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REMercsChamp posted...

Fucking hilarious that anyone goes to these scam shit schools

It's unfortunate really. They target a lot of former military too to get that G.I. bill money. Promises of 90%+ job placement within 6 months of graduation and the way they do it is by offering every new grad an extremely low-ball job at one of their affiliated industry jobs, which obviously get turned down because it's such a ridiculously low offer. But that allows them to report such high stats.

It preys on the uninformed. Goes all the way to the top too. A lot of the Caribbean medical schools, which basically offers anyone a seat at a med school (so popular with the people with subpar college grades and MCAT scores). Greater than 50% drop out rate, some of the highest tuition, and their match rates into a specialty post-graduation is around 50% as well. Turns out, these schools are owned by the parent company affiliated with DeVry. Compare that with a U.S.-based med school that once you're in, there are 95% graduation rates and similar residency match rates. If you go to school on the mainland, you're virtually a doctor. You go to school in the carribean, you have a coin flip's chance of finishing with 300k in debt and no options.
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This is anecdotal so take it with a huge grain of salt. Being first generation American born, most of my friends were also first-gen basically from all over the world. Our parents had high expectations of us academically. But not just in terms of going to college, but usually with focus on a degree with a directly obvious career path. So we all became doctors, lawyers, pharmacists, engineers, accountants. I think it's because they probably worked twice as hard for half our opportunity. And even though we all kind of came from humble backgrounds, it's not like students loans aren't an obvious vehicle to reach those white collar careers.

Meanwhile, a lot of the native friends I had in college, especially from a more well-off background, majored in things like History with no real career plans or aspirations. I'm not saying that's necessarily bad, but a guy I knew spent 40k to get a psychology degree to just end up working at his dad's company. In fact, most of my peers during my psych undergrad had absolutely no plan. No grad school, which is a requirement to work in that field, so ending terminally on a B.A or B.S. in psych just seemed short-sighted.
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That it can be developmentally normal at their age to experience some incongruency, but that it's a bit early for a sex change, since a decent amount grow out of it. I'd encourage them to explore and reflect it more and if it persists, we'd look into evaluation with a specialist to consider HRT trials and therapy before SRS. And of course let them know I support them whoever they are.

SRS should really only be done prior to adulthood if there were signs early on that have been consistent along with co-morbid severe depression at high risk for suicide. Outside of that, it's perfectly reasonable to take the therapy and possibly HRT route for some time instead of going with surgery as a first-line.
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It's kind of a weird niche. I haven't played the past few seasons, but people who did the best usually had 2-3 "mains", but generally could fill really well with anyone on the roster. If you can pull out the counter to whatever defense they're using, or to put down their best player, it's a lot better than slogging away with your one main if its sub-optimal.

Or just play pharah. I swear, it was writing a free ticket to diamond. Plat and below don't have the hitscan accuracy to deal with you. I still stomped on my 'counters' by not being too high in the air from a distance. Sky bomb a soldier and watch him panic.
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cross-dominant (not the same as ambidextrous), although I suppose lefties living in a righty world end up developing some degree of cross-dominance out of necessity.
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Marijuana has been shown to exacerbate anxiety. Despite the lack of dose response studies, there do seem to be some soft indications for other things. Laypeople take it a bit too far and treat it like a panacea, which cheapens any real indications it may have.

Also, finding the right anti-depressant unfortunately requires some trial and error to titrate the right dose to eliminate side effects. Also, there are anti-depressants in different classes of medications. Bupropion, for example, isn't considered an SSRI and therefore won't have any of the sexual side effects. It also sometimes has a bit of a "cup of coffee" effect as opposed to the sedation people experience a lot with SSRIs.

Like everyone in this thread is telling you TC, consult your doctor. A real doctor. Not some Caribbean grad who couldn't match into a residency program and opens up a "MJ clinic" like the professional sell-outs they are. Or whatever quack you're reading about online who parrots an opinion outside standard of care.
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C_Pain posted...

He's a really charismatic guy, I like him

A lot of his early parody videos are hilarious.
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C_Pain posted...

I honestly feel like there's two types of people, ones who just laugh cuz it's silly and those who first instinct is to be upset and they are truly harming our species.

Just ignore them. I'm "liberal" and I think MelezDoor is being ridiculous.
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megamanfreakXD posted...

Typical surgeon, blaming anesthesia LOL

I was dyinggggg
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MelzezDoor posted...

Dude is brave showing his face while blatantly being racist

....he's indian
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Also that wasn't pulseless electrical activity, that was asystole
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hyperpsycho posted...

So House?

More or less.
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Also an inside joke for my medical peers on CE. When I pasted the link, I first got:

Copyright (c) UWorld, Please do not save, print, cut, copy or paste anything while a test is active.


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TC, people are going "wut" because your premise is vague and tangential.

It comes off as someone who is stoned, manic, or simply can't articulate their thoughts very well and leave too much unsaid. We're just not following the thought process.
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Tmk posted...

What I thought would have been a good idea is to every so often make a new board that works like LUE, in that no new accounts can get in. Just to create some places that can't keep seeing a new influx of trolls and such, to create unique weird communities. It would also help offset the fact that LUE basically got rewarded as an elite gated community for being so bad it needed to be quarantined. >_>

That just splinters the already tiny population on this site. It's like the community boards. Every so often I get some invite to a private board or something, but really, if I want to shit post on a social forum CE is really the only option.
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Guild Wars 2 if you want a fun casual journey to max level, but don't care for end game, and don't want to commit to a subscription.

FFXIV if you want a traditional subscription-based MMO with a large playerbase.

ESO has mixed reviews, but you can't go into the mindset of treating it like an ES game--more like a bread and butter MMO that happens to have ES lore.
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Have you interacted with outspoken moralists in person though to differentiate if whether the effect you are seeing is due to anonymity or distance of online communication versus their political correctedness?

Just saying. You'll find helpful and non-helpful people in both cohorts.
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Rika_Furude posted...

i dont see how its a scam unless you're at some sketchy ass fake uni where the lecturer sells his own books.

Medical education in general is littered with standardized tests at every step along the way.

I had to register for two separate $600+ board exams after my 2nd year, I registered for another two $600 exams for later this year, as well as a $1,200 practical exam. Each of these tests require question banks to study, which cost about $200-400/yr for a subscription. Then sprinkle in several other companies that make text or video resources that each run about $100 each.

This isn't including my school's 60k tuition. It's sad because when facing your principle debt from tuition (north of 300k after cost of living tacked on), an extra 5k in exam fees and study resources is a "drop in the bucket", but that doesn't mean we should be bleeding our nation's future physicians completely dry. It's already becoming a less and less financially feasible career when compared to less debt/entering workforce sooner in CS, engineering, and finance.

Kind of a "grass is greener" soap-box though.
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The only DA spin-off I'll take is if its set in Tevinter. I wonder if they're trying for some MMORPG, or a "soft" Destiny-style open world multiplayer with a cinematic campaign. I don't quite know how they'll implement it though.
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TC, pick up rainbow six: siege.
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No_U_L7 posted...

yes but i'm out of town and don't want to reschedule my flight

That's fair. And a tough call. You could be right in her invitation being disingenuous. If you're leaning no, you could always be up front and let her know about your travel concerns. If she doesn't take it well, you know your answer. If she's accommodating, it's probably a good sign, though never any guarantees.
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I don't think you can really make a meaningful assessment with the given information. Possibilities: you didn't impress her during your internship, she didn't initially remember you, the applicant pool was more qualified than you regardless. Moving onto her decision to interview now: it could be to fill an unexpected quit and is time-sensitive and she knows you're available.

Kinda pointless to pontificate. Do you want the job?
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I fill the gap on regular roads if and only if the car behind in said lane will not have to react to my lane switch (i.e. braking). If there is sufficient space so they don't break, I think it's a better move because if you're generally the faster driver, getting to the front will get you out of traffic sooner to the best of everyone "in line." That being said, the penalty of "screwing up" is that you're the direct cause of the traffic as the brake wave propagates behind indefinitely.

In terms of the freeway, zipper merge is the way to go. However, if a car looks like they aren't following a zipper pattern and lag behind, sometimes braking in order to get behind them also contributes to creating traffic. Snap judgements to get in front (hopefully not forcing them to brake to you as well) is the better option.
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gamepimp12 posted...

She calls me papi dude.

Yes, girls that string along guys for a multitude of reasons can still be flirty. Look, 3 scenarios here

1) She's stringing you along, little to no regard for your well being. Words are one thing, actions are another.

2) She's keeping you as back up; hedging her bets. You're safe and available.

3) She doesn't know what she wants.

All of the above are toxic, in my humble opinion. You can agree or disagree, but I was in a similar situation too in college and it wasn't until I got out of it and with my wife that I learned what a world of a difference it was. The "opportunities" were there, but overarchingly, the thing as a whole was toxic. In fact, it is precisely your perception of it being mutual that allows you to so easily rationalize it.

I agree with others in the thread. Either you do something about it, or you don't. But generally speaking, the "limbo" relationships are usually the ones that carry the most heartache. Do yourself a favor and go either direction. Don't stay on the fence.

Maybe I'm wrong.
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You really can't understand why cosmetics might appeal to others, even if it isn't your cup of tea?
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DocileOrangeCup posted...

damn

what mode?

I think it was demolition, IIRC.
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gamepimp12 posted...

A lot of you guys are misunderstanding the situation, which is probably my fault.

There isnt a question about our mutual interest in each thats been established years ago.

For reasons irrelevant to the topic and for her besg interest ive turned her down in both sex and a relationship in the last year and a half.

My issue wasnt oh no my best friend friend zoned me.

Its this weird thing where even though were super close we dont talk cause her boyfriends and/or girlfriends feel so threatened by me but then our own timing when shes single is trash

That's what we all tell ourselves, but you're singing a song older than the Earth.
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tennisdude818 posted...

is just a roundabout indication of your intelligence.

Because location, cost, legacy, and other factors do not come into play in deciding a university, right?
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Yeah I agree with everyone else. If you aren't exactly sold by now, it won't really pick up in the way you'd like for it to.

You really feel the fact that the game was in developmental hell across multiple generations. Some mechanics just seem a bit dated. I like its attempt to be its own thing, but it really just comes off like a collage of different inspirations with no real cohesion.

I enjoyed it, for what it's worth, but not exactly game of the year.
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Went 100-71 on Nuketown once. Not a great ratio, but it felt cool breaking 3 digits.
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tennisdude818 posted...

SAT scores are correlated with IQ.

And IQ isn't a valid measure of intelligence because defining intelligence is actually a rather tricky problem. IQ is really more for the opposite end as a screen for intellectual disability and needs to be administered by an actual neuropsychologist in an appropriate setting. People using IQ to somehow quantify their intelligence is a pretty pseudo-scientific/pop psychology thing. Might as well do a Myers Brigg test, and also check their horoscope sign while you're at it.

And also, correlation =/= causation, that's like rule #1 in psychology. As far as I'm concerned, that correlation is pretty meaningless.
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Damn_Underscore posted...

But college debt isn't necessarily good debt. For most people, it's bad debt.

I'm not saying it's necessarily good debt either. No one disagrees with that. It's just that these discussions far too often devolve into sweeping generalizations that college on a whole is a scam.

Yes, more people should put half an iota of thought into what they want to study, determine that it is a field in demand, implement a plan to graduate on time, and minimize loans taken out. In other news, water is wet.

Waiting until you're 30, or the common suggestion of working until you can pay up front for an education is a bit simple-minded and naive with regards to earning potential over an entire career if you choose the right thing to study.
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Damn_Underscore posted...

SAT is a better version of IQ tests.

IQ tests are dumb because they are all about finding patterns that the testmakers want you to find

*sigh*
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I wouldn't finish medical school until late 30s and not finish residency training well into my 40s. Fuck that. There's an opportunity cost delaying every year I don't make a physician salary. To save up money in a lower paying field to graduate debt-free is an illogical decision that stems from this belief that all debt is inherently bad and not the utility/tool it is.
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voldothegr8 posted...

By all means provide a link.

He's saying he'd spend more than 400, but if any laptop lacked either of those features he wouldn't spend more than 400 on that particular rig. And he's absolutely right.
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That resolution is less than 1080p which has been industry standard for years. An i7 with dedicated graphics is overkill on the processor for your uses, but couldn't play any games. Not that you need to play games, but a rig with a less powerful processor and either a better screen or storage will feel like a better machine.

You basically overpay for a processor you couldn't stretch the wings out of and skimp on everything else that matters. And for just under 700? You can do much better.

Look up Asus zenbook TC. They're usually a similar price point, less powerful processor but it makes up for it in form factor. Super lightweight laptop that's perfect for lugging around everywhere to class, battery will last you an entire day, and the specs are sufficient.
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Balrog0 posted...

Mhm. It's not as common as people ordering 10 mcdoubles, but it def happens

That's insane. If I get a spicy mcchicken, I take one of the pieces of bread off it...

And maybe a small fry.
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I kind of laugh at the people thrilled at getting a couple hundred back but forget that this administration is coupled with the repeal of net neutrality. Poland, a shitty post-USSR influence'd country, has internet packages in the range of 300 mbps for $30 USD a month. I pay $60 for 50 in a top 10 U.S. city (by population).

Our internet is going to get worse. Like cable-package tier. Enjoy paying $50 a month for email and web browsing, $80 for streaming, and $120 for gaming, despite speeds never exceeding 100 mbps.

Calling it here. It's total missing the forest for the trees. But hey, bigger number on that meager paycheck.
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_Goggalor_ posted...

I'm worried this is what doctors think of me because of my anxiety. I've had ambulances out to my place and been to the ER quite a few times because I was convinced I was having a heart attack for real.

No, I'm very aware panic attacks literally feel like you are going to die. They're harmless of course, but doesn't change your experience of it.

Unless you're referring to any sort of chest discomfort as being convinced it's a heart attack. Then I'd maybe suggest talking to your primary care doc on some education on typical age range, associated symptoms, risk factors, etc.
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Balrog0 posted...

so if someone takes like 8 mcgriddles you're fucked if the next person wants some too

Do people really order that much? They're so calorically dense, I feel guilty just eating one.
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Dark souls 2 was made by the B-list team without Miyazaki.

It's....a good game in its own regard (Sins of the Scholar edition), but gets overshadowed by the expectation of being dark souls. When you compare it to what a dark souls ought to be, it falls flat. But separate it from that expectation and I still enjoyed it.

I did enjoy the variety in armor and weapons, in edition to the variety in level design. Even if it lacked in what made DS1's level design so unique--the interconnectedness.

You feel the lack of polish in the final product, but I unapologetically enjoy the formula so much I'm kind of starved for more.
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weapon_d00d816 posted...

They are individual entities. Having to reproduce via parasitism does not change that.

Viruses are not alive. They're organic molecules wrapped in a protein. They don't have their own metabolism. They replicate only because that's what happens when cellular ribosomes are exposed to RNA.

It's a copy of a thing that makes copies of itself. It's a glitch of the mechanism by which living organisms can replicate in the first place, but is nothing more than the expected chemical interaction of said molecules.
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Nostradumbass posted...

either way, shits terrifying and were all gonna shitting ourselves.

You're anthropomorphizing it too much. Some cancers behave that way because it's literally just evolution and pretty much the same reason why some bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics.

Unchecked replication means tumors are clusters of tons of genetically distinct errors from one another. It just so happens a handful of those cells are resistant to a particular type of chemo, and then what you're left with is a tumor that 99% of it dies, but the resistant part is what survives and continues to grow into back into a tumor of a similar caliber, except now they're all ancestrally cells from the resistant "strain"
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DarkChozoGhost posted...

Viruses cannot autonomously reproduce. They cannot replicate their own DNA or RNA.

Also this. They utilize the "machinery" of the cell or bacteria that is equipped to "run the RNA script." On their own, they're just nucleic acids wrapped in protein that can't do anything because they are metabolically inert.
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weapon_d00d816 posted...

How is that not an autonomous being? You still aren't making sense.

Because you're confusing the fact that RNA and DNA isn't inherently alive. What we define as alive is the "product" of what RNA and DNA ultimately can achieve. Entities in which have some sort of utilization of energy, which requires metabolism and often compartmentalization in order to sustain chemical environments conducive to sometimes contradictory conditions for different reactions.

It's literally nothing more than the chemical blueprint for the process, wrapped in a protein shell. It replicates necessarily because that's what living organisms do when exposed to RNA--translate the sequence into its product. The cell can't tell viral RNA vs mRNA produced by the cell itself, so the cellular machinery does what it does because chemistry.
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Viruses are just copy/paste in chemistry format. It's a strand of DNA or RNA that encodes the "blueprint" to make more copies of itself (which will just beget more copies of themselves).

They are made up of the same "building blocks" of living organisms, that's why our cells when infected with a virus just see the RNA and transcribe/translate the sequence as if it was your own body that produced the RNA. But instead of being the RNA to some necessary component the cell needs like a hormone or protein, it's literally just a copy of the sequence that encodes a copy of itself. So the cell creates tons of copies of the virion, then they burst out and infect other cells. It's a self-propagating "glitch" until the immune system gets rid of the process.

Viruses don't have metabolisms. It's literally just the RNA or DNA covered in a protein capsule. So while some of their "behavior" seems to mimic what life is about, it's kind of an "empty shell" of a particular quirk of life. It just so happens that this process can interfere with healthy functioning of cells.
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