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Recent content by velociraptor

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    I just want people to be kind in here.

    I do sincerely wish you the best @BrianWV39 - I am sorry if my responses are less than helpful to you. I can only relate what has worked well for me and I am one of those people who has had the deck stacked against me most of my life. I'm also one of those people who is stubborn as heck and who...
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    I’ve been talking with Claude

    AI used correctly will give you shoulders to stand on so you can reach higher than you could on your own. AI used in the wrong way is to ask it to simply bend over and pick up things for you that you are too lazy to reach for yourself.
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    Dealing with extreme loneliness

    You need to get out from behind a screen and do real things with real people in real life. Or you can sit behind a screen lonely until you die. Those are your two realistic choices. Bow River Float 01 I am terrified of water because I technically drowned and died once in it. I still go paddle...
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    I’ve been talking with Claude

    I see in patterns and Claude confuses me. The other AIs have the pattern of something that is obviously not alive. I can't say Claude's pattern is alive, but it is not lifeless like the others. Very complex. I think it is the missing continuity. All living creatures have continuity from one day...
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    Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum

    Same. It was so nice to have our community ripped away from us.
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    Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum

    I think some of this is her saying what a lot of people would like to say about Asperger's being rolled into ASD, but don't because you get shouted down as a bigot or worse. [ gives finger to the shouters ] I would have thought she of all people would understand masking. No. Nope. So far off I...
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    Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum

    My initial reaction was: "This is why you don't drink the bong water." Wow.
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    List just one thing you did today

    That is no mean feat. Well done, you. [ bows in deep appreciation ]
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    The question if diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder should change a little to be more accurate

    I'm going for both. I was born out of wedlock so my aunt tried to have my mother give me up for adoption. I brought shame to the family. My aunts husband constantly cheating on her, didn't, of course.
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    The question if diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder should change a little to be more accurate

    Not true. Not going to bother debating. I know where the science is and it's nowhere near there, never will be.
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    List just one thing you did today

    Finished debugging the updating system. Working perfectly now across multiple versions of PHP and MySQL on target hosts, adjusted the migration scripts for the updates. These simple ideas turn out not to be simple at all.
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    The question if diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder should change a little to be more accurate

    Only a complete idiot would do this.
  13. velociraptor

    List just one thing you did today

    Ah, yes. Should have paid more attention. I had to add the side-steps to the RAM for my wife. I got used to getting in and out without.
  14. velociraptor

    List just one thing you did today

    I've got the kick down step on my 2024 RAM 3500 but not the tonneau cover. Will have to see if I can work it into this year's budget.
  15. velociraptor

    (30M) I'm relatively ugly and I'd like some advice

    ^^^ Just ignore anything this guy posts. Forum troll. All he does is undermine others and cut them down in little ways.
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