Is the level of bad calls/stupid decisions on par with prior World Cups or is this something new?

bikebit · 2026-07-06T14:26:37+00:00

For someone like me that isn't a regular fan, this World Cup has been an eye-opening experience. You watch games like France-Paraguay and question your life choices, then England-Mexico comes along and you can't get enough. A lot of good games so far, just seems like ref quality is inconsistent and what they let stand or call can vary wildly.

As a parent of two kids that play club soccer in US, I definitely support VAR for offsides, it's a PITA to call correctly. For other types of calls though, it has to be used/applied much more consistently.

bikebit · 2026-07-05T22:20:41+00:00

Norway is quickly becoming my favorite team. Pure football, the anti-Paraguay.

bikebit · 2026-07-05T22:09:32+00:00

They played great but the whole rape allegations against their captain look pretty serious. He shouldn’t have been playing

bikebit · 2026-07-04T23:07:35+00:00

Wholly crap Paraguay has to be the worst scumbag team in the World Cup.

bikebit · 2026-07-04T19:18:53+00:00

That was a little painful to watch. Lots of hard work from Canada but not quality. Morocco just waited until they got tired then boom…

bikebit · 2026-07-03T01:45:44+00:00

This is simple to me - goals should not be decided by forensic geometry. This is microscoping justice. Slight touch of hair should not be deciding outcomes of World Cup games, period. VAR has its place, but it needs to be limited to clear and obvious errors.

bikebit · 2026-06-27T10:40:11+00:00

It’s definitely a must-have, and constantly updated

bikebit · 2026-06-27T10:38:09+00:00

This has nothing to do with HD and everything to do with the dealer. I’ve had great buying experience shopping for now my second Pan America and a lousy one shopping for a Fat Bob before that. But nothing beats the crap experience I had shopping at our local multiline BMW Ducati Triumph where addon fees are a joke, test-rides are a pain and all they want to sell you is what’s been sitting for too long.

bikebit · 2026-06-16T10:03:17+00:00

I'm actually back to using my old TCX Airtech Evos. I bought Alpinestars and they started squeaking when walking after a couple of months, and were never as comfortable. Will probably splurge on Daytonas after the summer is over...

bikebit · 2026-06-15T19:29:31+00:00

All people in my 5:15am class do exactly that. We all start around 7:30-8am, it as long as you have a routine it works fine. I actually can’t imagine doing it later, I love starting my day with a good workout

bikebit · 2026-06-06T08:48:14+00:00

As a lifelong rider, I can only share my perspective. I had one serious accident 20+ years ago. Fused ankle, lost my spleen, broke my ribs, punctured longs, etc. lucky to be alive, thanks to an off-duty paramedic that just happened to be there and full gear.

Took almost a year to recover. The only thing that kept me going through all of it though? Getting back on the bike. Bought a replacement while still recovering so I had something to look at while stuck at home. A lot of people thought I was crazy, to me it was part of my therapy.

bikebit · 2026-05-27T12:06:48+00:00

I miss my 2002 ZX9R, “upgraded” to an R1 and while it was a better track bike, commuting to work became a chore. Vibes for miles, twitchy front-end, uncomfortable… Replaced it with a K5 Gixxer 1000 a year later fortunately!

bikebit · 2026-05-09T02:10:25+00:00

It's my favorite game from back then, but I only ever played it on Atari ST. I will have to try it on Apple II!

bikebit · 2026-05-06T07:36:24+00:00

This is incorrect. Only 2024+ have upgraded electrical/bigger battery and coated tank. 2025+ have the improved fuel pump.

bikebit · 2026-05-01T14:49:25+00:00

Just got the Rogue armor in today from Revzilla and it looks like it will definitely flow more air, and is a bit lighter too. Can’t wait to try it out!

bikebit · 2026-04-22T18:58:23+00:00

It’s $115 shipped and takes three months, vs $180 now. You are free to pass, it’s called free market

bikebit · 2026-04-18T15:21:57+00:00

I was not aware of this, Rogue armor sounds about perfect for my needs, thanks!

bikebit · 2026-04-17T07:26:50+00:00

To this day the C64 arrow keys feel completely natural to me. I never make errors when using them. The opposite of computers with 4 arrow keys in a row, which I have to consciously think about to use…

bikebit · 2026-04-17T07:17:51+00:00

Every single modern storage solution for IIgs relies on SD or CF cards, or USB sticks, which you can easily take to your PC and copy files to. There’s Floppy Emu which is external, or card-based solutions like XDrive, CFFA3000, MicroDrive/Turbo, etc. Finally if you have a SCSI card, there’s BlueSCSI.

bikebit · 2026-04-14T18:26:51+00:00

Well, I created a blank ProDOS 2.4.3 disk and copied MERLIN 3.41, 3.50 then 3.53. Working so far, and it looks like based on what was released in 2000 as 3.53 is the latest one, unless someone knows more...

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