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* He can figure out the rules of most computer games just by playing them long enough, though sometimes he will get frustrated and lose interest in a game before figuring it out. | * He can figure out the rules of most computer games just by playing them long enough, though sometimes he will get frustrated and lose interest in a game before figuring it out. | ||
* He is very good with arcade-style computer games, especially once he figures out the rules. He has the household all-time high score on PCBert (a [[wikipedia:Q*bert|Q*bert]] clone) and is a genuine Pinball Wizard. He also likes Kolf (on Linux) and spent some time trying to figure out Klondike (card game); he apparently got tired of this eventually and moved on. | * He is very good with arcade-style computer games, especially once he figures out the rules. He has the household all-time high score on PCBert (a [[wikipedia:Q*bert|Q*bert]] clone) and is a genuine Pinball Wizard. He also likes Kolf (on Linux) and spent some time trying to figure out Klondike (card game); he apparently got tired of this eventually and moved on. | ||
** When he can't figure out the rules, he will often play with his own goals in mind (making a particular thing happen, etc.) | |||
* He has figured out how to operate the microwave (to reheat his leftovers) just from watching us. | * He has figured out how to operate the microwave (to reheat his leftovers) just from watching us. | ||
* He figured out where the plug goes in the back of the DVD player on his own; we just hand him the cord now. (Confiscating it became necessary in order to prevent him from watching movies all night. Fortunately he has no apparent interest in regular TV.) | * He figured out where the plug goes in the back of the DVD player on his own; we just hand him the cord now. (Confiscating it became necessary in order to prevent him from watching movies all night. Fortunately he has no apparent interest in regular TV.) | ||
* He figured out the main melody to one of his favorite musical numbers on the piano when he was approximately 10, but has lost interest in the piano since then. | * He figured out the main melody to one of his favorite musical numbers on the piano when he was approximately 10, but has lost interest in the piano since then. (Would probably regain interest if someone worked with him on this.) | ||
* He chooses movies and puts them in the DVD player himself, but hasn't learned not to get grease on the playing surface (i.e. his chosen disc frequently won't play, and he needs someone to clean it). While he does prefer musicals (and has a set of perennial favorites), he will sometimes explore other genres such as animation. | * He chooses movies and puts them in the DVD player himself, but hasn't learned not to get grease on the playing surface (i.e. his chosen disc frequently won't play, and he needs someone to clean it). While he does prefer musicals (and has a set of perennial favorites), he will sometimes explore other genres such as animation. | ||
** He figured out how to use the DVD remote control, and spent several months (late 2008/early 2009) exploring all the "special features" in his favorite DVDs. | ** He figured out how to use the DVD remote control, and spent several months (late 2008/early 2009) exploring all the "special features" in his favorite DVDs. | ||