Thorin Oakenshield

Update us on if you get it sorted out or nah

1 hour ago, grar21 said:

I am a advanced paramedic myself, and I *ALWAYS* oblige to any threats taken towards my life. Can't piss anyone off if you don't do anything wrong.

Just take it a step further!

can't do anything wrong if you don't do anything 

3 hours ago, Zahzi said:

While the rules do state this, I clarified awhile back and you can order a medic to leave an area (in illegal areas, there's even a clause about warning shots). There should probably be a rule update for it.

I'd say the funny thing here is shooting and trying to deny medics from being in kavala, l o l

I'm joking Zahzi leave my minimal rep alone brah lol

1 minute ago, Superman said:

lol

Bruh come on I'm trying to have a civil debate here 

3 minutes ago, Superman said:

"Breakfast also restores glucose levels, an essential carbohydrate that is needed for the brain to function. Many studies have shown how eating breakfast can improve memory and concentration levels and it can also make us happier as it can improve mood and lower stress levels. In studies amongst children, breakfast can improve attainment, behaviour and has been linked to improved grades. Just like any other organ in the body, the brain needs energy to work at it's best! People's energy needs vary depending on activity levels and life stage but typically men require more energy than women. Growing children require a lot of energy, as an example boys aged 7-10yrs should consume approx. 1970 kcals per day, and girls aged 7-10yrs should consume approx. 1740 kcals. For adults, men require approx. 2500 kcals and women approx. 2000 kcals per day. Apart from providing us with energy, breakfast foods are good sources of important nutrients such as calcium, iron and B vitamins as well as protein and fibre. The body needs these essential nutrients and research shows that if these are missed at breakfast, they are less likely to be compensated for later in the day. Fruit and vegetables are good sources of vitamins and minerals so try to include a portion of your daily five at breakfast, whether that be a banana or glass of fruit juice. Breakfast can be good for waistline too, research shows those who eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight and more likely to be within their ideal weight range compared with breakfast skippers. If you skip breakfast, you're more likely to reach for high sugar and fatty snacks mid-morning. Breakfast is an excellent occasion to eat together as a family when possible. Establishing good breakfast habits in childhood and maintaining them throughout adolescence may be an important factor in reducing the prevalence of breakfast skipping and developing good eating habits that last a lifetime." - Some random website

Without any link to the studies I can't verify those claims at all. And the studies is all I care for in that paragraph because all it says otherwise "is x is needed by the body", "x is a good source of x for the body" and "x is found in breakfast food".

The claim of  "If you skip breakfast, you're more likely to reach for high sugar and fatty snacks mid-morning." isn't sourced 

Also the whole weight argument is something I already linked to biased studies, but I couldn't check for sure because there isn't a link.

and "Establishing good breakfast habits in childhood and maintaining them throughout adolescence may be an important factor in reducing the prevalence of breakfast skipping and developing good eating habits that last a lifetime." Is just a conclusions that assumes breakfast is good based on what was "proven"

19 minutes ago, Superman said:

Breakfast kick-starts your metabolism, helping you burn calories throughout the day. It also gives you the energy you need to get things done and helps you focus at work or at school. Those are just a few reasons why it’s the most important meal of the day.

See, I hear conflicting shit on this and have had arguments with my buddies about this. So I'll play devil's advocate. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/24/upshot/sorry-theres-nothing-magical-about-breakfast.html

"Many of the studies are funded by the food industry, which has a clear bias. Kellogg funded a highly cited article that found that cereal for breakfast is associated with being thinner. "

Where did this idea come from?

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/06/how-marketers-invented-the-modern-version-of-breakfast/487130/

"What is less commonly mentioned is the origin of this ode to breakfast: a 1944 marketing campaign launched by General Foods, the manufacturer of Grape Nuts, to sell more cereal."

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/28/breakfast-health-america-kellog-food-lifestyle

Or, It could be a combination of both. https://examine.com/nutrition/is-it-really-that-bad-to-skip-breakfast/

The last link gives some pro's and con's with eating breakfast. 

Now I'm going to copy and paste a reply to a similar thread I saw a while back. 
 

"Professor Terence Kealey's book Breakfast is a Dangerous Meal highlights the many ways in which it is dangerous.

Because of evolution, humans did not naturally eat in the morning. As a result, our body provides a spike in blood sugar to cope with the natural fast we have. So if we eat breakfast (which in our society is usually full of carbs (i.e. sugar) and other foods of low nutritional value) then our blood sugar levels rocket up, which also increases our insulin resistance, eventually leading to type 2 diabetes.

Furthermore, eating breakfast increases our hunger throughout the day (contrary to prevailing wisdom) and makes it more likely for us to eat more calories throughout the whole day.

As other commentators have stated, many of the studies which try to prove that breakfast is good for us are flawed for two reasons: Firstly, they are nearly always funded by Kelloggs or similar, and secondly, they are based on correlation and not causation. This is because it is true that, generally speaking, people who eat breakfast are also more healthy than those who do not. However, this is because people who eat breakfast come from a higher socioeconomic profile than those who don't, and so generally do what they are told when it comes to health and nutrition - such as eat their 5 fruit and veg a day, do lots of exercise, etc., and to eat breakfast. They are therefore healthier in spite of the fact they eat breakfast, and not because of it. This then allows the studies funded by Kelloggs and other food companies to say "Hey look! People who eat breakfast are less obese!" Which then in turn allows bad news publications to say "Hey look! People who eat breakfast are less likely to be obese!" Which is a lie."

5 hours ago, Noahhh! said:

Yeah, the best thing to do is forget about it, and one day down the road, you'll have some surprise money in your bank account.

This. It's quite nice because at that point you often don't care anymore. But hey it's money

Lol I had a medic drive between me and the guy I was engaging so he had the time to flip around and outgun me

4 hours ago, destruct said:

What I personally do/did, is I would rather do runs in a helicopter. Preferably runs done in open fields where I can keep an eye of my surroundings. So what I'd do is I would process/pick all my stuff whilst keeping the helicopter spooled up by going in the helicopter as a co-pilot, taking controls, spooling it all the way up, give back controls, and then exit the helicopter and do what I needed to do. What this does is leave the helicopter spooled up, so if someone does come up near you, you can just take off right away and not have to wait for the helicopter to spool up.

Doesn't the noise of a heli cause you issues? And you use orcas I imagine; cause little birds get shot down fast.

3 hours ago, Joce said:

You can almost understand what its like to be a Medic when group A says revive or die and group B says dont revive or die....

I've been in that situation before, haha.

6 minutes ago, Rossco said:

You can't order someone to put their hands down and if they don't kill them lol

In this situation you mean?  Because I've seen people give orders to do something "or die". Like follow me, or get in the car. Doesn't happen often but what's the validity of this?
 

1 hour ago, Rossco said:

Not sure what you're trying to say?

Like if group A says hands up or die but group B comes and gives a contradicting "put your hands down or die" command, the player is stuck. If the hands stay up, dead. If they come down, dead. 

19 hours ago, Rossco said:

You don't even need to say this..... After you say hands up or die, if they put their hands down and you see them with them down anytime in the next 5 minutes, you are allowed to gun them down like a field full of penguins

So you would say the engagement is treated like a text message then; so you would be able to refresh the threat indefinitely.

Speaking of which, what are the rules surrounding someone saying "Hands up or die" and another group saying "Put your hands down or die"?

20 hours ago, J.Glenn said:

My favorite is to say "hands up or die"
*they put their hands up*

Then I say: "START SAYING YOUR ABC's BACKWARDS IN THE NEXT FIVE SECONDS, OR I'll TURN YOUR BRAIN INTO SWISS CHEESE"

most of the time, they're like "wait what the fuck?" they don't start saying them...they try to run

Boom, free kill.

Reminds me of the time someone said "let's play Simon says" and then said "put your hands down" as if it was time to start playing and then getting blasted immediately lol

1 hour ago, TheLowborn said:

Only nakeds put their hands up.  WTF?

And I've seen this happen plenty to them. Your point?

Now, I've got my opinions, but I'm curious to see what you all think of this.

Let's say someone complies with putting their hands up, and the initiator says for that individual to keep them up, or they will die. After all, who wants to restrain be required to act when you can just wait a minute and get what the initiator really wants- a kill. 

I've done this before too. I'd just like the communities' opinion on how they feel about this, and whether or not this sort of shortcuts the rules of complying and restraints. 

TLDR: Title. Do you feel like this is fair, unfair / a shortcut to the rules. 

Also, if the guy keeps his hands up for more than five minutes, would you say that it would be RDM for the initiator to shoot post-5 min? What if they refresh their threat to keep your hands up? Should that be allowed?

Cause I'm broke I had to get a good deal on a 2560x1080 monitor. I love ultrawide. To me this resolution is a balance of great immersion/enjoyment without having to buy a crazy GPU to run it. I wanted something substantially better than a 16:9 monitor but didn't want to deal with FPS worries for 1440p and beyond

thus, I got this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071L1KDVB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I only run into issues with older games. Anything else runs natively or with flawless widescreen.

A competent rebel group can slaughter vigi's. If you're not in one, don't bring gear to kavala,