Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on July 23, 2026, 04:44:30 PMDanihel, you narrowly defeated my predictions, but I congratulate you on your high score.

Can't take much credit for that: That was Opta Analyst's prediction that I was going to use as base.

Now, I gotta say that if I ventured a guess *after* the first stage, like I said earlier in the thread, I would've gotten *everything* wrong. I really thought that France was going to beat Spain and win the World Cup.

It was a really fun World Cup and here at home we enjoyed it a lot.

Quote from: Glüc on July 23, 2026, 07:52:52 AMAnd congrats to Spain of course. Conceding only a single goal for the whole tournament makes them the deserved winners.

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on July 13, 2026, 08:41:39 AMGlad to be back, I am seriously considering a full return but probably staying out of politics [...]

Oh, I can relate.

Sincerely,
Ex-MC member.

Barnes & Barnes - Fish heads

In 2030, I would like to give two predictions: One before the start of the World Cup and another as soon as the group phase is wrapped up.

During the first matches, it became clear to me that France was going to be World Champion. I'm with Lüc on this one, except I believe the final game will be France vs Norway.

Quote from: Glüc on June 30, 2026, 05:14:31 AMI will never understand why the Dutch team didn't play like they were 1 goal behind in extended time.

Morocco had *a lot* of local support. Or, put it differently, Netherlands was booed heavily by Mexican fans (this match was played in my city, btw). Twelve years on, we still remember: NO ERA PENAL.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 21, 2026, 08:58:31 PMI'd actually like to go back to a lot of those places[...] Maybe now that the kids are getting a little older, I'll be able to.

I went the opposite direction: Once my kids grew old enough (they started paying full fare) we didn't travel anymore all together. Even before then, just the logistics for getting us all from one side of the planet to the other were not very enticing. Last trip like that was to Hong Kong, and that was only with two kids.

I thought I could easily edit the bracket and make adjustments but that turned out not to be the case AT ALL. This was the base I planned to work on, but then couldn't really make any changes:

https://bracket26.com/b/oyUT87_byA

(Note it's dated before the start of the World Cup.)

I take no credit for that, as it's basically what the Opta Analyst guys said.

You guys seem to be underestimating the "local" factor for Canada and USA.

Mexico World Champion
https://theanalyst.com/articles/who-will-win-2026-fifa-world-cup-predictions-opta-supercomputer

Quote from: King Txec on June 02, 2026, 03:50:45 PM

Quote from: Danihel Txechescu on June 02, 2026, 02:58:10 PMI believe you have to go to https://auth.talossa.com/ and enter those credentials there. In there, you can go to Settings -> Change your password.

I've gone to settings and preferences and clicked on every option and no where is there an option to change a password.

There's no Preferences there. The link is: https://auth.talossa.com/

Once logged in, in the cog, top and right, there's a button at the bottom that says: "Change password" in the "User details" section.

I believe you have to go to https://auth.talossa.com/ and enter those credentials there. In there, you can go to Settings -> Change your password.

I'll be taking care of  this one.

Bluey and Bizaardvark.

My friend's kiddo apparently has the Guinness World Record for the most pi digits recalled in 1 minute: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/3/3-14-and-counting-10-year-old-breaks-record-for-most-decimal-pi-digits-recalled

If we're adding implinds in this thread, add mine: Pol Txechescu. Can confirm the other two.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on February 18, 2026, 06:01:37 PM[...]
To Do List

• Remove audio noise.

Which noise? I mix very often and did not find anything that would bother me.

ETA: There's something at the very beginning that kind of sounds like compensation for a vocal compressor, like auto leveling loudness.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on February 12, 2026, 01:11:29 PMI don't think you need any kind of license to do broadcast "radio" over the Internet.

It sounds to me like you do. The name RIAA comes to mind whenever touching on these subjects. In any case I think there are providers for radio stations that pay these fees for you and also give you a streaming platform, so that you only focus on the music and programs.

Spanish (native), English (work), Italian (certified B2).

I formally studied (5 years spread in) French, Arabic, and Korean, and spent at least a semester doing Hebrew, German, and Esperanto each. That must have been a lifetime ago, as I can now barely read Arabic and Korean. Funnily enough, I think I can read modern Greek even if I don't know any.

Quote from: xpb on January 25, 2026, 02:59:39 PM[...]
2.6.7.1 Any Talossan citizen living in another country can petition the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to establish an embassy in the country of their residence.
such as
Bråneu Excelsio Monterrey, Nuevo León. Mexico
[...]

Sadly, that Embassy closed in 2024. CC: @Bråneu Excelsio, UrN.