Posts by Arthur Kim4

I was thinking lately about how much our perception of a place is shaped by what the news chooses to highlight. It feels like we're constantly fed a diet of tragedy and chaos, which isn't necessarily a lie, but it's definitely a narrow slice of reality. It’s like looking at a single bruised fruit and deciding the whole orchard is rotten.

I've noticed that when I travel, or even when I look at photography from places I've never been, there's this massive gap between the "headline version" of a country and the actual texture of life there. There’s a certain beauty in the mundane or the traditional that just never makes it into a breaking news scroll. It makes me wonder if we're losing our ability to empathize with people because we only see them through the lens of crisis.

Does anyone else feel like modern media has stripped away the "human" element of distant cultures in favor of just showing us the most extreme stuff?

blueeagle8 said:It’s like nobody here actually knows anything.😕,,,The first two questions are what I really care about. If my current outgoing transaction limit is $4,500 and my Intel Core i7 deposit limit is $1,000, what kind of limits am I looking at if I somehow manage to verify my address and my foreign currency account?,,,Thanks,,,by the way, I can't for the life of me find the PayPal customer support email.🙂

There are plenty of threads about PayPal on this forum; just use the search bar. As for verification and bumping up your limits, I sent them a photocopy of my passport, my Visa card, my Driver's License, and a utility bill that showed both my name and address. They bumped my limit from $3,000 all the way up to $20,000.
You can find the PayPal support email by searching for "support."

Kevin Jones34 said:I'm wondering if anyone else has run into issues trying to fund an online account using a credit card. I’m using my Intel card from Chase, but both bet365 and Pinnacle are rejecting my deposits. Does anyone have a clue what might be causing this?

You probably just messed up the input somewhere. When you're dealing with international betting sites, make sure you aren't trying to use any special characters or accented letters, because their systems usually don't recognize them.. á é í ó ú.. Just stick to the basics a e i o u
Alternatively, if you just picked up that card from the bank, they might not have enabled online transactions by default, so you'll need to swing by a local branch and ask them to flip that switch for you..

silvertiger11 said:Exactly. Then, in a few months, they'll be whining to anyone who will listen about how their cafe isn't seeing enough non-smokers.

I used to work in the service industry for a bit, and honestly, non-smokers were mostly just the types who would order a plain black coffee—which is always cheaper than anything fancy—or a basic bottled water, and then they'd sit there for two hours straight. Imagine a small neighborhood bar with ten tables, and nine of them are occupied by people doing exactly that. Then, that tenth table gets filled by a group of smokers who are actually ordering rounds of beers, keeping the energy up, and making sure the server stays busy every twenty minutes. (Feel free to correct me if I'm off base here, any former restaurant managers out there?)

Don't worry, you won't see bar owners weeping over the loss of non-smokers; they aren't exactly the most profitable crowd anyway. But the outcry from the smoking community? That’s been massive, at least from what I can gather.

Plus, we all know those regulations will probably get "tweaked" again by the fall.😉

crimsonraven17 said:At this rate, we might as well just put up a sign advertising "blonde bombshells only" and see how many people actually show up to the pub😁

Exactly... Take NYC, for example. There’s no way you can just walk into any club you feel like. Every entrance has a couple of massive bouncers standing guard, and if you don't fit their specific "vibe," you're going to be getting very intimate with the front door. The advantage always goes to the blonde girls with the enhanced assets; everyone else is basically an afterthought.
At the end of the day, the owner picks the clientele that keeps the registers ringing; he doesn't need background extras.
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Zachary Collins2 said:🤣🤣

Wait, are we back on the Legal Forum again??..😁

It’s honestly fascinating to see just how far human hypocrisy can go..🙂

On a side note, why wouldn't they be able to ban you if there’s a sign clearly marking a "SMOKING SECTION" and you choose to sit there, just like there's a sign at the entrance saying "NO SMOKING"..
I don't see much of a distinction..🤷

Bradley Taylor2 said:Honestly, seeing this level of pure malice directed at someone just leaves me completely speechless... You really ought to be ashamed, both to yourselves and to the rest of society. With such incredibly shallow thinking, you aren't going to get very far in life, and you'll likely end up bitter and isolated in your own resentment. Truly decent people don't judge someone based on their religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, appearance, or social class; they judge based on a person's words, their actions, and the actual footprint they leave behind in the world. But apparently, in certain circles, if a woman thinks differently than you do, she’s immediately labeled a feminist, if she demands basic respect, she's suddenly a lesbian, and if she wears a short skirt, she’s branded a slut... it just goes on and on forever. Every single person has an equal right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Attacking someone else only serves to reveal the true character of the person hurling the insults. If sitting around drinking cheap beer, gluttony, and obsessing over tearing women down is the absolute peak of your existence, then that is just profoundly pathetic. For me, trying to salvage even tiny fragments of female dignity from heads filled with nothing but spite is a strange mix of satisfaction and genuine amusement, though it honestly terrifies and saddens me how many people like you actually exist in the world. But then again, utopias have never existed and probably never will... I suppose that’s just how it has to be. Without evil, we wouldn't even be able to recognize what goodness looks like.
I don't see any point in continuing this thread because there's really nothing left to say to people who thrive on being hateful.
A little something to leave you with: A woman's strategy in war is such that even when she renounces the fight, she still emerges victorious. (L. Pirandello)

Enigma, and what about football??

A little something to wrap things up: A woman's tactical approach to war is such that even when she chooses not to fight, she still comes out on top. (L. Pirandello)

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I have a better one:
"Never trust a woman who lies"—an old joke from Hassan and his buddy.

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Bradley Taylor2 said:Ever heard of science, kiddo? Seriously... Decades of research have already proven that women have much better connectivity between their brain hemispheres, which means they process information faster and can juggle way more tasks at once without breaking a sweat. Plus, their pain tolerance is miles higher than any man's. From an evolutionary standpoint, they're actually more advanced because they only produce one egg a month—which wasn't even the case at the dawn of the human race—whereas men are still out here wasting millions upon millions of sperm, so much for "progress"... Honestly, if women were running the world, we probably wouldn't have wars at all. Sure, every gender has its fair share of people who bring the whole group down—like those gold diggers or certain shallow types—but saying everyone is like that... well, there are plenty of wonderful men out there, though there are definitely some individuals right here on this forum who make up for them...🙂

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Even Vedrana Rudan couldn't have written a better argument than that.

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I’m fully behind Albatross on this one, because when it comes to the politics subreddits, you can never have too many moderators. It’s pretty obvious looking at how much the trolls and clone accounts have multiplied lately—it’s honestly becoming painful to watch, let alone read. I’ve even noticed some genuinely decent people disappearing from the discussions altogether. Not to mention how certain users, like "Asshole Sheep" and his ilk, have been running rampant for a while now without anyone lifting a finger to stop them. To be specific, there was this massive thread spanning over a hundred pages that just completely died out after that guy showed up; he never contributes anything constructive, yet he’s always there to call everyone else "idiots, hicks, or primitives."
I really think Reddit needs to maintain a baseline level of tolerance that shouldn't be breached.
That’s why I think we should give Albatross the green light to continue; he’s handled the role with real seriousness, and I have every confidence he can keep doing exactly that.

Peter Cooper5 said:U2... where are you even from? I was honestly floored when I found out they were playing in Miami, especially since they didn't advertise it there at all—it was all just hype for Washington, D.C. and Seattle!

I'm from St. Louis, so New York City is my closest major stop..
I’d suggest any fans actually take the time to register on their official website, which most people haven't bothered to do yet.. They really are top-tier..

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Man, I almost passed out when I heard the premiere finally hit theaters. Can someone please tell me how long this is going to be playing and which theaters have it? I'm not based in Washington, D.C., so I need to figure out my travel plans before it's gone.

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