Ok, the park I'm imagining is definitely a safe, public space. I meant something like a city park, not a national park or something, maybe that wasn't clear.
Yeah, I guess it does makes sense if you're meeting with a complete stranger. Personally I would still prefer something like a walk in the park but this probably just comes down to personal preference.
Well, I read like a hundred times that going for a coffee is an incredibly boring date idea and doing some activity you both actually enjoy is much better.
For what it's worth, I hate the idea of a coffee / dinner date. Seems incredibly forced and like some kind of an interview. Though, I'm not dating and not interested in doing it, so I might be completely out of touch.
You're spot on. I still remember it from the time I was forced to eat it as a kid. Terrible.
Sure, Proton Mail is great - I'm using it too. I don't Unlimited for this though, just Mail Plus.
Declarative configuration fixes this problem. You don't really have to write down how to setup something because the configuration is the description.
I use NixOS so in my case all the stuff you described would be defined in a Nix code in a separate Calibre module. I can enable and disable such module at will with a single option in my main config file.
I really recommend looking into immutable, declarative systems. I think NixOS is the most complete solution but there are some other too. I have no experience with them though.
What I need to pay them more money is not a Black Friday deal but a Proton Drive client for Linux.
Thank you for the link, this rant is amazing 😂
I just fought them off in my apartment. Everything they said is correct. I just want to add that I bought some kind of spray to kill them and it was very effective. Got rid of them in two applications.
WTF? Why?
Me and my friends always thank each other after spending fun time together, how is it even controversial?
It's not that I'm bothered by this post or anything but the described change is so incredibly minor that I can imagine many people not noticing it at all. Also, it doesn't introduce any new features which would require an explanation. The article really seems quite useless to me.
But if it's useful to you and other people - it's okay. I just shared my thought.
It's incredible that the tech got so boring that a new charging screen makes the news.
Right, I forgot that autistic people are not allowed to post about things that annoy them in a community about annoying things. Noted.
having the chance to try to hit the daily unlock request window which lasts less than one minute each day (!!!)
Holy shit, are you serious? Can you elaborate on how does that work? You get an email saying you can do that between 3:27:15 PM and 3:27:50 PM or something?
It's just reskinned Firefox though.
Incredibly detailed and clear explanation of computer graphics. I highly recommend all videos from Branch Education - they're so good I can't believe they're free!
I see almost exclusively news in this community but no rules forbidding different content so I guess this is ok? It's undeniably related to technology.
Hi everyone! It's my first post here in an attempt to make this community a bit more active.
I've been recently diagnosed at 26 so it's all pretty new to me. However, I really appreciate the fact that now I have a new vocabulary to talk about the stuff I experience and communities like this which might be helpful in understanding myself better.
I'm a Software Engineer and I love everything related to programming / Linux / Computer Science. It's been quite literally the most important part of my life since I was like 15. Usually it's great but sometimes when I get a new idea I tend to hyperfixate pretty hard on it to the point where it becomes quite tiring. It could be an idea for a new project, a new technology to learn or to configure something in my Linux setup. Right now it's moving my entire computer setup to NixOS.
When I fixate on something like this I usually spend pretty much all of my free time on it. Moreover, my sleep usually is hurt as well because I often can't fall asleep thinking about the stuff I'm currently working on. I will literally lie in bed trying to fall asleep and my brain tries to solve problems or plans and designs stuff. I will spend most of my weekends in front of the computer, even though I love spending time outside, especially in the nice summer weather. But I just can't seem to stop. I force myself to go for walks and runs but it's not really relaxing because, you guessed it, I'm thinking about my project all the time. If I try to distract myself with a podcast I will often notice 15 minutes in that I stopped listening after the first minute or so.
I need some way to balance this computer stuff with other things in my life. I just need to chill out sometimes. To play some games, watch some youtube or read a book lying in a hammock without thinking about programming literally every minute I'm awake.
The best solution I found so far is weed. It's not 100% effective but in general getting high and going outside tends to help me relax at least a bit. Well, travelling or meeting with people is usually effective in breaking my train of thoughts too. But obviously it comes with its own set of challenges and it's not something I'm willing to do often.
So, fellow autists, do you experience something similar? How do you deal with it? Please share advice, experience, or anything related.