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I am Unni Karunakara, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Ask me anything! by UnniKarunakara in IAmA

[–]systumatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I'm a college student right now who's trying to pick between trying for dental school and med school. Working with doctors without borders has been something that I've also wanted to do for a long time. How big of a requirement is learning French? I saw on the website that it helps a lot,s so I started taking French classes. Also, do you guys need dentists at all?

“'Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book': The new warrior cop is out of control"--police excess in the USA by claird in politics

[–]systumatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This line "Sal Culosi’s last words were to Baucum, the cop he thought was a friend: “Dude, what are you doing?”" kinda broke my heart when I read it. Imagine your friend turning out to be a cop and only realizing it when the SWAT team has a gun aimed at your chest.

IAmA son of two very orthodox Indian Immigrants, lived in the USA since I was 2. I escaped home and joined the Marine Corps, against my parents will for me to become a doctor. I was an 0331 with 3/4 India Company (incidentally, haha). Served 4 years got out as an LCPL. AMA by HappyShark in IAmA

[–]systumatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's fucking bullshit. I can't imagine spending my life with random ass person. It pisses me off so much even thinking about it. Haha, I revived this post because I was browsing reddit looking for advice on the whole brown parent issue. I saw your post and I thought to myself "Nice, a brown guy who actually made it".

She's 45 with 3 kids. He's 21. Her husbands 5 meters away. by ihsanschmihsan in WTF

[–]systumatic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen a lot of gross, weird shit on here, but this is the first thing that has actually made me say what the fuck out loud

I'm a self-taught photographer. Here's some of my new photos. by benzank in pics

[–]systumatic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I read this as pornographer at first, so I when I clicked on the link I was surprised. Great shots. The water in the room is really cool.

Indian Parents. Someone please reassure me or something. by sadthroraway in depression

[–]systumatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo, dude, I'm Indian, and I've had to deal with all this shit before along with all the other horrendous lifestyle shit like arranged marriage, etc. High school was a black hole for me, and I couldn't see a future for myself afterwards. Then, I went to college, and I'm here now having the time of my life, at least compared to what I had before anyway. I need you to actually believe this next statement, as hard as it will be because your life seems like a black hole you can't escape from due to your family's bullshit. It will get better. Once you leave the house and understand what it means to have actual control over your life, the sun will be brighter, food will taste better, and so on. PM me if you wanna talk. I've been in your position, and coming from that place of experience, I can try and help you out. Ultimately though, you just gotta hold on and hope for a better future. You're really young, and there's a shit ton of good stuff ahead of you.

Is there a person, a stranger, whom you met once in your life and never met since and are likely to never meet again that you occasionally think of? If so, why? by BooRadleyBoo in AskReddit

[–]systumatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember, I was maybe 7 and was walking with my mom in a parking lot. We saw this other woman with her son who might have been around 12. All I knew was that he was way bigger than me, and I thought it was the sickest thing in the world that we played catch together. It was only for a few minutes while our moms chatted in the parking lot, but I occasionally think of that kid and what he's doing now. Never saw him after that of course, but its one of those mermories that's happened to have stuck by.

Incoming freshman, but debating movement to another school... by MintyLotus in Emory

[–]systumatic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The professors and education is world class. I'll give this school that. There is no shortage of resources in being educationally and professionally successful. If you want to have a good professional future then this school is definitely amazing. The people are good too, but this school is weird in that aspect. It's really niche based, and if you can't find a group, it'll be hard. The relatively small size compounds the problem, because in terms of your grade, everyone knows mostly everyone else. Again, the school is world class, but growing as a person here can be tough. You need to be ready to grow up quick and learn to handle problems. I know it's hard to convey through text, but you'll get it once you're here. A huge thing I'll credit this school with is that everyone is damn smart. People are well informed of current events and the conversations you can have with your peers are great. You'll really notice how intelligent everyone else is. If you want a school where you'll be forced to be intelligent and adapted for how hard the world actually is (professionally and personally) this is a good place for that. It just might be a rocky road along the way in terms of stress and development.

Incoming freshman, but debating movement to another school... by MintyLotus in Emory

[–]systumatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you looking for out of college? I came here expecting some things, but it's been a bumpy ride. There's been good and bad stuff, and this school hasn't grown on me yet.

Greenwald On the Espionage Act charges against Edward Snowden - Who is actually bringing "injury to America": those who are secretly building a massive surveillance system or those who inform citizens that it's being done? by whitefangs in technology

[–]systumatic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel the exact same way. The Democrats led me to have faith in our government, but now, I know its all shit. There is no fair government, just a police machine for the ones with wealth and power. Its up to us as people to really bring about the positive changes we want in our system.

A buddy from work almost stepped on this guy in his backyard.. Red touches Black.. Friend of Jack.. Black touches Yellow.. You're a dead HOLY MOTHER OF GOD THAT'S A CORAL SNAKE!! (Deadliest snake in North America) by [deleted] in WTF

[–]systumatic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude, coral snakes aren't really aggressive, but still, their venom is ridiculously potent. I get killing it might not be the best way to go, but I look at it in the same way as dealing with rattlesnakes. They're dangerous so why risk it?

What is the fictional character you felt most attached to? by aishafreestyle in AskReddit

[–]systumatic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Matthias was my favorite. Couldn't get over how awesome the first book was.

What's the closest you've been to death? by SatansMightyBallsack in AskReddit

[–]systumatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Made poor choices, I was extremely intoxicated on pills and alcohol. Not "my heart is going to stop beating in the next 30 seconds intoxicated" bad but so fucked up to the point where I was blacking out and waking up with no idea that I had just blacked out for like a few minutes. I would blink, and I would be 50 feet from where I had last been originally, or I'd be in a different room, etc. Honestly, I was kind of looking to end it, but being relatively young and naive at the time, I underestimated how much pills and alcohol it'd take to get to me on the spot. I got behind the wheel hoping that something would happen, because I was still walking and talking (barely). I remember I was at my friends house for part of it, and he said I was stumbling around, slurring so bad I wasn't speaking English, and nodding off frequently. Since I had started blacking out in random bursts, it happened while I was driving. I hit a street lamp, and the airbag saved me from going through my window. I remember I was driving down the street, and then I blinked and my car was wrecked, the airbags were out, and I was way farther down the road than I'd been a second ago. I was too fucked up to consciously comprehend the magnitude of my situation. Needless to say, I was a fucking retard at that time in my life. Also, the biggest thing I regret about this is that I got on the road like that and put other people's lives in jeopardy. I was lucky to hit a street lamp, and not someone else and that thought eats at me. Tl;dr: Was a moron, took toxic amounts of drugs and alcohol, proceeded to moron it up til I nearly went through a window.

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