Salman

So there is this photography contest that recently popped up and I believe I am a decent photographer that could win it.

The theme of the contest is "stations" and it could range from a a train station, to a radio station and so on...

I currently live in Islamabad, Pakistan are there any places here which would be interesting to photograph?

Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

So I bought this laptop last year that had a Core i5 337U clocked at 1.8 GHz coupled with the Nvidia 740M GPU, the specifications of my laptop are decent and it plays most games smoothly at Medium settings.

But my GPU has 1GB of RAM many games last year a minimum of 512 Mb video memory but this year the minimum is 1GB.

I am afraid that next year my laptop won't be able to play the new titles as maybe then the minimum about of RAM for GPU increases.

Should I be worried?

So ever since my summer vacations started I have been sleeping at around 5 AM and waking up around 3 or 4 PM.

My father tells me it is unhealthy but I read somewhere that the lack of sleep is unhealthy but as far as sleeping late went it was ok, as long as you got adequate sleep when you wake up.

So tell me is my sleep cycle unhealthy? I'm a 15 year old.

I'm now 15 and a half and have barely any freedom at all. My parents keep me at home and I get the permission to occasionally go to parties but most of the time I'm confined to my apartment not being able to go out even for getting simple groceries.

My dad agrees with me on having more freedom and being able to play outside but he has less say in matters of raising us than my mother.

My mother thinks that sports(or any physical activity for that matter) plays no role at all in a human's life despite being told numerous times the opposite by doctors. She believes that admission into a good college/university depends solely on how good your academic performance is.

My school teachers and Principal have preached several times that getting into a good university is not based solely on grades but also on community service and if you excel at something other than just studying, such as a sports.

Are there any health risks of barely any physical activity and is it true that my chances of getting into a good college/university would be reduced if I don't excel at anything other than just studies.

So my school has this water fight every 3 - 4 years and my mother tells me I won't be able to go to school tomorrow because I would ruin my jeans.

What happens to my jeans if they become completely soaked in water?

So I live in a country where YouTube is banned. I use different proxies to view YouTube.

One of my friends told me that his dad had configured his WiFi someway and that all devices connected to it could view YouTube without using any proxy at his home.

How is this possible? I too have a WiFi router how do I configure it to unblock YouTube?

I have this school essay which I have to write on this topic. However I have barely been able to find much info related to this exact topic.

Could anyone help me?

So some of the people in my class were divided into groups and told to work on a school prospectus. There were five topics and we ended up with - Character of the School.

They provided us with some instructions and here they are:

"It is often easy for the real character of a school to become lost in facts and results. It is arguably one of the most important factors for parents when choosing a school. Points to emphasize include:

- Charismatic personalities within the school

- local events for which the school is traditionally known and which involve the community such as an annual school play, fete or conert."

So do you guys have any ideas on how I should approach this? And in addition to that how would you describe the character of your school/college/uni/etc...

So I recently bought a new Lumia device.

And I wanted some positive feedback+suggestions about what I think about the device.

Any way to contact Nokia about a product?

So I like watching movies on my laptop while on my bed but I am wondering is it bad for the laptop?

I own a Sony Vaio Fit15E and the heat vents(or whatever they are called) are on the left side of the laptop...

Well I don't really exactly put it on the bed, I place it on the pillow so that it is on an elevated position and here is a photo:

https://imageshack.com/i/jmsz79j

Few days back I traded my old phone for a new one but since I was on a budget I bought a Lumia 520.

I honestly love everything about this device but I wonder did I buy it at the wrong time, are the specs outdated for 2014?

and how long will I be able to comforrably keep the phone and not lose app compatibility and updatws?

The thing is that my Mum has OCD and even though she has gotten a little better through medicine, she hasn't made a homecooked meal for us in over an year and doesn't intend to do so. If anyone of you have overcome OCD then please tell me.

But other than that, because she doesn't cook at all we mostly rely on processed foods, cereals(instead of eggs) for breakfast, and we go out a lot, just to eat at rather expensive restaurants.

What foods should I buy that are; easy to cook and nutritious? And if possible is there any way to get my Mum to cook?

So for the past few days I've been watching a lot of videos and reading a lot of articles about human existence and how it is all just an 'illusion .'

So I'm a Muslim and I wanted a religious point of view about this.

Anyone can answer this question...

So this all started around 6 months ago. I had a moderate pain in my left testicle and went to the doctor. I got an ultrasound and it was nothing and few days later the pain was gone.

Okay so around 2 weeks ago I started getting a very dull pain in my left testicle and today the pain increased. From a dull pain it has become a moderate pain and sometimes a sharp one, and sometimes the pain goes away for a few minutes (sometimes hours)

I have a Doctors appointment day after tomorrow. What could this be? Should I reschedule the appointment sooner?

Im a 14 year old boy, turning 15 next month. My family has barely any history of cancer and especially not testicular cancer and while doing my testicular self exam I could not find any lumps.

The pain gets better at times and worse at times.

Im worried, help please?

I will be buying a new phone in January 2014 and I guess Nexus 5 is my best option because it comes with amazing hardware and a affordable price.

I want to keep it for 2 years or more. But I have only one fear that Nexus 5 is 32 bit. After Apple introduced 64 bit on iOS, Samsung, Intel and Nvidia have also announced 64 bit chips for mobile devices next year.

Once 64 bit apps start rolling out on Android and iOS wouldn't that mean that my Nexus 5 wouldn't be able to handle them? Because a 32 bit processor can't run 64 bit apps...

So should I buy Nexus 5 or not...how long will 32 bit last?

I have been having this problem for a while but just wondering...

Sometimes when I'm relaxing or talking my ears immediately stop hearing any sound at all, as if I go deaf.

It fixes itself after a while but I don't know why it happens, what could cause this?

Graphics Accelerator NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 740M with NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology / Intel® HD Graphics 4000

Dedicated Video Memory 1 GB DDR3

Is that Graphics card good and will it run games without lag?

Games like GTA 4, Dead Space...and maybe even GTA 5?

Graphics Accelerator NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 740M with NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology / Intel® HD Graphics 4000

Dedicated Video Memory 1 GB DDR3

Is that Graphics card good and will it run games without lag?

Games like GTA 4, Dead Space...and maybe even GTA 5?

http://www.sony-mea.com/product/svf15218sg

I might be buying this laptop soon and basically I use it for projects and gaming...are these specifications good for gaming?

 Windows 8 Single Language 64 bit

Intel® Core™ i5-3337U Processor 1.80 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.70 GHz*1

Chipset Intel® HM76 Express Chipset

Cache Memory 3 MB (L3 Cache)

4 GB DD3 RAM(Expandable to 8 GB)

Memory Speed 1600 MT/s

 Storage

Hard Disk Drive 500 GB*4 (Serial ATA, 5400 rpm)

Graphics Accelerator NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 740M with NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology / Intel® HD Graphics 4000

Dedicated Video Memory 1 GB DDR3

15.5 inch wide (WXGA: 1366 x 768) TFT colour display (LED backlight)

The thing I'm most concerned about is that 3MB L3 Cache good?

Will I be able to play games like GTA and Dead Space without lag?

Thanks guys!

Since the past two years I have been dissapointing my parents with my terrible grades.

I'm 14 and I'm pretty good at English, Business Studies and Economics, average in Maths and very bad in the rest of the subjects.

Today I learnt that my 10 year old brother passed with amazing marks whereas I failed one subject.

The subject I failed was Urdu.

I feel so terrible and I have to go and give a re exam in August.

How should I get more serious with my studies, I'm in eigth grade and I wonder how do I get my grades up.

I honestly want to kill myself right now.