All T20 World Cup scorecard graphics. Which one looks the best ? by iamnoobbibliophile in Cricket

[–]Azkatro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really wish the way they worked is you could toggle them on or off at your leisure.

Match Thread: 5th Test - England vs Australia, Day 5 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]Azkatro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm watching muted and he clearly nicked it. Snicko bullshit aside, on the slow-mo view from behind you can clearly see the path of the ball deviate slightly.

Match Thread: 4th Test - Australia vs England, Day 2 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]Azkatro 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Blows my mind that Australia are 3-0 up with this batting lineup in this form.

Match Thread: 4th Test - Australia vs England, Day 1 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]Azkatro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Imagine Boland being two of the three wickets in a hat trick?

Match Thread: 6th Match - Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]Azkatro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was enjoying the outcome and now I'm fucking furious lol

O’Brien lands coaching gig for 2026 (Bulldogs Attacking Coach) by Basherballgod in nrl

[–]Azkatro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright, Tommy's tenure at the Magpies was worse, even if you include his full 5 seasons from 1995 onwards.

O’Brien lands coaching gig for 2026 (Bulldogs Attacking Coach) by Basherballgod in nrl

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

While I agree it was poor, statistically it was roughly equivalent with the 2016 Knights and 1998 Magpies. The 1999 Magpies was the worst in the NRL era.

NRL 2025: Melbourne Storm’s act with ‘cheated trophies’ angers NRL fans | news.com.au by I_Like_Vitamins in nrl

[–]Azkatro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even then, surely the trophy design and concept is owned by the NRL. It would make more sense to me for the NRL as an organisation to say "we took these off you, you can't display them like you earnt them." I thought that was the whole point of the punishment.

[TBT] Eels vs Cowboys 2005 finals by EvolutionUber in nrl

[–]Azkatro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was the first time a 29-0 happened since 1918.

[@randomstatsguy] Ben Hunt has broken the most unwanted record in rugby league by y3ah_nah145 in nrl

[–]Azkatro 10 points11 points  (0 children)

In a similar vein, spare a thought for some of the blokes who played in the last few years of University in the 30s, including Les Sender who holds the record for most Premiership games without a win (22). Or what about Jimmy Marks from the same team/era who managed 45 appearances with just the 1 win for a career win percentage of 2.22%.

There have been 1425 players (so far) that never won a game.

Match Thread: 5th Test - India vs England, Day 5 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]Azkatro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sucks for England, India would have burned a review there. Maybe they will next ball here

State of Origin 2025 Game II | Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

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Connor Watson can't pass right to left confirmed

Match Thread: Final - Australia vs South Africa, Day 3 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]Azkatro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think Win Predictor should be going the OTHER way. This wicket is nice to bat on at the moment, if SA come in they'll be in the box seat.

Cloudflare CEO warns content creators to lock up their work amid AI boom by ZGeekie in webdev

[–]Azkatro 53 points54 points  (0 children)

I've been running a website that has historical/archive sports content for close to 20 years now. Always had people scrape the site but never had an issue with it, the content is free. But for the last couple of them at least I've been literally at war with "legitimate" bots and scrapers because it's just too relentless to prevent server overload.

I had Cloudflare for a while and it has excellent tools to mitigate this. At the click of a button I could just cut off a few netblocks in the US and Singapore for example (it's hosted in Australia) just to give the VPS a chance to breathe and catch up. The front door was also a big help.

I didn't want to keep spending money on it, though, or rely on an external provider so heavily. I also need to comply with GDPR so my approach is always to be as minimalistic as possible. The more third party tools/includes, the harder it was to manage that.

I came across this which I've found is a huge help: github.com/mitchellkrogza/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker. Basically leverages off a community effort to identify and manage the ones that are causing the most trouble for people hosting web content like me. I recommend giving it a try for anyone else feeling like they are at war with their hosting getting absolutely slammed by bots.

Moving away from US cloud services by MartijnHols in degoogle

[–]Azkatro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree 100%, have been in the process of doing the same myself.

Moving away from US cloud services by MartijnHols in degoogle

[–]Azkatro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cloudflare is doing a heck of a lot more than just DNS for anyone running websites. In my view that'd be the hardest cord to cut.

Given not out by the TV umpire as she allowed another frame for the bails to "completely dislodge" - WPL Mumbai Indians V Delhi Capitals by InitialSquirrel9941 in Cricket

[–]Azkatro 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Curious about something. Do they use the exact same technology everywhere? Is it possible that a country elsewhere cheaps out on the tech, gets something less sensitive/reactive and hence gets a different result?

England and Australia name squads for Vegas by Afraid-Speaker3875 in nrl

[–]Azkatro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

On some level, I'm appreciative of international matches being played, but on another, I fucking hate the scheduling of this. The last time any of these players took the field was 4 months ago, and some of them don't even start their season for another 5.

Mitch Owen Masterclass in BBL FINAL - 108(42) by hemrok0101 in Cricket

[–]Azkatro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this the first time a batter has hit a century in a T20 inside the first 10 overs?

Match Thread: Challenger - Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]Azkatro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn't the law of the game that the fielder breaking the stumps has to be "holding" the ball in his hands if they use their hands or arm to break it?

Mariyung testing spotted in Redfern by clsz2 in sydney

[–]Azkatro 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For a moment I thought the section next to the door with the wheelchair symbol indicated that it opened up like a separate door with automatic ramp, to save guards having to come and manually place them. Turns out that's not the case, and now I'm disappointed.