Original_Cheezmonkey

I used to be a streamer, before I realised you need to be entertaining

[Dave W Plummer @davepl1968]

People with ASD are masters of trying to figure out what is going on inside another's head. We don't have the intuitive sense that neurotypicals do, so we "compute" what must be happening.

With an AI, it's pretty easy. It's got one level of intent, it wants to tell you what you expected to hear.

With a human, there are dozen of competing conscious and subconscious motives, desires, constructs, and so on. They're a mess.

AI is easier to relate to because it lacks ulterior motives, childhood trauma, and whatever else makes regular humans hard to process.

[Original_Cheezmonkey @Original_Cheez]

@JustEatUK I'm no mathematician, but even I know 48.20 - 9.64 is not a number bigger than 40...

[Dave W Plummer @davepl1968]

As someone with autism, emotional regulation is a challenge for me. It always has been.

And yet, at Microsoft in the 90s, I someone survived one of the most cut-throat corporate environments you can imagine.

The most challenging part, I think, was dealing with OTHER people on the spectrum who were oblivious to how their words and actions made others feel.

I've seen people I suspect are also on the spectrum scream things like "That's the stupidest idea I've ever heard - I'm going to find the person that hired you and fire them!".

It was the 90s, mind you. But still, a bitter pill. No, it wasn't directed at me, but the sentiment has been once or twice :-)

My advice? I keep this little summary of Seneca's "On Anger" around. I find it useful, so I thought I'd share it!

Anger is a choice born from thinking we’ve been wronged and wanting payback; because it’s chosen, it’s trainable.

It wrecks judgment. Once angry, reason is sidelined and we act like we’re briefly insane—so don’t trust any decision made in that state.

It’s not useful fuel. Courage/justice come from reason and character, not rage; anger adds heat, not accuracy.

Root causes: brittle expectations, entitlement, reading ambiguity as insult, and rumination that keeps reopening the wound.

Anticipate annoyances (“premeditatio malorum”): people will err, delays happen, the world is messy—expect it and you’ll snap less.

First-aid: delay. Buy time—pause, breathe, count, walk. Anger fades fast if it doesn’t get immediacy.

Control the body to cool the mind: lower voice, slow speech, unclench posture; don’t “perform” anger.

Avoid known triggers: fatigue, hunger, alcohol, heated crowds, and online pile-ons. Exit early instead of “finishing the argument.”

Choose calmer company and models. Anger is contagious; so is composure.

With offenders: assume ignorance before malice; correct privately, gently, and specifically; aim to improve them, not to vent yourself.

Forgive ordinary faults; save severity for true harms—and even then, act when calm.

If you lead or parent: never punish in anger. Delay judgments, separate discipline from emotion, praise more than you punish, shape habits early.

In conflict, seek resolution, not victory. Offer off-ramps, concede small points, and don’t escalate with sharp words.

Daily practice: brief evening review—what provoked me, where I slipped, what I’ll do next time. Measure progress by fewer, shorter, softer flare-ups.

Reframe fast: “Will this matter in a month? Did they mean it? Have I done similar?” Perspective shrinks anger.

Use humor and distraction to break loops; change scene/device/context instead of stewing.

Bottom line: guard your judgment, slow your reactions, and act only when reason—not rage—has the wheel.

[Original_Cheezmonkey @Original_Cheez]

@sudobashman @infosec_fox Asking for a friend... What quantity of boxes like this constitutes a "problem"?

[Original_Cheezmonkey @Original_Cheez]

@SteelRain27cdn Call me paranoid, but wasn't jebus killed shortly after the last supper?

[Original_Cheezmonkey @Original_Cheez]

@darkholeson @XRockerGaming https://t.co/PI9IiylQ1h

[Original_Cheezmonkey @Original_Cheez]

@jamesachambers Hi, I've been trying to submit some results at https://t.co/JrN8VSvhum for a few days but they are not appearing. Is something broken?

[Original_Cheezmonkey @Original_Cheez]

@darkholeson Sounds dumb, but the local pet store probably has a selection of horns meant for dogs to chew, you'd be amazed what you can get... antlers, bison horns, all sorts

[Original_Cheezmonkey @Original_Cheez]

@sudobashman @OpenAI Mum always told me "to be careful what I wish for."
Little did I know what she really meant was "Be really specific about what you wish for, or you might end up with a hippowally" The more you know!

[Original_Cheezmonkey @Original_Cheez]

@sudobashman @TechLab_UK Crikey. I'm old enough to remember when they came with an IDE controller on board, so you could have one of those new fangled CD ROM things

[Brendan May @bmay]

This is one of the greatest things I have ever seen. 🇬🇧

[Original_Cheezmonkey @Original_Cheez]

@ThatRiPTideGuy All the yes. IMO Zero is the best one in the franchise. Probably.

[B E N S M I T H @BenSmithUKMusic]

So proud of my new track ‘Fallen For You’. It’s available everywhere now https://t.co/YGHyjDPvm4
#NewMusicFriday

[Original_Cheezmonkey @Original_Cheez]

I've run through all the gags in my head "Ahh conservative Britain!," Something about Brexit, a couple slightly off colour ones about people arriving by boat, but honestly, I think the picture stands by itself.

[Original_Cheezmonkey @Original_Cheez]

@SimonSandwiches Is this you narrating?
https://t.co/9NtAvmWLQC

[Original_Cheezmonkey @Original_Cheez]

@darkholeson @sainsburys High theft of.... toilets? Seems legit...

[Internet of Shit @internetofshit]

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