Ryan (BenGraven)
@bengraven.bsky.social
Former Midwestern/current southern left-leaning dad. Aka “Bengraven”. Freelance, talking about writing, gaming, mental health and 🏳️🌈 , Americana, comics/manga, animation, cozy or genre art. Severe ADHD when it comes to posting!
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From IG:
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
From IG:
Good lord, we are truly cooked. My 17 year old who has a sixth sense for AI is like "how are people falling for this? the one on the left is so obviously AI, ell oh ell".
"Dude...the one on the right is AI, too. Did you read the caption?"
"...wtf..."
"Dude...the one on the right is AI, too. Did you read the caption?"
"...wtf..."
I was just feeling a bit of hope that maybe the uncanny valley will become more prominent as time goes on, but I'm having a moment of uncertainty now...
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Good lord, we are truly cooked. My 17 year old who has a sixth sense for AI is like "how are people falling for this? the one on the left is so obviously AI, ell oh ell".
"Dude...the one on the right is AI, too. Did you read the caption?"
"...wtf..."
"Dude...the one on the right is AI, too. Did you read the caption?"
"...wtf..."
I was just feeling a bit of hope that maybe the uncanny valley will become more prominent as time goes on, but I'm having a moment of uncertainty now...
November 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I was just feeling a bit of hope that maybe the uncanny valley will become more prominent as time goes on, but I'm having a moment of uncertainty now...
I adore the Atari 2600 vibe of this.
What an honour it was to paint and design the variant cover to @manoghosts.bsky.social new project, a comic book series about a cursed arcade: DARKADE! Check it out at the link, and if it tickles your fancy, give it your support!
kickstarter.com/projects/manoghosts/darkade-an-arcade-horror-comic
kickstarter.com/projects/manoghosts/darkade-an-arcade-horror-comic
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I adore the Atari 2600 vibe of this.
I was thinking of something today that made me a tad more hopeful. I remember the concept of the "uncanny valley" becoming more mainstream due to game graphics skyrocketing.
My hope is that this will make more people normalize the "glaring inconsistencies" and start to notice the UV quicker.
My hope is that this will make more people normalize the "glaring inconsistencies" and start to notice the UV quicker.
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I was thinking of something today that made me a tad more hopeful. I remember the concept of the "uncanny valley" becoming more mainstream due to game graphics skyrocketing.
My hope is that this will make more people normalize the "glaring inconsistencies" and start to notice the UV quicker.
My hope is that this will make more people normalize the "glaring inconsistencies" and start to notice the UV quicker.
I started drawing a little Mario face during some line practice and like 10 minutes later I got Neil Degrasse Einstein and I kind of love him.
(the shoes and body stink and I meant to make his hair more goofy, but again this wasn't supposed to be "a thing", especially anything I would ever share).
(the shoes and body stink and I meant to make his hair more goofy, but again this wasn't supposed to be "a thing", especially anything I would ever share).
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I started drawing a little Mario face during some line practice and like 10 minutes later I got Neil Degrasse Einstein and I kind of love him.
(the shoes and body stink and I meant to make his hair more goofy, but again this wasn't supposed to be "a thing", especially anything I would ever share).
(the shoes and body stink and I meant to make his hair more goofy, but again this wasn't supposed to be "a thing", especially anything I would ever share).
I will recognize this tavern anywhere.
It's a cold night; pull up a chair and warm yourself by the fire with a flagon of ale, traveller. 🔥🍺
📺: Shining in the Darkness, Mega Drive/Genesis, 1991 (RGB Scart)
📺: Shining in the Darkness, Mega Drive/Genesis, 1991 (RGB Scart)
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I will recognize this tavern anywhere.
You may know that I was hopelessly addicted to Monster Hunter Wilds, with hundreds of hours into it, becoming a MonHun fan in the process.
You may not know that I got so into the game, I commissioned one of my favorite fan artists (www.instagram.com/rimri4m/?hl=en) to make my hunter, Skara Dren.
You may not know that I got so into the game, I commissioned one of my favorite fan artists (www.instagram.com/rimri4m/?hl=en) to make my hunter, Skara Dren.
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
You may know that I was hopelessly addicted to Monster Hunter Wilds, with hundreds of hours into it, becoming a MonHun fan in the process.
You may not know that I got so into the game, I commissioned one of my favorite fan artists (www.instagram.com/rimri4m/?hl=en) to make my hunter, Skara Dren.
You may not know that I got so into the game, I commissioned one of my favorite fan artists (www.instagram.com/rimri4m/?hl=en) to make my hunter, Skara Dren.
Day of the Triffids, only instead of intelligent predatory plants it's murder bots.
Instead of inflicting human blindness, it's AI chat bots that pretend to be your boyfriend and want you to go visit this dark alley for sex.
Instead of inflicting human blindness, it's AI chat bots that pretend to be your boyfriend and want you to go visit this dark alley for sex.
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Day of the Triffids, only instead of intelligent predatory plants it's murder bots.
Instead of inflicting human blindness, it's AI chat bots that pretend to be your boyfriend and want you to go visit this dark alley for sex.
Instead of inflicting human blindness, it's AI chat bots that pretend to be your boyfriend and want you to go visit this dark alley for sex.
Speaking of living in a movie, I wasn't really looking forward to being in the "near future cold war thriller" film as well.
Can I get a Hallmark Thanksgiving special where my friend from rural MN shows up for the holidays and falls in love with a local FL girl and decides to move here?
Can I get a Hallmark Thanksgiving special where my friend from rural MN shows up for the holidays and falls in love with a local FL girl and decides to move here?
National Guard shooter faces assault charges as CIA ties emerge
National Guard shooter faces assault charges as CIA ties emerge
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said additional charges may come as the investigation continues to unfold.
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Speaking of living in a movie, I wasn't really looking forward to being in the "near future cold war thriller" film as well.
Can I get a Hallmark Thanksgiving special where my friend from rural MN shows up for the holidays and falls in love with a local FL girl and decides to move here?
Can I get a Hallmark Thanksgiving special where my friend from rural MN shows up for the holidays and falls in love with a local FL girl and decides to move here?
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Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
3/3
We were supposed to get the flying cars and VR that make us feel like we're inside the game WAY before the hyperintelligent AI that destroys human sanity and eliminates our species.
All the sci-fi movies were wrong.
We were supposed to get the flying cars and VR that make us feel like we're inside the game WAY before the hyperintelligent AI that destroys human sanity and eliminates our species.
All the sci-fi movies were wrong.
2/3
This picture is making the rounds on social media. It appears to be Tim Cook of Apple at a Samsung event. It's completely AI. I would have never known, I am even looking at it in 4k on a large screen.
Imagine how badly this is going to fool your elderly family?
This picture is making the rounds on social media. It appears to be Tim Cook of Apple at a Samsung event. It's completely AI. I would have never known, I am even looking at it in 4k on a large screen.
Imagine how badly this is going to fool your elderly family?
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
3/3
We were supposed to get the flying cars and VR that make us feel like we're inside the game WAY before the hyperintelligent AI that destroys human sanity and eliminates our species.
All the sci-fi movies were wrong.
We were supposed to get the flying cars and VR that make us feel like we're inside the game WAY before the hyperintelligent AI that destroys human sanity and eliminates our species.
All the sci-fi movies were wrong.
2/3
This picture is making the rounds on social media. It appears to be Tim Cook of Apple at a Samsung event. It's completely AI. I would have never known, I am even looking at it in 4k on a large screen.
Imagine how badly this is going to fool your elderly family?
This picture is making the rounds on social media. It appears to be Tim Cook of Apple at a Samsung event. It's completely AI. I would have never known, I am even looking at it in 4k on a large screen.
Imagine how badly this is going to fool your elderly family?
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
2/3
This picture is making the rounds on social media. It appears to be Tim Cook of Apple at a Samsung event. It's completely AI. I would have never known, I am even looking at it in 4k on a large screen.
Imagine how badly this is going to fool your elderly family?
This picture is making the rounds on social media. It appears to be Tim Cook of Apple at a Samsung event. It's completely AI. I would have never known, I am even looking at it in 4k on a large screen.
Imagine how badly this is going to fool your elderly family?
Google Gemini has suddenly made a massive leap in quality - of which it makes me wonder how much more intrusive they became to ensure this happened.
I've seen several articles stating that we are seeing AI images as we scroll, but do not realize them and the rates have increased the last few weeks.
I've seen several articles stating that we are seeing AI images as we scroll, but do not realize them and the rates have increased the last few weeks.
November 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Google Gemini has suddenly made a massive leap in quality - of which it makes me wonder how much more intrusive they became to ensure this happened.
I've seen several articles stating that we are seeing AI images as we scroll, but do not realize them and the rates have increased the last few weeks.
I've seen several articles stating that we are seeing AI images as we scroll, but do not realize them and the rates have increased the last few weeks.
I tried to cancel and they gave me three months free, so I’m going to take three months and hope that that doesn’t extend my contract, and then cancel after two. Because, by rights, human logic, those are my last two months of this “contract”.
Keep in mind, Adobe is fucked as is for this shit - you can't force someone into a contract in this day and age, and with small print. I truly hope every one in Adobe leadership shits out eels covered in thorns all weekend long.
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I tried to cancel and they gave me three months free, so I’m going to take three months and hope that that doesn’t extend my contract, and then cancel after two. Because, by rights, human logic, those are my last two months of this “contract”.
The solution to this is almost as atrocious: they quite literally had an exe on their website you had to download to "clean up" their install and uninstall. So...because I didn't want to log in to uninstall their program, they made me download another program to uninstall their program.
Well, this is a new level of evil for @adobe.com.
It's making me LOG IN to UNINSTALL.
I'm still trapped in a contract with them, mind you, because I missed my free trial cancellation and apparently that puts you into a one year contract with high cancellation fees.
Fuck @adobe.com, fuck you.
It's making me LOG IN to UNINSTALL.
I'm still trapped in a contract with them, mind you, because I missed my free trial cancellation and apparently that puts you into a one year contract with high cancellation fees.
Fuck @adobe.com, fuck you.
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 AM
The solution to this is almost as atrocious: they quite literally had an exe on their website you had to download to "clean up" their install and uninstall. So...because I didn't want to log in to uninstall their program, they made me download another program to uninstall their program.
Keep in mind, Adobe is fucked as is for this shit - you can't force someone into a contract in this day and age, and with small print. I truly hope every one in Adobe leadership shits out eels covered in thorns all weekend long.
November 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Keep in mind, Adobe is fucked as is for this shit - you can't force someone into a contract in this day and age, and with small print. I truly hope every one in Adobe leadership shits out eels covered in thorns all weekend long.
Well, this is a new level of evil for @adobe.com.
It's making me LOG IN to UNINSTALL.
I'm still trapped in a contract with them, mind you, because I missed my free trial cancellation and apparently that puts you into a one year contract with high cancellation fees.
Fuck @adobe.com, fuck you.
It's making me LOG IN to UNINSTALL.
I'm still trapped in a contract with them, mind you, because I missed my free trial cancellation and apparently that puts you into a one year contract with high cancellation fees.
Fuck @adobe.com, fuck you.
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Well, this is a new level of evil for @adobe.com.
It's making me LOG IN to UNINSTALL.
I'm still trapped in a contract with them, mind you, because I missed my free trial cancellation and apparently that puts you into a one year contract with high cancellation fees.
Fuck @adobe.com, fuck you.
It's making me LOG IN to UNINSTALL.
I'm still trapped in a contract with them, mind you, because I missed my free trial cancellation and apparently that puts you into a one year contract with high cancellation fees.
Fuck @adobe.com, fuck you.
Example: I didn’t have Soundwave as a kid.
But I have adult money now.
But I have adult money now.
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Example: I didn’t have Soundwave as a kid.
But I have adult money now.
But I have adult money now.
“That’s not controversial. Show us your GOTY. It’s going to be something with high ratings and overwhelmingly positive results anyway. What is it? Silksong, Blue Prince?”
…nope.
I spent 20 years trying to get into this series and this game made me want to take time off work to play weeks later.
…nope.
I spent 20 years trying to get into this series and this game made me want to take time off work to play weeks later.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“That’s not controversial. Show us your GOTY. It’s going to be something with high ratings and overwhelmingly positive results anyway. What is it? Silksong, Blue Prince?”
…nope.
I spent 20 years trying to get into this series and this game made me want to take time off work to play weeks later.
…nope.
I spent 20 years trying to get into this series and this game made me want to take time off work to play weeks later.
I realized my Steam award choices did not appear when you clicked my post yesterday.
I know some of my picks may be controversial, but as I said, I like what I like.
I know some of my picks may be controversial, but as I said, I like what I like.
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I realized my Steam award choices did not appear when you clicked my post yesterday.
I know some of my picks may be controversial, but as I said, I like what I like.
I know some of my picks may be controversial, but as I said, I like what I like.
“You’re an adult, you shouldn’t collect action figures and video games”
My father grew up playing with race cars - he still collects race cars. My grandfather grew up with toy cowboys and horses - he still collects cowboy statues and wood horses.
Enough said.
My father grew up playing with race cars - he still collects race cars. My grandfather grew up with toy cowboys and horses - he still collects cowboy statues and wood horses.
Enough said.
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“You’re an adult, you shouldn’t collect action figures and video games”
My father grew up playing with race cars - he still collects race cars. My grandfather grew up with toy cowboys and horses - he still collects cowboy statues and wood horses.
Enough said.
My father grew up playing with race cars - he still collects race cars. My grandfather grew up with toy cowboys and horses - he still collects cowboy statues and wood horses.
Enough said.
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We’re just normal men
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
We’re just normal men
I got through the first two chapters in the summer, but I wanted to save it for Spooky season so I jumped back in in mid-October and played every weekend and since I only had a chapter left, I finished on a Monday.
Yes, I will play Seperate Ways.
I happen to like Ada Wong...a lot.
Yes, I will play Seperate Ways.
I happen to like Ada Wong...a lot.
Credits on RE4 Remake. Not sure if I'm going to get to finishing up Seperate Ways before I go on to either Silent Hill 2 or another RE (likely will be RE3R or RE2R - I already beat 2 PSX decades ago).
Fantastic game. Thank you again to @fat4all.bsky.social, I pulled the trigger for you!
Fantastic game. Thank you again to @fat4all.bsky.social, I pulled the trigger for you!
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I got through the first two chapters in the summer, but I wanted to save it for Spooky season so I jumped back in in mid-October and played every weekend and since I only had a chapter left, I finished on a Monday.
Yes, I will play Seperate Ways.
I happen to like Ada Wong...a lot.
Yes, I will play Seperate Ways.
I happen to like Ada Wong...a lot.