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Vernor Vinge went last month Authored a key paper on the Singularity Also wrote a few amazing sci-fi books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor_Vinge

Though they had plenty of get out with the Salah goal as could have easily concluded Toti was not in sufficient control of the ball. They had to presume that and apply the law literally to allow it whilst in this case it appears to be mainly presumption from proximity and maybe the behind the...

Like the way Salah's presence had an effect against us in the FA cup, from an offside position. Not only was Toti aware of him enough to attempt a clearance, Salah then went on and scored. Surely a far clearer advantage than Chirewa just standing there. Based on that, you can't really use a...

Well I'm with Billy on this but of course the refs aren't at this stage since they are happy to ignore whether it was even possible for the keeper to have made a save and so think they're doing a good job by disallowing perfectly acceptable goals as a result. It's not really about us and the one...

The thing is, the direction and speed of an effort on goal is rather fundamental to the game of football and to the opportunity of a goalkeeper to save it. we even, unbelievably, rate and value players on their ability to do it. so can appreciate refs might be shit at assessing many things, but...

well of course you can factor it in, you're just saying it'll add subjectivity but then you're saying the officials already rule subjectively and there is no consistency in any case. I think what we are seeing in recent seasons is that in their attempts to achieve some degree of consistency...

Yep, agreed. They’ll claim he was visually obstructed but the side view shows the keeper unsurprisingly looking up at the ball and not down at the forward’s head. Plus he had no chance of saving it which imo should be a factor even if the stupid law makes no reference to it.

He did say in about 1985 that big business is very wise and that he’s crossed over to the other side. he still seems to think he invented punk and is the only one allowed to comment on it.

there was always something culturally there with Moz. quite early on it was if he desired to be Charles hawtrey’s characters in the Carry on series and the camp humour from those movies was often reflected in his lyrics. I think that’s his ideal vision of GB. Ironic that he sang about not...

i'm surprised saunders scored so highly lol

Hadn’t he already got away with one which maybe why people thought it was earlier. I think it’s seen as a bit pivotal as such an obviously winnable game which would have been enough with the rest of results. As you say, no reason for us to have had the jitters from then on in and I think a...

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and a dreary one for Sycophantia.