I finally watched Wonder Woman & I must say I had too high expectations for this. And this didn’t deliver. Too many plot holes, too much brushing off. As if the makers too were hesitant to give their 100%.
Was it better than other DC movies? Sure. But it’s too low a bar.
Recent drama, being termed #SandpaperGate, around Australian cricketers admited to tampering with the ball has raised so many questions. “We play our cricket hard but fair“ has been a pretty common response every time fingers have been pointed at Australian cricketers. And I sided with them more often than not. It is ok to wear aggression on your sleeves —that is till you plain start cheating. All because you think you need to, you have to win. That just doesn’t make any sense.
This win-at-all-cost approach is risky — once you start walking down this path, you eventually lose the sight of what the game is all about. “Spirit of the game” then are just some hollow words you utter every now and then to keep yourself entertained.
As has been so rightly said by Sambit Bal - “this is Australia’s moment of truth”.
It was desperation, Smith said, that drove them to this. But this was about saving a match, not lives. How far elite sportsmen stretch their bodies and mind in search of victory forms part of sports’ intrinsic appeal, but the attendant danger of the win-at-all-costs approach is that it thins the line between ultra-competitiveness and sharp practice.
I still do not understand what desperation Smith was talking about. The series was level 1-1. Australia still has one of the best new ball attacks there is. They have been playing some good cricket in recent times. So what’s there to be so desperate towards a win?
And how stupid was this “leadership group” to think and agree on such brainfart, given there are cameras all around? I really doubt these players are this naive.
It is pretty amazing what you can create when you let the nature work its magic on the complete worthless of the things — at times art is born.
I am tired of listening to comments on Facebook, mentioning it’s already too late or no point now or the platform is too valuable. We need to stop this. We are conveying to owners & other parties involved that _don’t worry. It doesn’t matter how bad you screw up. You own us.
iPad still remains the best device for consumption. And shines at times even for creation given it allows focus. On a Mac, I keep getting distracted with all sorts of projects. On my iPad, I can really focus on reading and writing - two things I prefer to be done on an iPad.
It’s just that people who use the new Google-powered system will get a big warning when they come to visit. “This place is awful,” the warning will say. “It has terrorists. If you go inside they’ll probably kill you.” To which I say, whatever.
Every now & then, I come across a IndieWeb enabled site with all the principles implemented, working just the way they were meant to. And it is then that I see the power of this initiative. Whatever it takes, I need to reach there.
I wonder can we not post titles with notes in quill? I want to post replies with some comments, but such posts always have empty titles. I need to link to the original posts without fetching the title of the link.
@eli I see you doing this with your like/reply posts. How?
It was great listening to @modernlittleme. I say this again, it is refreshing to hear new thoughts, new voices, new likings on podcasts than the regular tech-focused ones. And just for that @monday is going to succeed.
It was a great episode and was nice knowing you, Christine.
A good book is the one that makes you shout at a character to not do a thing he’s doing. To not say a thing he’s about to say. That makes you feel sorry/happy for what has or is about to happen.
That awes you. And that shocks you. In short, the one that keeps you engrossed.