That’s a lot for someone who doesn’t understand computers beyond Windows and MacOS. People also don’t realise that since the PS4 and the Xbox One every console is just a X86-64 machine. So, I think it’s a good move from Valve. Also it will be easier to manage and optimise for Valve if all their hardware is the same, a bit like Apple.

The fact that you can pet her, even if it’s only under certain circumstances, is great! Trust can take years to form, but it’s always rewarding

Yes and it’s amazing, but it’s not a fix all solution. It helps with focus, executive dysfunction and fatigue, but psychological and psychiatric support is really necessary.

The problem with straight cut statements like “autistic people don’t understand social cues” is that, it really depends on many many things. Like your environment growing up, your personality, your culture, etc. It’s a generic statement with layers upon layers of nuance.

Personally, I realized that people and social cues don’t make sense to me, most of the time, like they were born with a manual I never got.
But then, growing up, you start catching up things and build on that. To me, the autistic thing about it, is that it’s a conscious effort to understand and try to make sense of it.

Nope, but close enough ! The first one we got is called Glitch, we then got another almost identical black cat so we called her Copycat or Copy for short

Everything is important but I don’t care because I can’t prioritise!

I don’t know if you feel comfortable with that, but I am pretty open when it comes to my diagnosis.

If I’m asked something like this, I’m usually straight forward about my coping mechanisms.
I have autistic traits and I wear earplugs because I’m very sensitive to noise or wear sunglasses because I can’t handle the light right now, etc.

Most of the time it’s a “oh okay, makes sense” kind of answer, sometimes I get asked more question about it.

One month is not enough to really feel the overwhelming distress of living paycheck to paycheck kicking in.

That’s why I always have ear plugs and sunglasses with me. You never know!

Pretty much!

That definition always bothered me a lot… The hyperactivity is always there, but it’s either internalised, externalised and sometimes it’s both. It’s the intensity of it that can vary a lot from person to person.

They don’t really need to bring it back, it’s always been there, just in other countries

History taught us that corpos would literally burn the world for a few more bucks. And by history, I mean right now.

Good for you for getting out of that!

Keep in mind that these apps are run for profit, by corporations. You meeting someone suitable and leaving the app, means less revenue for them.
So they can be fun to mess around for a while, but unless you’re extremely lucky, don’t expect long lasting relationships from them.

Possibly a world tour of grabbing billionaires and far right politicians, Bibi, Putin, Trump, Le Pen, Musk, Murdoch and all the likes, showing them the messes and human suffering they helped creating and hurling them into space or something.

“decentralized” internet, sure !

Sometimes my brain feels like a child throwing a tantrum, stomping their feet and screaming “I don’t want to do it” and I’m the tired, powerless parent, trying to find ways to stop the tantrum and circumvent the issue.

I got the whole package, AuDHD, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, IBS, anxiety and sometimes depression. Sometimes, I wonder how the fuck did I make it this far in life before being diagnosed.

I get your feeling but Gnome is not a corpo, it’s an open source project