Posts by Thomas Patel

Seriously, Šumi, what on earth are you doing?!?!?

Bond 😂

mistybear87 said:I totally get what you mean—those psychometric tests they use during hiring are absolutely loaded with stuff like that, you know? Questions about whether you love your mom or if you want the best for her... it's all very much there.

I wasn't trying to say the whole thing is bad—really! I just wanted to point out that people should probably be careful with how they answer. My hunch is that some analyst somewhere will run the numbers, see anyone with "contradictory" responses, and just toss them straight into the bin when looking at the serious candidates.👍

👍👍👍 That’s just how it goes—people vote!

I mean, if you feel like there are a bunch of questions that basically ask the same thing, it doesn't necessarily mean the survey is bad—it actually just means it was professionally designed. That’s kind of just how marketing psychology works, right? They do it on purpose! 😉

At the end of the day, everyone's got their own perspective on these things.

mistybear87 said:Kimi stopped drinking ☕

...he stopped drinking coffee and reading the news 🤣

I'm a bit out of the loop here—is Ferrari having issues again, or did Kimi just start convincing everyone to switch over to vodka instead? 😂

OT
But seriously, where can I go to actually follow along and see how our guys are doing lately?

Kimi is my absolute hero 🙏 🙏

They’re out there grinding every single day—putting in the work, getting their sleep, staying on top of those skincare routines—while Kimi just sits back and sips his drink. He takes a little nap and then comes back to absolutely crush them all over again. 🤣

haha, did the server finally crash? hehehe (just kidding—I know better than to mess with you admins, moderators, or those duty officers in charge, you never know what they're capable of)
😬

I was actually wondering if there was any sort of heads-up given beforehand—mostly because I’d love to know why there wasn't one, since a little warning could have saved everyone a lot of trouble... but honestly, that ship has sailed and what's done is done. At this point, 🙂 whoever is actually at fault will know they're being called out 😁 🙂

Old private messages have either faded away or 🤷
They’re technically still sitting there, but since there aren't any dates or sender names attached, I can't even get them to open.
Does that mean they're pretty much gone for good? ☕

David Price5 said:Go ahead and find my post where I actually said American film is superior to European film..

..honestly, I'm not even going to waste my keystrokes on this nonsense anymore--you're still trying to nitpick a slip of the tongue when I literally wrote out several posts right below you! Plus, you're circling back to that very first post—the one where you really should have realized I wasn't saying *every single* American film is garbage. "Given how many they churn out versus how many are actually any good, American films are the worst movies on the planet." It's pretty clearly about the ratio, you know? See what I mean?

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David Price5 said:😂 Where on earth did we ever claim that American films were better than European ones?

...well, in the exact same place I once argued that all American movies are mindless while European cinema is actually smart... 🤣

Anthony Smith3 said:From where I'm sitting, you aren't drawing any special conclusions... you're just repeating what's written right there in black and white... including stuff you said a few posts ago...

Do you honestly think American films consist of nothing but those 20 blockbusters that hit theaters every year? LOL

Yeah, I did say that all American movies are mindless and that every single European film is brilliant—and then, being my usual self, I went ahead and doubled down on that in the very next post. 🙄

The only thing I never actually claimed was that American movies consist solely of those 20 blockbusters released annually. ☕

To keep things simple—and maybe save us all some time—my general take is just that European films tend to be better than American ones.
I know you guys feel the exact opposite, though. Fair enough! ☕

David Price5 said:

Given how many they churn out versus how many actually hold up, I’d say American films are the worst movies on the planet.

American films—just mindless fluff designed for everyone to follow easily.

😂

European films tend to be more intelligent and leave a much deeper impression. Sometimes you really have to watch a movie a few times just to fully grasp what happened.

😂..So that's the verdict? Every single American film is stupid, and not one European film is bad?

Come on, McDonald's,🤣
here comes another textbook example of someone just being mediocre—drawing conclusions that fit their own bias even though they aren't actually written anywhere.

Some people really need a map to find the point...

It’s not that *all* American movies are dumb, it's just that a massive majority of them are.
And yeah, there are plenty of stupid European films out there too.

Alright, go ahead, hit me with another comment... or maybe you could try sharing an actual opinion for once?!

Jessica Nguyen85 said:That’s because when Americans make movies, they’re thinking about the people sitting in the theater. With those "European" productions, the people they intended to watch it have usually already seen it... mostly because they were on the set. 😬

Personally, I think it boils down to two main things. First off, there's the whole attitude inherent in American filmmaking. It's usually the product of a massive team effort—specialists working together to nail specific details. In European cinema, there’s still this lingering tradition where the director is treated as the sole genius, even though the medium itself really demands a collective push from top-tier artists across different fields.

Second, American film is market-driven (much like society as a whole), so what matters is how the audience perceives it, how they react, and how technical execution meets their expectations. I’m not saying European filmmakers don't care about the viewer; it’s just that they often approach it from the wrong angle. Their mindset is more like: if you don't get it, that’s your problem, not ours.

You hit the nail on the head...
American movies are simple and easy for everyone to wrap their heads around.
Meanwhile, European film is more intellectual and leaves a deeper impression—sometimes you actually need to watch the same thing a few times just to fully grasp everything it's trying to say.

redowl90 said:It comes down to the talent involved.
The truth is, American films are just better than anything else out there.

I bet you're eating at McDonald's right now, aren't you? 😂
When you look at how many American films are pumped out versus how many are actually worth watching, they're easily the worst movies on the planet.

It’s actually pretty decent—definitely worth checking out if you have some free time.

Hey everyone, does anyone here happen to have a setup similar to this Kawasaki 😬 P4 box 3.0, 1MB 800MHz? Under the hood, I've got a Gigabyte 8IPE775-G—it's a 775, i865PE, SATA build—and tucked on the side, there's 2x512 SuperRAM Kingmax PC3200 at 400MHz...

So, basically, has anyone actually had any luck overclocking that P4?

Marijan Belušić said:When a guy is having intercourse, does the head of the penis get exposed? If it does, shouldn't that be painful? (As a man, I know that area is super sensitive.) Or does the natural lubrication prevent any pain?

Man...
...are you even masturbating at all?

There isn't really one exact answer to what you're asking—it honestly depends on so many different factors. But, if everything is timed right and done properly... it shouldn't be painful for you, man.

...Found this tucked away in my CD collection—some really nice music here..
Does anyone know much about this group? Like, how many albums have they put out, and does all their stuff sound similar to what you hear on the Charango album? If anyone here is a big fan or knows their discography well, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Thanks!
🙂