Posts by frozenheron7

Boring...
Honestly, those last few laps actually had some life in them, but watching one car dominate the field by two seconds per lap? That’s just getting ridiculous.

And once again, we’re watching Vettel get bumped off that podium 😁

placidridge2 said:Look, everyone already knew Red Bull would dominate at the US Grand Prix and in Japan, plus whatever other tracks are left on the calendar.

But honestly? The fact that he pulled off a flawless drive while managing the task so perfectly just proves we're looking at an absolute generational talent.

The lap times tell the whole story. The rest of the field is driving inferior cars, yet you can still see how much their lap times are fluctuating wildly compared to him. ☕

If you’ve followed Formula 1 for even a decent amount of time, you’d probably realize you can't exactly clock consistent, metronomic lap times when you're constantly busy fighting through traffic and overtaking drivers in front of you.

placidridge2 said:Look, compared to how they used to be, Lotus was absolutely brilliant—a total shock to the system this season.

The fact that Kimi managed to pull off what he did isn't some massive credit to his talent alone; it’s about that car. That machine represented a leap forward in every single technical aspect.

Claiming Kimi is only on the podium because he's driving a mediocre car is just nonsense cooked up by people trying to inflate his reputation.

Sure, Kimi plays his part, but without a Lotus of that caliber, he wouldn't even be sniffing the podium, let alone fighting for wins. Still, it doesn't quite reach that absolute world-class tier.

So, basically, Kimi scores points just because he’s sitting in a top-tier car, while Vettel is legendary simply because he's a god-tier driver regardless of what he's driving?
I swear, I am going to read some truly ridiculous takes on this forum.

graniteharbor502 said:You missed the United Kingdom Grand Prix this season. And honestly, you missed quite a few races from previous years too.

The irony, my friend... pure irony.

Tyler Bennett5 said:How many times did Schumacher’s car break down versus how many times for Barrichello?
And how many times were they handing the first guy something smelling fishy in the pits while the second one just got left out to dry?

Honestly, I haven't the slightest clue, because frankly, I couldn't care less about Schumacher—a driver who got absolutely dismantled by Nico Rosberg over a three-year span like he was some rookie kid. And besides, what on earth do Barrichello and Schumacher have to do with Red Bull?

James Perez3 said:If it’s really that bad, I guess I’ll have to clear two hours out of my schedule just to sit through it. Now I'm actually curious. 😁

Honestly, I started watching it for that exact same reason. 😁
But I ended up turning it off after five minutes flat. 😁

An absolutely stellar film.

It’s gripping, feels incredibly fresh, and I’d recommend it to anyone who actually appreciates a good thriller.

Great topic.
Back around four or five years ago, I actually had the opportunity to work on some translations for an Australian film festival held right here in the States, so I stumbled upon a few titles that really stuck with me.

Chopper (2000)
Eric Bana gives an absolutely stellar performance as Chopper, a criminal who manages to pen a massive bestseller while serving time behind bars.

Jindabyne (2006)
This is a gripping thriller starring Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne. It follows four friends out fishing who happen upon the body of a young woman. Instead of doing the right thing and calling the cops immediately, they just... keep fishing. Naturally, everything goes to hell from there.

Then there'sAmerican Football (2002)
A truly excellent drama. It’s a beautiful story about the friendship between two young Americans—one white, one Native American—and explores the deep-seated racial and class divides within society and the heavy baggage they carry.

Wolf Creek (2005)
Personally, this is one of the best horror films out there. It’s a brutally realistic story about three young people driving between Sydney and Melbourne 🙂 (or vice versa). Based on a true story, too.

Gettin' Square (2003)
A very charming thriller with touches of comedy. What really sold it for me were the performances; they were phenomenal. Everyone was established except for the lead, Sam Worthington, who was pretty much unknown at the time. The vibe reminds me a bit of those British flicks like Snatch. It’s a great pick if you want something to unwind with—you'll laugh here and there, and the plot actually holds up. Plus, it’s a refreshing break from all that typical American crap we usually see.

So, there you go. A few titles you might not have heard of, but they are definitely worth your time.

edit: Just realized this thread is specifically about movies from the 70s and 80s. Dammit.
My bad.

Jamie Barrett7 said:Honestly, screw this whole thing. I don't know. I'm done. I'll just pay someone else to handle it for me.

Shoot me a DM if you want to talk about it.

Jamie Barrett7 said:Is there some kind of video tutorial on how to actually do this? Honestly, Microsoft Word is driving me absolutely insane right now; I just can't make sense of any of it.

Alright, my friend, I think you might find something useful here:
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...be.C6FxA3jJR90

Jamie Barrett7 said:I'm trying to figure out how to insert a header or footer on just one specific page—say, page three—without it bleeding into all the pages before or after it. How exactly do you pull that off in Word 2010?

Look, you have to use sections for that. It’s not rocket science, but if you don't set it up properly from the start, you're just asking for a headache later on.
If you go with page layout -> Breaks - Continuous, that works fine. But honestly, you could also just use an ext page. Just keep in mind that using an ext page is basically the same as dropping in a page break—you’re essentially telling the program to shove all that text onto the next page entirely.

Look, here’s what you need to do: go to the beginning of page 3 and then again at the start of page 4 and insert a section break. Once you've actually divided the document into sections like that, you'll finally have the freedom to set up different headers and footers for each individual section. It's pretty straightforward once you get it set up right.
Look, if you’re trying to mess with the headers or footers, you need to pay attention to what’s happening at the top of your screen. Once you jump into that "design" tab, you'll notice that "link to previous" is turned on by default. It's a total pain if you don't catch it. Just toggle that "link to previous" setting off, and you'll finally be able to customize a specific header or footer without the rest of the document following suit like a mindless drone. It’s not rocket science, but Microsoft really should make this more intuitive.

mellowsurfer9 said:Has that boring American spell checker for Office finally been released yet?

Oh, absolutely. It’s been around since the 2003 version. Heck, maybe even longer if you count the older builds.

I'm with you there, it was a terrible movie.

I have to admit, it’s been a long time since I’ve sat down to watch a decent film starring Robert De Niro. Usually, when you see certain actors on the marquee, they act as a sort of guarantee that the quality will be there—but unfortunately, that hasn't been the case with Robert De Niro for quite a while now, which is a real shame if you ask me.

And as for John Travolta, it sounds like he hired some Russians to coach him on his accent or something; the whole thing sounded absolutely ridiculous.

Look, the bottom line is you enjoyed the movie, and we can argue about the rest later. 🙂

You get a quick glimpse into his actual teaching style—there’s this moment where Amer starts accusing him of radicalizing his students, and he basically lays out exactly what his curriculum entails (they actually used footage from the lectures). Honestly, the only thing that felt a bit off to me was his background; he’s supposed to be a finance expert, but I walked away with the impression that he’s lecturing on the humanities. That’s really the only flaw I could pick up on.

As for "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" part of the title, I interpreted it as him being a fundamentalist in his own unique way—he’s dedicated to teaching young people how to think for themselves so they don't end up being manipulated by others through religious dogma. He takes that mission quite radically. Now, maybe my take is totally off base 🙂 But that’s just the impression I got.

graniteranger81 said:Question: Is there any way to align numbers by the decimal point in Excel? I have a list of numbers stacked vertically, each sitting in its own merged cell, and they're currently centered.
Right-aligning them just doesn't work for the specific look and feel I need for this form template. 🙂

Thanks in advance. 🙂

Yes 🙂
Use Yes format Cells -> Accounting. By default, I think it’ll slap a currency symbol in there too, but you can just set that to "None" if you don't want it.

An outstanding film—highly recommended for any true cinephile. Finally, we get something raw and fresh, without that typical, overblown American pretentiousness.

It’s a deeply human story following a successful, intelligent, and sensitive Pakistani man living in the United States, focusing primarily on his internal turmoil after being caught in events entirely beyond his control.

I think I’ve rated it somewhere before; I believe it was
8.5/10

I was actually quite glad I went into this blind, without knowing a single thing about it—that's honestly my favorite way to watch movies. I didn't read the reviews, didn't even watch the trailer, and I highly suggest you do the same. Just watch it. Even if you end up hating it, you've only lost two hours of your life—hardly a tragedy.🙂

Possible spoilers below this text!

casualbadger92 said:the movie feels so superficial that by the end, you can't tell if the guy actually pivoted to religious ideology or not. What exactly drove him to that turning point isn't argued very well, and neither is the moment of the shift itself. To me, you could see where he was heading ten years before the twins even fell, even though the reasons behind it were obvious from the start. It almost feels like he became a fundamentalist just because he got pushed around a few times, like having to undergo an anal exam upon landing at a US airport. (Hyperbole intended 😁 )

I don't get the part where he leaves for Pakistan and then says when he returns that he can't stay in the United States anymore because he lacks a visa, yet he's been here since 2018? What kind of visa? 😕

Well, I think that specific part is actually portrayed beautifully—how his anger builds up (which he manages to keep under control, which is arguably the core of the entire film to me) after all the constant harassment, the condescension at work, out in public, and the discrimination he faces everywhere. It all eventually culminates in his (unjustified) arrest simply because of how he looks. You can't depict every single scene explicitly; you have to draw some conclusions yourself. But those everyday struggles he endured over several years are exactly what drove him toward certain actions. Personally, I thought it was masterfully done; I found myself empathizing with him quite easily.

And that pivotal moment when he makes his decision is, in my opinion, excellently handled (specifically that scene with the Turk), when the character realizes that through his profession, he is actually doing more harm to his own people than the US military or the bombings ever could.

As for the visa issue—it’s pretty straightforward: you have a visa for as long as you're studying. If you're working, you have a work visa. Once that ends, you either apply for citizenship or you go home. I don't see any logical flaw there. Besides, I suspect the visa excuse was mostly just something he said to the girl, since he had already made up his mind to leave regardless.

Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "religious ideology." He did turn toward religion (among other things), but he decided to become an intellectual fundamentalist, an activist. Every religion and holy book preaches love and peace.
Generally speaking, I find spirituality and ecumenism fascinating even though I'm not a believer in any faith, and one of the few quotes from the Quran I know because it's beautiful is: "If you kill one innocent person, it is as if you killed all of humanity; and if you save one life, it is as if you saved all of humanity."
And that is exactly how he chose to act. I would say he acted in a Martin Luther King Jr. fashion—using his role as a professor to instill self-awareness in young people, shaping them into intellectuals and individuals who know how to think for themselves.

I've gone ahead and laid everything out 😁

You apply a specific filter condition to every single column individually.

Take the price column, for example:
You click that drop-down menu that pops up once you've enabled the filter, navigate to Number Filters -> Less than..., and type in 1000. You'll see just how many combinations you can pull off—different ranges, all sorts of things. Now, everything under $333 is filtered out. Moving right along.

Now, for the service category:
You can either just check the box for the specific category you want, or you can go to Text Filters -> Equals... and manually type in the service name. At this point, you're looking at only that specific service, and everything below is $333.

As for the service type:
It works exactly the same way as the category. So now, you have everything filtered by category, type, and price simultaneously.

The bottom line is that you can set whatever criteria you want for every individual column, and in the end, you’ll land exactly on what you were looking for:
the specific service categories, a certain type, and ensuring they fall under $333

Honestly, you might be better off just using a standard filter for that—you can set specific criteria for both the price range and the type all at once.
Once you've got that sorted, you can just do a quick copy and paste values.

Bradley Murphy56 said:Here’s my situation:
Column B contains prices, while Column A holds the area. I have values filled in Column B from row one all the way down to row one hundred, with a grand total at the very bottom. However, Column A isn't fully populated because some rows have a value of zero. What I'm trying to figure out is how to set up a cell (let's say in Column C) to calculate only the prices that actually have an associated area next to them—and I don't want it to include that grand total at the bottom, since that's already been summed up.

Is there a way to do this?

Look, if you want that new price to be calculated as price times area, just use this formula:
=IF(A2<>0;A2*B2;"")

-> That formula is for the second row, assuming your headers are in the first row. Just grab that formula and drag it down across all 100 rows by clicking that little black square in the bottom right corner of the selected cell and pulling it down.