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Most interesting race in forever. What the hell happened to Stroll midway through the race? He was leading so well.
Vettel and Leclerc killed it today, but goddamn Hamilton. What a playa! Equals the most respected stat in motorsport. And s7ill rising
On 10/12/2020 at 12:59 AM, AtheK said:it's no doubt he is cut above the rest. I think even if you give max a mercedes, he will still beat him.
He lapped Bottas today and finished the race while increasing his lead on 48 lap old inters
He’s definitely another level but he just kind of snuck in these records, didn’t he? He doesn’t carry half the hype Schumi did or am I misremembering it?
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This will be the biggest challenge for online retail going forward. Amazon has this problem worldwide. Counterfeit and sub-par products and returns/exchanges for genuine customers. Something tells me this pendulum is going to swing back in b&m's favour because they have no idea the heights of creativity Indians can achieve
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15 hours ago, Walker said:
You guys in for tomorrow afternoon?
Hey, sorry, rain check for today.
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14 hours ago, Walker said:
Of course I did but I realised I drive like sh*t.
I thought it was just me. The time trials are killing me man. My car control is totally screwed. I remember acing those time trials. Now it’s like gold is a dream.
9 hours ago, DovaKhiin said:Have they made any gameplay changes?
Nope. All the annoyances are still there:
Can’t move camera while selecting carThe game is based on trying events again and again to beat autolog times; but the restarting is annoying as sh*t. It reloads the track, and starts with the irritating as f**k mini movie. Every goddamn race. Ugh. Even the pause -> restart has a small delay and doesn’t register button press immediately.
Still loving it. That feel of Mclaren F1 at 300 kph
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Played a bit yesterday. Looks like a*s but still fun. Sound is great. Vanishing Point, the Zonda loaner time trial, is still as incredible an intro as ever. That engine sound and the exhaust with flame back-fire
Can't wait to develop back my control and create those drift symphonies. The analog for the first time feels too loose, want a bit more resistance, a bit more feel.
Edit: @Walker did you play?
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LOL this has gone on long enough. The only thing Snyder is really good at is visualising a scene and making it look good. Everything else is disjointed. If he'd drop the slo-mo overkill maybe he'd be able to fit the "director's cuts" within an acceptable run time. His capabilities as a film-maker are deeply inadequate.
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14 hours ago, CarbonCore said:
I'll be there too.
11 hours ago, hope said:Ah i didnt buy bro
Sirf baatein kar sekte ho tum
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What a match going on. Zverev has taken the first set but Meddy has some plans. Inshallah boys are playing really well
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^Let's gooo! Let me know when and I'll re-enlist my plus sub (ugh)
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Locked and loaded. So we doing this or what? @hope @Walker @scuderiaT1fos1
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12 hours ago, NitroNeo said:
I am looking for a good audio setup, from the other online shopping thread i got some recommendations some were costly beyond 20k.
1 hour ago, adity said:I'm thinking of buying Samsung Q800T soundbar. Any feedback? Getting it for 36.5k ish
Not much idea about this segment of the market but generally I'd prefer audio specific brands like JBL. Prefer one with a separate subwoofer. Listen to it live before buying, or forever hold your peace
4 minutes ago, The Panda said:I often read in home theater and audiophile communities that soundbars are not a good investment both time and money wise.
Soundbars do have a place and fulfil a different set of requirements, chief being the sleek placement below a thin and sleek TV. They also offer decent general-purpose audio.
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Finished it last night. Quite a damp end. It was going well till episode 9, but the sappy, almost hum-saath-saath-hain-ish end just put me off. The last 25 or so minutes are so ham fisted. There's a couple of really good hours in these 10, but overall it's not something I enjoyed. The performances were great though, except both Hughs. I just didn't buy their stuff. 6/10.
I do have a couple of questions:
Spoiler1. Why did Hugh leave Olivia back home "alone" that night? Extremely negligent and stupid.
2. Why did Olivia not go to her sister's?
On 10/26/2020 at 1:55 PM, dylanjosh said:Are you spotting the hidden ghosts?
LOL not a single one. I think I need a better display
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1 minute ago, Bird Bird Bird said:
Same. Wife, me, in laws tested. No OTPs
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2 hours ago, CarbonCore said:
I thought Bly Manor was alright as a character drama with a bit of horror sprinkled in. But then I went back and started watching Hill House. 3 episodes in and its already so, so much better. Tells you that you don't have to sacrifice pacing and intrigue to develop characters.
I’m watching hill house now and while the show does a lot of things really well, I’m finding it quite slow overall. Episodes 4, 5 were a bit too slow. Also not scary, except for a couple of jump scares that truly come out of nowhere
Watched 8 so far. Will finish it tonight.
I did really like episode 6, the two storms.
Had been waiting for a time when I won’t need the AC. Watching it on the big screen with noise cancelling headphones and absolute darkness is dope.Also +1 on Scam 92, a few people have told me about it but those who’ve read the book say the show misses out on a few arcs which add a lot more to the story. Inclined to read the book.
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56 minutes ago, KnackChap said:
Every RT-PCR test requires you to provide a mobile number which then gets an OTP from the central govt for processing the sample. This is for both private and govt testing labs.
I had 3 tests in the last 10 days, and there was no OTP business. They did take my Aadhaar though. Lab: Dr. Lal Path Labs -
On 10/1/2020 at 5:21 PM, lithuvien said:
The whole TV looks like a framed picture. I'll try to post a picture here.
Hey, so how about that picture?
On 10/8/2020 at 12:04 AM, dante77 said:This arrived!
Congrats! How's it going with this? How's the TV? You using the "art mode"?
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1 hour ago, Bird Bird Bird said:
Apple TV+ is really setting a high bar with the consistent quality of shows. Hope this doesn't go downhill.
It's philosophically Apple. Consistent quality, and if some of their recent project green-lights are anything to go by, they're moving consistently higher. Even if the content is not to your liking on ATV+, you can't fault it, any of it, for being low quality.
If they've made you think of subscribing to their service with only original content in the first year itself, they're doing it right.
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Tiny World; Apple TV+
Watched a few episodes last night. A fun, cute-ish show with Ant-Man narrating and Apple TV’s high production values. A great looking, great sounding, goofy show which carries a subtext of inter-dependence and small creatures doing big things in the ecosystem.
Some of the camera work is insane. Many times I was left wondering just how they would’ve captured that footage.
Six episodes of about 30 mins. Recommended.
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I wish the 12 mini is their best seller so smaller phones get some of the mojo back.
The only thing I genuinely dislike about my 11 pro is the size. I’d exchange it for the mini if I can move it for anywhere close to 12m’s price.
12 pro has that beautiful SS finish, a telephoto lens, and the max has LIDAR too. But they’re just too damn big. They are not one handed devices for me, and my hands are bigger than most hands. They’re also heavy.However, that size and weight enables HDR10 Dolby Vision video recording with live preview, editing, and filters, at full 4K 60fps! God fkn damn.
Apple’s camera game is intense.
As for the event, love how they show the campus and this time they showed jaw-dropping sweeps in night-time, sort of complementing the night-mode improvements in iPhone cameras and general dark themed slides. What a staggeringly beautiful place. Would love to visit some day.
I think they were a little too quick to remove the power adapters. We just got USB-C adapters from 11 pro onwards. That was only a year ago. Most new buyers won’t have an adapter to plug in their new 12s. And most would have the slower kind of adapter because apple included the 18w last year only. However, like with AirPods, if you’ve moved on to Qi it doesn’t make a difference.
EarPods is also a weird omission. They don’t last. I haven’t touched mine since I started using AirPods but when I did use EarPods, they didn’t last too long outside warranty. So “use your existing ones” doesn’t work.
A “pick one for $9.99” with your new purchase option would’ve hit the sweet spot for now. Let’s see how it plays out. Though the packaging and logistical improvements are immense, this is a little like sanding your head as an ostrich.
With the 12, they’ve made a much clearer case for the pro (max). The added size probably allows them to add tech and so this time again there’s a difference between the two “pros” in addition to just screen size. This makes the smaller pro seem short-changed in comparison.
If I was in the market for a new phone and if the pro was at par with the max, I could’ve maybe thought of the pro. But it’s not, so picking the mini is a much easier decision. It’s also the least costly, and I believe the blue looks better on aluminium.
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Being a Rafan, I was legit anxious for this match. The conditions, the balls, the weather, roof, lack of match time, and a Novak on top of his game & who's lately been getting into opponents', including Rafa's heads. A boss battle was looming. A battle that was aced, literally.
What he did yesterday is remind us, those guys who've been rooting for him, why we root for him. He played like a winner, a king, a champion. He played like Rafa. He played like we knew he could, and I hope those mental demons are exorcised for good.
Was genuinely giddy and was banging on tables on every big point that Rafa turned around, while this played in my head
Spoiler
Oh he played so well. This thrashing was a long time coming.
It was apparent that Novak was as surprised as the rest of them. I mean, one silly error from Rafa in the first game of the second set let the double bagel slip. Nevermind, and never better.
Thank You Rafael Nadal. Thank you for yesterday. Congrats on 20. Here's to a few more.
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Wha.. base PS4 can't do 2K60? Damn. Might pick it up for the Switch then. X-platform Autolog will be tits.
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Knives Out
The only things I knew about this movie before I watched it were that it was an English-y murder mystery, it was well received, and that it had Daniel Craig and Chris Evans. I didn't know it was Agatha Christie inspired. That made me enjoy the movie even more.
If you've read a few her books, there's a general flow, and vibe there which can have you catch on to bits of seemingly irrelevant information, unravelling the story a bit in advance of the writing than if you're unfamiliar with her work, or, equally probably, make you run a wild goose chase in your head.
The cast is obviously stellar, varied, and yet they fit so well together that I forgot I was watching a created art work. It felt like I was a part of that family, in that house, listening in on these people, with this seemingly impossible murder in the background. The only way I know for so many capable people to work so well together, including the crew and the director, is if they genuinely believe they're creating something great.
This is Rian Johnson's best work, previously known to me for Looper, which isn't half bad. This is also Daniel Craig's best work, and shows the kind of range Bond has. He carries flair, menace, intelligence, and sharp eyesight with such maturity and ease you'd think he'd never been anyone else.
The sets are exceptional. The artwork, the design, the lighting, the props, all create this old world charming mood which imparts a permanent subtextual flavour and adds immense depth to each scene. It's shot in digital but you wouldn't feel it. Like a play, every inch that you see has been combed over by talented, experienced people who make a living doing this exact thing. And it shows they chose their profession well. They also couldn't have rolled the credits with a better song than Sweet Virginia, a superb bookend to a truly great movie experience.
The story itself is simple yet intricate, though a bit extravagant, like almost all Agatha Christie stories. The telling, the unravelling of the various layers, and the way it progresses is the killer app. The twists and turns will catch you.
All of this, and yet my absolute favourite thing about the movie are the dialogs. Detailed, articulate, witty, exceptional, which match the setting of the movie and the characters.
This movie is a legit masterpiece and is now a part of my "re-watch anytime, many times" list (which includes Inglorious Basterds, My Cousin Vinny, Dedh Ishqiya and more). I'm sure there's many layers there that I've missed. Many nuances that I'd appreciate, and I'll definitely be watching it more than a few times.
Watch it with the family. Enjoy. Bonus points if you catch a certain cameo. And, Eat sh|t.
Fav character: Nanna
Fav scene: Blanc with Nanna
Favourite lines: "... a doughnut-hole, in a doughnut's hole, but we must look a little closer, and when we do we see that the doughnut-hole has a hole in its center. It is not a doughnut-hole, but a smaller doughnut with its own hole, and our doughnut, is not a hole at all."; "grief is the providence of truth"; "I'm not eating an iota of sh*t!"
Fav prop: My house, my rules, my coffee.
10/10
Watched on: Apple TV; rented. Side note: Apple censors its content so it had what seemed like the CBFC a*s-fvcked version of the movie with muted fvcks (ugh) and alcohol and tobacco warnings (double ugh). Will probably pick up the BD.
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Well this last episode of Lasso was kinda sh*t. I except the absolute last frame. That was gold
Great show overall. Will definitely try S2.
Also Archer’s back baby. This fourth reminiscent of old time sass and wit.
Frenemy-bromance with Barry
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered
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You guys want to play today? Evening around 9-ish?