Tord Byr

Swedish husband, father, physicist and believer in facts. There is a place for beliefs but they don't stand a chance against scientific proof.

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@CyberNatural_BC @Rainmaker1973 Wrong! Size is not of importance. At least as long as the draught of the larger ship prevents it to manoeuvre.

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@AITrollBotsSuck @Rainmaker1973 False! A ship overtaking another never has right of way - even if it is a super tanker overtaking a leisure boat. You might argue for it close to shore when the larger ship has trouble navigating but that doesn't seem to be the case here.

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@CanonUSA Horrendous design! Seriously hope this doesn't spread to other models. Also the EVF seems to stick out noticably more which is bad for a portable model. And why no thumb wheel? Will not be upgrading from my current R8.

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@MarkJCarney Every time President Trump lashes out against Canada I seem to get an urge to buy Canadian. Here is one favourite item from Ontario - bought today. Can't wait to be back in Toronto and look out over Lake Ontario. #slainte from Sweden. #elbowsup

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@PDXFato @chrismitch99 But they were not mandatory. That makes all the difference.

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@TheDB30 @anotherredrebel Stop this regional qualifying nonsense. And stop playing friendlies. Play 50% regional and 50% inter-regional games. Make all matches count - which means all will be more valuable. Top 64 teams by world rank get to play the world cup playoffs - without a group stage.

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@UEFA I am sick of this money-grab from FIFA. I dare UEFA to propose a new scheme that shares the value and love for football for real.

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@TouchlineX Time to rethink international football. No more friendlies — every match counts. Build a better global ranking through cross-region games (France–Ghana, Brazil–Japan). The WC becomes a playoff for the top 32 nations. Share revenues globally. More meaning, more value.

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@TouchlineX UEFA should say no and also prohibit players from countries that go along with this madness from playing in any UEFA events. And at the same time invite to a World League with playoff every four years, next one conveniently in 2030.

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@MLFootball @RamsHowse @thebengalorian @DustBaker @sagesteele @PatMcAfeeShow @KingOfPhinland @B_Shousejr @NyjMike @lexiosborne @KennyKing_Jr No one. They did their best and was beaten by a better team. But maybe this shows that politics and sports really should stick to their respective courts.

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@fiago7 Fired up BEL team with US clearly affected by the situation and obviously not helped by the political noise. Great BEL coaching benching their top players and with a game plan that neutralised the normal high pressing US. Too many US mistakes that BEL cleanly converted.

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@LaPierr8098 @amelia_tweetz It is always the referee on the field that decides. VAR is just there to support his or her decision.

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@RealJoeBonanno @JoJoFromJerz @absfabpilates Wrong. Garrincha didn't get an automatic suspension like it is done (or should be done) now. Back then every red card was reviewed for possible suspension. His case was reviewed and he was not suspended so there was nothing to overturn. The comparison is just invalid.

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@HeidiBriones @JimSomer1022 No it doesn't. Outcome is the deciding factor. It doesn't matter if it was intentional or not (it most certainly wasn't but that is besides the point).

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@IngrahamAngle I don't mind the US winning (probability of that is almost non-existant) if it does so fair and square. But after the last few days with the corruption laid bare just about all support for the US outside of the US is gone. No one likes a cheater.

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@RudyGiuliani Stop talking about intent! This kind of ruling is based on outcome, not intent. It is of no importance whether it was intentional or not (even though it no doubt wasn't).

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@Acyn Balogun should do the gentlemanly thing and decide for himself to sit out the next game - or have his future European career forever tainted by this obvious political overreach - against FIFA regulations.

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@MBonser98 Only two alternatives. He was either bought or, more likely, just way out of his league and not equipped to referee games on this level. Or any level. People can get hurt for real.

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@RasmusJarlov @FIFAcom Of course. And I would be ashamed if my team played like that. On any level. Glad they are out.

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@NoodleHairCR7 Because PAR tried to play ball with the US. They knew it wouldn’t work against FRA and parked the bus and played foul. With the worst referee ever who let them get away with it. Luckily it didn’t work.