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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2016-08-02 03:20 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2016-08-02 03:20 pm
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Poem: "Frob, Twiddle, and Tweak"
This is today's freebie, inspired by redsixwing. It also fills the "vindication" square in my 8-1-16 card for the Survival Bingo fest. It belongs to the series An Army of One.
"Frob, Twiddle, and Tweak"
"I love the society you people
are building," Darmid said as he
watched a bucket chain forming
to unload the supply ship, with
a very synchronized pattern
developing within minutes as
the workers copied each other.
"It's just frob, twiddle, and tweak,"
said Crank. "First you move things around
to see what they do. Then you guess at settings
for each of the parts. Then you fine-tune them
in relation to each other. I was surprised to find
how well mechanical concepts can apply to
social sciences, but I guess I just needed
to meet the right group of people."
"I'm impressed by how much you have
already accomplished here," said Darmid.
It makes me so excited for my son's future!
I've known plenty of social scientists and
mechanics, but none of them think
outside the box the way you do."
"Maybe it's just because we put
extra handles on our thought patterns,"
he said, flipping the frobs on his necklace
up and down. "I move this thing, and
my brain changes gears."
"Now I want one of those," Darmid said.
* * *
Notes:
Here's a basic description of "frob." I've always used this set of definitions:
Frob -- to move the parts or controls of an unfamiliar device very broadly to identify their functions/range.
Twiddle -- to move parts in smaller ways so as to estimate likely settings, usually one at a time.
Tweak -- to make fine adjustments in the settings, usually in relation to each other, to derive a final configuration.
Fidgeting is any pleasant, repetitive motions. It improves concentration, memory, and creativity especially for neurovariant people.
Stimming is an important part of neurovariant thought, identity, and culture. Unfortunately neurotypical people often disapprove and suppress stimming, sometimes to the point of abuse, even though neurotypical people do it too. Here are tips on how to stim.
Stim jewelry is designed to facilitate safe, effective fidgeting. There's even a blog for it. This chewable gem necklace has one or more silicone prisms to manipulate. Crank has this version.
redsixwing. It also fills the "vindication" square in my 8-1-16 card for the Survival Bingo fest. It belongs to the series An Army of One."Frob, Twiddle, and Tweak"
"I love the society you people
are building," Darmid said as he
watched a bucket chain forming
to unload the supply ship, with
a very synchronized pattern
developing within minutes as
the workers copied each other.
"It's just frob, twiddle, and tweak,"
said Crank. "First you move things around
to see what they do. Then you guess at settings
for each of the parts. Then you fine-tune them
in relation to each other. I was surprised to find
how well mechanical concepts can apply to
social sciences, but I guess I just needed
to meet the right group of people."
"I'm impressed by how much you have
already accomplished here," said Darmid.
It makes me so excited for my son's future!
I've known plenty of social scientists and
mechanics, but none of them think
outside the box the way you do."
"Maybe it's just because we put
extra handles on our thought patterns,"
he said, flipping the frobs on his necklace
up and down. "I move this thing, and
my brain changes gears."
"Now I want one of those," Darmid said.
* * *
Notes:
Here's a basic description of "frob." I've always used this set of definitions:
Frob -- to move the parts or controls of an unfamiliar device very broadly to identify their functions/range.
Twiddle -- to move parts in smaller ways so as to estimate likely settings, usually one at a time.
Tweak -- to make fine adjustments in the settings, usually in relation to each other, to derive a final configuration.
Fidgeting is any pleasant, repetitive motions. It improves concentration, memory, and creativity especially for neurovariant people.
Stimming is an important part of neurovariant thought, identity, and culture. Unfortunately neurotypical people often disapprove and suppress stimming, sometimes to the point of abuse, even though neurotypical people do it too. Here are tips on how to stim.
Stim jewelry is designed to facilitate safe, effective fidgeting. There's even a blog for it. This chewable gem necklace has one or more silicone prisms to manipulate. Crank has this version.
Re: STIM
Remember, doctors are only human. If you drop dynamite down their reality tunnel, they'll flinch. Tell them they're hurting you and name how. Be explicit. Then nail that to something personal to create a trigger. "The next time you see your wife, think about strapping me down so I can't help myself. She's going to see that in your face. You're going to think of it."
Among the most ruthless is ticking the boxes of abuse: a difference in power, knowledge, and gratification. Threes are powerful. Use them.
You can't always stop people from hurting you. But you can usually get them back. Almost everyone in caregiving professions wants to think of themselves as "helping." Rip the blindoff off. It hurts like fuck. Cockroaches don't like light, and monsters don't like mirrors.
Let's not forget empathy. Many, many caregivers are untrained empaths, it's why they're so often a mess. You like sharp things. Make your pain into a knife and turn it on them. Often the effects will hit them later, but sometimes you'll get a sensitive one who will flinch right in front of you.
If you're worried about direct attacks provoking retaliation, use the disguised Verbal Attack Patterns. "If you REALLY cared..." is especially devastating in this situations. Almost nobody knows how to counter or even recognize VAPs so they usually work.
Note: the spectrum of force applies. These are extreme methods for when someone is hurting you. Don't use them in casual squabbles. Excessive force is not okay. And by extreme I mean it's possible to break people with this stuff. When they're trying to break YOU then it's justified.