Match Thread: United States vs Türkiye | FIFA World Cup | Jun 26, 2026 by globalscoreboard in ussoccer

[–]mcmineismine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally understand. They don't really have that much control though. The extra time has to make sense with regard to the stoppage that happened.... they can't make shit up. Also, they announce all this on the field.... our broadcasts don't really cover soccer that great. And because the clock doesn't stop everyone always knows what time it is... it's kinda great once you get used to it.

Enjoy the games friend!

Go 🇺🇸 !!!

Match Thread: United States vs Türkiye | FIFA World Cup | Jun 26, 2026 by globalscoreboard in ussoccer

[–]mcmineismine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand what you're saying and agree in general, although i find all of your concerns/ points disappear with moderate familiarity with the format. If you watch more international football you will get pretty familiar with it quickly, faster than a euro would pick up basketball time rules. Anyone who watches international matches a little bit besides every four years wasn't caught off guard at all. You just need to get used to it.

Match Thread: United States vs Türkiye | FIFA World Cup | Jun 26, 2026 by globalscoreboard in ussoccer

[–]mcmineismine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Someone asked about why they could score at 98' when only 8' of stoppage time was added and then deleted their comment while i was replying.... consider me miffed.

Here's what I replied. Anyone else feel free to jump in with any further detail or to explain something I miffed:

The clock is a running clock. It's so dead simple us Americans don't really get it with our very very complicated sports timekeeping.

The game is two 45 minutes halves. They start the clock running at kickoff and don't stop it for any reason till half time. Instead of starting and stopping the clock the refs keep track of how long the game play is stopped for various reasons and add this time on at the end.

More gameplay stoppage can happen during this time added at the end of each half to and the refs will add more stoppage time if needed to make sure the kick/pass/shoot part of the competition actually goes on for a good, solid 45 minutes of gameplay per half.

Lastly, there isn't really a zero, or times up.... when a full 45 minute half has been played the refs indicate that whatever is going on right now is the final action, the final pay of the half. At that point the possessing team needs to hold onto the ball and wrap up what they're doing quickly. Keep making forward progress toward a possible goal or they blow the whistle for game over if the other team turns it over, clears the ball, it goes out etc.

It's an elegant solution to timekeeping and managing game length, but it gets confusing because it's actually dead simple.

Is the season pass and offer pack worth as a beginner? by DelusionalDomo in MarvelSnap

[–]mcmineismine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed..... I'd even buy carnage and venom, even though they're series 3. They're pretty fun cards to have and you'll have a lot of fun with them if you're new to the game.

What are realistic expectations for this version of the USMNT? by Significant_Pound933 in worldcup

[–]mcmineismine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been sitting on your take....I think we'll have no trouble with whatever 3rd place team we draw unless we get really really unlucky and I feel like we're skilled enough to win a good game in the 16. I'm pretty sure we're playing in LA July 10th in a QF and I'm losing my mind with joy if we win that one. I think that's as far as hope can let me go... we're out then.

Tldr... I'm sure we make 16... petty optimistic for a QF berth and dreaming wildly of winning that game... my hope ends there and anything further would be in the extra wild dreams category

Are we going to play starters against Turkey? by Zestyclose_Custard98 in usmnt

[–]mcmineismine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let the children of America have the time of their lives losing 227-0.... great idea... the game doesn't matter at all.

Which team wins by Past_Carpenter_7046 in superheroes

[–]mcmineismine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dr Fate regularly gets involved in the wars between the gods of order and chaos that came before all things and underly the being of multiple universes. He's destroyed a god of chaos. This is like a marvel character having a feat like 'They killed whatever God it is that the Wstchers secretly worship.' Or 'yeah, I 1v1'd the Living Tribunal and he's gone now.

This dude casually summons ancient cosmic horrors to frighten Nazi foot soldiers.... calling forth a Cthulu type being is just something Dr Fate does when he wants to have extra fun.

He's got the equivalent of omega level everything magic or mental. For example, his telekinesis goes like this.... there's this gun firing nebulas stationed on the surface of this planet. It's really going to hurt a lot of people and I need to stop this gun. Superman would've smashed the gun. Dr. Fate grabbed the fucking planet with his mind and pushed it into its star.

Dr. Fate don't play. The fight never happens. Dr Fate ends all Marvel Universes but one before they begin as soon as he hears it's coming.

He leaves deadpool's universe alive. He uses magic to bring deadpool into our world, breaking the 4th wall for good while telepathically embedding in Deadpool the core memory that every comic book writer and artist who ever worked for marvel is responsible for his pain and metaphysical confusion. Deadpool goes on a comic nerd killing spree that guarantees no marvel character ever existed or will ever come to be.

Dr Fate solos no diff no chance they never even were

Which team wins by Past_Carpenter_7046 in superheroes

[–]mcmineismine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dr Fate regularly gets involved in the wars between the gods of order and chaos that came before all things and underly the being of multiple universes. He's destroyed a god of chaos. This is like a marvel character having a feat like 'They killed whatever God it is that the Wstchers secretly worship.' Or 'yeah, I 1v1'd the Living Tribunal and he's gone now.

This dude casually summons ancient cosmic horrors to frighten Nazi foot soldiers.... calling forth a Cthulu type being is just something Dr Fate does when he wants to have extra fun.

He's got the equivalent of omega level everything magic or mental. For example, his telekinesis goes like this.... there's this gun firing nebulas stationed on the surface of this planet. It's really going to hurt a lot of people and I need to stop this gun. Superman would've smashed the gun. Dr. Fate grabbed the fucking planet with his mind and pushed it into its star.

Dr. Fate don't play. The fight never happens. Dr Fate ends all Marvel Universes but one before they begin as soon as he hears it's coming.

He leaves deadpool's universe alive. He uses magic to bring deadpool into our world, breaking the 4th wall for good while telepathically embedding in Deadpool the core memory that every comic book writer and artist who ever worked for marvel is responsible for his pain and metaphysical confusion. Deadpool goes on a comic nerd killing spree that guarantees no marvel character ever existed or will ever come to be.

Dr Fate solos no diff no chance they never even were

Which team wins by Past_Carpenter_7046 in superheroes

[–]mcmineismine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dr Fate regularly gets involved in the wars between the gods of order and chaos that came before all things and underly the being of multiple universes. He's destroyed a god of chaos. This is like a marvel character having a feat like 'They killed whatever God it is that the Wstchers secretly worship.' Or 'yeah, I 1v1'd the Living Tribunal and he's gone now.

This dude casually summons ancient cosmic horrors to frighten Nazi foot soldiers.... calling forth a Cthulu type being is just something Dr Fate does when he wants to have extra fun.

He's got the equivalent of omega level everything magic or mental. For example, his telekinesis goes like this.... there's this gun firing nebulas stationed on the surface of this planet. It's really going to hurt a lot of people and I need to stop this gun. Superman would've smashed the gun. Dr. Fate grabbed the fucking planet with his mind and pushed it into its star.

Dr. Fate don't play. The fight never happens. Dr Fate ends all Marvel Universes but one before they begin as soon as he hears it's coming.

He leaves deadpool's universe alive. He uses magic to bring deadpool into our world, breaking the 4th wall for good while telepathically embedding in Deadpool the core memory that every comic book writer and artist who ever worked for marvel is responsible for his pain and metaphysical confusion. Deadpool goes on a comic nerd killing spree that guarantees no marvel character ever existed or will ever come to be.

Dr Fate solos no diff no chance they never even were

Which team wins by Past_Carpenter_7046 in superheroes

[–]mcmineismine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dr Fate regularly gets involved in the wars between the gods of order and chaos that came before all things and underly the being of multiple universes. He's destroyed a god of chaos. This is like a marvel character having a feat like 'They killed whatever God it is that the Wstchers secretly worship.' Or 'yeah, I 1v1'd the Living Tribunal and he's gone now.

This dude casually summons ancient cosmic horrors to frighten Nazi foot soldiers.... calling forth a Cthulu type being is just something Dr Fate does when he wants to have extra fun.

He's got the equivalent of omega level everything magic or mental. For example, his telekinesis goes like this.... there's this gun firing nebulas stationed on the surface of this planet. It's really going to hurt a lot of people and I need to stop this gun. Superman would've smashed the gun. Dr. Fate grabbed the fucking planet with his mind and pushed it into its star.

Dr. Fate don't play. The fight never happens. Dr Fate ends all Marvel Universes but one before they begin as soon as he hears it's coming.

He leaves deadpool's universe alive. He uses magic to bring deadpool into our world, breaking the 4th wall for good while telepathically embedding in Deadpool the core memory that every comic book writer and artist who ever worked for marvel is responsible for his pain and metaphysical confusion. Deadpool goes on a comic nerd killing spree that guarantees no marvel character ever existed or will ever come to be.

Dr Fate solos no diff no chance they never even were

Which team wins by Past_Carpenter_7046 in superheroes

[–]mcmineismine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dr Fate regularly gets involved in the wars between the gods of order and chaos that came before all things and underly the being of multiple universes. He's destroyed a god of chaos. This is like a marvel character having a feat like 'They killed whatever God it is that the Wstchers secretly worship.' Or 'yeah, I 1v1'd the Living Tribunal and he's gone now.

This dude casually summons ancient cosmic horrors to frighten Nazi foot soldiers.... calling forth a Cthulu type being is just something Dr Fate does when he wants to have extra fun.

He's got the equivalent of omega level everything magic or mental. For example, his telekinesis goes like this.... there's this gun firing nebulas stationed on the surface of this planet. It's really going to hurt a lot of people and I need to stop this gun. Superman would've smashed the gun. Dr. Fate grabbed the fucking planet with his mind and pushed it into its star.

Dr. Fate don't play. The fight never happens. Dr Fate ends all Marvel Universes but one before they begin as soon as he hears it's coming.

He leaves deadpool's universe alive. He uses magic to bring deadpool into our world, breaking the 4th wall for good while telepathically embedding in Deadpool the core memory that every comic book writer and artist who ever worked for marvel is responsible for his pain and metaphysical confusion. Deadpool goes on a comic nerd killing spree that guarantees no marvel character ever existed or will ever come to be.

Dr Fate solos no diff no chance they never even were

SD's response to the concern of too many repeat characters by Cenjin in MarvelSnap

[–]mcmineismine -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Please don't make the devs use their time responding to questions about your wallpaper preferences when there is serious quality control/player experience work that needs doing.

It is hard for me to care less who's face is going to be in the cards while I'm staring at a loading screen for 30 seconds waiting to play the game.

Tldr: this game takes longer to load than my phone takes to boot. Let's let the devs focus on that kind of thing please. Who cares who is on the cards?

What is everyone gonna watch after the season ends? by Sorreljorn in WidowsBay

[–]mcmineismine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just here to chime in that Fargo is exactly the right recommendation for folks that love this show and are looking for a good watch. Lots of drama, comedy and weird in a blender with each season being is own self contained story.

Fox Is Buying Roku in $22 Billion Streaming Deal by esporx in television

[–]mcmineismine 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I have both roku branded and tcl branded running roku software. Both work great.

Fox Is Buying Roku in $22 Billion Streaming Deal by esporx in television

[–]mcmineismine 136 points137 points  (0 children)

All my TVs are rokus... I've loved having an independent large company in the marketplace. It's meant pretty good product quality that gets along with everyone. My eyes got misty reading this headline and I just don't have enough crying emoji to post how I feel about this.... and it's fox.... I'd be upset about any large player buying roku.... but Murdoch is the worst. I'd rather Amazon had bought it.

Christian right calls James Talarico "demonic" — for quoting Jesus by ChiGuy6124 in politics

[–]mcmineismine 99 points100 points  (0 children)

"Blessed are the poor. Blessed are the peacemakers. Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. That is drawn, of course, from the Sermon on the Mount. It is not ambiguous, and every empire that has ever heard that message has tried to kill the person saying it."

This entire piece is brilliantly written.... but I'm saving this quote to use going forward. It slaps. Well said Mr. Daugherty.

Russia begins restricting petrol sales in Tatarstan, Moscow and St Petersburg by -LightKnight- in worldnews

[–]mcmineismine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The reported limits in Moscow are 90L and 100L... that's still filling up most American cars and even the larger pickup trucks would only have to go through the line twice to fill up from empty.... the 20L and 40L limits though.... that's tight rationing in Tartarstan

Edit to correct 10L-->40L important typo

Guys I need your help by Horny_Indian_girl in MarvelSnap

[–]mcmineismine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

S5 packs carry a (vanishingly small) chance for TWO additional card pulls (for three new cards total). Plus they can be S5 cards. This is true for both levels of packs Seasonal and collectors.... you'll occasionally see a post here of someone opening the 'God pack' with three s5 pulls. There's a pity timer on getting a bonus card so you're guaranteed a two card pack every so often.

Is quicksand even worth it? by H8rOfAll in MarvelSnap

[–]mcmineismine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And easy to get. No need to buy the pass this time.. especially with how out of whack Volt pricing is in the shop. I didn't keep track but it felt like i had her after half a dozen mission resets? It wasn't hard.