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Action thrillers with horror elements in Movies ·
Synchronic (2020)

Two EMTs stumble upon a series of fatal incidents linked to a new synthetic drug, making for a pretty decent thriller. I'd give it a 7/10.
A4 paper in San Francisco... in IT Support ·
He was probably just suggesting that you match the printing resolution directly to the image resolution—for instance, if you're using a laser printer set at 600 dpi, you'd set the JPEG to 600 dpi as well, just so everything stays perfectly at a 1:1 ratio.
Action thrillers with horror elements in Movies ·
Nancy Williams58 said:So, you've got this group stuck in an elevator, and it turns out one of them is actually the Devil in human form just looking to punish the other four. It’s super tense, really claustrophobic, and the plot actually keeps you guessing until that wild ending. Solid 8/10 for me.[/I]

Is this some kind of remake or a spin-off of this?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086846...nm_flmg_act_68

Downward (1984)

Not really, though there are definitely some similarities.
Action thrillers with horror elements in Movies ·
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

There’s this one scene where Henry and Otis go on a bloody rampage during a TV segment—everything from haggling over fifty bucks to absolutely smashing the television set—and it stands out as one of the most intense moments in a film that tries to capture the psyche of the psychopath Henry, who was actually based on a real person. I'd give it a 7/10.
Action thrillers with horror elements in Movies ·
Devil (2010)

A group of people gets trapped in an elevator, where one of them turns out to be the devil in human form, sent specifically to punish the other four; it’s a tense, claustrophobic little thriller with a clever plot and an ending you won't see coming, so I'd give it an 8/10.
IT Scams: The stuff you won't believe! in IT Support ·
Back in the mid-90s, this was actually cutting-edge tech—we were looking at 120 MB packed into a standard 3.5" drive (the floptical LS-120):
IT Scams: The stuff you won't believe! in IT Support ·
It’s honestly impressive how some businesses manage to stay afloat for over twenty years without ever truly evolving, which means those old-school tricks like troubleshooting formatting errors or running a defragmenter are still somehow considered valid solutions today. 😁
IT Scams: The stuff you won't believe! in IT Support ·
I'm starting a new thread dedicated to the absolute charlatans running around the IT services industry, using this particular "expert" as my primary case study:

"Emergency PC Service"

I happened to stumble upon this video on YouTube, and honestly, there's an entire collection of these gems from the same guy if you need some light reading; what makes it truly painful is seeing this stuff aired on NBC. 😂

Some of his finest moments include:
"All I have to do is suspect a virus, which involves certain human qualities that simply can't be programmed into any antivirus software."
"I don't know a word of Chinese, but I used to know everything."
😁
Spy, detective, and noir thrillers in Movies ·
The Girl on the Train

A thriller/mystery where Emily Blunt plays an alcoholic who spends her daily commutes watching a couple from a train window, until the murder of a young woman sets everything in motion... It’s a decent enough watch; it starts off feeling like a somewhat slow drama, but once you get past the first thirty minutes, things pick up quite nicely with a tense finale. I'd give it a 7/10.
Nickname change (read first post!) in Forum Help! ·
Could we switch the spelling from chicolina to Chicolino? It’s just that last letter.

Sure thing, just shoot a DM over to Nici with a link to this post.
Action thrillers with horror elements in Movies ·
The Belko Experiment (2016)

Essentially, it's 😁The Purge set within an office building where employees are forced into a survival game to kill one another until only one remains; it’s a pretty compelling concept, and I’d give it an 8/10.
Action thrillers with horror elements in Movies ·
The Dark Half (1993)

It’s basically about a writer trying to outrun his own resurrected alter ego, which happens to be a total killing machine... It's a pretty decent thriller with some horror vibes thrown in, though it feels a bit overlooked and underrated; I'd give it a 7/10, directed by George Romero and based on a novel by Stephen King.
What program is this? in IT Support ·
The first animation misses the mark because names like Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Washington, and Benedict Arnold are nowhere to be found. 😁Instead, the list is cluttered with random anonymous figures I’ve never even heard of. For the second video, it looks like they really went out of their way to squeeze everything back in. It’s hard to tell which software was used, though you could probably pull off most of that using Microsoft PowerPoint or LibreOffice Impress:

Joseph Green12 said:Does anyone have a different recommendation?
That’s actually my main struggle; I’m perfectly willing to shell out the cash because this has been dragging on far too long. Making money isn't the issue once I'm healthy again, but I just don't know who to turn to for a comprehensive, deep-dive diagnostic that can figure out what's actually going on with my body, my head, or my entire cosmic alignment.

mistynomad12 said:Wtf, I thought he was some kind of shaman🤣.
Is he an actual doctor or what?
I suggested checking your hormones since you were dealing with symptoms similar to mine,
and that turned out to be the culprit for me. From what I can tell, you seem fine.
You’ve already had an MRI, and you've checked plenty of blood markers.
Surely if something was significantly off, it would have popped up in those labs,
which should help pinpoint where to look next.

I'm not from Washington, D.C., I only visit occasionally. Regarding the burrito place, I don't have any firsthand experience; I just happened to glance at some online reviews because it kept popping up in the thread, and the name seemed a bit suspicious (burrito 😬).

After a quick search, I found these two interesting candidates, so if anyone has used them, please let me know what you thought:

Tel Aviv Clinic:

Extended package for about $400

Quest Diagnostics:

Similar to the one above, but includes a full-body MRI, price upon request (likely astronomical).
PC keeps shutting down randomly in IT Support ·
Let's start with the BIOS POST phase:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test
https://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

Are there any error indicators to look for—doesn't necessarily have to be an audible beep, could just be some text on the screen?
That burrito everyone keeps talking about didn't exactly win any awards; the reviews were pretty brutal:
https://www.google.com/search?client...59b3819cfa54,1,,,
🙄
Joseph Green12 said:Hmm, who should I actually talk to about this?
My iron levels look fine, though my ferritin is slightly elevated—sitting at 410 when the upper limit is 400.
From what I understand, that should show up in liver tests too, but my liver enzymes are perfectly normal.

Your primary care physician could probably get the ball rolling on that. As for iron levels, they can fluctuate wildly throughout the day, especially if you've been sipping on fruit juices or taking multivitamins loaded with Vitamin C. Because of that, a standard iron test isn't really a reliable way to gauge your status; ferritin is a much better indicator since it tracks those long-term storage levels. Unless you’ve been supplementing with iron, there's really no way for your ferritin to be hovering near or above the limit through normal means, barring some underlying illness. In my opinion, it’s worth digging into the cause, as an elevation like that is usually just a hint that something else is going on.
Joseph Green12 said:My ferritin levels came back high on my blood work

There it is; that's likely the root of everything you're dealing with, and honestly, having high ferritin can be even more of a headache than having low levels:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hemochromatosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20353011
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/aids-health/hemochromatosis-overview
Everything you're describing sounds like what happens when your iron or ferritin levels take a dip, particularly with that constant fatigue and the tingling sensations.
Action thrillers with horror elements in Movies ·
neonfox65 said:It’s basically a nightmare prison—the folks on the top floors are snacking on desserts while the people at the bottom turn into cannibals... Truly unique movie, I'd give it an 8/10. Honestly, we need to implement this system here ASAP—throw all those corrupt politicians and lowlifes down to the lower levels to clean things up once and for all. 😁[/I]

Wait, is that the Spanish one? I mostly stick to American movies—I just vibe better with the language. I tried watching a Chinese film once and it was pretty meh, even though everyone seems to be pushing Chinese cinema lately. I actually wanted to check out the latest Pinocchio, but since it was in Italian, I didn't even bother downloading it.

There are two versions available: the original in Spanish and an English version. Personally, I don't mind the Spanish at all even though I don't speak it—I do know Italian, though—and as long as the subtitles are decent, I don't really have an issue even with Asian films. 😁

Gerald Jackson48 said:It’s basically a nightmare prison. The people on the top floors are eating cake while the folks at the bottom turn into cannibals. Truly unique movie. I'd give it an 8/10. Honestly, we need to implement this system in America immediately. Just stick all those corrupt politicians and bottom-feeders on the lower levels to clean up the country. 😁[/I]

As far as things go right now, we basically already have this system in place. It's just that the crooked politicians and the scum aren't actually stuck on the bottom floors.

😁 It might be time to move them downstairs.