aspergers & computers (was: Re: [thechat] Whisky Question)

[Andrew Forsberg]

>Must be my ADD.  (No I'm not quite joking, I keep meaning to get 
>myself tested... but then I forget all about it...)

For the last two days I've found myself doing stuff clearly listed as 
a symptom in the article... Still, in my case, Lacan was right on the 
money with his 'enjoy your symptom' maxim. Lovely idea.

One thing I haven't had to worry about is the hypochondriacal idea 
that I'm a hypochondriac. Once had a flatmate who went to the doctor 
because his 'left lung wasn't working.' The doctor gave him a note 
and said it was very serious, open this in private. It read: "You are 
a hypochondriac, and need professional psychological help. Do not 
come back here!!!"

>>The article, I thought, was well balanced and I found especially 
>>interesting the relationship drawn between many generations of 
>>professors and academics with today's growing communities of 
>>out-and-out geeks.
>
>very nice, yes.  so what if you're an academic AND a geek?

You've a higher likelihood of finding a similarly-afflicted mate? :)

<duck! />

Cheers
Andrew

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