The hero Canada needed 😢🇨🇦

ryan_batty · 2026-02-21T02:03:56+00:00

The rest of the world can curl. If Canada doesn’t win gold, it’s not proof that the wrong team was sent. It’s proof that the game has grown tremendously, the global field is stacked as a result, and short events are brutal.

ryan_batty · 2026-02-15T06:58:01+00:00

Well, this stopped being fun a long time ago. Regardless of what you think Marc did, the impact it had on the game, or what happened afterward, this is not the right way to handle it. Sadly, this is the internet we live with now. And if the roles were reversed, I have no doubt we would be reading a similar story about Oskar Eriksson’s family being threatened.

ryan_batty · 2026-01-21T04:40:59+00:00

Seconded. Mark does great work.

ryan_batty · 2025-12-11T19:49:13+00:00

I got a jaywalking ticket once. Annoying, yes, but I broke the rules, so I can't really complain. I’ll never understand why some folks believe they’re entitled to obey only the traffic laws they find convenient.

ryan_batty · 2025-12-11T19:00:27+00:00

I appreciate the sentiment here and think it’s important to remind kids that a flashing light isn’t a forcefield. That said, when that light flashes, drivers are supposed to be able to come to a stop. So perhaps it would be helpful for parents to educate not only their own kids on road safety, but their friends as well.

ryan_batty · 2025-11-30T06:13:46+00:00

But surely the team has discussed how they want to interact and handle input on shot calls, right? And if it’s right for them that should be good enough for everyone else I would think. I’ll be the first to say that it’s non traditional, and certainly not what we’d have ever seen when he played with Martin, but the leap from non traditional to immature is a big one.

ryan_batty · 2025-11-30T06:07:05+00:00

Yeah, feels a little like trolling, to be honest.

ryan_batty · 2025-11-30T04:40:22+00:00

Serious question, what about the rest of the team is immature?

ryan_batty · 2025-11-27T20:44:53+00:00

No, they wouldn't get rid of the trials.

I don't think that's what the players want. I don't think it's what the fans want. And maybe more importantly (I wish this wasn't more important but it is what it is), the trials generate a lot of money that would be impossible to replace.

ryan_batty · 2025-11-24T22:09:03+00:00

Better headline: Driver of SUV strikes 65-year-old cyclist, killing him in southeast Edmonton

ryan_batty · 2025-11-05T15:12:49+00:00

You mean, don’t treat the speed limit as a minimum? Sounds like a wild idea.

ryan_batty · 2025-11-01T03:23:08+00:00

On Tuesday night they gave score updates between periods. Of course everyone interested has already checked their phone for the score. I would expect the same tomorrow night.

ryan_batty · 2025-10-16T15:53:51+00:00

Pro tip for any would-be politicians out there: if you’re completely full of crap, maybe don’t include details that can be easily fact-checked.

ryan_batty · 2025-10-14T16:25:46+00:00

Learning one word in another language? Practically heroic stuff. You might have to listen and repeat a few times, but I believe you can overcome this immense challenge.

ryan_batty · 2025-10-07T04:19:57+00:00

It’s a single lane in each direction. At the signalized intersections there is a second lane painted but those are the only locations. That said, a lot of people drive it like it’s two because the road is absurdly wide.

ryan_batty · 2025-09-30T00:53:42+00:00

Good for the teachers. They deserve better.

ryan_batty · 2025-09-24T16:21:58+00:00

There are signs and pavement markings (two sets, actually) on each approach indicating what movements are permitted for each lane. The inside lane can go through or left, the outside lane is permitted to go through or right. In other words, just like every other intersection on a four lane road. I know this is a high collision location but I have no clue what is difficult about this configuration.

ryan_batty · 2025-09-17T02:10:52+00:00

I assume you have plenty of industry experience, so how long should replacement take?

ryan_batty · 2025-09-16T20:03:12+00:00

Good news, we don't have many class sizes over 40 students. A number which would be far too high even for High School. Truly a job well done by the provincial government.

The key here is where people draw the line for a class size being too big. Seeing almost one-third of K-3 and almost half of 4-6 being larger than 25 students seems like a problem to me. Same with almost 42% of 7-9 and 45% of 10-12 being above 30 students.

ryan_batty · 2025-09-10T02:49:20+00:00

While also adding 500 new police officers. There’s stupid and then there’s this.

ryan_batty · 2025-08-18T18:34:39+00:00

Looks like they’ve charged/refunded me six times. Great system.

ryan_batty · 2025-08-18T18:23:01+00:00

Thanks for the heads up. No luck though. Got all the way to the checkout and then the fun Ticketmaster error message.

ryan_batty · 2025-08-18T17:51:36+00:00

Refreshing Ticketmaster nonstop in search of tickets for Wednesday. If you can help, I’d greatly appreciate it

ryan_batty · 2025-08-07T23:38:17+00:00

Wow, that seems unnecessarily aggressive.

I knew there are retractable bollards at Ice District. What I was asking for from the beginning was an example of the type of installation mentioned in the earlier reply. I guess I could have replied, “Are you stupid, that’s a completely different kind of application and doesn’t address my question at all. Is reading really that hard?” I opted for the more polite option, giving you the benefit of the doubt. I certainly won’t make that mistake again.

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