Saturday at 05:59 PM4 days At least they'll get past ICE Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Monday at 06:08 PM2 days 'A World Cup for them not us': Fans' anger at US travel b...Fans across the world say US travel bans and visa regulations make them feel excluded from the World Cup. https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/jun/08/world-cup-2026-countdown-news-england-iran-usa-mexico-canada-football-liveComical Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Monday at 06:53 PM2 days Im sure most of you were also wondering; "could a viking longboat really hold 27 people" and the answer is yes:"A typical Viking longboat held between 40 and 60 people. Smaller vessels were manned by a crew of about 25 to 30, while exceptional royal warships (like the legendary Long Serpent) could accommodate 70 to 80 individuals."
Tuesday at 06:43 AM1 day 11 hours ago, Gfted1 said:Im sure most of you were also wondering; "could a viking longboat really hold 27 people" and the answer is yes:"A typical Viking longboat held between 40 and 60 people. Smaller vessels were manned by a crew of about 25 to 30, while exceptional royal warships (like the legendary Long Serpent) could accommodate 70 to 80 individuals."I have always wondered where Vikings all slept and how did they eat on long voyages?Did they take food that was preserved in salt? I assume they were sometimes at sea for days so what about using the toilet? But the sleep part always interests me "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Tuesday at 06:47 AM1 day 12 hours ago, Malcador said:'A World Cup for them not us': Fans' anger at US travel b...Fans across the world say US travel bans and visa regulations make them feel excluded from the World Cup.https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/jun/08/world-cup-2026-countdown-news-england-iran-usa-mexico-canada-football-liveComicalIts unfortunate and hopefully its resolved but its all about how the US has stopped granting Visas from certain African countries because of illegal migration. Thats why the Somalian referee has been blockedThey need to find a temporary solution around the WC so fans are not stopped, I read they are doing this and one of the ideas is $15k deposit you get back "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Tuesday at 03:03 PM1 day 8 hours ago, BruceVC said:Its unfortunate and hopefully its resolved but its all about how the US has stopped granting Visas from certain African countries because of illegal migration. Thats why the Somalian referee has been blockedResolved yes, FIFA gave up and said the referee won't be in the WC. Surprised they didn't reject him earlier but the US isn't a serious country Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
23 hours ago23 hr 15 hours ago, Malcador said:Resolved yes, FIFA gave up and said the referee won't be in the WC. Surprised they didn't reject him earlier but the US isn't a serious countryI see that, FIFA really handled that badly. But what do we expect from FIFA?They should have got guarantees from the US when it started its clampdown on Visa from certain African countries and the whole "travel ban " Like the UN does when events are hosted in the US And I feel sorry for the Somalian referee because his country is such a failed state and yet he was able to rise above that and get to level of referee excellence to be selected for the WCHere is a link for those interested Al JazeeraUS confirms it denied entry to Somali referee set to take...Award-winning referee Omar Artan was 'determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns' after arriving in Miami. "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
17 hours ago17 hr https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49016259/us-official-somalia-omar-artan-suspected-terror-tiesAh the magic word, terrorism. Probably knows some guy and that was enough, certainly not then hunting for a reason to kick a Somali out. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
6 hours ago6 hr 17 hours ago, BruceVC said:They should have got guarantees from the US when it started its clampdown on Visa from certain African countries and the whole "travel ban "Access to the matches for both sides' fans is part of the hosting agreement. ie things like the Iranian ticket allocation are mandatory, not voluntary. Infantino is just pathetic and the US knows he cannot pull the tournament; and that's it.All that ludicrous 'peace prize' told Trump was that Infantino would let himself be walked all over. Same as every other bit of appeasement Trump has received. It doesn't earn you credit, it's an admission you're a client and should be treated as such.
3 hours ago3 hr 13 hours ago, Malcador said:https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49016259/us-official-somalia-omar-artan-suspected-terror-tiesAh the magic word, terrorism. Probably knows some guy and that was enough, certainly not then hunting for a reason to kick a Somali out.Heh, the bloke gets treated as a national hero when he returns home.Somali soccer referee denied entry to US for World Cup is welcomed home as a hero "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats."
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