The off topic thread #2

[SM]

Really? One of the worst shows of all time imo

Really? I thought it was great. One of the first non-laugh track sitcoms I think?

 

[jd2010]

Really? I thought it was great. One of the first non-laugh track sitcoms I think?

I hated it. Couldn't even have it on to kill time like a lot of those early 2000s sitcoms

 

[FAITH]

Just started watching it again, it's brilliant

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Watched Passengers and Arrival last night.

Passengers was great I thought, top acting by both Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence, the plot was different, and I enjoyed it, had me thinking "would I do the same", and if JLaw was in a hibernation tube I'd release it open too!!

Arrival is so different to anything we've ever seen before about Aliens arriving on earth, gives it a whole new perspective about what potentially could confront us in the future and how the world would react together. The difficulties with communication I'd imagine would be extremely difficult and would take years to translate if such an event ever does occur. Top movie but.

 

[SM]

Watched Passengers and Arrival last night.

Passengers was great I thought, top acting by both Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence, the plot was different, and I enjoyed it, had me thinking "would I do the same", and if JLaw was in a hibernation tube I'd release it open too!!

Arrival is so different to anything we've ever seen before about Aliens arriving on earth, gives it a whole new perspective about what potentially could confront us in the future and how the world would react together. The difficulties with communication I'd imagine would be extremely difficult and would take years to translate if such an event ever does occur. Top movie but.

Not sure it'd take years, think their process is pretty realistic. The way computer programs operate these days.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Really? One of the worst shows of all time imo

Agree with this, just found it extremely average at the time.

 

[jod23]

Not sure it'd take years, think their process is pretty realistic. The way computer programs operate these days.

Maybe. But understanding a language with absolutely no base to go off would be bloody hard id assume.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Not sure it'd take years, think their process is pretty realistic. The way computer programs operate these days.

Where would you start but? Something from another planet sending weird looking images and speaking their language, trying to translate that to something we understand would take ages IMO.

 

[SM]

Where would you start but? Something from another planet sending weird looking images and speaking their language, trying to translate that to something we understand would take ages IMO.

You'd have to work on assumptions the way they do, language experts would be able to recognise repeated words or phrases and construct it.

It's like the early explorers meeting new cultures. Fascinating how it works.

 

[chef]

I watched Arrival last night and thought it was awesome. Loved the original idea and it was a well made movie.

 

[Cruyff14]

Me and the better half bought a new car today, we were planning on it, just not today

Got the i30.

 

[chef]

Me and the better half bought a new car today, we were planning on it, just not today

Got the i30.

Well done. The mother inlaw got one a couple of months back and they are nice cars.

 

[Cruyff14]

Well done. The mother inlaw got one a couple of months back and they are nice cars.

Cheers.

We saved about 5k - paid $23k drive away.

 

[Cruyff14]

Also gave my folks my mrs old car as they kinda need a better one. Mum was pretty overwhelmed/happy

 

[chef]

You've got a great heart buddy.

 

[Cruyff14]

Worked out well. She's 60 this year, and dad 65, and we had no idea what to get them, and they were only gonna give us $500 to trade it in, so it made sense.

 

[FAITH]

#ExcitingTimes for the Cruyff family

 

[Cruyff14]

#itsallhappening

 

[Jatz]

Does anyone here play much golf?

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Does anyone here play much golf?

Yep.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

yeah why?

 

[chef]

Used to play a lot, not much now.

 

[Jatz]

Just interested to see who does, plus if any of you are any good?

Been playing heaps of late - been able to get my round to a score of about 90 but I'm struggling to improve much from there. I've got a terrible slice that comes and goes as well - can never tell the cause of it which is frustrating.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Just interested to see who does, plus if any of you are any good?

Been playing heaps of late - been able to get my round to a score of about 90 but I'm struggling to improve much from there. I've got a terrible slice that comes and goes as well - can never tell the cause of it which is frustrating.

get lessons friend. a few lessons and you'll lose that slice pretty quickly. I'm happy with bogey golf tbh. Never had the time to put into the game to get consistently beyond that. Shot an 81 once and that's the best I've done by a fair margin.

 

[Jatz]

get lessons friend. a few lessons and you'll lose that slice pretty quickly. I'm happy with bogey golf tbh. Never had the time to put into the game to get consistently beyond that. Shot an 81 once and that's the best I've done by a fair margin.

Probably a good idea. Only so much you can correct yourself I guess haha.

81 is bloody decent! I've taken about 15 shots off my round since December which I'm happy about. Lose so many shots chipping - I just can't consistently get that right for some reason. Lessons would be good for that as well haha.

Did birdie a par 4 yesterday which was a first. Have birdied some par 3's before but never a par 4.