Steve Vio
@steve-vio.bsky.social
Consumer of content, slave to cats. Work in IT and ISM in education. Once a biologist, still a science nerd. A bit too addicted to current affairs. Scruffy. | Currently clean on OPSEC
RDR then and RDR now, playing the PS5 re- release at the moment. Loved the Mass Effect series too. Special mention to GoW.
Quote this with what you would have said your game of the year was at the end of 2010, if you had one, and what you would say your favourite game of 2010 is now, if it differs
Localisations and early access count, remasters and ports don't. Remakes depend
Refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations and early access count, remasters and ports don't. Remakes depend
Refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
RDR then and RDR now, playing the PS5 re- release at the moment. Loved the Mass Effect series too. Special mention to GoW.
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned.
XJ6 4.2
Audi 80 Sport
BMW 320i
VW Beetle (old school)
Renault 5
All used, the 1970's XJ cost £500 back in 1990 and fuel was cheap!
Currently a 1998 Defender 90 300tdi (live on a farm) and only do around 4000 miles pa
XJ6 4.2
Audi 80 Sport
BMW 320i
VW Beetle (old school)
Renault 5
All used, the 1970's XJ cost £500 back in 1990 and fuel was cheap!
Currently a 1998 Defender 90 300tdi (live on a farm) and only do around 4000 miles pa
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned.
Austin Princess.
Volkswagen Polo
Nissan Almera
Nissan Note
Kia Ceed
All a bit boring, the Note was the perfect car for me though, had it for over a decade.
Current Kia is the most pleasant car I've ever driven nothing spectacular, just very nice.
Austin Princess.
Volkswagen Polo
Nissan Almera
Nissan Note
Kia Ceed
All a bit boring, the Note was the perfect car for me though, had it for over a decade.
Current Kia is the most pleasant car I've ever driven nothing spectacular, just very nice.
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
*cracks knuckles*
Renault 4
Austin Allegro Equipe
Fiat Strada
Nissan Micra
Mini Cooper Estate
Currently: Škoda Scala, the first time I’ve bought new.
*cracks knuckles*
Renault 4
Austin Allegro Equipe
Fiat Strada
Nissan Micra
Mini Cooper Estate
Currently: Škoda Scala, the first time I’ve bought new.
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned.
XJ6 4.2
Audi 80 Sport
BMW 320i
VW Beetle (old school)
Renault 5
All used, the 1970's XJ cost £500 back in 1990 and fuel was cheap!
Currently a 1998 Defender 90 300tdi (live on a farm) and only do around 4000 miles pa
XJ6 4.2
Audi 80 Sport
BMW 320i
VW Beetle (old school)
Renault 5
All used, the 1970's XJ cost £500 back in 1990 and fuel was cheap!
Currently a 1998 Defender 90 300tdi (live on a farm) and only do around 4000 miles pa
FFS, having a pet pony is just a hellish endless worry about whether to rug and which rug. It will always be wrong.
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
FFS, having a pet pony is just a hellish endless worry about whether to rug and which rug. It will always be wrong.
Contentious opinion: I don't see the point in cake. It's just meh, there are so many nicer things to eat yet cake is still the centre piece of celebrations. I just don't get it.
November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Contentious opinion: I don't see the point in cake. It's just meh, there are so many nicer things to eat yet cake is still the centre piece of celebrations. I just don't get it.
Slightly diminish a book: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Slow Horse
Slightly diminish a book: The Silver Pavilion
September 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Slightly diminish a book: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Slow Horse
I just want to get a review on the Essex range! Have always been tempted.
July 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I just want to get a review on the Essex range! Have always been tempted.
I put the fan on, and someone is stealing the breeze!
June 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I put the fan on, and someone is stealing the breeze!
What's it like hanging with me and the boys
June 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
What's it like hanging with me and the boys
I have a supervisor at the stables, not sure he approves
June 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I have a supervisor at the stables, not sure he approves
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
People who believe themselves to be IT literate and tell you so, seriously aren't and IT literacy in school leavers has fallen dramatically over the last 5 to 10 years.
People who believe themselves to be IT literate and tell you so, seriously aren't and IT literacy in school leavers has fallen dramatically over the last 5 to 10 years.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
There’s only a limited number of metaphors that work for the Trinity and we have an annual rite of passage where we abuse all trainee priests by forcing them to try and find a new one
There’s only a limited number of metaphors that work for the Trinity and we have an annual rite of passage where we abuse all trainee priests by forcing them to try and find a new one
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Unless you seek it out, most professors don't learn how to teach. It's not part of the job requirements. The idea is that you're an expert in your field and that's Enough.
Unless you seek it out, most professors don't learn how to teach. It's not part of the job requirements. The idea is that you're an expert in your field and that's Enough.
June 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
People who believe themselves to be IT literate and tell you so, seriously aren't and IT literacy in school leavers has fallen dramatically over the last 5 to 10 years.
People who believe themselves to be IT literate and tell you so, seriously aren't and IT literacy in school leavers has fallen dramatically over the last 5 to 10 years.
Total gridlock getting to work today
June 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Total gridlock getting to work today
Why do phones not have the option to schedule a pause for alarms? I will spend this long weekend paranoid that I will forget to reactivate my alarm.
April 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Why do phones not have the option to schedule a pause for alarms? I will spend this long weekend paranoid that I will forget to reactivate my alarm.
I have a new bestie, this is Hamish. (Yes I know he is Welsh not Scottish but that's the name he came with and he can be a wee furry cunt, in a lovable way)
March 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I have a new bestie, this is Hamish. (Yes I know he is Welsh not Scottish but that's the name he came with and he can be a wee furry cunt, in a lovable way)
Alan! Alan!...
February 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Alan! Alan!...
Scatter cushions or scatter cats?
February 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Scatter cushions or scatter cats?
Today I went on my first proper walk after fubaring my SI joint last October. Not miles and miles but up and down dale in muddy fields checking the fences before the neddies come home. Feel a bit achy but also fecking awesome!
February 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today I went on my first proper walk after fubaring my SI joint last October. Not miles and miles but up and down dale in muddy fields checking the fences before the neddies come home. Feel a bit achy but also fecking awesome!
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February 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Well, it looks like we need to pull our finger out and look after our Ukrainian friends.
February 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Well, it looks like we need to pull our finger out and look after our Ukrainian friends.
I think @connoreatspants.bsky.social is a total hero, just saying..
January 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I think @connoreatspants.bsky.social is a total hero, just saying..
As an Assassin's Creed and Hitman player, I have to say the new Notre Dame looks like a challenge..
December 7, 2024 at 6:44 PM
As an Assassin's Creed and Hitman player, I have to say the new Notre Dame looks like a challenge..
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heh, top trolling.
December 6, 2024 at 9:27 AM
heh, top trolling.
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Superb work.
This is still a big concern in FE which missed out on the the recent and well-deserved 5.5% pay uplift afforded to school-teachers.
Real-terms investment in FE is well below what it was in 2010 & a thriving FE sector is essential for delivery of the government's 5 Missions.
This is still a big concern in FE which missed out on the the recent and well-deserved 5.5% pay uplift afforded to school-teachers.
Real-terms investment in FE is well below what it was in 2010 & a thriving FE sector is essential for delivery of the government's 5 Missions.
Official data shows recruitment to teacher training in England is a long way below target. Slight improvements on last year, but levels remain below pre-pandemic
- 38% below target for secondary overall
- 12 out of 17 subjects below respective targets
- 12% below target in usually-reliable primary
- 38% below target for secondary overall
- 12 out of 17 subjects below respective targets
- 12% below target in usually-reliable primary
December 5, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Superb work.
This is still a big concern in FE which missed out on the the recent and well-deserved 5.5% pay uplift afforded to school-teachers.
Real-terms investment in FE is well below what it was in 2010 & a thriving FE sector is essential for delivery of the government's 5 Missions.
This is still a big concern in FE which missed out on the the recent and well-deserved 5.5% pay uplift afforded to school-teachers.
Real-terms investment in FE is well below what it was in 2010 & a thriving FE sector is essential for delivery of the government's 5 Missions.
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My first ever trip to #centerparcs in the UK - a live blog as it happened:
Everyone is wearing identical north face jackets here and I think I missed a memo or something.
Everyone is wearing identical north face jackets here and I think I missed a memo or something.
November 25, 2024 at 10:18 AM
My first ever trip to #centerparcs in the UK - a live blog as it happened:
Everyone is wearing identical north face jackets here and I think I missed a memo or something.
Everyone is wearing identical north face jackets here and I think I missed a memo or something.
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Just admiring these fine chalk drawings by the sometimes-overlooked 16th century Florence artist Andrea del Sarto, done as preparatory studies for larger paintings ~ St John the Baptist / Head of a Woman / Julius Caesar
November 19, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Just admiring these fine chalk drawings by the sometimes-overlooked 16th century Florence artist Andrea del Sarto, done as preparatory studies for larger paintings ~ St John the Baptist / Head of a Woman / Julius Caesar
Now there is a Bluesky Ed Balls day, do I have to adjust my calendar?
November 18, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Now there is a Bluesky Ed Balls day, do I have to adjust my calendar?