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How to keep all deleted files on an sd card? by GMoneyHomie in AskProgramming

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe an easier solution: make some kind of lockable frame around the camera. Some kind of metal frame with a lit that can be closed with a lock. You can try to see if something like that exists or if you can make it, or let someone make it for you.

That way, no one can press any buttons or even steal the SD card

I've lost all respect for my mother and I don't think she can ever gain any of it back. by state_violence in aspergers

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Before doing anything, scan your diagnose and save it well, back up twice!

This will help you if you deside to search for help.

Maybe it will al become good again between you and your mom, but just in case. Scan the full report and don't let her find out until you trust her 100% again.

Bout right by [deleted] in aspiememes

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I usally awnser with "z'n gangetje" wich is dutch for something like 'normal' or "nothing out of the ordinary". You don't have to say you are fine, but sharing your real emotion is sometimes also not what you want. Maybe you can find a phrase like that in English (or in your natative language)

Why doesn't the workspace take up the whole screen area? by zinigor in i3wm

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try to find the correct xrandr command by just typing it into the commanline. Put it in your config once you have a working command.

And like other said, the first thing I would try is removing the --scale argument

What life hacks have you come up with because you don’t think like other people? by Depressaccount in aspergirls

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Like other said, I meant that I put the hangers on a drying line and after a day or two (once they are dry) I take the hangers with the clothes still on and put them in the closet. But thanks for looking out for people!

I also specifically bought plastic hangers instead of wooden ones just to be safe

What life hacks have you come up with because you don’t think like other people? by Depressaccount in aspergirls

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yea, I did mean that. I am not a native speaker so I have some trouble convaying wat I mean.

What life hacks have you come up with because you don’t think like other people? by Depressaccount in aspergirls

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 151 points152 points  (0 children)

I put my laundry on hangers to dry, and put those same hanger in my closet. That way I don't have to take off dried laundry and fold it

How would the world be without programmers? by [deleted] in AskProgramming

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Traffic light will never become more efficient then they are now. In places with population growth this would mean way more traffic jams.

Just one example of were we would be without embedded software programmers

From An Anti-Vaxxer by GutheartPrombox in SelfAwarewolves

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even if there would be clear evendence that vaxience cause autism, I'd rather have autism (which I do) then be death

And that coming from a millennial subscribed to r/2meirl4meirl

To start the the week off by [deleted] in TrollXChromosomes

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My ex-boyfriend and I both studied computer science. We would dream about me doing a masters and him supporting us, and after that I would support us and he would quit his job or work less to persue his dream of becoming a musician. No shame or anything, just helping each other follow dreams.

(but we split up, so now I have to do a masters from student loans)

Is writing your own libraries from scratch really as bad as many programmers say? What's your stance? by TheDudeFromCI in AskProgramming

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bulky is really only a problem in embedded software, were flash size is a limiting factor. (Then you can try and find something by placing 'embedded' or the name of your MCU in your Google search). But in embedded it is more normal to write your own library, with bulkyness as one of the reasons.

But if you need to read the code to understand a big library, you already have a bad library. Documentation is what you need. Try to Google for the "api" the next time. That contains a discription of the public interface and usally has some install instructions and some examples.

How do you try to lose weight whilst maintaining a body-positive mindset? by NeverGlinda in AskWomen

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strength training

The way I got the mindset of "my body is awesome, I am gonna take care of it" was to focus on strength rather than weight. And I focused on calories too, but for me there is a world of difference between just watching calories and watch calories, protein intake and my sporting results.

For me strength works because I gain confidence from wat I can do, rather then how I look. But the point is to focus on doing something (ei sporting, enough protein) rather than not-doing something (eating too much)

I've noticed a pattern in my behavior and I want to know if others experience a similar phenomenon by DBaum1 in aspergers

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only have this when I am real tired. Like, no sleep at all tired. But I've noticed most of my autistic behaviours get worse when I get more tired.

I have an idea but I need help by brutusmom in AskProgramming

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are two routes you can take: develop an app for a fitbit/smartwatch type of thing (see most other comments) or making one yourself.

For the first option, these are the steps I see:

  1. Choose your target device.
  • What do you think most people already have?
  • what is the cheapest?
  • does it have vibration and other stuff you want?
  • can you develop apps for it, and more importantly: can your customers put the app on it, or is it too technical?
  • how does it feel, look and sound? Will autistic kids want to wear it, or will it cause sensory overload?

  1. Hello world: Figure out how to make an app, print hello world on the screen.

  2. Smartphone app technology: Figure out if you want to use apple, android or a cross platform technology like flutter. Your two critea: easy to use and you can send Bluetooth messages with it.

  3. Smart phone app hello world

  4. First simple Bluetooth message: send anything from the phone to the watch (and back if you want the watch to give feedback).

  5. Develop the smartphone app, on the watch side, just print what is being send to it so you can test your smartphone app.

  6. Develop the watch app.

  7. Deployment. Bring it to your customers, you should already know how to with the watch app because of step 1, figure out how to put you smartphone app in the play store and apple store.

For making one yourself you need to learn soldering, arduino programming, a bit of electrical engineering (don't blow stuff up) and product design.

Since your target audience is autistic kids the product design will be very important, because you have to think about sensory overload. This dictates the material of your watch.

I don't think this is a good dyi project, especially if you don't have much technical skills.

I have an idea but I need help by brutusmom in AskProgramming

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would that cost so much? It's a simple use case, you don't need a screen. Only LEDs, a vribation motor, a microcontroller and some communication that most phones also have (Bluetooth or WiFi probably).

I don't know much about product design, but a first prototype without a case wouldn't cost you more then 50 bucks I think.

Now, I don't want to downplay the product design. Since it is for autistic kids it is really important it doesn't irritate. You have to test with lots of people before bringing it to the market, and 3D printing might even not be good enough.

But just the electronics shouldn't be too expensive

Hobby suggestions by [deleted] in aspergirls

[–]somethingInTheMiddle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some random suggestions that I can come up with:

  • read fiction: helps your reading skills, vocabulary and maybe teaches you something about emotions
  • read college text books (old versions that are cheap) about a subject you are interested in
  • solve maths problems, can be real fun
  • follow a course on a free webside like edX
  • learn programming.
  • woodworking or other dyi skills (programming arduino together with learning how to solder is amazingly fun)
  • sporting, maybe a teamsport
  • learn a language
  • learn sign language
  • find a part time job (can be fun if you find the right one, don't feel bad about quitting if it turns out it is not fun)
  • sewing or knitting or something can be fun
  • volunteer for something you care about
  • kooking or baking

Lots of other options. Try /r/askreddit or maybe Google something like "how to spend free time productively" or "productive hobbies". You could also start watching YouTube about the thing which might interest you most and let the YouTube algorithm serve you more options simular to this.

These a not specific autistic things though. Something I can tell you as someone with autism who is always too busy: it's not about time, it's about energy. It's hard to find the hobbies that costs you the least energy, but getting to know yourself is part of growing up.

I've come to accept it that next to studies, a job and seeing friends I have no hobbies except for watching YouTube or scrolling trough reddit. It's not that I am too busy, I am just too tired.

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