1. Star Wars 1-6 2. Lord of the Rings 1-3 3. Blade Runner 4. Rocky 2-6 5. Raiders of the Lost Ark 6. Last Crusade 7. Total Recall 8. The Terminator 3 and 4 9. Avp 2 10. Planet of the Apes
I have an extra copy of Lord of the Rings 1—it's the double edition, so here's a chance to grab that movie you want but don't have yet.😁
Back to the topic, my current wish list is: Die Hard 1 and 3 The complete Schwarzenegger collection (minus Hercules in New York City😁) The latest Indiana Jones
I honestly can’t keep track of what I owe every month anymore. One day the exchange rate spikes, the next it crashes, then interest rates shift again. And by the way, I just got a notice from JP Morgan Chase saying they’re hiking my rate because of various "market adjustments" and whatnot...
Because of all this volatility, I actually find it easier to just head into a local branch and pay in cash. Then I can organize the payments myself at home—whether I sort them by amount or by month, it doesn't matter—since the total seems to creep up a little more every single month anyway. 😁
I tend to cancel everything after a month or two. Since I started using online banking, the only person at a branch I ever see is the teller when I'm paying off my loan installment. 🙂
I spotted a promissory note at work once, so I went straight for the real thing without even looking at a study guide. Using just the first two books and a bit of luck from actual hands-on experience, I passed.😁
I caught that last night. I actually liked it better than Pathfinder. There are some plot holes—the beacon destruction scene toward the end felt a bit off—but overall, it’s a great movie to just sit back and relax. The story reminded me quite a bit of Beowulf, which made it even more enjoyable for me.
Most people spend their downtime catching up on movies or video games (😍), while a smaller group prefers reading—whether it’s heavy literature or a classic Western. In either case, this "general" knowledge won't do much for you in the daily grind of the American economy, unless you're planning to interview for a billionaire's staff or something similar.
Aside from showing off at a local pub to prove you're smart, I don't see any practical reason to maintain a wide range of general culture in a business context (unless you work in tourism, though even those folks often lack basic substance 😁).
The fact that the US had two presidents named Roosevelt (one Republican, one Democrat) won't help me negotiate better discounts with foreign suppliers through some fancy conversational skills. It's useless in my professional life. The only exception is if I apply to work for a billionaire and get asked about it during the first round of interviews. 😬
George Wilson4 said:True enough. They just bury people under a mountain of material, when maybe only 20% of it will actually be useful in a real-world setting.
And don't even get me started on the general cultural literacy of the nation. You could talk about it for hours. Ask any twenty-something who was Raskolnikov's "friend" (from Crime and Punishment) or what the deal is with "One Hundred Years of Solitude"... you'll just get a blank stare.
Instead, they seem to know everything there is to know about Simone, Ante Gotovac, and those types of outliers.
Honestly? I think the blame lies more with how kids are raised at home than with any university curriculum or the mindless media cycle.
I'm a bit older, so I'm looking at this with a different perspective.😁
The only way Dostoevsky has ever been useful to me is as a lullaby at night. Read two lines a day and you can sleep soundly for the rest of your life.😬
I was right on the verge of setting up my own LLC, but I pulled the plug (and wasted about 500-$200 on various filing fees, if I recall correctly).
That was maybe 7 or 8 years ago. Honestly, I'm not sure if the concept would have even caught on—it's more likely the big players in the industry would have just eaten me alive.
Ideas pop into my head constantly, but I lack both the drive and the guts to actually make them happen. For now, I’m just getting by month to month with my job while I finish up my degree.
Once I graduate, I might finally commit to one of these ventures (unless I hit a massive jackpot in the lottery), depending on how my finances look.🙂
I just heard that the company testing those young economists offered them a four-day certification course immediately after the results came out. They promised an international certificate for just $1267, a detail they conveniently left out of their press releases...
Jamie Lee said:It makes me absolutely livid when people start talking trash about how students come out of university "stupid" and then turn around and blame the students themselves...
I’m studying economics at a university in Florida, and I walked into a campus full of energy... through the end of my first semester, everything seemed clear enough... but then I hit a wall. I realized the entire educational system is a complete failure, and quite frankly, students simply cannot walk away from these halls with any practical knowledge whatsoever...
The curriculum is ancient history. You’ve got professors who make your life a living hell just to feed their own massive egos, and nobody—literally nobody—can hold them accountable. And it is ALL JUST GODDAMN THEORY. Right now, I’m a graduate whose absolute peak in accounting was learning how to balance T-accounts and ledgers... which means someone with three years of high school and two weeks of experience using basic bookkeeping software can completely wipe me out of the job market. Is that normal? I don't think so. And when I say "three years of high school," I’m not trying to insult anyone; it’s just a baseline for comparison...
I am one of those people just counting down the days until graduation just to get the piece of paper. I won't be getting any actual knowledge—not because I lack interest, but because I'm being forced to memorize garbage that you can only actually use if you become a teaching assistant at this very same university. In the real world, this stuff is useless. I know this firsthand because I work at a major financial institution, and I can't apply a single thing I've "learned"...
I can maybe justify wasting five years of my life listening to nonsense and drowning in theory without a shred of practice if I have a degree to show for it. It’s totally senseless. At least the degree might help with career advancement or job hunting. The last thing on my mind is that having a Bachelor's in Economics means I possess applicable skills. What’s even worse? Not only should I have practical skills, I should be an expert in my field. For Christ's sake, it’s a UNIVERSITY... but it clearly isn't working like that...
So, back to my opening point... it isn't the fault of the students, nor is it just the professors. The entire damn educational system is broken. It is unbelievable to me that at the end of the day, everyone decides that something is wrong with the students. Now, students are being shamed because they are expected to deliver results they never even received during their education...
Who here is actually crazy...
This is exactly why I walked away from economics about six or seven years ago. I just hit a wall. My only regret is that I was too young and naive back then to walk out with a bang and leave a lasting impression on that professor's face.😁
I’m back at the scene of the crime now. I'll admit, I'm only here for the degree. I know I won't get actual expertise from this—just a foundation. I'll pick up the real knowledge on the job.
Business programs are chronically short on hands-on experience and small group work. But when you're dealing with a massive corporate machine that cares way more about its bottom line than its students, these kinds of results aren't even surprising.
Out of five different assessments meant for economists, they decided to focus on the least important one—general culture—and blew it way out of proportion.
I’d much rather see how people performed on the core economic principles, accounting, English proficiency, or Excel skills, which were barely even mentioned. That’s where you actually see if an economist knows their stuff.
Instead, we get this nonsense about who George Bush is. I don't care about politics, so this whole thing is a waste of my time.😁
Michael Jackson62 said:lol, I actually recorded this movie yesterday and took it back to watch with the crew. Alcohol plus some booze plus Shoot 'Em Up equals absolute chaos. Pure, screaming fun and non-stop messing around—it puts the movie on a whole different level.
And we polished off about two pounds of carrots along the way.😂
Nekoc once told us that Kung Pow served as our go-to recommendation too. There's a chance Shoot 'Em Up could become just as much of a cult classic. The kind of movie that gets watched more often by everyone in a year than all the Oscar winners combined.😁
Michael Jackson62 said:Honestly, what a ridiculous take... 😂 Look, if you can't handle a movie that's clearly playing for laughs and leaning into the absurdity, maybe skip this genre entirely. It’s pure trash, but in the best way possible. Next time, just put on something else and find someone with an actual sense of humor. 👍
Exactly!
A friend of mine said it best after I lent him the movie: "It’s so stupid and unrealistic, yet so much fun that I watched it twice in a row."
Watched it on Blu-ray yesterday and the movie was 🙏
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a film this much fun..
There's this shootout at the start where instead of hitting the target, they hit a neon sign that lights up saying "fuck you," followed by this totally cool line: "fuck you, you fukin fuckers" 🙏 🙏 🙏
I ended up catching this on a whim, and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. It felt a little strange seeing Jim in a role we aren't used to seeing him play at first, but I settled into it quickly.