I repair ultrasounds in hospitals. There IS a universal format that all pieces of medical equipment that are hooked up to the network use. It is called DICOM. It stands for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine. It does not matter if the images are coming from a GE ultrasound or a Philips MRI or a Siemens CT Scanner, those images will be able to be viewed with DICOM. This standard is international. Here is a link if you want to know more - http://medical.nema.org/.
My gripe with these tests is that they focus on the people that perform these extremely violent crimes, say school shootings, and single out video games or Marilyn Manson. What about the violent crimes that are committed, both extreme and more common(spousal abuse, for instance), that are committed everyday by the majority of the people that do not listen to Manson and play Halo? What about the serial killer that plays monopoly and listens to Billy Joel? The only point I am trying to make is this: there has to be just as many, if not more people who commit acts of violence that perform activities that are considered "normal" by mainstream society. I LOVE violent video games and I do not hit my wife and kid, but I will blow the head off of a Nazi Zombie in Call of Duty 5. It is a great way to blow off steam.
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I repair ultrasounds in hospitals. There IS a universal format that all pieces of medical equipment that are hooked up to the network use. It is called DICOM. It stands for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine. It does not matter if the images are coming from a GE ultrasound or a Philips MRI or a Siemens CT Scanner, those images will be able to be viewed with DICOM. This standard is international. Here is a link if you want to know more - http://medical.nema.org/.
Re: Video Games are EVIL!!!!!
For God's sake man - don't forget Marylin Manson.
My gripe with these tests is that they focus on the people that perform these extremely violent crimes, say school shootings, and single out video games or Marilyn Manson. What about the violent crimes that are committed, both extreme and more common(spousal abuse, for instance), that are committed everyday by the majority of the people that do not listen to Manson and play Halo? What about the serial killer that plays monopoly and listens to Billy Joel? The only point I am trying to make is this: there has to be just as many, if not more people who commit acts of violence that perform activities that are considered "normal" by mainstream society. I LOVE violent video games and I do not hit my wife and kid, but I will blow the head off of a Nazi Zombie in Call of Duty 5. It is a great way to blow off steam.