nddev, to actuallyautistic
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We had dinner with some friends this evening -- five of us in total. After discussing it with Helen earlier in the week, I came out to them as autistic.

I got an interesting set of reactions. Angela (a former headteacher, who I thought knew more about autism) said: "but you're so social." So I said a few words about masking and learning to spend time in company. Lesley replied: "you should have known him when he was young. He was really quite odd." (No, it's fine, we have that kind of relationship.)

I told Angela I thought she'd known for years, and she said she'd suspected it, but only because of my unusual walk. So, if you really want to pass as NT, you need not only to avoid ticcing and stimming, and make eye contact, and say the right things at the right speed, and pull the right faces, but also to get your walk right. Who knew teachers specialised in gait analysis?

So that's it. I'm committed. I'm now. 🙂

@actuallyautistic

nddev,
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@callisto @actuallyautistic
Same here. People tell me my is distinctive, but I've no idea what makes it so recognisable.

I still haven't got round to watching "Extraordinary Attorney Woo", but it's on my list.

nddev,
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@Meyltje @callunavulgaris @riggbeck @actuallyautistic
I definitely did on my toes as a child. I remember being told not to do it, because it made me look like a girl. (Different times...) That's what prompted my comment just now about male and female .

itnewsbot, to Futurology
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Wearable Robot Makes Mountain Climbing a Breeze for Seniors - You know, it’s just not fair. It seems that even if we stay active, age will event... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/26/wearable-robot-makes-mountain-climbing-a-breeze-for-seniors/

blueghost, to privacy
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OpenStreetMap supports mapping surveillance cameras.

Cameras can be identified by location and type, the area being observed can be disclosed.

Surveillance under Surveillance/https://sunders.uber.space is an OpenStreetMap instance focused on surveillance cameras, it uses data that is not visualized on the OpenStreetMap.org instance.

Website: https://www.openstreetmap.org
Mastodon: @openstreetmap

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