getting nerds to give a shit about people who aren't neurotypical & able-bodied middle+ class white tech boys is the hardest problem in computer science
@quine Which is of given a huge percentage of them are on the spectrum
@quine Not sure what you mean by that? I have ADHD and find Linux great...
@Canageek
because Linux people are obsessed with long difficult to understand man pages and directing people to really big long wiki articles and expecting users to read a lot
@quine That isn't usually a problem with ADHD? At least not mentioned in any of them help groups I've been in.
@quine I mean, trouble skipping over lines on tests was one of them, which could apply? I might have my notes here somewhere..
@quine The only one I can see that would hurt that is Selective focus? But if you used multiple, shorter instructions you'd harm people with issues Shifting focus
@quine (Been trying to manage my ADHD better so I can graduate grad school faster, so going to a lot of groups. Reading over these notes, man page length feels like lose-lose. Too short and you'll screw over people who's ADHD gives them trouble with task switching, as every time they have to open a new one to get the detail that isn't in the main one, they will have trouble. But all in one page, and you get trouble with people with Selective issues.)
@quine Actually, there is a good chance that is why...
@Canageek
just because you're on the autism spectrum doesn't mean the stuff you're making is automatically accessibile to all non-neurotypical people. see: Linux being completely fucking inaccessible to people with adhd