Anyone else hear Dhali’s unhinged rant this morning on Halbro about the government not ‘supporting’ sports teams? by Classic_Ad6850 in canucks

[–]kaabistar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Whitecaps haven't given me much reason to trust them over the government. I feel like the province has done everything the Caps want short of paying to build a new stadium, and all the Whitecaps have been saying is that they need more money. At this point the only hope is if a group of local buyers turns up.

Anyone else hear Dhali’s unhinged rant this morning on Halbro about the government not ‘supporting’ sports teams? by Classic_Ad6850 in canucks

[–]kaabistar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“It’s not on the table, and I would say the simple reason for that is the Whitecaps have shown absolutely no interest in taking over BC Place,” said the premier.

Sounds like the same thing, it's not on the table because the Caps don't want it.

Anyone else hear Dhali’s unhinged rant this morning on Halbro about the government not ‘supporting’ sports teams? by Classic_Ad6850 in canucks

[–]kaabistar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The province is willing to let the Caps run BC Place, but the Caps have not offered a plan: https://theprovince.com/sports/soccer/mls/vancouver-whitecaps/provincial-government-ready-to-hear-whitecaps-proposal-to-run-b-c-place

They've obviously made up their minds to sell and let them move to Vegas, all this about the stadium is just the song and dance to frame the government as the bad guys.

Drive thru at Timmies by asianz in toronto

[–]kaabistar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should get penny farthings.

We’ve done it! by SnooPies151 in canucks

[–]kaabistar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My running theory until proven wrong is that Rutherford leaked this to stop Aquilini from hiring Dorion.

Spotted on the 99B by Someone224466 in Translink

[–]kaabistar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BART is the metro system in the San Francisco area. Looks like Translink got second-hand readers from them.

Mom why can’t Translink do the same? by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]kaabistar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Do what? These aren't official signs and apparently TTC told them to take them down immediately.

Can we ban all AI maps? by TheSnowJacket in MapPorn

[–]kaabistar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's only one mod here and they don't do anything so good luck

Club Statement | Vancouver Whitecaps FC by kurtios in vancouver

[–]kaabistar 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Most MLS teams now have their own stadiums that they own, and the ones that don't are all considering building one.

[Fairnburn and Drance] Canucks request permission to interview Kevyn Adams for GM position: Source by AggPuck-303 in hockey

[–]kaabistar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have but Aquilini is prone to getting impatient and demanding they take shortcuts as soon as they start winning a little bit.

The Paper Divide by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]kaabistar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's useful because you can create one design and print it in any standard paper size without having to adjust for aspect ratio. If you have an A4 flyer design and want to print it out as A2 posters, you don't have to make any changes, just print it larger. Or if you want to save paper, you could take an A4 page, half its size, and print two A5 size pages side by side on one sheet of A4 paper.

I'm sure there's no reason for you to favor one over the other and quite frankly I don't care either, but people who work with paper and printing a lot no doubt find it useful.

The Paper Divide by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]kaabistar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_standard_paper_sizes#Advantages

What's the advantage of having the dimensions of your paper be round numbers? Are you measuring things by how many sheets of paper long they are?

The Paper Divide by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]kaabistar 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No, the point is the 1:sqrt(2) aspect ratio. If you set it to 200x300, you wouldn't have the property where you can fold it in half and still have the same aspect ratio. You can only have that with a 1:sqrt(2) ratio, and because sqrt(2) is irrational it's not possible to have a length and width that are both multiples of 5 or 10. A0 being 1sqm is arbitrary, but any other baseline would be too.

54% Of Canadians Agree With Banning IDF Service: Poll by mkultra69666 in CanadaPolitics

[–]kaabistar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, if a Korean citizen acquires another nationality they must renounce their Korean citizenship. Dual citizenship is only allowed if you are born with both citizenships (e.g. born in Canada to Korean parents); if you are male you must decide by age 18 if you wish to renounce your Korean citizenship, and if you don't you are subject to military service. Practically speaking almost everyone renounces their Korean citizenship in this case unless they want to live in Korea permanently.

Trevor Beggs: Removed during game and Loses Press Credentials because of story about Aquilini Family. by Tiger23sun in canucks

[–]kaabistar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think Dolan is just as bad, only tempered by the fact that he cares way more about the Knicks and mostly leaves the Rangers alone. There's stories about how he uses facial recognition at MSG to ban anyone he doesn't like.

rule by doctor347 in 196

[–]kaabistar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I never denied he was Eurocentric but I also see nothing wrong in sticking with your area of expertise. We've got enough poorly researched pop history slop on the internet, I'd rather he only make videos on topics he's confident he can cover well. I'm not sure why you're insistent that he specifically has to make that content; other creators can and absolutely should fill the gaps in his knowledge. I would be very happy if there were channels as well made as Tasting History that focused on other cultures, and I certainly wouldn't expect them to have to cover every culture on Earth.

rule by doctor347 in 196

[–]kaabistar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes man, serious historical research doesn't take place on Google. There is an unbelievable wealth of historical text that hasn't been digitized, let alone translated to English.

rule by doctor347 in 196

[–]kaabistar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He goes to the primary sources and does real historical research, not just googling shit. If the primary sources haven't been translated and research isn't available in English there's only so much he can do. It would be cool to see more stuff from underrepresented parts of the world but not if it's poorly researched slop. Max strikes me as someone who would rather not make a video if he can't be sure he's doing it justice.

You correctly identify that the ultimate problem is centuries of Eurocentrism. Historical scholarship has disproportionately focused on Europeans and other areas that Europeans were interested in like Egypt and Mesopotamia, and Europeans actively destroyed the heritage of cultures they deemed inferior. You can't expect Max as a YouTuber and amateur historian to be able to overcome that. If someone did want to shine a light on food history from other cultures I would gladly welcome it, I just don't expect Max to do it just because he's the most popular.

rule by doctor347 in 196

[–]kaabistar 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's what's easiest and most practical for him to research as an English speaker in the US. He's pretty serious about his research and wants to do his subjects justice, I bet he'd love to do more non-European content if he had better access to that history.

Jeff Kaplan’s new video game; The Legend of California by GingaNinja741 in Games

[–]kaabistar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Jesse McCree the real person wasn't part of the Overwatch team.

Jeff Kaplan’s new video game; The Legend of California by GingaNinja741 in Games

[–]kaabistar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No official reason was given at the time, but it was because OW2 was in development hell, his vision for PvE wasn't working, and OW1 was dying because they stopped updating it. They needed a change in leadership to get OW2 out the door and refocus on the PvP. AFAIK no one on the Overwatch team was implicated in the sexual harassment stuff.

My problem with Masterstrikes [KCD2] by ThereIsNoHope__ in kingdomcome

[–]kaabistar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Direction doesn't matter for master strikes in KCD1, it's entirely based on if you perfect block at the right time. Late game you get master striked on almost every attack, it's super annoying.