ThrowawayP

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by ThrowawayP 8d ago
About 30% of survivors try again and ~7% eventually succeed according to https://hsph.harvard.edu/research/means-matter/means-matter-... , " Nine out of ten people who attempt suicide and survive will not go
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by ThrowawayP 17d ago
I would love a medicalized version of smart glasses for low vision folks that provided both distance magnification and close-in magnification based on where the user is looking. The existing bioptic glasses with a telescope are very heavy,
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by ThrowawayP 5mo ago
Perhaps try roasted fig coffee substitute? It's definitely not coffee but has enough of the same roasty flavor notes to be passable. With milk and sugar, I probably wouldn't notice it wasn't coffee if I wasn't paying a
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by ThrowawayP 5mo ago
All the accompaniments suggested are sweet so I'll say something I've said before: oatmeal works fine with savory accompaniments. If it's made at the normal porridge-like thickness, any toppings or add-ins that work with Asi
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by ThrowawayP 7mo ago
If you make plain oatmeal with less water so that it is thick rather than runny, it can be treated like a side dish like mashed potatoes or polenta in a savory meal. It can be a bit odd at first for people who are used to thinking of oatme
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by ThrowawayP 1y ago
Because sometimes having been "weird" is only recognized in hindsight. Attempting to project a persona, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autistic_masking , is already difficult at the best of times. It&#x2
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by ThrowawayP 1y ago
The issue with the "keyboard in front of huge monitor" type of arrangement for people who need to get their face really, really close to the monitor is they have to lean far in and hunch over the keyboard, putting their arms in an
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by ThrowawayP 1y ago
> " ...I have to be about 6 inches from a 27 inch screen. I'm tall, and I'm almost bent in half to do it ... The part that makes it so tough is monitor arms come in standard sizes and are nowhere near long enough or exten
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by ThrowawayP 2y ago
"My body, my choice" applies to more than one issue related to bodily autonomy. Others get no say in what an individual may do with their own bodies.
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by ThrowawayP 3y ago
> " It’s kind of a cliché that CS attracts antisocial nerds. " Say what? CS attracts asocial nerds. antisocial = commits crimes and harms society asocial = introverted or unsociable
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by ThrowawayP 3y ago
Not one of the people preaching about "ableism" are giving themselves disabilities because they're oh so wonderful and that tells you really all you need to know that nonsense. Disabilities suck, take it from me, and no, it
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by ThrowawayP 3y ago
There is an earlier claim to coining of Shit(ty) Life Syndrome not mentioned in the Wikipedia entry, a ha-ha-only-serious parody diagnosis in a medical humor collection named "Placebo Journal": https://authenticmedicin
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by ThrowawayP 4y ago
"Ableism"? I'd give nearly everything I have to not have been born with my disability. A thousand curses be on whoever came up with this nonsense and the sort who promulgate it.
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by ThrowawayP 4y ago
I've always wondered whether using a projector as a computer display avoids the near focus eyestrain problem. Does anybody know? Granted, 4k projectors aren't inexpensive but they're not unmanageable either.
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by ThrowawayP 4y ago
You don't necessarily have to stop coding. Various technologies such as voice recognition systems developed for users with disabilities exist and, with advancements in algorithms and the overabundance of processing power available on
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by ThrowawayP 4y ago
Accommodations are available for illnesses and disability but it's worth remembering that FAANG and similar companies are highly competitive and it's "either up or out" until you're promoted to the terminal level wh
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by ThrowawayP 4y ago
> " Blind or deaf people would probably feel pretty bad hearing 'you don't want a blind or deaf kid' " I am legally blind. I would not want my children to have any disability whatsoever because it's difficu
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by ThrowawayP 4y ago
> " Have you ever asked one of these people if they find their lives to be meaningless? " I have a couple of disabilities and genetic diseases. They utterly, inarguably, and completely suck.
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by ThrowawayP 5y ago
Could be worse. People don't ask me why I'm single which, in my darker moments, kind of suggests that the reasons are sufficiently externally self-evident to obviate any need to even ask. ;)
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Burnout Looks Different in Autistic Adults (2021)(nytimes.com)
14 points by ThrowawayP 5y ago|2 comments
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by ThrowawayP 5y ago
I've also seen such behavior occur because of burnout/depression. Sometimes the person themselves is unhappy and embarrassed about it too.
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by ThrowawayP 5y ago
> " My problem with the word 'burnout' is that it denotes some kind of final state. " It can be. Failing to heed the warning signs can result in a variety of long term medical issues, both physical and mental.
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by ThrowawayP 5y ago
I think most people know the answer, really: one recovers from professional burnout by moving to a work environment that is mentally and emotionally rewarding to you, whatever that might be. That might involve changing your role, changing
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by ThrowawayP 5y ago
I've seem the "29 people" statistic quoted a few times but I think it's more interesting to look at medical studies about how many people reattempt it after failing the first time: " Nine out of ten people who attem
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by ThrowawayP 5y ago
Having been in a similar situation, my sympathies; I've found it to be a very strange sensation. The burnt-out knows exactly what work tasks they need to do, they know that it's easily within their own capabilities, and they (at a
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by ThrowawayP 5y ago
> " Taking these drugs will make anyone feel more focused, motivated, etc because these drugs are strong stimulants that cause euphoria, focus, and bursts of energy. " Can't speak for others but my encounter with stimulant
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by ThrowawayP 5y ago
As I understand it, that type of medication is not something you can ask for anyway. Google the term "drug seeking behavior" to see why physicians are wary of such requests. You'll have to see mental health professionals, de
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by ThrowawayP 5y ago
> " Why would you assume they would work slower? " I'm legally blind and I work slower, in some regards, particularly when working with text produced by other people. Most of the colleagues I knew who are legally blind al
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by ThrowawayP 5y ago
One of the other major ones is that it can aggravate stomach problems like gastritis since both coffee (even decaf) and caffeine are said to stimulate stomach acid production.
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by ThrowawayP 6y ago
> " In fact, I hope and believe the majority of mental illness cases are not serious. " Then your understanding of mental illness is very poor. For example, from Wikipedia, " In 2015, ... [suicide] was the second leading

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