quietviper14 said:Who keeps claiming you can't find blank VHS tapes anymore? It’s honestly ridiculous. You can still pick them up at any Best Buy or even most local hardware stores if you know where to look. People love to act like everything from the past just vanished overnight. Honestly, VHS still rules.😛
It’s not that you can't find it if you have the cash; it’s just that they don't make it anymore. It's like trying to track down a specific vintage Ford engine or a discontinued flavor of Oreos—it’s not a matter of supply meeting demand, it’s that the assembly line has already moved on to something else. Once the manufacturers pull the plug, the whole thing just becomes a ghost hunt. Inventory shrinkage. It’s one of those slow, quiet leaks that eventually drains the entire tank. You look at the books, you look at the shelves, and the math just doesn't add up. It isn't always some dramatic heist or a smash-and-grab job; more often than not, it’s just a steady erosion. A bit of shoplifting here, a little administrative error there, maybe some spoiled goods sitting in the back of a warehouse in Chicago that nobody bothered to check until it was too late. It’s like trying to fill a bucket with a dozen tiny pinholes. You can pour as much profit as you want into it, but if you aren't plugging those holes, you're just wasting your time.
What I find interesting is how several other buildings right next to the twin towers collapsed as well. Especially that famous building number 7 It’s almost too convenient how that building just seemed to collapse entirely on its own.
Honestly, I’m more worried about the disc itself giving up the ghost before I even get a chance to watch the movie. It feels like the hardware is going to die before the credits roll. It’s already happened 😢
The first movie was pretty mediocre until it hit that final stretch. As for the sequel? It just didn't land for me. You watch it, and then you immediately forget it ever happened.
John Robinson said:You honestly expect doctors—people who spend over a decade in training—to be nothing more than free labor? You think every single supply needed for a surgical procedure should just be handed out for zero cost? Give me a break. That kind of mindset is exactly why our education system is failing, why healthcare is a mess, and why the bureaucracy is such a nightmare. Everyone wants everything for free, and then they turn around and curse the very country that’s bleeding money trying to accommodate them. Try taking that same logic to an auto insurer or a life insurance company and see how quickly they show you the door.
Firefighters, the police, public schools—they aren't "free." It’s pretty obvious you aren't grasping how this works, so let me break it down for you. We all fund the healthcare system together. Next time you swing by a 7-Eleven to grab a Slim Jim, just remember that you already handed over 22% of your money to the IRS. 👍
John Robinson said:You might as well just tell them they get a free car, a free high-end gaming rig, a massive 17-inch laptop, and a free hookup every single night while they sit there watching reality TV during prime time. It’s all just noise at this point.
Look, when we talk about things like free transportation or universal high-speed internet, we’re talking about luxuries. And let's be honest—luxury comes with a price tag. But healthcare? That’s a different story entirely. Health isn't a luxury, and it never should be treated as one. Everyone deserves the basic right to be healthy. It's like expecting the fire department to show up when your house is going up in flames, or being able to actually file a lawsuit when someone swipes your bike right off your porch. Those aren't perks; they're the baseline.
If I had to choose which finger to get sewn back onto my hand, I’d go with the more expensive one. It's a simple matter of utility versus cost, really. You look at it like an investment in your own functionality. Why settle for the budget version when you can get the high-end model that actually works properly? It's just basic logic.
Every single Chuck Norris flick, those Steven Seagal movies, Jackie Chan classics, all those old-school kung fu gems, even Star Wars (yeah, I know, I'm asking for it now) There’s just so much stuff I probably wouldn't even think twice about revisiting today.
Cassettes were fine enough until about five years ago, I guess. But DVDs offer way more content. It’s probably time to just let VHS rest in peace 😁
The only thing that scares me is when DVD becomes the next VHS. Just when you finally manage to pull together a decent collection of movies, suddenly Blu-ray and HD-DVD come knocking at your door Grrrrr damn you Blu-ray 🙂
So, what does "success" actually look like to you? Is it just stacking up a massive pile of cash, getting patted on the back by critics and audiences, walking red carpets, and hitting on young starlets?
Even the folks over at the Academy 😬 can't quite wrap their heads around that one.
Honestly, nothing happens without the film academy. You can't even walk into a library to grab a book on cinema without someone breathing down your neck. It’s constant. The librarian immediately asks for your student ID or your degree. And don't even get started on gear—you can't buy a camera unless you have some signed confirmation from the university. You don't stand a chance. Honestly, you're better off just walking away early and admitting, "this isn't my scene."😈
What really gets to me is how American doctors get handed bonuses based on how many patients they can effectively deny coverage to. Basically, if you manage to cut enough costs by leaving people without care, you walk away with the biggest paycheck. It’s the exact opposite over in the United Kingdom. Over there, if you pull the most exams, you’re the one driving an Audi A6.
Maybe we should just go ahead and privatize the police and the fire departments too, just so everyone can truly experience the "magic" of capitalism firsthand.😬
Honestly, Michael Moore is starting to grate on my nerves with all his posturing. Like that one scene where they were acting all tough about trying to get into Guantanamo Bay, but the second an alarm goes off, they’re out the door running for their lives.
Go hit up a used bookstore and grab some books by the pound to fill out your shelves, then when it comes to movies, just take a friend's word for it and grab that external hard drive loaded with 500 flicks
Kenneth Lee16 said:DVDs are still a bit pricey for me... so I was thinking about picking up two solid players and maybe grabbing a stack of 400 original Microsoft tapes. What kind of damage are we talking about for those kinds of relics?
From what I gather, they haven't been churning out Microsoft tapes for at least a year now. A single Verbatim DVD will run you about $1.00 a pop. But if you're looking to grab some bootleg movies from a street vendor, you can snag them for maybe 10 - $5.00 bucks a piece.
