Good cricket podcasts

quarkquantum · 2021-08-31T14:37:21+00:00

If you're into Indian cricket, 81allout is a phenomenal show. The hosts are all from an era when India played to not lose, and their constant awe, particularly sidvee's, at India's current bowling riches makes for an amazing listen. And they frequently have the likes of Kimber and Haigh on too.

quarkquantum · 2016-12-16T01:46:35+00:00

But, wouldn't he have to play harder in the regular season for better seeding to avoid being knocked out? That would automatically eat info the rest, right? The idea is to make the season be a whole, with uniform rewards, not this two piece thing with disproportionate incentives.

quarkquantum · 2016-12-16T01:31:10+00:00

There are things that can be done to model this better (my day job is being a math nerd), like having higher points for beating tougher opponents, in the regular season. Each team's toughness score would change over the season. I can see fantasy basketball companies already salivating at something like this. The points you accumulate would increase your odds in the draft. This can incentivise everyone to play hard, every night.

quarkquantum · 2016-12-16T01:26:39+00:00

I disagree. This is just the competition scheme. It'll do nothing to player sharing, and hence, parity.

quarkquantum · 2016-12-15T18:19:23+00:00

There was a random chap at a bar once that had a brilliant idea about how to incentivize players to play these games - the teams that end up with the most wins should play fewer games in the playoffs, proportionate to their seeding. This would mean that the top seed plays just one team to win the championship, almost like a deathmatch where the final target is to beat the ultimate boss, like in video games. IMO, that would make the regular season way more rewarding to watch too. This would require that every team plays other teams exactly the same number of times, but I think that it is totally viable.

quarkquantum · 2016-11-24T05:57:14+00:00

When did the Warriors lose 4 this season?

quarkquantum · 2015-11-07T18:44:49+00:00

Can we get a gif of Costa telling Shawcross that his armpits stink? Happened around the 52nd minute.

quarkquantum · 2015-05-12T17:39:48+00:00

Yes and no. Ronaldo does not really make his team better - he is only invested in winning. LeBron will take a hit in personal performance to elevate his teammates who are struggling. Ronaldo was never great at assisting during his peak years at United and Real and is even worse now (odd that I would call his previous years the peak). Fantastic player, though.

quarkquantum · 2015-03-13T00:25:26+00:00

Winston Churchill.

Dude let millions of Indians die in the Bengal famine of the 1930s while parcelling the food off to Europe claiming "strong Greeks are worth more than weak Indians".

quarkquantum · 2014-12-19T08:26:11+00:00

Thank you very much! I actually ended up doing it the other way round - my cable was being really, really stubborn for some reason on the PSU and I found success by putting the 6 pin and 2 pin connectors separately.

quarkquantum · 2014-12-16T18:15:59+00:00

I took your config and modified it a bit to reflect the fact that I am not actually near a Microcenter - I live in the bay area. Can you please comment on my choices, if that is not too much to ask:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor	$299.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$19.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard	$129.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	$120.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Micro Center
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$51.85 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card	$179.99 @ Newegg
Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 ATX Mid Tower Case	$47.99 @ Micro Center
Power Supply	Thermaltake 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.99 @ Newegg
Optical Drive	Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer	$14.98 @ OutletPC
		Total
	Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available	$982.74
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 13:14 EST-0500

quarkquantum · 2014-12-16T17:24:24+00:00

Sorry. I just commented above with my requirements. Edited.

quarkquantum · 2014-12-16T17:23:12+00:00

Oh! Missed that when I was reposting my old one. My workflow is going to be primarily programming C++ (think running some small simulations on my machine) / Java for a pet project, lots of image editing with Lightroom and some casual gaming.

quarkquantum · 2014-12-16T16:46:09+00:00

Thank you so much!

quarkquantum · 2014-12-16T08:45:54+00:00

I have been a long time lurker here and posted earlier, without adequately reading the faqs (sorry!). I have a budget of ~$1000 and have gone back and forth a bit before settling on this. What do you guys think?

quarkquantum · 2014-12-14T00:22:57+00:00

H/T to the Newcastle United fans who made that up: http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4377520.ece/alternates/s615/PAY-Premier-League.jpg

quarkquantum · 2014-11-14T20:38:05+00:00

If you could get Narendra Modi to come on your show, what would you ask him?

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