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  1. Comment on Disney announces Moana 2 set to release November 2024 in ~movies

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    Is Disney Ok? They seem to have creatively died

    Is Disney Ok? They seem to have creatively died

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Word processing like it's 1993 in ~tech

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    For those wanting to see what 5.1 would be like wordperfect 8 for linux is derived from 5.1, very little in the interface is changed. Runs on modern linux thanks to a crew of misfits an luddites...

    For those wanting to see what 5.1 would be like wordperfect 8 for linux is derived from 5.1, very little in the interface is changed. Runs on modern linux thanks to a crew of misfits an luddites lead by a googler

    https://github.com/taviso/wpunix

    This is my legit daily driver
    of course the retrocomputing vibe is somewhat spoiled by using an ultramodern voice input system to control it. But i'm something of a Retrofuturist 👿

    4 votes

  3. Comment on What have you learned from being a parent? in ~talk

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    Late to the party here: But as a person with Autism, and sensory issues the you eat, what we eat thing ought to him limits. Now granted I do not have kids, but maybe someday if the Gods are kind....

    Late to the party here:
    But as a person with Autism, and sensory issues the you eat, what we eat thing ought to him limits. Now granted I do not have kids, but maybe someday if the Gods are kind. Anyway some of my worst memories growing up have to do with food. Pasta is generally nasty and fish usually smells so strong it makes me nauseous, and gets my synesthesia going real bad. But when i would tell the adults including parents about it. they'd accuse me of lying and insist i eat what was in front me. Which didn't lay a foundation of trust.
    I don't know how you'd craft a food is a safe space sort of policy while still getting the kid to eat healthy

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Any Tilde Town members here? in ~tech

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    Hey I'm late to the party, but I am also a long time member of .town and .team. I'm piusbird obviouslly

    Hey I'm late to the party, but I am also a long time member of .town and .team. I'm piusbird obviouslly

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Adventures with old worprocessors in ~tech

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    Sorry for the the self promotion but i am genuinely looking for feedback. All people say is it's fun . But I'm wondering , id i explain the engineering side of it well enough. I'm trying to teach,...

    Sorry for the the self promotion but i am genuinely looking for feedback. All people say is it's fun . But I'm wondering , id i explain the engineering side of it well enough. I'm trying to teach, an show., empowerment through application of software engineering principals. How well did i o on that aspect.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on What words would you want to see 'reclaimed'? in ~humanities.languages

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    This may seem controversial but i would reclaim all of Christianity if i could

    This may seem controversial but i would reclaim all of Christianity if i could

    5 votes

  8. Comment on What are your favorite Christmas songs? in ~music

  9. Comment on Phoebe Spengler – The ultimate autistic hero in ~movies

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    Don't be afraid. I recently found out I have Autism at 33. I would encourage you to read up on the Neurodiversity model as it can be far more life affirming then the usual DSM gloom and doom....

    Don't be afraid. I recently found out I have Autism at 33. I would encourage you to read up on the Neurodiversity model as it can be far more life affirming then the usual DSM gloom and doom. Here's a preemptive welcome to the community

    5 votes

  11. Comment on How far do you live from the place you were born? in ~talk

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    About 2 miles. currenttly Furthest i've lived away is about 50mils

    About 2 miles. currenttly Furthest i've lived away is about 50mils

    4 votes

  12. Comment on How has the pandemic changed you? in ~talk

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    Finally got a bipolar diagnosis that changed everything for me

    Finally got a bipolar diagnosis that changed everything for me

    9 votes

  14. Comment on Thoughts on SSRIs? in ~health.mental

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    So Disclaimer Time: I have bipolar so my experience with SSRIs is not typical. For me they provoked a manic episode within two weeks of starting. That was mistaken for schizophrenia, and a whole...

    So Disclaimer Time:
    I have bipolar so my experience with SSRIs is not typical. For me they provoked a manic episode within two weeks of starting. That was mistaken for schizophrenia, and a whole six year mess ensued trying to get the right diagnosis. So from a certain point of view they worked great. 😛Just watch yourself carefully over the next few weeks because if you have bipolar it'll send you on a rocket ride to god only knows where.
    That said I want to amplify a point that others have made in this thread and that is Pills Don't Teach Skills. In other words start talk therapy, you'll need it. Even with good meds in the right dose there will be days when it won't seem to work. On those days you'll need the skills to analyze your own thoughts and deterimine what is distorted, what is entirely false, and what is really you.
    As to your question all the medicine does is correct the flawed biochemical process only you can determine what's really you

    7 votes

  15. Comment on Neurotype-matching, but not being autistic, influences self and observer ratings of interpersonal rapport in ~science

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    👏 yet another strike against the deficit model of disability. Well done science Thank you for posting

    👏 yet another strike against the deficit model of disability. Well done science Thank you for posting

    3 votes