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Re: Engineers Develop Bendable Silicon

ak — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:09:53 -0000

incredible...

Re: Dueling Philosophies?

ak — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:31:18 -0000

Hey Mike - notice I didn't call them dueling philosphies. There's a question mark at the end of that title. I'm interested in the discussion about where these two statements intersect as well as where they diverge. I think you could argue both that they're saying the same thing and that they're saying opposite things - and I think you could make a case for both.

Re: Uh-oh.

ak — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:50:38 -0000

Deal! Incredibly technical and nerdy discussions about improv are one of my favorite activities.

Re: What kind of doctor do you want to be?…Shutup! You have no idea.

ak — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:40:26 -0000

Have you ever actually had brain surgery yourself? Do you know what atrocities you are actually doing? Do you actually think it helps people?

It is for the 200K salary figure - you got it.

Does electroconvulsive shock therapy actually work? Or does it make you more docile?

Why don't you actually get some ECT and then tell us if what you're doing is actually productive and it helps you huh?

Re: What kind of doctor do you want to be?…Shutup! You have no idea.

ak — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:40:26 -0000

Re: When Good brains Go Bad- The first psychotic break

ak — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:48:47 -0000

What's the problem here:

my psychiatrist, also a professor in his field, who both prescribes
my lithium and does talk therapy with me said when i met him:

the science of the mind is in its INFANCY.

So if the science of the mind is in its infancy then why the hell are you accepting drugs from people who haven't a clue abotu what they're doing? That statement is an oxy moron - if they dont know what they're doing because the science of the mind is not known about then why are you trusting their judgement?

Do you really think he wants to help you or make money off you? Why dont you ask yourself why most school shootings have had people on some kind of mix of anti-psychotic drugs?

Re: When Good brains Go Bad- The first psychotic break

ak — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:48:47 -0000

Re: When Good brains Go Bad- The first psychotic break

ak — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:57:10 -0000

How about other psychiatric treament called ECT?

Check it out:

1. The patient is injected with an anesthetic to block out pain and a muscle relaxant to shut down muscular activity and prevent spinal fractures.

2. Electrodes are placed on the temples bilaterally (from one side of the brain to the other) or unilaterally (front to back on one side of the brain).

3. A rubber gag is placed in the mouth to keep teeth from breaking or patients from biting their tongues.

4. Between 180 and 480 volts of electricity are sent searing through the brain.

5. To meet the brains demand for oxygen, blood flow to the brain can increase as much as 400%. Blood pressure can increase 200%. Under normal conditions, the brain uses a blood-brain barrier to keep itself healthy against harmful toxins and foreign substances. With electroshock, harmful substances leak from blood vessels into the brain tissue, causing swelling. Nerve cells die. Cellular activity is altered. The physiology of the brain is altered.

6. The results are memory loss, confusion, loss of space and time orientation and even death.

7. Most patients are given a total of 6 to 12 shocks, one a day, three times a week.

Ask the foremost psychiatrists and they have no explanation to justify why or how their treatment works. It is literally as scientific as sticking ones head in a light socket. Do it often enough and you will become disoriented, confused, lose your memory or even die. Same result as ECTbut it will cost you a lot less.

Re: When Good brains Go Bad- The first psychotic break

ak — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:57:10 -0000

Re: 2008/09/05/finding-parking-spots-online/

ak — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:00:22 -0000

gnegine