The area in Southwest China that was hard-hit by the earthquake a year ago is slowly escaping the shadow of the tragedy. However, the recovery doesn't necessarily mean a return to "normalcy".
"Earthquake tourism" is leading the way for the region's economic recovery. A combat simulation inspired by the Counter-Strike computer game has taken over the devastated region as a new form of entertainment for city folks blowing off steam from stresses at work.
Read about this strange story on how simulated death is disturbingly occurring at a location where a large number of the dead still lay buried in the rubbles.
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Now it really looks like that the swine flu isn't going to be any different from the regular flu.
It's not as virulent as the strain that triggered the pandemic of 1918.
With this new information, there really isn't any reason for alarm then.
It's not as virulent as the strain that triggered the pandemic of 1918.
With this new information, there really isn't any reason for alarm then.
I do care, but my wife doesn't really.
When we first met, we had sex several times a day, but it's like we used up our quota.
Of course, marriage is so much more than sex.
When we first met, we had sex several times a day, but it's like we used up our quota.
Of course, marriage is so much more than sex.
So how do the humans escaped that pandemic back in 1918 ?The virus mutated on its own, and spared the human race.
Approximately 1% of the world's population at the time died from the pandemic flu.
But I would agree that it's not time to panic. Actually, it's never a good time to panic.
We're not at the stage of a lockdown. Just be wary about hanging around really sick people and wash your hands frequently is enough at this time.
This is the statement from the CDC.
There are other strains of the H1N1 viruses that cause milder illness, but many scientists suspect that it was the very same strain that was responsible for the pandemic of 1918 that mutated into a swine flu that is mutating back to affect humans today.
This isn't the same strain of flu that killed 40 million people.That's incorrect.
The swine flu is the same flu strain that caused the pandemic of 1918. It's the influenza A, subtype H1N1.
We do have oseltamivir currently. It is an anti-viral medication that can attenuate the symptoms of the flu. Whether it can save people from dying is unproven.
Medical science has become far more advanced than at the beginning of the century, but we still don't have effective treatment against the flu.
Here's a news clip about the flu pandemic of 1918.
I thought it's ironic that nursery rhymes tend to focus on death and suffering. The "Ring Around the Rosie" was about the Bubonic Plague, and here's a song that's dedicated to the pandemic flu:
I had a little bird,
Its name was Enza.
I opened the window,
And in-flu-enza.
Medical science has become far more advanced than at the beginning of the century, but we still don't have effective treatment against the flu.
Here's a news clip about the flu pandemic of 1918.
I thought it's ironic that nursery rhymes tend to focus on death and suffering. The "Ring Around the Rosie" was about the Bubonic Plague, and here's a song that's dedicated to the pandemic flu:
I had a little bird,
Its name was Enza.
I opened the window,
And in-flu-enza.
I thought the whole point of marriage was so you don't have to do that anymore.You'd be surprised.
We have sex about once every six months.
Holy shit! 1.86 cm.
My little pinkie finger is taller than you.
I tell patients to look for three things--high fever (higher than 39 C or 102 F), severe cough or difficulty breathing, and extreme lethargy.
If you have those symptoms and have had direct contact with another person who has been confirmed by a certified laboratory to have the swine flu, you should get tested yourself.
But otherwise, you shouldn't worry.
The swine flu isn't just a new strain of the flu. Since no living person has any immunity against this strain, it is a lot more deadly for otherwise healthy young people.
The typical new strain of the flu that comes around every winter usually doesn't pose a threat to healthy people, but only to really old folks and babies.
That's the main distinction.
My little pinkie finger is taller than you.
I tell patients to look for three things--high fever (higher than 39 C or 102 F), severe cough or difficulty breathing, and extreme lethargy.
If you have those symptoms and have had direct contact with another person who has been confirmed by a certified laboratory to have the swine flu, you should get tested yourself.
But otherwise, you shouldn't worry.
The swine flu isn't just a new strain of the flu. Since no living person has any immunity against this strain, it is a lot more deadly for otherwise healthy young people.
The typical new strain of the flu that comes around every winter usually doesn't pose a threat to healthy people, but only to really old folks and babies.
That's the main distinction.
Most of the victims in Mexico were healthy young adults.
I am not saying it's time to panic, but the vast majority of people who died during the flu pandemic in 1918 were healthy young adults.
I am not saying it's time to panic, but the vast majority of people who died during the flu pandemic in 1918 were healthy young adults.
The traffic through the hospital and clinics has tripled this week due to the mass panic generated by the swine flu. Even though there has not been a single case reported where I work, parents are still scared shitless.
I found out that the wireless connection causes the latency to fluctuate wildly.
One second, the ping was 16, and the next, it was 491.
That was the issue with the jerkiness.
Once the latency stabilizes, I was able to play--with myself.
One second, the ping was 16, and the next, it was 491.
That was the issue with the jerkiness.
Once the latency stabilizes, I was able to play--with myself.
Yeah, I use my new computer as the host. It's far more powerful than the Athlon.
I'll try again tonight.
A wired connection is tricky, because the two computers are so far apart (in separate rooms).
I'll try again tonight.
A wired connection is tricky, because the two computers are so far apart (in separate rooms).
Now I set up my two computers so I can play HL2DM with someone in the next room via a wireless LAN.
I made the connection, but the problem is that it's extremely laggy and jerky. Sometimes when I try to move, I won't be able to move at all. Note that this is only a problem on the computer that is connecting to the server, and not on the computer that's hosting the server.
I searched the Steam forum and also Googled, but I couldn't find a way to solve this problem.
Can you help me please?
I made the connection, but the problem is that it's extremely laggy and jerky. Sometimes when I try to move, I won't be able to move at all. Note that this is only a problem on the computer that is connecting to the server, and not on the computer that's hosting the server.
I searched the Steam forum and also Googled, but I couldn't find a way to solve this problem.
Can you help me please?
Caboose is correct.
When the new strain of flu virus mutates so it's communicable between people, shit hits the fan.
That's what's going on now.
Of course, a pandemic might not materialize despite this new strain, but it has the potential of doing so.
The last flu pandemic occurred in 1918, and 40 million people died from that.
Things are not bad now, but I could get a lot worse.
I pray for all of us that the pandemic can be avoided.
When the new strain of flu virus mutates so it's communicable between people, shit hits the fan.
That's what's going on now.
Of course, a pandemic might not materialize despite this new strain, but it has the potential of doing so.
The last flu pandemic occurred in 1918, and 40 million people died from that.
Things are not bad now, but I could get a lot worse.
I pray for all of us that the pandemic can be avoided.
The swine flu has already succeeded in causing wide-spread panic.
I am working the urgent care tonight, and we were mobbed by patients.
Everyone with the slightest cold came in to get checked out.
This is exactly the way everyone is going to get sick, waiting in a crowded waiting room full of sick people.
I am working the urgent care tonight, and we were mobbed by patients.
Everyone with the slightest cold came in to get checked out.
This is exactly the way everyone is going to get sick, waiting in a crowded waiting room full of sick people.
Man, I had to turn the volume down for those throat singers.
In case you haven't heard of erhu before.
Man, I love this singer.
She's as exotic as they come.
She's ethnic Tibetan, grew up in China speaking Mandarin, but now lives in Japan and sings mainly in Japanese.
She's also a world-class erhu player.
Hear for yourself.
Not to mention that she's super-cute.
She's as exotic as they come.
She's ethnic Tibetan, grew up in China speaking Mandarin, but now lives in Japan and sings mainly in Japanese.
She's also a world-class erhu player.
Hear for yourself.
Not to mention that she's super-cute.
Browsers are meant to browse, not play games or do 3D stuff. It's a novelty and will never be more than that.That's what people said about the internet--it's just for ftp, email, and telnet . . . until the WWW arrived.
Boy! Then the possibilities started.
The BSOD is the most non-specific symptom of a PC problem. It doesn't really tell you much.
Did the problem start from the very beginning, or only after you made some software/driver changes?
I agree with the memtest. It's a good place to start.
And the mobo battery is a very good thought too. It would go with the date/time issue. Make sure the battery is securely installed (not loose).
Did the problem start from the very beginning, or only after you made some software/driver changes?
I agree with the memtest. It's a good place to start.
And the mobo battery is a very good thought too. It would go with the date/time issue. Make sure the battery is securely installed (not loose).
What do you think of this article?
I think it's an over-simplification when an addiction is defined primarily by the number of hours devoted to an activity.
Addiction is a problem, and it should be defined as such only if an activity starts to cause problems in other areas of one's life.
When I interview kids (my patients) for the amount of time they play games, I also ask about their school, social life, and other activities.
I have some patients who spend 10-12 hours a day playing games, and that's excessive by most people's standard.
But that article claims that three hours a day is excessive?
I think it's an over-simplification when an addiction is defined primarily by the number of hours devoted to an activity.
Addiction is a problem, and it should be defined as such only if an activity starts to cause problems in other areas of one's life.
When I interview kids (my patients) for the amount of time they play games, I also ask about their school, social life, and other activities.
I have some patients who spend 10-12 hours a day playing games, and that's excessive by most people's standard.
But that article claims that three hours a day is excessive?
Is into rock and metal and anything hard.
This made me think a lot because I agreed with him. Than I realized that we really don't know what hell is or how punishment for sins is handled in the afterlife if it even is.It should be perfectly clear to everyone that everything we know about faith and religion is made up by human.
It's not like Hell is a real place. Anyone can say anything about it.
I can define Hell as a big parking lot with a lot of ice cream trucks, except that all the ice creams are melted.
are you by any chance fan of Louis Armstrong, Satchmo?I am too lazy to search through TWHL, but there was a whole thread on this topic. And yes, I picked my alias from Armstrong's official nickname. I picked "satchmo" (by the way, I intentionally did not capitalize satchmo to distinguish it from the real "Satchmo") because I wanted to retain some anonyminity in various forums at first. If you Google "satchmo", all you're going to get is a bunch of Louis Armstrong stuff.
By now, of course, I am fairly well-known to everyone, because of my professional record and my two books.
Did you know that TWHL was the very first online forums that I joined? It still is the best place to visit. The members really keep it alive and well.
I think the Scout's baseball bat would be more appropriate in this case.
That "dazzle-rifle" weapon was used in the book "Daemon".
It does look very futuristic. I thought it was an electric guitar at first.
It does look very futuristic. I thought it was an electric guitar at first.
It doesn't force it, but it does promote it.But it does threaten (as in, go to Hell if you don't join us).
I can't say God does not exist, but I don't believe that he exists until he shows up in front of me and give me a high-five.
Snipers rule!
I know how effective sniping can be when it comes to accomplishing an objective.
When I play Far Cry 2, I don't use heavy artillery, RPG, or big explosions to attack. I snipe from very far away, and move my position often so I can eliminate the entire camp of enemies without even getting shot at once.
I know how effective sniping can be when it comes to accomplishing an objective.
When I play Far Cry 2, I don't use heavy artillery, RPG, or big explosions to attack. I snipe from very far away, and move my position often so I can eliminate the entire camp of enemies without even getting shot at once.
At the end, I got the father of the boy to come to the hospital and sign the consent. He's all for surgery.
The ten-year-old is feeling fine now. He had the surgery last night, and he's recovering rapidly.
If I were the father, I would divorce the mother right away. I wouldn't want anyone endangering my children's lives.
The ten-year-old is feeling fine now. He had the surgery last night, and he's recovering rapidly.
If I were the father, I would divorce the mother right away. I wouldn't want anyone endangering my children's lives.
I don't believe in something that I cannot experience myself.
I don't trust anyone.
I don't trust anyone.
And fucking hell, Satchmo, great respect for what you did for that child. All in a day's work, eh?That's why there are so many medical drama shows on television.
I live the drama at work everyday.
What I didn't mention so far is that at the same time this was going on, the next bed was a 16-year-old girl who just got diagnosed with diabetes.
She and her mother were both crying because it's such a devastating news.
I spent two hours counseling the diabetic girl and her family in the emergency room.
I spent seven hours in the ER last night. It was emotionally exhausting.
It makes me wonder why the mother brought the kid in, in the first place.I asked the mother this very same question. Why come to the doctors when her son is in the very capable hand of God?
She said it's because her son's pain was so severe that he thought he was going to die, and her son asked her to bring him to the doctor's.
The son begged me to operate on him. He wants the surgery. Unfortunately, he's only ten, and this crazy society rather put the rights to consent to medical treatment in a crazy person than a rational ten-year-old.
At the end, this has nothing to do with religion or faith. The mother is just a nut case. And nut cases throughout history used religion as justification for their crazy behavior.
I was called to the emergency room last night to see a ten-year-old boy who has appendicitis.
The mother refuses to consent him to have surgery. She told me that they're going to go home and pray, and God is going to make her son better.
She said she believes in miracles, not science.
I told her that God had sent me and the best surgeon to help her son, and refusing surgery would be refusing the will of God.
She still refused.
So I had to call child protective services and remove the child from her custody.
What do you do with an insane person like this?
The mother refuses to consent him to have surgery. She told me that they're going to go home and pray, and God is going to make her son better.
She said she believes in miracles, not science.
I told her that God had sent me and the best surgeon to help her son, and refusing surgery would be refusing the will of God.
She still refused.
So I had to call child protective services and remove the child from her custody.
What do you do with an insane person like this?
$250 after tax and "environmental disposal fee".
$229 was the original price.
$229 was the original price.
You bought it for $350? Now it's $330.Huh? I got it for $229. It's still $229 at Newegg.
This is the Samsung SyncMaster 2343.
...and I think BioShock was more repetitive for me. The levels are all very similar.
At least in Far Cry 2, I enjoyed looking at sunrise, sunset, and the mountain/jungle scenery.
In BioShock, it was Rapture, all the time.
Kudos to those snipers.
So that's what happens to those CS players who dominate the entire server with their sniper rifles.
So that's what happens to those CS players who dominate the entire server with their sniper rifles.
Whose statement can be easily misconstrued.
He is right in saying that it is right.
Too bad that Mass Effect does not support that resolution.
I am not planning to get Mirror's Edge. From what I read, the gameplay becomes very repetitive very quickly.
And it's not a true free-roaming world at all (unlike Far Cry 2). The paths are limited to a few options at most.
I am not planning to get Mirror's Edge. From what I read, the gameplay becomes very repetitive very quickly.
And it's not a true free-roaming world at all (unlike Far Cry 2). The paths are limited to a few options at most.
A jolly good fellow who has done many favors for me in the past.
Is Scottish, so my son is ironically named after his people, even though my son is Chinese.
Is trying to get laid by this cute girl.
Is Scottish, so my son is ironically named after his people, even though my son is Chinese.
Is trying to get laid by this cute girl.
So far, the only problem I've had with this display is that the process of installing the base is truly brutal.
It felt like drilling a hole with a dull knife into the skull of a large mammal (no, I haven't done that before in real life, but I can imagine it).
So much force had to be used, and I heard cracking sounds from the back panel. I thought I was breaking it in half, so I stopped.
Fortunately, the monitor still works, and the image quality is flawless.
The viewing angle is better than my old monitor, and the intense contrast ratio shows pictures in such vivid colors.
Best of all, running games at such high resolution and size really makes the experience immersive. I usually don't have a problem with motion sickness when playing FPS games, but when I was playing Far Cry 2 last night at 2048x1152 resolution, I was feeling a little dizzy.
It felt like drilling a hole with a dull knife into the skull of a large mammal (no, I haven't done that before in real life, but I can imagine it).
So much force had to be used, and I heard cracking sounds from the back panel. I thought I was breaking it in half, so I stopped.
Fortunately, the monitor still works, and the image quality is flawless.
The viewing angle is better than my old monitor, and the intense contrast ratio shows pictures in such vivid colors.
Best of all, running games at such high resolution and size really makes the experience immersive. I usually don't have a problem with motion sickness when playing FPS games, but when I was playing Far Cry 2 last night at 2048x1152 resolution, I was feeling a little dizzy.
Half-Life 2 at 2048x1152 is an incredible experience.
I am glad that my graphics card can handle the resolution.
I am glad that my graphics card can handle the resolution.
Windows XP is scheduled to officially expire in a week.
Microsoft really wants its customers to migrate to Vista or Windows 7. The following is an official statement from Microsoft:
Microsoft really wants its customers to migrate to Vista or Windows 7. The following is an official statement from Microsoft:
It?s important to remind customers that Microsoft are still planning to retire XP Pro Mainstream support on April 14, 2009 and will only provide OS security updates beyond that date unless the customer has an Extended Hotfix Support contract.So if you haven't upgraded, it may be time to do so, or you'll end up with a deadbeat OS.
When I was new here, many years ago, I never got pushed around.
Other people's reaction reflects on your own behavior. If you act immaturely and behave poorly, others will react accordingly.
Think before you type, and think again before you hit "Post".
Other people's reaction reflects on your own behavior. If you act immaturely and behave poorly, others will react accordingly.
Think before you type, and think again before you hit "Post".
I want to get everyone's opinion on the non-standard native resolution.
I Googled it for games. There are some people who played Crysis and WoW on this monitor, so it seems fine for gaming.
It's even more suitable for watching HDTV and videos. The 16:9 ratio is perfect for that.
Anyone else using a non-standard resolution monitor? How's it for gaming?
I Googled it for games. There are some people who played Crysis and WoW on this monitor, so it seems fine for gaming.
It's even more suitable for watching HDTV and videos. The 16:9 ratio is perfect for that.
Anyone else using a non-standard resolution monitor? How's it for gaming?
I got a new monitor tonight.
I couldn't resist the Newegg deal. $250 for a 23" monitor is just too good to pass up.
Plus, all the rave reviews for this monitor just made me drool.
I'll let you know what I think once the monitor arrives.
I couldn't resist the Newegg deal. $250 for a 23" monitor is just too good to pass up.
Plus, all the rave reviews for this monitor just made me drool.
I'll let you know what I think once the monitor arrives.
Not that many girls play shooting games.
My wife, for one, doesn't understand why I want to shoot things at the end of the day.
Why would a doctor who helps sick children get better during the daytime wants to kill things at night?
My wife, for one, doesn't understand why I want to shoot things at the end of the day.
Why would a doctor who helps sick children get better during the daytime wants to kill things at night?
My name is Leslie.
Does that count?
Does that count?
Daubster, you posted the thumbnail instead.
Has anyone tried it?