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Looking forward to:
My son's first day of school

Want more info about:
What is the real release day for Black Mesa

Films:
The next Pixar film (Toy Story 3?)

mastioblastomus..

It's probably spelled "medulloblastoma".

I think it looks shitty.

Why would anyone play this game when you can play TF2?

His first trip to the seaside, satch?

No, he's been on the beach before. I think the first time was when he was six months old.

But he's really fearless. If we weren't retraining him, he would run straight into the ocean.

This thread makes me want to watch "V for Vendetta".

The article has been released to the public already.

Finally, scientists have proven that certain types of games can be part of an active lifestyle.

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PEDIATRICS Vol. 124 No. 2 August 2009, pp. 534-540

OBJECTIVE: To compare energy expenditure rates in children playing the physically active video games, Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) and Nintendo's Wii Sports in relation to treadmill walking.

METHODS: Energy expenditure, heart rate, step rate, and perceived exertion were measured in 14 boys and 9 girls (ages 10?13 years; BMI at 3?98th percentile for age and gender) while watching television at rest, playing DDR at 2 skill levels, playing Wii bowling and boxing, and walking at 2.6, 4.2, and 5.7 km/h. Arterial elasticity was measured at rest and immediately after gaming.

RESULTS: Compared with watching television, energy expenditure while gaming or walking increased 2- to 3-fold. Similarly, high rates of energy expenditure, heart rate, and perceived exertion were elicited from playing Wii boxing, DDR level 2, or walking at 5.7 km/h. This occurred despite variations in step rate among activities, reflecting greater use of upper body during Wii play (lowest step rate) than during walking (highest step rate) or DDR play. Wii bowling and beginner level DDR elicited a 2-fold increase in energy expenditure compared to television watching. Large-artery elasticity declined immediately after both DDR and Wii. The change was inversely related to the increment in energy expenditure above rest achieved during the activity.

CONCLUSIONS: Energy expenditure during active video game play is comparable to moderate-intensity walking. Thus, for children who spend considerable time playing electronic screen games for entertainment, physically active games seem to be a safe, fun, and valuable means of promoting energy expenditure.

Name: Leslie Young
Age: 37
Nationality: Chinese-American
Birthday: 28th October
Occupation: pediatrician

Ailments: allergic rhinitis

Favourite Meal: any Chinese food
Favourite Snack: milk and cereal (Cap'n Crunch)
Favourite Drink: water
Favourite Band: U2
Favourite Animal: dogs

5 Things that make you happy: my son, my wife, my penis, chubby babies, computer parts

5 Things that piss you off: bad parents, computer parts that are DOA, spammers, con artists, bad doctors

Yeah, and all I gotta say is this.

I talk to parents who refuse vaccination every day.

This study proves that Jack Thompson is right after all.

Playing video games can kill you.

"Interview with the Vampire" touched on this theme.

So did "Highlanders".

She's not really just young and normal. She does not talk and she probably can never walk.

I don't want to live like that.

Check out this strange case.

I have never seen or heard anything like her, but it's truly fascinating.

It reminds me of the movie "Benjamin Button".

I am aware that I am just a Google fanboy, but I think I like Google for a reason (or many reasons).

Having a large market share currently really has no meaning. Just look at Wordperfect and Netscape. They used to dominate the word processing arena and the browser, respectively.

Where are they now?

Finally, we have a realistic option for operating system.

Maybe we shouldn't even worry about Windows 7.

Chrome may kill Windows once and for all.

Google already totally killed Microsoft when it comes to the internet, and that's the most important aspect of personal computing today.

Yeah, I know. It's Far Cry 2 again.

What Chrome needs is an ad-blocking add-on.

Google won't build it as part of the browser because it's like shooting its own foot. Google's revenue depends on these ads.

In a head-to-head speed test, Chrome is the clear winner.

True, Firefox 3.5 may be the more efficient memory utilizer, but I don't really worry about memory usage when I have 8 GB in my system.

I've bought the discounted version now.

It's only $49 from Newegg until July 11th. After that, it's going to be selling for $120.

So, has anyone upgraded?

If so, what's your impression?

I am still using Chrome, and I don't plan to switch unless something more compelling comes along.

I'll bring the KY.

If he's still at his prime, the musical world would experience a loss.

But his prime was several decades ago.

I don't miss him anymore. Only his past is still relevant.

Okay, maybe not Harvard.

But everyone should go to college.

If she could get into Harvard, none of us has any excuse not being able to do it.

I have the same issue, and I can reassure you that it's quite unlikely that it's a browser problem.

I still suspect it's a connection issue.

The problem has gotten better after I got a new DSL modem from my ISP provider.

I am nearly 37, yet my patients still think that I am a teenager.

Personally, the storyline is nice, but gameplay is the most important thing in a game for me.

Change the room type to the appropriate size--tiny, small, medium, large, etc.

That's the nice thing about the Source engine. The echo is automatically calculated from the surrounding brush works. I have always been impressed by that.

It's possible to make innovative shooters.

The original Half-Life has some of the best level design out there.

Half-Life 2, as mentioned before, incorporates physics into the gameplay. That's never been done before.

Far Cry 2 has the most non-linear gameplay of any game.

Mass Effect has the best story of any shooters.

They're all innovative.

There are plenty of smart people out there, and someone will come up with a clever idea that changes things significantly.

I like Verizon. Breaking up companies spurs competition and is good for the economy.

They should have done that to GM before it collapsed.

The questions is, who's going to own the future? Microsoft or Google?

And usually the case is that if you get in first, it doesn't matter if somebody does it better.

Do you remember WordPerfect? Do you remember Netscape browser?

They had more than 90% market share at one point...until Microsoft invaded their business.

They're both dead now.

General public can get in, if they paid for a ticket.

That's totally wrong.

Here's from the E3 official site:

E3 Expo 2009 Attendee Registration

Welcome to Attendee Registration. Please note that E3 Expo is a trade-only event and is not open to the general public. Individuals who are not able to document their direct, and current professional affiliation to the interactive entertainment industry are not qualified to attend. If you are from the retail sector, you must be selected by your parent company to attend.

I live in LA, and I cannot attend because I am not a developer.

You heard of Project Natal?

Looks intriguing.

Could this be the Wii killer?

E3 used to be exciting, but the corporate world dumbed down the conference.

It's just a bunch of businessmen in boring suits now.

That's my backyard.

Mine.

The North Koreans are crazy.

Ah, thanks.

That worked.

When I tried to get some quality gaming time this afternoon, all I got was this:What the Hell? I Googled it, and there seems to be no resolution.

Anyone has any idea how to fix it?

Cool video.

It seems that the Japanese is always leading in the way of innovation.

Just look at the American automobile industry. In a few years, they would all be extinct.

Americans can't make good cars anymore.

Well, the liberals (like myself) listen to NPR while the conservatives listen to Rush Limbough.

There's a market for every sector.

This story explains why religious saints and prophets are really epileptics and individuals with psychiatric disorders.

I wonder why the Blue Spy didn't shoot the disguised Red Spy in the head right when he walked in.

He knew that the Blue Scout was compromised because he's being black-mailed. So obviously the Blue Scout is most likely the Red Spy.

Does that mean the Blue Spy is stupid? How did he end up with those photos anyway?

You can download the new album from Coldplay for free directly from Coldplay.

It may be a limited time offer, so don't miss your chance.

Hey, I like the drilling small holes for oxygen idea the best.

However, I don't know how banks usually build their vaults. I would think that it's thick metal all around.

I would kill the two oldest people first, since their lives aren't as valuable as the younger ones.

But I wouldn't start killing until someone actually passed out from lack of oxygen.

Seriously, where do you get this stuff from?

From my twisted head.

I stay up at night thinking up doomsday scenarios.

Perhaps that's why I am tired in the morning.

The bomb squad already knows about the oxygen deprivation and the time constraint. That's how you learned about the dilemma.

If they blow the door open, everyone dies. They have to open the door through a series of small and controlled explosions at the door's hinges.

Unfortunately, you and your entire family were in a local bank when a group of bank robbers took over the bank.

Three of the four robbers escaped with their loot, but the fourth one was abandoned after he was shot in the thigh by the security guard.

He subsequently shot the security guard in the bank vault and took your family and another family as hostage, and locked the vault door.

You and one of the parents from the other family managed to overcome the wounded robber and shot him in the head.

From the police radio of the security guard, you learned that it would take the bomb squad four hours to blast open the vault door.

The oxygen inside the vault can only support everyone inside for two hours.

What would you do?