npwrth
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Putting the emo in epistemology.
Boro boy representing Brits in Vermont. Mostly football, some education, standardised testing and reading policy, some qual ranting.
Boro boy representing Brits in Vermont. Mostly football, some education, standardised testing and reading policy, some qual ranting.
Worst first half of the season I think, stars:
⭐⭐⭐ Browne - grit, quality, endeavour, absolutely quality.
⭐⭐ Morris - similar to the above really.
⭐ Conway - a goal!
⭐⭐⭐ Browne - grit, quality, endeavour, absolutely quality.
⭐⭐ Morris - similar to the above really.
⭐ Conway - a goal!
January 21, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Worst first half of the season I think, stars:
⭐⭐⭐ Browne - grit, quality, endeavour, absolutely quality.
⭐⭐ Morris - similar to the above really.
⭐ Conway - a goal!
⭐⭐⭐ Browne - grit, quality, endeavour, absolutely quality.
⭐⭐ Morris - similar to the above really.
⭐ Conway - a goal!
Marc Guehi increasingly looking like having the career Fikayo Tomori could've had if he'd returned to the UK. Still find it a bit baffling that he's not got more of a look in with England given our recurring issues at CB.
January 19, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Marc Guehi increasingly looking like having the career Fikayo Tomori could've had if he'd returned to the UK. Still find it a bit baffling that he's not got more of a look in with England given our recurring issues at CB.
I actually think he’s more likely to succeed than he was at Boro (and not necessarily because he’s learned anything in the time since we binned him). That doesn’t mean he’s going to, but given how bad things were under Amorim and the players available for his system I could see it.
might have talked myself into michael carrick, permanent man utd manager, based on almost nothing.
it's interesting. he clearly thought about it, at least.
January 18, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I actually think he’s more likely to succeed than he was at Boro (and not necessarily because he’s learned anything in the time since we binned him). That doesn’t mean he’s going to, but given how bad things were under Amorim and the players available for his system I could see it.
Erm
Broncos QB Bo Nix is out for the rest of the season after breaking a bone in his ankle on the second-to-last play of the game against the Bills, Sean Payton announced.
Jarrett Stidham will start against the winner of Texans-Patriots next Sunday.
Jarrett Stidham will start against the winner of Texans-Patriots next Sunday.
January 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Erm
I mean that’s a catch, what are they talking about.
January 18, 2026 at 1:04 AM
I mean that’s a catch, what are they talking about.
Peacock running their audio through a sample rate reducer or bitcrusher, we love some commitment to lofi and noise. Tim Hecker approved!
January 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Peacock running their audio through a sample rate reducer or bitcrusher, we love some commitment to lofi and noise. Tim Hecker approved!
Dr Tottenham strikes again, wonder if we end up with Palace and Spurs essentially swapping managers.
January 17, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Dr Tottenham strikes again, wonder if we end up with Palace and Spurs essentially swapping managers.
Once again, why is the Peacock Goals Rush show cutting away at halftime in the main game to commercials while other matches are ongoing. Completely defeats the point.
January 17, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Once again, why is the Peacock Goals Rush show cutting away at halftime in the main game to commercials while other matches are ongoing. Completely defeats the point.
That's absolutely dreadful from the City CBs and Rico Lewis.
January 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
That's absolutely dreadful from the City CBs and Rico Lewis.
Very strange seeing Woodgate on the United bench. Would rather him there than ours mind, much as I love the lad.
January 17, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Very strange seeing Woodgate on the United bench. Would rather him there than ours mind, much as I love the lad.
Belated stars because I watched at the bar (Vermont Boro fan club up to five members):
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sammy - what a performance, his signature game in a Boro shirt. Delighted for him.
⭐️⭐️ Malanda - the absolute business, unlucky not to score
⭐️ Hackney - off the boil second half, still great.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sammy - what a performance, his signature game in a Boro shirt. Delighted for him.
⭐️⭐️ Malanda - the absolute business, unlucky not to score
⭐️ Hackney - off the boil second half, still great.
January 16, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Belated stars because I watched at the bar (Vermont Boro fan club up to five members):
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sammy - what a performance, his signature game in a Boro shirt. Delighted for him.
⭐️⭐️ Malanda - the absolute business, unlucky not to score
⭐️ Hackney - off the boil second half, still great.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sammy - what a performance, his signature game in a Boro shirt. Delighted for him.
⭐️⭐️ Malanda - the absolute business, unlucky not to score
⭐️ Hackney - off the boil second half, still great.
You’ll never convince me that that’s an offside, Haaland had nowt to do with that goal.
January 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
You’ll never convince me that that’s an offside, Haaland had nowt to do with that goal.
I do not even have followers (presumably something about posting mainly about Middlesbrough matches) yet someone replied to a post about the match the other day disagreeing with what I said and then added (verbatim) ‘that’s my opinion and I really don’t want to talk about it’.
One of the weirdest social media experiences is having somebody respond to your post, and then having them be offended when you respond back.
But there are legions of posters who react that way!
But there are legions of posters who react that way!
January 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I do not even have followers (presumably something about posting mainly about Middlesbrough matches) yet someone replied to a post about the match the other day disagreeing with what I said and then added (verbatim) ‘that’s my opinion and I really don’t want to talk about it’.
No shame in that really, thought we were the better team for long spells but their depth, fitness and quality showed the longer the game went on. Plenty of promise there for the rest of the season and, most importantly, no more injuries #boro
January 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
No shame in that really, thought we were the better team for long spells but their depth, fitness and quality showed the longer the game went on. Plenty of promise there for the rest of the season and, most importantly, no more injuries #boro
I actually did change my mind as the year finished! Was Silksong on release, but i've come around to it just being too hostile, I still love it but it makes some choices I've come to really dislike. So now it's DK Bananza, a great game that's objectively not as good as Silksong, but *is* more fun.
What was your favourite game at the end of 2025? I'm guessing your mind hasn't changed in the last ten days, but do say if it has
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't count. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't count. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 10, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I actually did change my mind as the year finished! Was Silksong on release, but i've come around to it just being too hostile, I still love it but it makes some choices I've come to really dislike. So now it's DK Bananza, a great game that's objectively not as good as Silksong, but *is* more fun.
Balatro both times, though I’m not as hot on it now as I was then. I was hoping for Slay The Spire kind of depth from it, but it just doesn’t have that kind of staying power.
Quote this with your favourite game from 2024, and whether that's changed from what you would have said a year ago
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Balatro both times, though I’m not as hot on it now as I was then. I was hoping for Slay The Spire kind of depth from it, but it just doesn’t have that kind of staying power.
TOTK then and now. I was actually more lukewarm on it than I expected initially but the Switch 2 version really catapulted it upwards in my reckoning.
Quote this with your favourite game from 2023 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
TOTK then and now. I was actually more lukewarm on it than I expected initially but the Switch 2 version really catapulted it upwards in my reckoning.
Bizarre how easily Arsenal are getting past the Liverpool fullbacks, obviously Trent was leaving either way but surely Tsimikas was a better option than Kerkez.
January 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Bizarre how easily Arsenal are getting past the Liverpool fullbacks, obviously Trent was leaving either way but surely Tsimikas was a better option than Kerkez.
Well that’s unexpected
🚨🔴⚪️ EXCLUSIVE: Middlesbrough agree deal to sign Leo Castledine from Chelsea on permanent move, here we go! #CFC accept permanent deal proposal with important sell-on clause included, all agreed with #Boro. Medical to follow soon.
January 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Well that’s unexpected
Ooh this one is hard, then it’s probably a tie between SM64 and Pokemon, though (regrettably given my age then) I also played a lot of Duke Nukem.
Now it’s SM64 by itself, a game that’s aged miraculously given it was really the first proper 3D platformer.
Now it’s SM64 by itself, a game that’s aged miraculously given it was really the first proper 3D platformer.
Now we come to the furthest back I'll go, the year of my birth
Quote this with your favourite game from 1996 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Quote this with your favourite game from 1996 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 7, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Ooh this one is hard, then it’s probably a tie between SM64 and Pokemon, though (regrettably given my age then) I also played a lot of Duke Nukem.
Now it’s SM64 by itself, a game that’s aged miraculously given it was really the first proper 3D platformer.
Now it’s SM64 by itself, a game that’s aged miraculously given it was really the first proper 3D platformer.
Imagine speaking with this much confidence about something you’re impossibly wrong about, good grief.
London is considered one of the best cities for *foreign, imported/colonized* food.
Try getting anything resembling that in rural Northern England or Wales.
Try getting anything resembling that in rural Northern England or Wales.
January 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Imagine speaking with this much confidence about something you’re impossibly wrong about, good grief.
What I wouldn’t give for a Tesco Express over here. Where are my tiny supermarkets, America.
'British food is bad' has been untrue for like a generation and a half at this point but really sticks around in the U.S. U.S. supermarkets are inferior to their U.K. counterparts!
January 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
What I wouldn’t give for a Tesco Express over here. Where are my tiny supermarkets, America.
A tie for then between Goldeneye (a game I played endlessly with my brother) and Time Crisis II (one of the few post-80s games my dad has ever been super into).
Now it’s Starfox, or Lylat Wars if you’re a cultured PAL user like me. A perfect little experience and still the series high point
Now it’s Starfox, or Lylat Wars if you’re a cultured PAL user like me. A perfect little experience and still the series high point
Quote this with your favourite game from 1997 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
(Please make clear which is which)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
(Please make clear which is which)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM
A tie for then between Goldeneye (a game I played endlessly with my brother) and Time Crisis II (one of the few post-80s games my dad has ever been super into).
Now it’s Starfox, or Lylat Wars if you’re a cultured PAL user like me. A perfect little experience and still the series high point
Now it’s Starfox, or Lylat Wars if you’re a cultured PAL user like me. A perfect little experience and still the series high point