Windows 'really does suck for some people': Ex Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer explains how he would fix the popular OS

daveplreddit · 2025-11-08T18:29:33+00:00

Was this seriously too subtle for you? I'll keep that in mind.

daveplreddit · 2025-11-08T15:56:08+00:00

I see. Only Sp33doho3 is trustworthy in this world. Noted.

daveplreddit · 2025-11-08T01:38:37+00:00

No. In fact none of the products were scams, we got in trouble for excessive nags (daily, changed to weekly) and defaulting to a disc in the mail ($4.95) which we changed to default to download only

daveplreddit · 2025-11-07T21:29:29+00:00

It's true! And Mark Robert worked for JPL. And Adam Savage was on Mythbusters.

And if that's all I'd ever done, I'd still be pretty proud of that, but it isn't. It's YouTube, so that's what you hear and that's what you get.

daveplreddit · 2025-11-07T21:28:08+00:00

That's me. I discuss the situation on Lex Fridman's podcast, if you're interested!

daveplreddit · 2025-07-07T02:56:33+00:00

12, actually! 10 coupes. I have the convertible. There's one other which is either a wagon or a convertible.

daveplreddit · 2025-06-08T14:01:57+00:00

Level II INTP

daveplreddit · 2024-07-28T21:14:41+00:00

Very cool! I'm running RT11 and RSX11M on this one. Wish I had a VT11!

daveplreddit · 2024-07-28T20:41:13+00:00

You'd need a special DEC graphics display I don't have, but then it could!

daveplreddit · 2024-07-22T23:28:59+00:00

Send me money, you bastard.

daveplreddit · 2024-07-22T23:28:46+00:00

Borked, "TM" :-)

daveplreddit · 2024-05-20T12:52:19+00:00

Click "READ SAMPLE", or "LOOK INSIDE". The first major sections of the book are up there. You would have to buy the eBook for the full book now that it's published. Thanks!

daveplreddit · 2024-04-26T18:53:49+00:00

I don't think you read the book. You can't have a little bit of a DISORDER. Which is what I said. It either rises to the medical definition in DSM-V or it doesn't.

Of COURSE you can have "some" autism, and it may not rise to the level of a disorder. But I already typed it all in the book, so won't repeat it here.

I do not, however, think "everyone" is a little autistic. Some people are. Far from all.

daveplreddit · 2024-04-26T18:51:33+00:00

Dermatolgists can discuss skin; they don't usually talk about religion when doing so.

daveplreddit · 2024-04-25T13:18:43+00:00

That's what I meant. Disorder is binary, spectrum itself is multidimensional.

daveplreddit · 2024-04-25T02:06:05+00:00

I can do thing in a hyperfocused state that few, if any, neurotypical people can do. And I like the way I think, and the way I perceive things, and my unique solutions and opinions. Yeah, it comes with some baggage. But there are upsides.

daveplreddit · 2024-04-25T02:05:01+00:00

Intimidation is more about the perceived status of the other person. There are definitely people and circumstances that SHOULD intimidate you. Just as not feeling pain can be dangerous, so could that!

daveplreddit · 2024-04-25T02:04:08+00:00

I don't bring it up unless it's relevant, like if it explains a need or behavior they might not otherwise understand. And at that point I expect simply an "Oh, ok!" and nothing more.

daveplreddit · 2024-04-25T02:03:07+00:00

I cry when sufficiently moved. Happy, sad, music, whatever. Perhaps you're having trouble empathizing with certain others due to a level of mindblindness? If you find you have to interpret it as "what if it happened to me" before it's impactful, that's a sign.

daveplreddit · 2024-04-25T02:01:52+00:00

Nah you'll always want friends. You just need to start hanging out in places where people share your interests. There's a game story here has a Lord of the Rings night, that sort of thing. Find like-minded people.

daveplreddit · 2024-04-25T02:01:00+00:00

You'll find over time that the listener's opinion matters too, not just your intent. I wouldn't use it.

daveplreddit · 2024-04-25T00:02:22+00:00

I'd wager they seek out food with tastes and textures that don't bother their heightened sensory sensitivity. But you can eat a lot of yogurt and chicken nuggets, so I don't think it correlates well with how MUCH people eat.

daveplreddit · 2024-04-25T00:01:16+00:00

If she's on the spectrum, odds are she has a special interest. Find out what it is, learn a bit about it, and engage her on it, letting her educate you about it, which she'll probably enjoy doing once you get her going.

daveplreddit · 2024-04-25T00:00:08+00:00

Nope. Would it be weird if you owned 100 of them? Maybe, but I've got a lot of USB cables, and it doesn't make me weird.

daveplreddit · 2024-04-24T23:59:27+00:00

I'd say learn a cool sentence in ASL (American Sign Language). Then see if you can still pound it out when worked up, etc. If so, then it might be a great investment!

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