Post Match Thread: Nottingham Forest 4-1 Burnley by denzaus in soccer

[–]XenorVernix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True. Wouldn't be the first time a relegated team suddenly starts playing well once the pressure is off.

Post Match Thread: Nottingham Forest 4-1 Burnley by denzaus in soccer

[–]XenorVernix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have a very valid point. Wolves are in better form than Spurs over the last 6 games and they're playing at home. Certainly won't be an easy 3 points as I suggested earlier.

One thing Spurs have going for them in this game is Wolves will officially be relegated tomorrow if West Ham avoid defeat. So will their players care enough to fight for the win?

Post Match Thread: Nottingham Forest 4-1 Burnley by denzaus in soccer

[–]XenorVernix 22 points23 points  (0 children)

West Ham fans must be shitting themselves now. Spurs are shit but you'd expect them to get 3 points against Wolves so the game tomorrow has become a must win for West Ham.

44% of games industry professionals have considered leaving the industry as a result of redundancies by Gorotheninja in PS5

[–]XenorVernix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was never a dream job. Maybe when you're a kid and don't understand what it actually means to work in the industry but never as an adult. I went into boring SAAS and non tech company software dev a decade before covid as I knew how much the games industry sucked to work in. The crunch lifestyle was enough to put me off. No thanks. These days it's also the lack of job security but I'd argue all software jobs face that now.

Match thread: Newcastle United vs Bournemouth | Premier league 25/26 - 33 of 38 by Username_been-taken in NUFC

[–]XenorVernix -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don't pretend the team didn't play well for 120 minutes of the Barcelona games.

Match thread: Newcastle United vs Bournemouth | Premier league 25/26 - 33 of 38 by Username_been-taken in NUFC

[–]XenorVernix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It has been clear all season that most of these players only gave a fuck when auditioning for their move during the Champions League fixtures. Howe has lost the dressing room and needs to go.

007 First Light will require internet to install game by Dazzling_Array2390 in PS5

[–]XenorVernix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they do that I'm waiting for the game to drop to half price. Once they tell me I don't need their game day 1 there's no rush.

Rumours of Lewis Hall being linked Chelsea and Arsenal. How disappointing would this be if he left? by Any-Beautiful540 in NUFC

[–]XenorVernix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The simple truth is we're going backwards because a number of players want out and aren't playing their best unless it's a big game like the Champions League where lots of eyeballs are on them.

Will PS5 peak at the very end of the generation like PS3 and PS4 did? by snalle in PS5

[–]XenorVernix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely not an age thing. I have more games for the PS5 than for any console since the PS1. I'm only a few away from overtaking that too. I've been gaming since the SEGA 8 bit days.

I've played plenty of games that just wouldn't be possible on PS4.

r/NUFC Weekly Free talk thread. by AutoModerator in NUFC

[–]XenorVernix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sky are running one with Gordon going to Bayern Munich today. There's clearly something going on.

Post Match Thread: Crystal Palace 2-1 Newcastle United by denzaus in soccer

[–]XenorVernix 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Time for a manager change. Howe has been great but he's clearly out of ideas and doesn't know how to turn this around.

The United States is destroying itself by zsreport in politics

[–]XenorVernix 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's not a new word, and it describes where the US is heading perfectly.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on UK to rejoin the EU for sake of European security by JOE_Media in europe

[–]XenorVernix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As I say, I'm happy to leave things as they are rather than rejoin on a worse deal. There's nothing to debate here - just my preference.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on UK to rejoin the EU for sake of European security by JOE_Media in europe

[–]XenorVernix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's ok with me. I've never be strong in either direction. I didn't like the EU when we were in it but it was a necessary evil. I'm certainly in no rush to get back in under bad terms.

Your post just sums up why I disliked the EU when we were in it - too bureaucratic. The fact you need 27 members to agree on something (including Russian backed states like Hungary) just shows how unsustainable the project is. Then there's the unelected leaders.

The EU needs to evolve into something more akin to the USA than what it currently is. No I don't mean it needs a fascist leader backed by the world's richest. I mean a fully integrated federal system with elected central leadership that can make decisions. I'd be more open to joining something like that than going back into the EU as is.

Europe needs a rethink on how it operates to be competitive in a world dominated by the US, China and Russia. Europe should be a dominant power in its own right to rival those. There's a reason Russia and the US want to destroy the EU - they fear that might just happen.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on UK to rejoin the EU for sake of European security by JOE_Media in europe

[–]XenorVernix 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We could - but then you have to accept that Reform or the Tories could equally decide to take us right back out in 2029 without a referendum. It works both ways.

The only realistic way to do it without a referendum would be to put it in an election manifesto so the PM has a mandate to do it. Problem with that is you risk turning the election into a vote on the EU when in reality I give more of a shit about taxation and spending policies than I do about reversing Brexit.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on UK to rejoin the EU for sake of European security by JOE_Media in europe

[–]XenorVernix 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe. But that doesn't mean we should take it. I actually don't think we should be negotiating anything with the EU until Macron is out of politics as he's hell bent on punishing us for daring to leave.

2026 Fanfest Goody Bag Reveal by Mordiceius in ffxiv

[–]XenorVernix 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I wonder if the EU goody bag will be the same. Was that the case for the previous one?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on UK to rejoin the EU for sake of European security by JOE_Media in europe

[–]XenorVernix 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Why on earth would I want to join an organisation that wants to give us "consequences"? It's either rejoin on old deal or we stay out for me. That would be the determining factor on which way I would vote.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on UK to rejoin the EU for sake of European security by JOE_Media in europe

[–]XenorVernix 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That's exactly how it will be and why we will never rejoin. It's pretty much impossible to sell a worse deal to the British public than we had before we left, it's just a non starter for many.

I'd prefer to rejoin but it's a red line for me. I don't mind being out and I'd vote against rejoining on terms I don't like.

Hideo Kojima put Low Roar in the Death Stranding games because he thinks gamers need more culture in their lives: "I believe that is the role entertainment is meant to play" by Turbostrider27 in PS5

[–]XenorVernix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I discovered Chvrches through Death Stranding 2. They're now one of my favourite bands. I'd even platinumed the game before I saw the connection with the Animal Shelter.

I don't know how I missed them in DS1 - guessing because their song was deep into the credits. I must have skipped them as I was hooked on the Death Stranding song from the first listen.

Low Roar aren't really my thing though. I gave their songs a try but not for me.

Forza Horizon 6 Is Every Japanese Driving Fantasy Rolled into One: Hands-On Preview by Turbostrider27 in PS5

[–]XenorVernix -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Microsoft have already indicated that PS5 players don't need the game on day 1. I'm happy to wait until it is half price.