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21
Physiology & Medicine / Sick with strange symptoms
« on: 17/11/2008 20:39:39 »
Hmm... I guess what I have is similar to that (although mine is much lighter.. barely distinguishable from the skin). It's useful to know that it's a virus, thanks

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Physiology & Medicine / Sick with strange symptoms
« on: 17/11/2008 14:43:36 »
I have been sick for the past.. 4 days or so. My symptoms seem to vary, and notihng on the internet has encompassed all of my current symptoms.

On thursday, I had what seemed to be a migrane; headache, dizziness, feeling dehydrated (despite LARGE intake of water).

On friday, my symptoms changed more to that of a common flu (influenza): throbbing headache (pressure, not stabbing pain), tiredness, slight nausea, extreme changes from feeling quit cold (primarily in the day) to feeling intensely hot (mainly in the night).

Saturday, I had similar symptoms, less of a fever, and the headache was more contained to my eyes. I also gained a couch and a slight sore throat. In the evening, I noticed an outbreak of light red dots (not unlike the mottling skin gets with temperature changes) across my torso, the biggest were perhaps the size of the non-writing end of a pen. The dots are quite light, fairly close together, and cannot be felt.

Sunday brought the headache being localized completely to the top of my eyes, near the bone. I also began gagging and almost vomiting (although I have not vomited) My mother examined my symptoms on the internet and suspected it was either measles or roseola. I noticed when falling asleep that my eyes felt warm (not unpleasantly so, except when I noticed that eyes aren't supposed to feel warm). This led me to check the internet and find Cellulitis as a possible cause. The dots to not disappear when a glass is pressed against them.

Monday (today): the red dots are fairly close together and there a lot of them, spreading along my arms and I believe to my face. Other than that, no change.

I'm 15, Caucasian, quite thin (mainly due to my metabolism). Hereditarily, my father's side of the family has a history of psoriasis, and my mother's has moderate acne. Any help on what this is would be appreciated.

I may have also not noticed some symptoms (like I didn't noticed my headache had been slowly localizing until yesterday), so asking about other symptoms might not hurt.

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Geek Speak / What are the differences between DVD formats?
« on: 30/05/2008 12:00:50 »
s'why I'm here =D

I like your sig.. dan brown? Who will guard the guards?

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Geek Speak / What are the differences between DVD formats?
« on: 29/05/2008 03:10:16 »
I'm not really asking for buying purposes, I think my drive burns every single-layer one.. I was just curious

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Geek Speak / What are the differences between DVD formats?
« on: 20/05/2008 22:58:00 »
I'm sure this has been posted a lot before, but I've never had much luck reading answers to other people's questions.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE DVD TYPES?

I understand that double-side means you can record on each side, so it can store twice as much.
and I understand that dual-layer means you can record twice on one side

But what's the DVD+ and DVD-? I know different players play them, but why are they different sizes? What's the difference between these things?

HELP PLEASE!

Also, how do I find out what my DVD player can deal with? it says DVD+/- RW, which is pretty obvious, but how do I know what it can write, the speed, etc.?

<Mod edit - Subject altered to make it a question>

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why did my girlfriend complain of feeling "not too good" after stimulation?
« on: 23/03/2008 01:10:05 »
lol I won't get high.. and it's hard to get me drunk (I've had amounts of alcohol that my mom said was a lot for her.. and it was my first time drinking more than a sip =P).. sex is iffy, and I wouldn't just do it like at a party or something. probably not at all right now

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why did my girlfriend complain of feeling "not too good" after stimulation?
« on: 23/03/2008 00:37:04 »
Quote from: Simulated on 23/03/2008 00:23:17
Yeah I defiently try and be the best little kid there can be.

Lol I just try to do whatever I think'll be fun, but that usually coincides with the little kid stuff =P

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why did my girlfriend complain of feeling "not too good" after stimulation?
« on: 23/03/2008 00:18:03 »
Quote from: BenV on 22/03/2008 10:34:31
Quote from: RobotGymnast on 21/03/2008 19:33:09
That's the thing for me, BenV, I DON'T mature. I've peaked. I know I'm just as mature at 15 as I was at 12 (I can't remember any further back =P). More experienced, more educated, and I have definitely changed psychologically (thanks to myself.. who needs a psychiatrist [;)]?), but I have not matured. I am as mature as every adult I know, I have philosophical discussions with adults, discuss science and sex, and can argue any topic and take viewpoints on anything with an adult (hell, I'm more mature than my father >_>). Sure I can be immature at times, but that won't change.. that just depends on who I'm talking to.


You may regret making those comments.  I was the same, at 15 (certainly 16) I thought I had peaked, and couldn't possibly get more mature.  Likewise, I could hold an intelligent discussion on almost anything with anyone, and could hold my own against adults.  At 18 I realised I was wrong, and thought I was now fully mature at 18.  At 22 I realised I was wrong again, and have now stopped assuming that I'm mature.

I have my reasons, I'm not going to explain them here, because they are highly personal. Suffice to say I have been extremely different psychologically (not to say I'm an outcast.. I can befriend almost anyone) and far more mature than others quite noticeably since I was 7, maybe longer. You don't have to believe me, and I don't really care, but I think time will tell me that I am right (no offense.. you don't know me, and many people who know me agree that I am quite mature).

That's not to say I'm not immature sometimes. Of COURSE if my friend asks me to go to an unsupervised party with 700 people and a keg, I'm there. Of COURSE I still laugh at sex jokes, and make fun of people cruelly. I'm not saying I'm not immature sometimes. I'm saying I have the ability to be mature if I need to be.

Quote from: Simulated on 22/03/2008 11:53:15
Yeah. That's what I was thinking at age 13 or 12. Cuz anyone I meet, mostly older people, I could just sit there and talk about the weather and politics and all that other "mature" stuff. The only thing I think I'm missing is a house of my own, a job, and i still have my coffee virginity :P

But even though I ain't like normal kids my age and go out and have sex, get drunk, and get high everytime they have the oppurtiunity. I am still immature in the littlest of things of course.

I don't discuss the weather or politics (honestly because I couldn't care less), but I do enjoy talking to adults in discussions not about philisophical or personal things, but intellectual things, like our theories on the development of something, or our suggestions on how to improve security on our computers. Again, I definitely have my experimental teen side in me (but I'll never smoke), I'll party, I'll skip class, I'll drink coffee (sometimes because I need the buzz, usually just because it's a nice change), I'll fight-talk people. Yeah, I definitely have an immature side

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why did my girlfriend complain of feeling "not too good" after stimulation?
« on: 22/03/2008 01:31:58 »
Quote from: Simulated on 21/03/2008 23:02:48
Quote from: RobotGymnast on 21/03/2008 22:34:39
actually I just turned 15. Yeah getting an STD pretty much sucks.

yeah well i won't be 15 til september. so. and yeah not even that just the possiblity of having a kid. i mean my life is hard enough right now as it is.

Meh there's always abortions. I fixed up my life last year, so I'm doing okay =D

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why did my girlfriend complain of feeling "not too good" after stimulation?
« on: 21/03/2008 22:34:39 »
actually I just turned 15. Yeah getting an STD pretty much sucks.

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why did my girlfriend complain of feeling "not too good" after stimulation?
« on: 21/03/2008 20:26:40 »
oh I get it. Thanks =D

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why did my girlfriend complain of feeling "not too good" after stimulation?
« on: 21/03/2008 19:33:09 »
I realize it was intended as derogatory, almost nobody does that. But it is a conclusion based almost solely on age. I'm sorry if I implied you were intending to be derogatory.

That's the thing for me, BenV, I DON'T mature. I've peaked. I know I'm just as mature at 15 as I was at 12 (I can't remember any further back =P). More experienced, more educated, and I have definitely changed psychologically (thanks to myself.. who needs a psychiatrist [;)]?), but I have not matured. I am as mature as every adult I know, I have philosophical discussions with adults, discuss science and sex, and can argue any topic and take viewpoints on anything with an adult (hell, I'm more mature than my father >_>). Sure I can be immature at times, but that won't change.. that just depends on who I'm talking to.

To me, intelligence is a combonation of ability to learn and learned information (because learned information naturally expands quickly with someone who has a good ability to learn), so I guess to me intelligence implies a wide amount of knowledge

Alright, I've taken all this information and made a decision.

Thanks for the help

Oh and I have no idea what on earth "heavy petting" is.

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why did my girlfriend complain of feeling "not too good" after stimulation?
« on: 21/03/2008 18:36:24 »
Quote from: Karen W. on 21/03/2008 18:14:17

 Your Welcome, and I would say if as Sim points out if you are both 15 and under that this is way too early for her to even know the consequences well enough to understand what she would be doing... and It would be way better to wait until you are both old enough to handle all of the responsibilities of a That a sexual relationship entails, as it is far more then just sex or primordial erges!

I mean physical as well as mental responsibilities... to which there are so very many!
There is the constant possibility of pregnancy and fatherhood and financial responsibilities emotional aspects as well. You guys have your whole life ahead of you.... Its time to be young and do the things kids love to do.. Give yourself time to be kids.. If you are 15 then I am assuming you are both close in age.... You should wait.. a big clue to you that she is not ready was the fact that she felt uneasy and kind of bad afterwards..She's young enough that she does not even understand her own bodily feelings let alone look past the simple act of love making or heavy petting...
 Maybe the both of you could seek some good advice through a counselor .. maybe thru planned parenthood they may be able to advise you....Do you have any programs like that in Canada?

Thanks Ryan..


First off, we are both very smart people. Second, we're not having sex..I guess I left that ambiguous. It was my hand stimulating her.

Third, I will NOT be talked down to because of my age, and told I (or anybody else) do not understand something because I am a teenager. Animals mate often when they reach sexual maturity, and I believe puberty is sexual maturity in humans. So if I have reached sexual maturity, doesn't that mean I'm entailed to do sexual things? Humans are animals, and should respect their instincts. Do you flinch if a baseball flies towards your head? That's an instinct. The whole "meaning" of sex has been blown out of proportion. If you refuse to be swayed by my logic, then I refuse to be swayed by yours (notice how that logic lets me continue what I'm doing regardless of what you do =P).

I do fully understand this concept. Experience is not necessary to understand the dangers. I'm fine with waiting because of physical reasons, but telling me we don't "understand" something because of our age is neither necessary nor justifiable.

And yeah, we probably do have something like that in canada. But no way in hel- *realizes he might offend somebody* no way in heck am I looking into it

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why did my girlfriend complain of feeling "not too good" after stimulation?
« on: 21/03/2008 17:39:19 »
Quote from: Karen W. on 21/03/2008 17:00:27
Hi..my guess being a women, would be that her tummy was involved..between excitemnt and nervous antcipation..that can really bring on some very nervous tummy problems as well a a little nausea ....espeaciallybeing so nervous..that tends to make one feel icky....knowing yor ages would help, but not knowing I would say the younger she is the mor likely that these felings could be very confusing to her... I would think between aticipation and the fear that may be there from a new experience can be nerve racking.

i would just talk about it and make sure she is emotionally ready also...

it does sound like a nervous stomach......

take care....make sure its what she wants...if she is not sure of what she was feeling she may not be ready for  moving on past the heavy petting stage. Make sure you follow her wishes and clues....Its good you are concerned for her.. she may or may not be ready.

It is a big step and you want to make sure that it i a good one for her.

She's quick to stop me if she's uncomfortable with anything (I made her promise to stop me in that event anyway). But it sounds like as good an explanation as any. Thanks

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New Theories / Re: The physcological side to rape, what do you think?
« on: 21/03/2008 16:28:33 »
oh ohkay.. actually I was going to add "if you're responding to my post" at the beginning, but I decided against it xD. Good policy. Ever read Scott Adams's "stick to drawing comics monkey brain" book? He's made a conscious decision to append a silent disclaimer to the end of anything he says (BOCTAOE.. But Of Course There Are Other Exceptions).. sounds like you could use that =P

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New Theories / Re: The physcological side to rape, what do you think?
« on: 21/03/2008 16:23:48 »
Yeah.. it is a matter of opinion.. I don't think that all rape is a display of antisocial behaviour. And "good" and "bad" are also relative. Technically we don't even have a choice about anything we do (or we do, but it's mathematically predictable in theory)

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why did my girlfriend complain of feeling "not too good" after stimulation?
« on: 21/03/2008 16:12:37 »
I'm actually not sure how she meant. I would imagine nauseous, but I actually haven't asked her to elaborate. I'll ask.

Oh and I love your sig =P

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New Theories / Re: The physcological side to rape, what do you think?
« on: 21/03/2008 16:09:41 »
I'm sure that testosterone does contribute to rape (or at least a portion of it). Directly after masturbation, I feel no need to carry out whatever fantasy I was imagining. I think testosterone compels males to do things they normally wouldn't (I believe that's called "horny" [;)]), and women also have similar sexual urges that compel them to do things they wouldn't normally do either. Removing testosterone is not the answer, and even attempting to make that mandatory would cause HUGE turmoil and rioting. Testosterone is the hormone that controls puberty in males, and removing it from all males would effectively make the entire human race doomed to extinction (I think.. because testosterone controls production of sperm.. and erections, doesn't it?).

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Physiology & Medicine / Why did my girlfriend complain of feeling "not too good" after stimulation?
« on: 21/03/2008 15:58:51 »
Hello, I was with my girlfriend the other day, and stimulated her vagina, and she informed me a few days later that she  had felt "not too good for a while after" [:(]. I was wondering if this has happened to anybody else (she didn't have an orgasm, so I don't think it relates to the "thunderclap headache during orgasm" threads). She's a virgin, and doesn't masturbate. My theory is that for the first time, maybe it was too much stimulation? Any theories would help. Oh and it doesn't happen for any stimulation the breasts, only the genital area.

Thanks [:)]!

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New Theories / How unbelievably selve-absorbed people are
« on: 02/03/2008 17:17:41 »
alright thanks for your time

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