has a lot of traits, and because each trait presents itself to a different degree in different people. The cutoff point, the line they draw between ASD and not-ASD, is somewhat arbitrary and meaningless. So I w... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: The man vs bear meme |
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Posted: 08 May 2024, 2:58 pm
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Replies: 151
Views: 1,979
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| You said earlier that the man / bear thing was an opportunity for the internet to hurt men. I just want to make it clear that the public response to this meme hurts women too. I agree with everything Duck wrote about the topic causing unnecessary division. Yup. I also agree with Duck's last post. I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Skills |
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Posted: 08 May 2024, 2:37 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Can't answer meaningfully without explanatory notes about nuances, so I've added those. Driving: Last time I looked, I was able to successfully reverse a tractor and trailer round a corner. It's a knack. I can drive a suitable vehicle (car or small tractor) quite well in the absence of other road us... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Do you find Reddit toxic? |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: 08 May 2024, 1:15 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 948
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naturalplastic wrote: Never tried it. Sounds like maybe I should continue to...not try it. Lol!
It can be a good source of ideas, but signing up and posting there might not end well, unless it's about technical matters in a technical thread. |
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