Rav 🐧
@raviipx.bsky.social
I have approximate knowledge of some things. Expect software development, public sector digital, arts/humanities, tennis, and dog chatter
FF7 Rebirth then, Metaphor now
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 2:01 PM
FF7 Rebirth then, Metaphor now
Started using Threads a bit more mainly cos the football/sports scene is generally livelier than here, and it is one facet of the Old Ways that I’d like to recapture on socials
January 8, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Started using Threads a bit more mainly cos the football/sports scene is generally livelier than here, and it is one facet of the Old Ways that I’d like to recapture on socials
Today I will finally get around to filling out the (surprisingly) long form to volunteer at my local library and archives
January 8, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Today I will finally get around to filling out the (surprisingly) long form to volunteer at my local library and archives
Too young to have memories of playing anything. The only game I recall at that age was Duke Nukem 3D cos I remember seeing my (much older) cousins loading up MS-DOS and playing it. It made no sense to me (almost certainly for the best)
Now: probably one of Pokemon or Mario RPG
Now: probably one of Pokemon or Mario RPG
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 11:28 AM
Too young to have memories of playing anything. The only game I recall at that age was Duke Nukem 3D cos I remember seeing my (much older) cousins loading up MS-DOS and playing it. It made no sense to me (almost certainly for the best)
Now: probably one of Pokemon or Mario RPG
Now: probably one of Pokemon or Mario RPG
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Grok is awful; it's the very worst example of what running AI without any guardrails and concern for harm looks like. But let's not forget that it's people - and let's be clear here, those people are men - who are telling Grok to make those images.
If you thought Elon Musk's “Grok” chatbot couldn't get worse, read my latest article: Grok isn't just undressing women, it's now putting swastika bikinis on them. One woman who was targeted is a recently-deceased Holocaust survivor.
BREAKING: X’s chatbot Grok isn’t just making AI porn deepfakes, it’s now making Nazi AI porn deepfakes, undressing women and showing them wearing “swastika bikinis”. Many of these women are Jewish, including a recently deceased Holocaust survivor.
January 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Grok is awful; it's the very worst example of what running AI without any guardrails and concern for harm looks like. But let's not forget that it's people - and let's be clear here, those people are men - who are telling Grok to make those images.
Nearly stacked it three times on the ice but at least I got a photo of the sun rising
January 7, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Nearly stacked it three times on the ice but at least I got a photo of the sun rising
At the time, Croc. My aunt bought it for me for 20 quid from Woolworths. I was obsessed with the lil Gobbos
Now, it’s FF7. But also an honourable mention to Grandia; a wonderful RPG
Now, it’s FF7. But also an honourable mention to Grandia; a wonderful RPG
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 11:41 AM
At the time, Croc. My aunt bought it for me for 20 quid from Woolworths. I was obsessed with the lil Gobbos
Now, it’s FF7. But also an honourable mention to Grandia; a wonderful RPG
Now, it’s FF7. But also an honourable mention to Grandia; a wonderful RPG
It’s so cold today I saw the postie wearing leggings with their shorts
January 6, 2026 at 10:35 AM
It’s so cold today I saw the postie wearing leggings with their shorts
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This is a deeply depressing read by Rachel Hewitt and one that will feel frustratingly familiar to anyone trying to get a book published right now!! Also when she lists the big non fiction sellers - phew.
open.substack.com/pub/rachelhe...
open.substack.com/pub/rachelhe...
NO PLATFORM: something's rotten in the state of non-fiction
In the past, non-fiction writers built platforms by researching and writing books. Now, writers are expected to *already* possess substantial online platforms.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:53 AM
This is a deeply depressing read by Rachel Hewitt and one that will feel frustratingly familiar to anyone trying to get a book published right now!! Also when she lists the big non fiction sellers - phew.
open.substack.com/pub/rachelhe...
open.substack.com/pub/rachelhe...
Back then I basically played nothing but Tekken 3, either on the PS1 or local arcades
Now, it’s Half-Life
Now, it’s Half-Life
Quote this with your favourite game from 1998 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Back then I basically played nothing but Tekken 3, either on the PS1 or local arcades
Now, it’s Half-Life
Now, it’s Half-Life
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Emery would be a disaster at United for the same reason he was a disaster at crisis era Arsenal and did not do that well at PSG: Emery (I don't mean this as a criticism) is not a manager for a dysfunctional club.
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Emery would be a disaster at United for the same reason he was a disaster at crisis era Arsenal and did not do that well at PSG: Emery (I don't mean this as a criticism) is not a manager for a dysfunctional club.
Then: FF8
Now: System Shock 2
Now: System Shock 2
Quote this with your favourite game from 1999 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
- PSA: Metal Gear Solid and Half-Life were 1998 -
Localisations/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
- PSA: Metal Gear Solid and Half-Life were 1998 -
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Then: FF8
Now: System Shock 2
Now: System Shock 2
I’ve spent so long driving a budget city car that my heuristic for judging if a car is premium or not is whether it has an armrest
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 AM
I’ve spent so long driving a budget city car that my heuristic for judging if a car is premium or not is whether it has an armrest
Deus Ex then and now
Quote this with your favourite game from 2000 NOW, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Deus Ex then and now
Back to work tomorrow. I am not prepared
January 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Back to work tomorrow. I am not prepared
Exactly what I want to see in a VW interior. Simple, elegant, functional. The sooner we leave behind every ancillary control being capactive touch buttons / on a touchscreen, the better
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_9C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_9C...
What do you think of the all-new VW Polo interior? (2026 ID.Polo)
YouTube video by Autogefühl
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Exactly what I want to see in a VW interior. Simple, elegant, functional. The sooner we leave behind every ancillary control being capactive touch buttons / on a touchscreen, the better
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_9C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_9C...
Trying to grok a chapter on philosophical logic having played a couple hours of tennis and still feeling slightly hungover from last night may not have been the wisest use of time this afternoon
January 1, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Trying to grok a chapter on philosophical logic having played a couple hours of tennis and still feeling slightly hungover from last night may not have been the wisest use of time this afternoon
Start the year as you mean to go on
January 1, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Start the year as you mean to go on
Merry new year time for bed
January 1, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Merry new year time for bed
It’s a magical world, Hobbes ol’ buddy. Let’s go exploring!
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It’s a magical world, Hobbes ol’ buddy. Let’s go exploring!
Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie cos where else could I watch a bulldozer follow Pierrot the clown and his mates along an unspecified english road
MTV is officially ending all of its music channels.
In honor of that, what's your favorite music video?
In honor of that, what's your favorite music video?
December 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie cos where else could I watch a bulldozer follow Pierrot the clown and his mates along an unspecified english road
In 2003, it was Golden Sun: The Lost Age. Now, KOTOR
Quote this with your favourite game NOW that was released in 2003, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations*/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
*('03 was the NA release of Wind Waker)
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations*/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
*('03 was the NA release of Wind Waker)
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In 2003, it was Golden Sun: The Lost Age. Now, KOTOR
HL2/Bloodlines then and now. Can't pick between the two
Quote this with your favourite game NOW that was released in 2004, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
HL2/Bloodlines then and now. Can't pick between the two
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this is a beautiful homage by my friend and colleague Claer Barrett to recently-departed FT reader Bruce Dalton, which she read at his funeral last week
December 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
this is a beautiful homage by my friend and colleague Claer Barrett to recently-departed FT reader Bruce Dalton, which she read at his funeral last week
SWAT 4 then and now. Brilliant game, spent so many hours playing co-op
Quote this with your favourite game NOW that was released in 2005, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
SWAT 4 then and now. Brilliant game, spent so many hours playing co-op