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Four Giants

Jul 07, 2021

What makes Williamson, Smith, Kohli and Root excel?

Each has a signature. In Kohli it is intensity. He is fleet of foot and mastery through extra cover and midwicket. With Root, it is the stroke through point off the back foot, a stroke verging on genius, and the bold sweeping of the spinners. Smith, of course, fidgets like a nervous child before using the spaces on the leg side to pick off his target in the ruthless way of an experienced assassin.

Smith gets tons of runs but, damn, it's definitely not pretty. Root is excellent in Tests but his low strike rate gets him frustrated in ODIs and then he makes mistakes. Kohli is a run-machine in every format but, as a captain, he doesn't have the crushing brutal ruthlessness that many Aussies possess. Williamson, indeed, has the most calm temperament. He gets the job done but it's not really thrilling to watch.

Posted at 12:31 PM in Cricket | | Comments (0)

White Man Bad

Jul 05, 2021

Almost zero coverage for modern slavery. Look at Qatar. They bribed their way into showcasing the next Soccer World Cup tournament and then imported hundreds of thousands of workers slaves to set up the infrastructure. Where are all those progressives who love colored people?

The manufactured and sustained outrage is against White people for what a few of their ancestors did in the previous centuries. That's the unifying force of the malignant colored coalition.

Posted at 06:43 PM in Politics, USA | | Comments (0)

Welcome to Canada!

Jul 05, 2021

160 square feet of glory:

A Craigslist listing for a “micro studio,” which featured a bed placed in a bathroom was flagged for removal after less than 48 hours of being posted.

Makes sense.

“Bathrooms must be physically separated from the remainder of the unit by partitions and a door to ensure privacy and to isolate noise and odours,” the guidelines state.

No shit!

Posted at 11:11 AM in Economics | | Comments (0)

Bitches be crazy

Jul 05, 2021

Harsha Walia, and her supporters, are unfamiliar with what words mean:

In a June 30 tweet responding to a news article about a pair of Catholic churches burning down, Walia wrote “burn it all down.”

The tweet set off a firestorm on social media, both from people who described the message as inflammatory and stoking hate, and others who defended the tweet, saying people have no right to police Indigenous people’s grief and rage.

The follow up is gold:

“It’s totally ridiculous to suggest I am actively calling for arson,” one tweet reads. “And yes, I do think deadly genocidal colonialism locally and globally needs to collapse,” reads another.

We knew that math is hard. Apparently, so is logic. A dedicated psycho adds:

If a White guy wrote "burn it all down" upon the news of a mosque on fire, then he would already be in jail under Canada's hate speech laws. All Walia will face is a few head shakes.

Posted at 11:03 AM in Politics | | Comments (0)

Middle East in Canada?

Jul 03, 2021

Summer temperatures in the mid to late 40s is normal in the Middle East. I once experienced 52 degrees Celsius in one miserable Arabian summer. However, this is definitely not normal for Canada:

That's brutal. People here consider days with 30+ temperatures as a heat wave. They're not ready -- mentally and physically -- for such scorching, life-draining heat. Worse, the infrastructure isn't there -- many don't have air conditioners which become a necessity in such circumstances.

Between last Friday and Wednesday, the BC Coroners Service saw a 195 per cent increase in the number of unexpected and sudden deaths it typically sees in a five-day period. During that time, 486 deaths were reported. That number is usually closer to 165, officials say.

Posted at 11:45 PM in General, Life | | Comments (0)

Thanks not-president!

Jul 03, 2021

Local man Henry Truckman was filling up his gas tank today in preparation for the holiday weekend. The 19-gallon tank in his 2016 Camaro cost nearly $95 to fill up, and he was feeling pretty down about how expensive gas is under the Biden administration—that is, until he pulled up Twitter and saw that a slice of cheese would cost him 16 cents less this year, thanks to Uncle Joe.

"Wow -- a whole 16 cents! Thanks, Biden!" he said, his mood having instantly shifted to one of joy and optimism. "This will change everything! I'd better drive home and tell the wife!" He happily drove toward his house, spending over $5 in gas to drive the 20 miles home.

The photo is fantastic!

Posted at 08:25 PM in Politics, USA | | Comments (0)

The B stands for Broken

Jul 01, 2021

The Tech Giant of old can't handle the modern stuff:

IBM's planned company-wide email migration has gone off the rails, leaving many employees unable to use email or schedule calendar events. And this has been going on for several days.

Current and former IBMers have confirmed to The Register that the migration, 18 months in the making, has been a disaster.

Reminds me of my workplace. The old email system was ugly, clunky, and slow. After the company moved over to a shiny, new email system, my boss came up to me and asked a question about something he emailed to us the day before. I had a confused look. "I didn't get the email."

"...What!?"

Apparently, some people did get it while others didn't. It was a fun few weeks.

Among those employees unable to access their email, there's concern that disappeared messages may not be restored. We've even heard that IBM employees have been approached by recruiters posing questions like, "Why are you still at IBM? They can't even get email straight."

At least, they're super woke!

Posted at 03:49 PM in Life, Web/Tech | | Comments (0)

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