imad81

" @imad81 said:

" @Popogeejo said:

" Isn't this kind of a non-issue any way? In theory it can be done but there's no incentive to do it for those few who can do it.NK has no means to put a nuke in the wrong place, let alone the right place and no other country has any interest in doing something like that to the US. Any terrorist organisation would have the same problem as NK. "

Well Pakistan has nukes..and a significant portion of its territory is controlled by the Taliban(mostly the border shared with afganistan). Imagine a scenario(which is not far-fetched) in which the taliban takes over pakistan and controls the nukes, one could find its way across to the US. "

Past & current theories are that India & Pakistan would more than likely nuke each other before the US was ever involved. You ever read McCammon's Swan Song?  The start of that  book starts with Pakistan & India blowing each other away with nuclear hellfire..that was back in the 80s.  From what I know about it, Ghandi created Pakistan in an  attempt to segregate Muslims from Hindus, but it didn't  really pan out.  The Hindus were very upset by Ghandi's decision & he was assassinated by a Hindu because of it. This was told to me by an Indian fellow.   They've been on the brink ever since.  That being the case, they are not as tied to electricity as a developed nation...although I'm sure that is changing, just not sure of the pace, due to finite resource constraints. "

" Isn't this kind of a non-issue any way? In theory it can be done but there's no incentive to do it for those few who can do it.NK has no means to put a nuke in the wrong place, let alone the right place and no other country has any interest in doing something like that to the US. Any terrorist organisation would have the same problem as NK. "

 Hey everyone.

I am not a very active member on the forums so most of you may not know me. So allow me to introduce myself. I am 29yr old guy currently pursuing my residency in radiology(a branch of medicine). I live and work in Sg(I probably shouldnt mention this but what the hey!). I have been a gamer most of my life and my most vivid memory is playing Mortal Kombat 2 at my friends place. My first gaming system was an Atari 2600 and I played it to its well-deserved demise. 

I know a lot of people who hate my profession, and I dont blame them. I cant get my dad to see his physician on a regular basis, because that doctor is an arrogant <insert expletive here>.

But this is not about medicine, its about being a gamer and how it helps me, in my work.

- My hand eye cordination is top-notch! Thank you MW2. Helps a lot while doing procedures.

- Playing MMO's has helped me remember more, like "what was that character's story arc?" Instead of opening the quest log, I would try to remember it. It has helped me quite a bit with studies.

- And believe it or not, most people in my hospital play games a lot. So its a great way to meet residents from other departments on the weekend.

So yeah, I am happy to be a gamer. And I dont know why the media looks down upon gamers..I could probably speak my mind on it a little more, but I doubt anyone would read it.

Anyway, I look forward to getting to know more people on this site, so lets get to know about any new games you are looking forward to? Thoughts on what you're playing right now? I am looking forward to playing NFS:HP and just started Black ops today.

So anyway, hey again, and thanks for reading!

Cheers.  

The Social Network
 
5/5
 
great soundtrack as well..expecially the nightclub scene where the music is amazing.

If you are having trouble with the update, clear your system cache(My xbox > system settings > memory > press Y), turn off the xbox after clearing it and try applying the update again. I immediately got to the white screen amd it is downloading fine.

" In an effort to determine weather or not anyone except me actually plays this game I am starting this thread. If you've played it or know what it is then post below.  Seriously, how come more people don't play insanely complicated genre defying 4x/tower defence/rts games! "

I have a 3GS and it runs the OS fine. However, I would definitely suggest that you skip the iphone 4 and get the next iteration of it, where I am sure a lot of the current problems will be resolved. But on the flip side, not having an iphone at all kinda sucks!!

" LSD, MDMA, Ketamine and Psilocybin Mushroom are all believed to have much more instantaneous and long lasting effects on the human brain than a traditional Anti-Depressant.  The negative side effects are also much more prevalent in Anti-Depressants. Moreover, most psychedelics target the release of Serotonin and not Dopamine, so their addictive properties are generally not as intense as Dopamine-releasing drugs.  I'm not a proponent of illicit drugs but it shows just how comparably-terrible most Anti-Depressants can be. "

I don't like to consider psychedelics as "drugs"

 "many recent studies have shown suicidal thoughts are actually increased when you quit using them. "

" I don't know how I feel about them. I'm on day three of my first experience,  and the first two days I just found myself in a even worse state. I know it's going to take a while before they start doing anything positive, but If it happens again today I'm gonna chuck the rest. "

 Some doctors have unfortunately, taken too much of a shine to anti-depressants, viewing every case as a case that needs medication. This leads to over-prescription, and over-use.  "

" The only thing I've ever seen anti-depressants do is give people the ability to self-masturbate and tell everyone how unique and interesting they are because they have had such a baaad life they're on anti-depressants.  So generally, they annoy me. It's also like ADHD. Some dude got dumped by his girlfriend and is crying about it for attention, so he must have "clinical depression!". Then they have an excuse to keep crying for attention. It's like ADHD in that it's extremely over diagnosed.  Anyway, I'll change my mind the day  1. People stop saying they are on anti-depressants as a way to gain sympathy or attention 2. The people on them are generally actually in need, unlike the vast majority of people I've seen 3. It becomes less over-diagnosed And most importantly, 4. I see some actual results of anti-depressants.  Edit: For the record, I was put on them once despite having no interest nor was I anything I would consider depressed, and they did exactly nothing. Maybe I'm biased. I still stand by what I think, as I've seen a lot of evidence. Of course, it doesn't apply to EVERYONE - but if you read my post, you're on them, and were offended, odds are I'd say it applies to you. "