Another trip to the fracture clinic and our son is super happy. Yes he’s still in pain, yes he can’t use his right hand but the Doctor has said the magic words
“I’m afraid you need a few more rest days so it’s another week off school”.
So it’s no more school until 2019.
To someone who goes through so much anxiety because of school it’s an early festive gift for our son. Does cause problems for me but seeing our son more relaxed – it is a price worth paying. More work can be done at home (updates permitting). The car will have to survive a few more weeks without some much needed and overdue garage TLC. Tonight I will desperately check out which food stores can home deliver this week. Like many kids with Aspergers a visit to a busy supermarket is hell on Earth.
So I sit down with a cup of tea and the laptop. One eye keeps checking out the Harry Potter movie on the TV. The pets come to join me on the sofa. Then it’s return of Windows update madness again. Surely we can find a more convenient way of maintaining our Computers. One which doesn’t stop the world turning. So so thankful my ancient tablet is not Windows based.
I am reminded of a recent conversation with our son. He was convinced that computers should be completely redesigned and remodelled taking lessons from nature. Namely the shark. Some sharks that live at the depths of oceans and seas, for example the Nurse shark, can drop to the ocean floor and enter into something equivalent to our deep sleep. But other sharks like the Great White can’t do this – they need to keep swimming. Our Son reliably informed me that much evidence suggests that they effectively reduce brain activity down to a minimum in one part of the brain while the other part of the brain continues normally. It could be that the spine which is responsible for swimming may have some operational independence. In effect part of the brain shuts down to sleep and the shark continues to swim. So we should redesign the computer processor so that part of it can be updated while the other half continues to work. Dual processors should easily facilitate this. Sounds good to me sat here with laptop displaying an “out to lunch” message on the screen. But it does raise the question how much of our lives would be transformed if we let kids with a different take on life start designing our world.
Anyway let’s watch Harry find the Chamber of Secrets. Maybe at the end of the movie my laptop will grant me a couple of hours operating time.
A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 
It’s seems to a blessing in disguise for you son. Hope it’s not serious.
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He’s really really happy. I am his slave for a few weeks.
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It’s a wonder how differently kids look at things.
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Happy holidays to you and your son since your holidays seem to have begun early.
I hope your son designs this kind of computer when he grows up. It will prove really useful (I hope I am still around to use it).
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Same to you. Yes as they say it’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas now.
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Have a great one. 🎁
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Awww❤😍
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Thank you for the nomination. I really appreciate you taking the time to read it.
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The Christmas party started early!!
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Now that’s what I’m talking about. Thank you.
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Thank you so much. Will crack on. Could be interesting given my weapons grade cooking skills (use the term skills loosely).
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Wish a speedy recovery for your son and definitely you are his hope of positive sun rays
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Thank you so much.
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I have learned more about sea creatures than I ever thought I would need to know from our little guy. I have heard the same sleep speech – although not related to computers. Smart fella there! There is his million dollar idea! Mine would also be thrilled to have to miss another week of school 🙂 I do hope he feels better soon 🙂
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He’s doing ok thanks, all the better for missing the stress of school. The sad thing is I don’t think they will particularly miss him, but that’s their choice. I bet your little guy is such so much fun to talk to. You will be great at Trivia Pursuits now.
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This time of the year at school is so stressful for my autistic granddaughter. She is excited, but the anxiety kills it.
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Too much anxiety takes the fun out of being a kid. Society seems to forget fun when it designs things.
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I know.
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It shouldn’t be.
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😔
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Could he have some future in computing?
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The sad thing is it’s his most hated subject, along with science at school. Too many textbooks with no reading help, teaching which is more focused on spelling technical words rather than learning concepts and developing the imagination.
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Sad
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It’s such a waste of talent across the country.
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It certainly is. A colleague of mine knew a man who swept floors at a major car factory yet was often able to rectify problems
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It’s madness. It’s almost as if we are scared of making that huge leap which would come if we tapped into the potential.
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Yes. It is just not recognised
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I love that picture! 🙂
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Thank you very much.
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Brilliant son and idea. I heard the Windows update was a scam, like so many others running around the Interbpnet this time of year. If you find a good home delivery food service I’d like to hear it.
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No home delivery options far from ideal. Most things are sold out. Just going to use the little local village shop. Very restricted range (but just like the delivery options) but oh so more friendly and quiet.
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May God give him good health on Christmas day.amazing post.
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Thank you again.
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You are welcome,dear!!
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Thanks
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There are some computers with dual processors but, they don’t function like what he is suggesting. It’s a good idea but, dual processor computers are usually for gaming…efficient but, in a different way.
Yay! Lots of Christmas holiday time.
Congrats on TWO nominations in one post. I think that may be a WP record!
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Often when we dual up we just replicate the existing functionality just make it quicker. What is needed is scrapping that approach and fundamentally revisioning the concept. New concept new design. I remember a friend have a car with two engines, one at the front and one at the back. Just made it a bit of a death trap in the slightest damp spell.
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Front & back, huh? I wonder how you get the drive train to work both engines? Two different transmissions? He must have been a mechanic.
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His dad was. Built rally cars in his spare time.
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Hope your son enjoyed that extra-long break!
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He did. Was so much more relaxed. But the anxiety returned soon after Christmas as he started to think about returning.
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