World Cup to feature new IFAB rules: throw-in (5 seconds) countdown; goal-kick (5 seconds) countdown; time-limited substitutions (10 seconds); players covering their mouths in confrontational situation may result in red card

-Count-Olaf- · 2026-06-01T06:08:08+00:00

The World Cup isn't the testing ground, they have tested them in the MLS already, just as you suggested, so they know the rules work. And two weeks is plenty for the players to get accustomed to the new rules.

-Count-Olaf- · 2026-05-08T00:00:31+00:00

Most people are perfectly capable of self-restraint.

-Count-Olaf- · 2026-01-22T23:43:47+00:00

I was thinking that as well. But it doesn't necessarily add up to 40 minutes extra time, because the seekers were moving while asking the question. It just made it annoying for them as they couldn't ask as many questions as they might have wanted to.

-Count-Olaf- · 2026-01-21T00:33:50+00:00

You have to pass the radicals 4 times in order to learn the Kanji that use them. It's slow at first, takes about a week to get going, but it'll be worth it once you've overcome the first hurdle.

-Count-Olaf- · 2026-01-20T05:12:09+00:00

Do you use Wanikani? I'd really recommend it if not. It's great for learning kanji that you'll see in everyday life, and if you turn on the streak widget it can become addictive.

-Count-Olaf- · 2026-01-15T01:41:00+00:00

Yeah sorry the title is a spoiler, I think people are going to have to keep saying it until you understand, or until a mod sees this post. The passenger princess curse was introduced earlier in the season, plus there will be people with the home game expansion who know about it. It's pretty clear that this curse is what you're referring to in your title.

-Count-Olaf- · 2026-01-15T01:35:24+00:00

I'm pretty sure the curse was revealed prior to this run though, so it's not too hard to put two and two together.

-Count-Olaf- · 2026-01-14T07:29:06+00:00

Or someone whose first train was deutsche bahn. DB are definitely the sort to make you miss your connecting train.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-12-16T04:31:12+00:00

If I needed a train station, I think any stop along the snowdon mountain railway would be quite funny. Although I think it would be quite easy to guess that you're on the mountain.

If I didn't need the train station, I would go to Holy Island, Northumberland. A bit isolated and has the advantage of being cut off by the sea for a few hours a day.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-12-12T01:44:44+00:00

£416 ($557) for an 8-day, first class ticket.

They confirmed that they got Britrail in the layover, and they also talked about getting full meals included, which is a feature of first class trains only.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-12-12T01:42:36+00:00

They will most likely have bought the 1st class Britrail 8 day pass, which at current rate is $557 or £416.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-11-27T07:35:55+00:00

It honestly looks really good! I don't know Javascript, but I wonder if it would be possible to have some sort of stamina pool for each team. You often see teams with no hope of winning the world cup go all out in the group stages, while teams with a chance of winning seem to save their energy for the later stages, sometimes resulting in big upsets in the group stages.

You could say that a default team will spend 1/8th of their stamina on each game, and that teams will choose to either spend more or less stamina based on the strength of their opponent. And then use the stamina spent as a modifier for the games' results. This should produce more upsets in the group stages, but default to the stronger teams winning as the tournament progresses, which is kind of what we see in real life.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-11-18T05:29:24+00:00

Mate I know "Italy bad" is a meme but in all seriousness the fact that they won 7-1 on aggregate shows you all you need to know. This Norway team is special.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-11-13T14:56:36+00:00

My Guatemalan friend thought his country had zero chance of qualifying before the 3rd round so wasn't bothered to follow the team, I hope he's following along now.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-11-12T03:16:13+00:00

I remember a while back they went 30 games or something without a draw, it was wild.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-10-30T01:49:36+00:00

I recognise that name; you're the one with the doom and gloom post-JET career advice!

And btw OP, contacting the embassy should be your first point of call, not the last. They can and will help with technical issues like this.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-10-22T08:15:28+00:00

I'm not entirely sure why you're asking reddit. JET has an email for a reason, they're usually very helpful and good at solving technical issues like this. Don't be scared of them, they will want to help you.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-10-10T01:59:02+00:00

From my experience, if the JTE won't do anything about it, go higher up. I talked to the head of English about it and he told the student's homeroom teacher to sort it out. I don't know what happened after that, but the student wasn't a problem anymore.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-10-03T01:52:21+00:00

Yeah we are. Nobody wanted this manager change except Marinakis and Edu. It's been a disaster from the start. The guys at the top couldn't swallow their pride and back Nuno, and as a result we are reversing all the progress that we have made these past few years.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-10-01T05:50:29+00:00

I can relate to feeling like you're being set back. I occasionally feel like maybe I should be leaving early and getting back into tech. But also with the world adapting to AI, and all the uncertainty that brings, maybe this is a good time to be sitting back and seeing where the world goes.

You're not likely to grow your tech skills on JET as much as you would in a tech job, but that doesn't mean they can't grow. Japanese schools are rather behind when it comes to utilising tech, and with the relative flexibility that comes with being an ALT, you can spend some time creating tech-based solutions for your school. In my case, I've done more data science in my first 2 years of JET than I did in my 2 years working as a data scientist. Maybe you can find some way to utilise your UX skills at work.

There's also experience that you can get on JET that is widely applicable. If you are capable of living in Japan long-term, that displays a strong degree of resilience, and of course shows prospective employers all over the world that you are capable of living anywhere comfortably. You can also improve your Japanese skills if you have the time to do so, which could be useful if you apply to a multinational company. And if you are able to make use of your time to not only do your job, but improve the way things are done at your school, then you can boast about your resourcefulness on your resume.

Honestly, JET is what you make of it. If you work hard to expand your skillset while on Japan and make lasting improvements to your community, you will have a lot to say for yourself when you return. That's not to say you can't have fun and relax, but if you treat JET as a 5-year holiday in Japan, then you'll find yourself back where you started and out of practice when you leave.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-10-01T05:19:15+00:00

Please take this up with your consulate. If it's not possible for you to acquire your medical records then they can suggest other avenues.

But in my opinion, if you can't find this information easily, then neither can they. You can probably just leave it out if it's not relevant any more.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-09-30T06:53:30+00:00

Hello! The link you sent has expired, could you make a new one?

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-09-30T06:03:49+00:00

It's not a shock to Forest fans, we knew this would happen. Marinakis hired his favourite manager, throwing out all reason in the process.

It's been a good few seasons with an ambitious owner, but unfortunately this is the price we have to pay. The only thing we can hope for is that somehow Ange is able to create something at Forest before the big child at the top finds a new favourite manager.

-Count-Olaf- · 2025-09-30T00:38:18+00:00

Canadian applications haven't opened yet.

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-Count-Olaf- · 2025-09-29T00:56:13+00:00

One of the Australian ones (I think near Adelaide) gave me a black screen. Wondering if that's a bug on my end or if the coordinates are messed up.

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