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[The Silence]

At least you have an excuse to not finish what you start...

[Mithrandir]

Half the time I just leav

[shooraijin]

> At least you have an excuse to not finish what you start...

Oh NO! She showed up! *runs screaming for the hills*

[EireWolf]

Hey, Silence... That avatar actually looks a little bit like you!

Of course, you're not usually blue...

[majanthehun]

what would be interesting would be to do a study on those kids with ADHD who had medication and those who did not... i wonder if they would handle things differently. i was diagnosed with ADHD as a kid but never ended up taking meds (my mom didn't beleive the doctor), so i would be pretty interested in the results.

btw, i love your avatar, silence....

[Spiritsword]

Originally posted my majanthehun:
what would be interesting would be to do a study on those kids with ADHD who had medication and those who did not... i wonder if they would handle things differently. i was diagnosed with ADHD as a kid but never ended up taking meds (my mom didn't beleive the doctor), so i would be pretty interested in the results.

Yeah, I agree, majan. But one thesis is enough for me. Someone else will have to do it...

Oh yeah, I'm glad you brought that up. All the kids in my study were taking medication for their ADHD. So they experienced the difficulties even while on medication.

There are so many different medications for ADHD nowadays. And they all seem to work differently with different individuals.

Spiritsword

[Mithrandir]

Have any studdies shown that large amounts of caffeen and sugar are helpful?

(Don't worry, I obsess with hyper-bole.)

[Spiritsword]

Originally posted by oldphilosopher:
Have any studdies shown that large amounts of caffeen and sugar are helpful?

Off the top of my head I can't think of any. I've heard some people talk about that--because Ritalin and many of the other ADHD drugs are psychostimulants, thet hear that "stimulants" part and equate it with caffiene. I don't know that there's any research to back this up. There may be something out there, but as it's my summer break I'm not too keen on doing any research right now. I'm sure you understand...

Have any of you had any experiences with caffiene and ADHD?

[Mithrandir]

Have any of you had any experiences with caffiene and ADHD?

ROFLMBO! Hey Wolf, wanna contribute?

Sorry, I'm completely addicted to caffiene. I DID notice that it made studying in collage much easier than it was in HS. I was acutally joking, but come to think of it, when I get coffee in my system, I AM less hyper and scatter brained. In fact, on Sundays that I haven't had coffee, I really upset the worship leader because I'm cutting up all the time. I'm thinking I don't cut up as much when I've had caffiene first. You may be onto something here. Interesting line of thinking...

Can I refer to you as "Spiritsword the enabler" now?

[Spiritsword]

Actually, I was kind of alluding to the opposite, that there's not any real evidence for caffiene helping ADHD. It was more of a "home remedy" kind of thing that I can't recommend. But that's interesting that you actually see a difference, oldphilosopher. I'd be interested to know what others have experienced. (We could do our own little unofficial CAA research project...)

[Mithrandir]

I wonder how many ADD/ADHD people we have here...?

[EireWolf]

Hey Wolf, wanna contribute?

Perhaps I'd better not...

[Omega Amen]

*reads the discussion on ADHD.*

.... Interesting.

*clears throat.*

Why am I posting in this thread? I would like to ask certain questions to each staff member in his/her Who's Who thread (with the exception being Shatterheart since he answered them in a different thread).

First, oldphilosopher, a few laid back questions.

1. When you greet new members, I notice you tend to use this introductory expression.

Welcome to the Nuthouse!

My question is this: which types of nuts do you like (e.g. walnuts, almonds... not crazy people or the type used in hardware)?

2. If I remember correctly, you were a computer science major in college. What areas/specializations of study in computer science were you interested in? Do these areas of study still interest you now?

3. What do you think about black hair?

4. Your avatar depicts Gandalf the Grey played by Sir Ian MacKellan. I was wondering... do you have a preference between Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White? If you do have a preference, what is it and why?

Now, for the serious questions. I would really like to have your answers to these questions, but if you choose not to answer them, I understand, and I will not press you.

5. As a moderator of this site, I am sure you have a lot of responsibilities, and you try to be a good example for the rest of the members here.

So, why do this?

(I have read the FAQ before I joined, and I can assume that you "like doing this" in a general sense.)

6. From the start of your involvement, what were your personal motivations, intentions, and goals in participating in this project? Have they changed since then? How are you holding up to them?

7. Finally, you might have had some expectations for this site initially. Are things going as expected?

Thank you for your time in answering my questions.

[Tidus20]

I think I'm gonna go...

Nevermind, now I'm intrested in...

No, that's boring, I think I'll go... do... something........ n..o..w.........

[Mithrandir]

which types of nuts do you like (e.g. walnuts, almonds... not crazy people or the type used in hardware)?

I really like peanuts. They are good for the body, and good for the soul. Speaking of good for the soul, I cried when I heard Charles died.

If I remember correctly, you were a computer science major in college. What areas/specializations of study in computer science were you interested in? Do these areas of study still interest you now?

Hmm... I started out thinking I would do video game design, but decided against it eventually. I took up AI for a while, but eventually got bored of that. When I got out of college, I noticed a real lack of tools to really let people share information. Google is fine, but how can you find that one little piece of info that you are looking for, in amongst trillions of bits of data? So now I work on databse design, and I'm writing a tool that will let someone create a powerful web based database engine, while being easy to use.

What do you think about black hair?

I think if God had wanted people to have black hair, He would have created more licorice. *chants: Never apologize, never explain...*

Your avatar depicts Gandalf the Grey played by Sir Ian MacKellan. I was wondering... do you have a preference between Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White? If you do have a preference, what is it and why?

It depends on the situation. If I'm in my hobit hole and just having fun, I prefer the Grey because he is more fun. If I'm fighting all the evils of Middle Earth, I prefer the all-powerful White.

As a moderator of this site, I am sure you have a lot of responsibilities, and you try to be a good example for the rest of the members here. So, why do this?

I suppose there are lots of reasons. As you mention, I enjoy what I do. Also, I like watching anime, so this gives me a very powerful set of tools to enhance my enjoyment]From the start of your involvement, what were your personal motivations, intentions, and goals in participating in this project? Have they changed since then? How are you holding up to them?[/quote]
In the beginning, I really was just looking for a place to hang out online. I was trying to find a place that I would fit it. I it was Noz and the Gypper that kept me coming back. Having another geek that I could talk shop with was really refreshing. And having conversations with someone who has watched nearly every anime every released was kinda cool too. In time, I found myself spending more and more time guiding newbies and generally trying to help the mods out. After a while, I was asked to help do it on a more 'formal' arangement. I guess I've always felt like there was something I was supposed to do here. My personallity likes to find holes and fill them, so the reviews database was kind of a natural project for me. There are more tools/features that I would like to add to CAA, but I'm a little short on freetime (and in all honesty, motivation). Currently, I'm helping my Japanese instructor prepair for her summer course by concentrating on my hiragana/katakana parsing engine, along with developing open source tools that can be used to help teach Japanese.

Finally, you might have had some expectations for this site initially. Are things going as expected?

Let's see. I'm user about 109. Since I joined, this board has grown to over 1,500 users. I really didn't expect it would get that large, to be honest. It's pretty gratiying to see it, though. It never ceases to amaze me how God can use every day activities to advance his kingdom.

Thank you for your time in answering my questions.

You are welcome. I hope I was not too evasive or pleonastic in my responses.

[true_noir_chloe]

I'm so glad another old thread was brought back by Omega. It was great reading all the info on caffeine. I wonder if that's why I love caffeine so much? I'm glad you're feeling better Old Phil. ^_^

Here's a question: Do you think ADHD people are attracted to anime moreso than non-ADHD people?

So, whatever happened with that ADHD group meeting?

[Mithrandir]

So, whatever happened with that ADHD group meeting?

It's schedules for nextHEYOHWOWLOOKATTHATABIRDIHAVEN'TSEENONEOFTHATKINDOFBIRDBEFOREWHATWASISAYINGOHWELLIGUESSIFORGOTI'LLGODOSOMETHINGELSE


(On a side note, that was one of the most difficult things for me to type...)

[EireWolf]

It's schedules for nextHEYOHWOWLOOKATTHATABIRDIHAVEN'TSEENONEOFTHATKINDOFBIRDBEFOREWHATWASISAYINGOHWELLIGUESSIFORGOTI'LLGODOSOMETHINGELSE

This conversation sounds familiar...

[c-girl]

hee hee. He fits in perfectly with us!

[Ingemar]

Earlier, I made an anagram for oldphilosopher.

Now that you had the bitter hellborne gall to shed the honor that was your name (read: you changed your name), I came up with a new one:

DR HART I'M IN
HI I'M DR RANT
DARN HI TRIM

[Mithrandir]

:p

[Rachel]

Is there any significance to your new name? Because I keep thinking there is but I don't know what it could be. Is it some old wizard dude from a book I haven't read, or some weird Latin word? Not that Latin is a weird language, but really, why is it called dead? Sure people don't speak it anymore, but what does that have to do with being dead? I don't understand it at all.

[EireWolf]

Since Mith is currently offline, I'll answer the first part. "Mithrandir" is an Elvish name for Gandalf, meaning "Grey Pilgrim."

[uc pseudonym]

Since Eirewolf answered the first part, I'll answer the second. Keep in mind that I haven't studied language extensively. I think that the definition of a "dead" language basically is that people don't speak it anymore. Languages naturally evolve over time; words take on new meanings (for example, "gay") and new words are created. The language is like a growing creature. But once people stop speaking it, it doesn't need to change. It is, in effect, dead.

[Rachel]

Ahh...thanks for the explanations y'all.

[FadedOne]

o.O Bakersfield, CA is apparently very popular. i'm pretty sure I know someone else from there. fun.

[Swordguy]

so now the real q is can i still call you old phil...or do i have to change it to old mith?

[Mithrandir]

How about "Old Post?"


^.^

[Swordguy]

oooooo, forever more in my book you shall now be called old post

[Midori]

I don't think he's quite skinny enough to be a post...