Hey Guys. :) I'm still alive. :D

[blackneos940]

Since COVID and quarantine started (which ended soon after 2021-22), my already-prevalent lack of interest in socializing (I have Austism, as some of you here know) took a huge blow. I still called people and visited others, but mostly just stayed in my room, making up excuses to stay home. I tried getting work with people who needed to get their PCs checked out. I'm self-employed, so I have a hard time with advertising, and some speech difficulties. But since 2020, people already couldn't afford many things, so I could see why people might not want help with PCs. I don't charge much, but it's enough to where someone who has a family and a low-paying job would have trouble with paying me. So I sit, and practice Programming.... Anyway, this is my long-winded way of saying:

TL;DR My Autism got DDoS'd by the hacker Corona-man, and I crash-landed in a metaphorical ditch. The fuselage careened into a Walmart.

 

[KGIII]

Good to see that you're alive and kicking. Though, you were here not too long ago (from your posting history), but you're definitely a 'sporadic' participant.

The fuselage careened into a Walmart.

That amused me. Given the circumstances, I'd say that's valid.

 

[blackneos940]

Good to see that you're alive and kicking. Though, you were here not too long ago (from your posting history), but you're definitely a 'sporadic' participant.



That amused me. Given the circumstances, I'd say that's valid.

Yeah, thanks. I'm terrible with consistency. I don't think we've met. Some time before 2020, I remember the Penguin guy ScottsGeek being an Admin, or a Moderator. I also remember others like @atanere ... Are you new-ish here? It's nice to meet you.

 

[JasKinasis]

Good to see you active again. It’s been a while!

 

[blackneos940]

Good to see you active again. It’s been a while!

Yeah it has. My birthday is next month! (Like a total moron, I put the wrong date as my birthday.)

 

[f33dm3bits]

It's been a while! Good to see you are back! Anything new with Linux or BSD that you have been doing?

 

[KGIII]

Are you new-ish here?

You've been here while I was a mod, but you've not done anything that'd make me stand out and say something. You could say I'm new here, as I'm newer than you are. But, that's a rather subjective newness. I've been here for years.

The mod bit just means I'm a glorified janitor. I only do moderator things when I have to.

 

[wizardfromoz]

G'day Adam, long time no hear.

You've got

Jun 17, 1991

in your profile. Can you change that or do you need me to, and to what?

We'll bake a cake.

Chris

 

[camtaf]

Welcome back, (from a new member here, but not to Linux, been using it full time since 1999).

 

[Deleted member 111282]

I don't think I've seen you on here until now, but maybe you had temporarily left before I joined this forum back in January of 2021. I have Autism as well, and while I've been known to stick my foot in my mouth on occasion (which happened a lot more when I was younger), my social skills have seen a noticeable improvement and I'm often more comfortable in my own skin these days. The challenges you and I have had to face because of our disabilities have sucked, but at the same time, we'll get significantly further ahead in life than most of the population because of them.