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Retired firmware architect; armchair philosopher; Gaian Daoist (tree-hugger). INTJ. Autist.

I don't follow-back, I follow interesting.

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A plea for , but before it, a quick rant.

I've replaced my PC, 'though I couldn't afford it, and my old PC was fine, thanks to Micro$oft's equivalent of invading . To support Windows 11 and its feature, that will take me months to track down and disable.

So the move away from my old PC is non-reversible. I must work out all those things, that will later lead to "Oh, why didn't I do that BEFORE I started?!!"

I've filed away my downloaded music, text, and webpages.

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Shortly, I will get rid of the rubbish that's accumulated in my Downloads folder. Then, I will clean the old PC, emptying the Recycle Bin etc. Then I'll back up the files Windoze will allow me access to, and also back it up as a drive image.

And now the question I need your with, all you gurus:

𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕀 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕕𝕠 𝕓𝕖𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕀 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕞𝕪 𝔹𝕚𝕘 𝕄𝕠𝕧𝕖?

Thanks so much, for reposting, or (better still) replying. 🙏👍😃

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Wrapping presents takes ... FOREVER! 😮😥

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"Yes, Andrew was publicly castrated by his own brother in a move so overdue it’s practically a fucking fossil.

But this regime survival cosplay from Charles is too little, and way too late and serves as nothing more than a PR plaster on a gaping wound of institutional rot – much like Reeves and the Labour Party.

Abolish them." 2/2

https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025/11/02/reeves-andrew/

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"Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein have always screamed of “elite impunity”.

This is a man who hobnobbed with a convicted sex trafficker, got mummy to settle a lawsuit for twelve of your millions, without actually admitting guilt, and still got to lounge around in a Windsor mansion funded by the public purse." 1/2

https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025/11/02/reeves-andrew/

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(My) Political agenda:

  1. Environment

  2. Socialism (ordinary folk)

  3. Free Palestine & Ukraine

  4. Oppose fascism/racism/etc

  5. Any other business

It looks like 's Party is the one for me...?

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Appreciate the night! Turn off your outside 'security' lights! [Do they really do you any good?]

https://theconversation.com/humans-have-an-internal-lunar-clock-but-light-pollution-is-disrupting-it-266717

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It seems is the One and Only Hope for and in the UK today. Unless YourParty do something astonishing, Zack has my vote!

Yours too?

https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025/10/26/zack-polanski-darlington/

@AnAutieAtUni@beige.party avatar AnAutieAtUni , to random

First “proper*” frost here last night!

It’s 8am (after clocks went back) and still thick frost outside. Gorgeous blue skies and golden autumn sunshine 🌅

  • = Why do we say proper when we mean thicker or something like that?! 🤣
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Yes, ask the British, whose language English is. Americans do astonishing things to their language; this is one of the strange things that English people do with theirs. 🤷

Yes, I know that [ began with English, but it left home a while ago now, and set up on its own. 👍 ]

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Why do we harp on about , when nearly all disabilities, diseases, and similar conditions, are invisible?





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is widespread and commonplace, in the real world. Isn't it about time we accepted that, instead of pretending we can categorise and organise everything?

https://aeon.co/essays/medicine-is-uncertain-embracing-that-makes-doctors-better

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I was looking, a while ago, for a list of the various conditions embraced by . This is the best I've seen. 👍




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@shye Good points. But it also looks like you wish to reserve the term "neurodiversity" for the 'nice' (🤔 ) conditions — the ones that can confer benefits as well as disabilities.

Current knowledge says that some mental conditions are caused within the 'connectome', others by different things. Are these others not eligible to be 'neurodiverse'? 🤔

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@punishmenthurts @shye

I think there is a huge abyss between (brain) neuron separation and (mind) compartmentalisation.

Some neuron connections are up to 150 mm long! [Rarely, admittedly.] Are we saying that autistic neurons don't feature these longer connections???

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@llPK @punishmenthurts @shye

Wow! And thanks for the correction. 👍 It seems I didn't go far enough! 😀

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@punishmenthurts @llPK @shye

I think the Mind-Body Problem is well-known. It's almost impossible, given current knowledge, to map <this> element of mind to <that> part of the brain.

I don't challenge what Shye said, but only add to it. Does that make sense?

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is a sound politician, but is edging ever higher in popularity polls. With good reason. ZP is the only one supporting all life on this planet — even humans!

"Who cares, wins"

https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/10/15/zack-polanski-now-supports-scottish-and-welsh-independence/

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Why are NTs obsessed with blame?

Not responsibility, 𝖇𝖑𝖆𝖒𝖊.

Is there a good reason for this, or do they just enjoy 𝖇𝖑𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖌, and the 𝖕𝖚𝖓𝖎𝖘𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 that will surely follow?




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"Autism should not be seen as single condition with one cause, say scientists"

https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/54413/




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"Labour conference lit up to send a clear message: abolish billionaires"

The reason we're all skint is not IMMIGRANTS, it's BILLIONAIRES, OK? Like the rest of us, immigrants are skint.

The money travels in one direction — up, toward the pockets of the billionaires, who need another ocean-going yacht, or private island...

https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/09/30/liverpool-protests-labour-conference/

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Someone should probably inform the White House's "AI & Crypto Czar" that no one is forcing AI companies to train their models on Wikipedia

You would think the obvious solution to "the volunteer-powered project we all train our AI models on for free isn't adequately twisting reality to our political views" would be "... and so we stopped training on it" and not "... and so we will force the volunteers to bend to our will"

Tweet by David Sacks: "Wikipedia is hopelessly biased. An army of left-wing activists maintain the bios and fight reasonable corrections. Magnifying the problem, Wikipedia often appears first in Google search results, and now it’s a trusted source for AI model training. This is a huge problem."
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@molly0xfff I'm not sure what AIs should be trained on/with, but (copyright aside) I think Wikipedia is about the best point they could/should start from.

IMO👍

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"The truth is, almost everyone left, so that Netanyahu addressed mostly empty chairs. I don’t know why the editors who write these silly headlines think they can pull the wool over peoples’ eyes. We have video."

https://www.juancole.com/2025/09/netanyahu-addresses-genocidal.html

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A far-right rogues gallery came to Newcastle on Sat 27 Sept. A pitiful band of racists congregated behind police lines.

Nick Tenconi + UKIP marched for mass deportations + spread conspiracy theories. Teamed up with Advance UK, a proto-fascist party. This was a “national mobilisation”.

A coalition of Geordie anti-racists mobilised. Northern Stage Theatre + Magic Hat Café posted that they would be safe havens for the day for anti-racist protesters who felt unsafe.

https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025/09/28/newcastle-far-right-march/

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"The Singing Dinosaur says it's OK to be different. So why am I still being bullied?" — 6yo undiagnosed autist. 😭

In 1961, when I was a 6yo undiag'd autist, the message was at least honest: 'Conform or be punished!'

We still feed kids a soft cuddly message, but the world remains as brutal as it has always been. 😢




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Just now:

Spouse😍: Are you talking about AGAIN?

Me: No, I'm talking to autists about ... the world. 😃

If you want honest, rational, conversation, you need to talk to autists. 👍




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About time! These allegations should've been properly examined by a criminal court, 50 years ago!

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/09/16/after-50-years-a-bloody-sunday-perpetrator-soldier-f-is-finally-standing-trial/

@dremmwel@eldritch.cafe avatar dremmwel , to actuallyadhd group French

A short for people, a poll about

(Punctuality = to be on time at a appointment, a meeting, etc.)
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@dremmwel actuallyadhd@a.gup.pe icon actuallyadhd group actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group

I'm punctual and I expect others to be punctual too. BUT, I do sometimes end up late for things, so I'm not perfect. And if I sometimes get it wrong, it behoves me to understand that others can and do too.

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@dremmwel actuallyadhd@a.gup.pe icon actuallyadhd group actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group I commented only to admit that sometimes I fall short of my own expectations. 👍

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Poll: Do you code in silence or with music on?

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@nixCraft It depends what I'm coding. Some things are eased by music, others not so much. 🤷‍♂️😐

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@undefined_variable @MrInquisitve actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group

???

I have had only 2 or 3 throughout my 70-year life, and I'm not sure if they really were 'friends'. I envy those of you who have apparently enjoyed so many friends. 👍 😢

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@stux I understand the intended message (joke) here, 👍 😀 , but I am reminded of what I was taught by my professional betters: if you don't understand it, how will you fix it when it goes wrong, or needs extending?

@Tim_McTuffty@beige.party avatar Tim_McTuffty , to ActuallyAutistic group

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 668 , Tuesday 26/08/2025

Tuesday started somewhere in the vicinity of 06:30, Mrs S was already up & had got her own breakfast so I wandered downstairs & sorted mine out.

After I’d had my coffee we sorted out the garage moving the freezer to give some access - this makes getting into the house a bit of a challenge but hey, what the heck!

Mrs S left for work & I got changed & did my chores.

Spent most of the day chasing around Night City because I didn’t want to start anything in case yon repair man showed up.

Around 10am I texted Mrs S to make sure she had passed my number to said repairman in case he wanted to let me know he was coming - she hadn’t of course.

In the end he didn’t show up & we have heard nothing from him so we shall see if he rocks up tomorrow.

20:30 Ok back from emergency visit to MiL because once again my advice was ignored so the fire brigade called out as MiL killed microwave number 3 by putting something metallic in it and setting it on fire!

I warned Mrs S, at length, after the last one - we were saved this time by a) the fact that microwave manufactures are wise to the fact that people will do unsafe things with their kit & thusly make them pretty damn fireproof! B) Mrs S (following the advice of the fire safety officer who visited the other week - so she will take advice, just not mine!! ) had got a smoke alarm that linked to the same company the monitor my MiL’s fall alarm. This meant that the fire brigade were there in time to make sure that only my MiLs pride was injured!

I was so certain that a) MiL would kill another microwave & b) my previous advice would be ignored, that I kept our old one (which is battered but still works) to replace the most recent victim which lasted less than 6 months!

On the plus side I did get a meal out at a Toby Carvery (which was the first eatery we encountered on the way home) although this was more because Mrs S becomes homicidal if she gets hungry than any recognition that I might warrant it.

So now I have to try & unload all this pent up frustration - I suspect a long stint in Night City is on the cards.

Final Thoughts.

3 good things:

  1. My MiLs luck has held out, once again she has incinerated a microwave without burning the house down!

  2. I got to have a meal out!

  3. My arm appears to have recovered - possibly it realises that any messing about at this point will be met with more than a stern look & a few terse words!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

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@Tim_McTuffty @PixysJourney actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group My MIL too; she lives with us now. She can't be left for more than a minute or so. Caring for her is ... demanding. 😐

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actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group @autistics harsh, yes, but nonetheless pretty accurate…

Meme with two panels illustrating societal neglect of autistic individuals over time. Top panel: A child is being held happily above water by a smiling woman labeled “society,” while the child is labeled “autism moms.” Nearby, a struggling child labeled “autistic children” is barely keeping their head above water. Bottom panel: A skeleton sits alone in a chair underwater, labeled “autistic adults,” symbolizing long-term neglect and invisibility.
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Thanks for posting that. It's terrifying. I note that nearly all of the referenced works are by Simon Baron-Cohen, "acknowledged world expert on autism"!

He knows so much about autism and autists, that he thinks we lack mind altogether, or something close to that. I think it's well-known that he & his cohorts do not consult with autists, never mind the actual empirical evidence.

After all, what do we know? 🙄 😡 😢

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@Tooden @dedicto @adelinej @pathfinder @filmfreak75 actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group

I can add nothing to that totally accurate summary. It makes me sad, and angry, but it's true, every word. 😡 😭

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"Born at the height of the Holocaust, I know the wickedness & cruelty meted out to Jews. I cannot bear to think that my people are doing the same thing to another nation. … My heart is broken. ...Hitler won. He changed us, & made us like him."

👏👏

https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/07/31/miriam-margolyes-hitler-comments/

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"Intolerance of uncertainty" is often associated with autists, but it doesn't fit me well. I spend time on a philosophy forum, arguing against the idea of certainty, which is often impossible and unrealistic in our real world.

Does this ring bells with you?




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@shye actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group

Thanks for taking the trouble to compose and post this considered and thoughtful response. I have no more to say because you've said nothing I disagree with. 👍

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Is this just 'normal', or is it me? 🙏

When talking to NTs, if the talk is not going their way, they change the subject, trying to find one they can 'win', as if conversation is a competition or fight.

Is this an NT 'thing'?




@elight@tenforward.social avatar elight , to ActuallyAutistic group

actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group I try to tell my wife that clear is kind. I can't read her mind. I can't read her subtle signals (that I she says she isn't sending—yet are alarm klaxons to someone with CPTSD).

Somehow, the "kindness" part gets lost in there for her. It's like she speaks in binary modes: feigning happiness or bluntly miserable and blaming.

When I refer to that event, she says "the conversation from yesterday?" And I say, "You mean the fight where you told me how I'm ruining your life?"

I thought that I'm the one.

Marriage problems. Big ones.

There's nothing wrong with writing that on social right? 🤦🏻‍♂️

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What Kevin said: <virtual hugs>

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Everyone says that comparing yourself to other people is wrong. And I agree. You shouldn't compare yourself to other people - even though in certain situations it can be inspiring. Most of the time, however, it has quite the opposite effect.

Especially social media is full of people pretending like they have a great life. In some cases that's probably true, but mostly it comes across to me as some sort of need to prove to other people that they too have a great life because they travel the world, have a partner, etc.

Personally, these things affect me very badly. I try not to compare myself to other people, but when I see others enjoying life and I don't, it makes me feel worse. When I see pictures of couples in love on the internet or see them in the real world, it also makes my mood worse. Both social media and the real world are toxic places for me, which only makes my depression worse.

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@angelastella @shoppingtonz @autismunicorn actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group

...and if I am one of those whose is that which would have been called "Asperger's Syndrome", what of me? Must I be called out because I don't have the right kind of ?

IOW, if Newton was a paedophile, would our concept of gravity be somehow tainted? No, it wouldn't.

is real-world, even though you don't care for Nazis or scientists. 🙄

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@angelastella @shoppingtonz @autismunicorn actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group

Nor should you. It's science that takes the world at face value, and tries to understand if it/we can. That seems reasonably worthwhile?

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Nearly done.

I'm AuDHD. My sense of time? Not measured by any clock of human making.

I fail to understand why I can't predict how long it will take me…

To complete ANY task.

This ~40 page autistic poetry book coming in a luxury edition…

& free PDF to all subStack subscribers… free or paid.

As soon as I can...

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Digital book cover by Johnny Profane Âû, "every clock is a handgun pointed at my head." Textured background with scattered photographs and postcards in collage style. Title in typewriter font suggests urgency, anxiety. Clock imagery throughout reinforces time pressure themes. Images include vintage clocks, shadowy figures, "SUPERPOWER FREE ZONE" sign. Raw, authentic aesthetic reflects autistic experience poetry collection. Handwritten elements add personal, unpolished feel. Evokes memory fragments, time. Digital tools included AI.
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Yes!!!!

I love music, and want to spread it everywhere, to everyone. But don't share your music without asking the rest of your, er, audience! Thank you. 👍

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@FrightenedRat @Thorn actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group

I'd like to add something impressive to what you just said ... but I have nothing. 😊 😂

Well said, you! This needs saying over and over, until NTs get it. [That means saying it forever.]

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@DL1JPH @VulcanTourist @hellomiakoda @Thorn actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group

If I go near a perfume or soap shop, or someone who has recently used them, my throat feels like I have breathed acid. And I'm a smoker!

And don't even mention Lynx 'deodorant' — weaponised perfume!