Long time, no see

I guess an explanation is in order.

I've just gotten back from several months work on a building project in the top end. Part-way through the trip, I turned off the auto-post feature on the blog, so that I could do a little series on my armchair-exploration into white-identitarianism. Unfortunately, I severely misjudged how much of an opportunity I was going to have to post manually, and so, the blog has ended up virtually dormant for the past six weeks or so.

The best laid plans, eh? Sorry about that, folks.

Anyway, here's what's going on:

1. I am re-enabling the auto-post function, and returning to posting on Wednesdays.

2. There are still two more posts to come on white-identitarianism—one on Europe, and the other on anti-semitism—but they are being pushed back a bit so that I can talk about the more important topic of children's cartoons.

3. I have just spent a weekend with my parents, at my brother's house, where I caught up on several cartoons with the nibblings—but more importantly—I also made sure that everybody's Apple device was up to date. While I still use Android myself, my entire family has now made the switch, and I am left with little option but to concede that the cursed fruit is indeed easier for non-techies to get a handle on. Putting that aside, there's been an incredibly serious flaw discovered in older versions of iOS, which allows a device to be taken over, simply by visiting an infected website. If you own an Apple product, or know somebody who does, please make certain the operating system has been upgraded to the latest release.

Since my internet access was so severely limited while I was away, I ended up spending a good deal of my spare time with workmates, either watching free-to-air telly, or other videos that somebody had pirated onto an external hard-drive. I would now like to make the following observations:

1. If it wasn't for Steve Smith, the Australian cricket team would be fucked.

2. Women's rugby league kicks off this weekend. If this year's tournament is anything like last year's, it should be an absolute cracker.

3. I am now a huge fan of Australian Ninja Warrior, and am considering doing an entire post dedicated to the show. In the meantime, you can stream all three seasons from the channel Nien website.

4. I never want to see another super-hero themed movie or television series for the rest of my life.

5. If you feel similarly to myself on that last point, might I suggest you check out the Amazon series "The Boys". It's a super-hero themed show based on a comic book, which was written by an Irish comic-book writer who is famous for his hatred of super-heroes.

   The show is only loosely based on the comic, which is fine, since the story in the comic was never as interesting as the concept. And while the show also has its problems, it absolutely nails said concept.

   Basically, one in a million people are born with super-powers, and most of them end up getting recruited by the gigantic multi-national "Vought Corporation", which goes about turning them into super-heroes. As far as the public is concerned, the "supes" are out there, fighting crime, and keeping the streets safe at night. In reality, they're professional celebrities and reality TV stars, with multi-billion dollar merchandising lines, who are largely motived by sex, drugs, money, and fame, and have never stopped a crime in their lives.

   Of course, managing super-powered people is inherently dangerous. What do you do if Super-Man murders somebody? What if you find out that The Flash is running a paedophile ring? That's where "The Boys" come in.

   The clever bit is that to start off, you mainly see the super-heroes as the bad guys, but as things progress, that focus shifts onto the faceless suits pulling the strings. Eventually, however, it becomes clear that the supes and the bureaucrats are all replaceable cogs, and what is truly evil, is the corporate machine itself.

   I highly recommend giving it a watch.