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A Ph.D. graduate in computer science from the University of Georgia, now living in the Boston area. Diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, and sometimes blogs about such.
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Occupation: Software engineer
Groups: Parenting on the Autism Spectrum
Twitter: codeman38
Diaries published: 13 (3373 days since last diary on Tue Nov 02, 2010 at 09:20 AM PDT)
Comments posted: 799 (1283 days since last comment on Sat Jul 23, 2016 at 08:03 AM PDT)
Diary frequency: seldom
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 120
Total Comment Ratings: 2698
Most Recommended Diary: An Autistic Speaks About Autism Speaks, 50 comments, 26 recommends
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I've just received the n th message in several days from the Organizing For America mailing list, urging me to call prospective voters using the DNC's virtual phone-bank tool.
I'd totally ...
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If you're at all familiar with my previous entries, you'd know that I tend to focus on disability rights, and particularly the rights of individuals on the autistic spectrum. It's only natural; I'm ...
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(This is adapted from a LiveJournal post which was featured by Consumerist . I figured this ...
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I'm originally from the Macon, Georgia area; it's also where I attended college. So I tend to keep up on occasion with what's going on back in my hometown.
As I was browsing the news today,
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(cross-posted, with slight modifications, from my personal blog )
If you've been reading my blog or my diaries here, you ...
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So we've all heard about it by now: President Obama is going to be giving a speech to schools across the nation (well, some schools, anyway) that will be simulcast via cable, satellite and ...
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- I took my two young girls to watch an early, child-friendly fireworks show in downtown Pittsburgh this evening – a lovely affair that was punctuated by a question from my six-year-old daughter: "...94 comments 38 Recs
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