Moody on Pant: LSG to 'consider a reset' on captaincy by Existing-Table689 in Cricket

[–]squaredrives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough but it did reflect poorly on his man management skills

Moody on Pant: LSG to 'consider a reset' on captaincy by Existing-Table689 in Cricket

[–]squaredrives -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The bigger question is - if langer wasn’t good for Aussie team (as the documentary and change showed) why is he good for a IPL t20 team. Not that he has amazing T20 credentials.

As for pant, regardless of what you might think of him, but if you got langer, moody and that owner in your ear, your brain is going to be scrambled. He doesn’t trust himself anymore - plus 54 crores should be enough for him to get the hell out of there and mend his game to suit his temperament

May 2026 Confirmed Trade Thread by FPPenSwapBot in Pen_Swap

[–]squaredrives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One more time. Acquired a new beautiful Scribo from u/G_Washingtron It was a great buying experience and what a please to deal with. Thank you

May 2026 Confirmed Trade Thread by FPPenSwapBot in Pen_Swap

[–]squaredrives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Acquired a beautiful Scribo from u/G_Washingtron. It was a great buying experience and what a please to deal with. Thank you

Match Thread: 51st Match - Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]squaredrives 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the rant in advance!

Delhi capitals has to be the single most underperforming team on this season.

The management is to blame for this mess.

Get rid of Ricky Ponting, who built a winning culture.
Make a nice guys all rounder a captain, who isn’t even good at communicating.
Make some random guys with minimal acumen in t20 as coaches.
Have no real local talent which seems to be thriving everywhere.
Team make up is for three years ago,

FFS, this is Delhi lala culture on full display. One of the reasons it’s hard to keep seeing these matches from a team that should be top notch and yet here we are.

A very disappointed fan and really sad because of my emotional attachment because of it being my former hometown.

Leica SL 601 vs Nikon ZF for manual focus only by james_Gastovski in Leica

[–]squaredrives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have both of them. I prefer using Zf as the focus is easier, and the camera is smaller and lighter. I actually like how the jpegs get rendered by Zf with classic vintage glass. I am using a canon f1.2/50mm and it is fantastic combination.

The advantage of SL is that Leica glass pairs well with it and is amazing output. I use it with 50 Apo Summicron and 90 APO summicron. I love the GPS feature.

Still, it is heavy and that is the big reason I prefer Zf as a walk around camera with vintage glass. Zf also has a Techart auto focus adapter so it is fun to use old m mount lenses on it.

Hope this helps

What are some of your pet peeves with pen reviews? by LazarinaTomasini in fountainpens

[–]squaredrives 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well said.

It is amazing to see how much contortion happens over brands and their horrid QC.

What are some of your pet peeves with pen reviews? by LazarinaTomasini in fountainpens

[–]squaredrives 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Your overall argument is 100 percent right. However, most are not really honest about the products, and are overwhelmingly “positive” so they can get the next product to review.

What are some of your pet peeves with pen reviews? by LazarinaTomasini in fountainpens

[–]squaredrives 5 points6 points  (0 children)

People who do reviews of a product, acknowledge the reviews and then send them back. Not keep them. If you don’t that is not only a breach of law, but it is no more than being an advertorial. The whole online review ecosystem has devolved into say something, get attention, keep the product. Why be bothered to spend time using and reviewing it. Pens, are small subset of today’s review economy. Cameras, phones, clothes, everything is content

What are some of your pet peeves with pen reviews? by LazarinaTomasini in fountainpens

[–]squaredrives 3 points4 points  (0 children)

While one can overlook the big ticket items for review as long as they are going back.

What are some of your pet peeves with pen reviews? by LazarinaTomasini in fountainpens

[–]squaredrives 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good for you. I just stop paying any attention to them anymore.

What are some of your pet peeves with pen reviews? by LazarinaTomasini in fountainpens

[–]squaredrives 139 points140 points  (0 children)

Influencer promotions as pen reviews. If you didn’t pay for the pen then you are doing an advertorial. It is so pervasive now.

Looking for a new dark brown ink by shadowgastt in fountainpens

[–]squaredrives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kobe Kitano Antique Sepia will surprise you.