@Eel Yeah, I took a screenshot just in case the admins wanted to see it, but I think it was just a weird glitch, as so far, I haven't been able to re-create it.
the_shpydar wrote:
As @ogo79 said, the SNS-RZ-USA is a prime giveaway that it's not a legit retail cart.
And yes, he is (usually) always right, and he is (almost) the sexiest gamer out there (not counting me) ;)
@WiltonRoots - Sounds like a weekly routine worth preserving, even if it’s altered by a pandemic. I’d need to have a curry breakfast to join the club, but I’m not against it.
@ThanosReXXX - Ha, Yeah, I guess Blondie is a bit of an oldie, but they’re required listening in my book for any youngster embarked on a musical odyssey. Debbie Harry was one of my first loves. I fell in love with her, Wonder Woman (Linda Carter), and Cheetara from Thundercats all around the same time. It was intense.
@ogo79 - Lay on Glass Joe. Law of averages man, he can’t keep always losing. That one win agains Gabby Jay was a long time ago now. He’s due. Thank me later.
@bimmy-lee
Hello. 😀
Sorry if i activated Video Chat via Instagram last time. 😅
I was trying to use since i have never tried before and at the same time it was your time to prepare your kids to have lesson.
I didn't know if you were busy in the morning.
@Heavyarms55 I think out of the more recent Disney rehash films that I've seen, the two I've liked the most are Maleficent and its sequel. True, the first film borrows off of the skeleton of Sleeping Beauty, but it takes it and molds it into its own thing. I'm not a huge fan of the original film anyway. Mistress of Evil wasn't as good, but I still enjoyed it. Then again, I'm a sucker for dark fantasy and anti-heroes.
But in general, while some of the live action films have been decent, they generally aren't needed.
@ThanosReXXX I definitely don't dispute the effects of social distancing, nor do most reasonable people to my knowledge. While I'm for more businesses opening back up at this point (which is where a lot of the regional contention is concentrated at right now), I'm also all for social distancing, sanitizing, limited capacity, et. all being implemented. Which I believe many businesses can successfully pull off. I don't expect a true "normal" (which is itself subjective) to return for some time.
I still think it would be possible to social distance in most public bathrooms, at least to the extent of what happens in a store. Granted, some people are unfortunately "over this" to a point where they aren't even observing them. Social distancing isn't anything new to me; I've been employing the rule as much as possible with strangers for years.
The "in my own home" part alludes to the fact that I have been (or at least was) watching more movies in theaters lately. I have a smart TV, but it usually gets turned on these days for gaming only. The vast majority of my leisure screen time is dedicated to video games or browsing the interwebs.
Now if days were longer than 24 hours, I'm sure that I could squeeze in a film or show. I still need to rewatch the full Avatar: The Last Airbender series, for one thing....
As for songs: in most cases, yes, the original is better. There are a few covers I enjoy more, however. Two examples being The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel are good, but I prefer the Disturbed version) and Zombie (Bad Wolves cover barely edges out The Cranberries IMO).
@MarioLover92 I'm fairly bad at rhythm games anyway lol. The only thing I was ever mildly decent at playing was Guitar Hero, but that totally depended on the song. I was bad on the highest difficulty as I just couldn't deal with five buttons on most occasions. XD
@ThanosReXXX Damo locked that thread in the end, he probably buggered off and went to bed, woke up in the morning, saw it and thought "what the...?" and locked it. It was one of those arguments that wasn't getting anywhere.
@Anti-Matter - It’s all good Anti, I’d like to video chat sometime, but it wasn’t a good time for me right then. We’re kind of always at opposites with the 12 hour time difference. Maybe some night after my kids are down, I can call you, which would be morning for you.
@Zuljaras - Accessories look good. Do you enjoy the sculpting or the painting more, or are they just equal parts of the project?
@Anti-Matter I'm not upset at all, and of course (as I have already told you dozens of times) you're free and welcome to like whatever it is that you like, so that was not my point at all.
I was just trying to explain to you that it is thanks to those original songs, like the "supercalifragelisticexpialidocious" song, that you now have those techno/Eurobeat versions. I don't see how you cannot understand that or at the very least acknowledge that this is true, and as such, even though you may not LIKE or prefer these originals, you should still be thanking them, because otherwise, your versions of the songs would never have existed. So, that's what I meant with "respect the originals". It's not a command, it's simply an explanation to make you aware of the origins of something.
And with close-minded I mean that you should sometimes make an effort to understand other people as well, instead of always only defending or sticking to your own points or view. Mutual understanding brings mutual respect and positivity, and that is NEVER a bad thing, so please make some efforts in the future to do so.
And besides: I even welcomed you back with a music video. What more do you want?
@MarioLover92 And still a fun movie to watch as well. A true classic.
@1UP_MARIO Trust me: I am calm. If I wasn't, it'd be MUCH worse.
I might even have been tempted to pay him a visit to knock some sense into him...
But all kidding aside, I'm just trying to explain something to him, in hopes of getting through that thick skull.
@Link-Hero A worthy cause is always worth another go.
As my profile says: "Fighting the good fight"..
@bimmy-lee Man, we REALLY gotta stop with having all these things in common, before it becomes eerie. I'm not even going to comment on those examples you just mentioned...
@Tyranexx I already figured that social distancing wouldn't be too much of a hassle for you, but if you're anything like me, it WILL bother you that others around you don't seem to care or bother, and just go about their merry ways, potentially spreading the virus everywhere. If I wasn't supposed to keep my distance, I'd be smacking some sense into them, for sure...
As for re-watching series: I have a few of those myself, but I'd rather put those on the back burner in favor of stuff that I haven't seen yet, like in your case, a certain truckload of Marvel movies...
And surfing the web and watching TV can go together just perfectly: I just use my desktop PC, which is also in my living room, and if I swivel my head 90 degrees to the left, then there's my TV. That way I can keep tabs on the Chit-Chat thread, while still not missing a single minute of the programs I like to watch.
Concerning covers: glad we mostly see eye to eye on that one. I'm always happy if at least someone understands my point, because sometimes I wonder if I'm speaking Klingon instead of English, if even the simplest of concepts and/or explanations don't become clear to certain people...
But sure, there are some cases where covers can improve upon the original. But those are but a small handful, and the point was more what I've now AGAIN tried to explain to Anti, as you can read at the top of this comment.
@WiltonRoots Well, good on Damo, because that was the only sane thing to do with that thread. I see that since I pointed it out to you, almost another hundred useless comments were added, but TheHalfWit seems to have calmed down a bit, which is still at least somewhat of a positive note...
@Zuljaras Looking good, as always. Thanks for the update. Can't wait to see the finished result.
Early spring is my favorite tree time of year. The flowering undergrowth is at its absolute peak. Around here it’s redbud and white dogwood, and they’re beautiful together. We’ve been giving them their yearly trim and clean out, and they’re better every season. Most of them were completely covered in vine and invasive undergrowth when we first moved in, and it’s been fun to rescue them and watch them grow. Here’s a redbud from late last week:
@ThanosReXXX - We’re either secretly related or we just have the same exquisite taste in many things.
@Zuljaras - Yeah, it takes skill in multiple practices to do what you do there. I enjoy painting, but I’ve never been any good at sculpting things, especially all the delicate detail work.
@bimmy-lee Well, if we're secretly related, then you'd at the very least need to have some Dutch, German or Californian genes in you or in one of your closest relatives, otherwise that's not going to fly...
Oh, and although you didn't post that picture for me, I just thought I'd give you a head's up that this is all I see:
Sites like ImgUr and ImgBB, which you obviously used, are notoriously region-unfriendly, meaning that depending on your location, you'll be seeing various kinds of error messages. I've found that out the hard way myself. With both ImgUr and ImgBB, people often get the weird "Untitled" error, which is not even an error picture, but just the word "Untitled" in the place where the picture is supposed to be. Sometimes, this one is displayed as well:
The blue image above is apparently a new one for ImgBB, because I haven't received that error message before.
And that is the reason why I always use PostImage. So far, I've found it to be the most versatile and user-friendly image uploader, and it also doesn't have any problems with regions or locations, so you can be sure that if you use PostImage, that your image will be viewable around the world.
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