Benjamin
@benjami.no
art, gamedev, accessibility,
100% human.
He/him
100% human.
He/him
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Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
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The way all "AI" CEOs and evangelists keep talking about how we all need to be more positive and believe more and talk less about the material issues ... that is how an actual innovation, a paradigm shift even, looks like, yes?
January 13, 2026 at 8:57 PM
The way all "AI" CEOs and evangelists keep talking about how we all need to be more positive and believe more and talk less about the material issues ... that is how an actual innovation, a paradigm shift even, looks like, yes?
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I'm beyond excited to release 120 (!) retro textures tomorrow. They'll be CC0 (public domain) so they can be used in every sort of project, no restrictions and no need for attribution. No AI was used to create these, all handmade. See you tomorrow! ✨
January 14, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I'm beyond excited to release 120 (!) retro textures tomorrow. They'll be CC0 (public domain) so they can be used in every sort of project, no restrictions and no need for attribution. No AI was used to create these, all handmade. See you tomorrow! ✨
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Let that sink in. This is an admission that the opt-out the government proposed wasn't really about giving creatives control. That was a charade. It was the opposite - it was *intended* to ensure some missed the chance to opt-out, and to maximise the free handout to AI companies.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Let that sink in. This is an admission that the opt-out the government proposed wasn't really about giving creatives control. That was a charade. It was the opposite - it was *intended* to ensure some missed the chance to opt-out, and to maximise the free handout to AI companies.
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Astonishing admission from Ollie Ilott, the Director General for AI in the British government.
He says you wouldn't want an opt-out from AI training to be too easy to use, because the primary goal would be to get more work for AI companies to train on 🤯
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He says you wouldn't want an opt-out from AI training to be too easy to use, because the primary goal would be to get more work for AI companies to train on 🤯
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January 14, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Astonishing admission from Ollie Ilott, the Director General for AI in the British government.
He says you wouldn't want an opt-out from AI training to be too easy to use, because the primary goal would be to get more work for AI companies to train on 🤯
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He says you wouldn't want an opt-out from AI training to be too easy to use, because the primary goal would be to get more work for AI companies to train on 🤯
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Bandcamp bans AI music
Bandcamp Bans AI Music
AI music has become a big problem on streaming services. Remember the Velvet Sundown, the AI-generated psych-rock band from last year with hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams? Remember bands gett...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Bandcamp bans AI music
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Helseministeren lover tre milliarder i året til helse-KI, og nevner i slengen tre helseteknologier som i knapt benytter kunstig intelligens. Kan vi la være å omtale all teknologi som KI?
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Helseministeren lover tre milliarder i året til helse-KI, og nevner i slengen tre helseteknologier som i knapt benytter kunstig intelligens. Kan vi la være å omtale all teknologi som KI?
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Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
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Holy shit if he's this soft don't ever give him a moment's rest in public
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Holy shit if he's this soft don't ever give him a moment's rest in public
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It's always nice when they just it out loud. You can just read the lines rather than reading in between them 😍
www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...
www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...
August 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It's always nice when they just it out loud. You can just read the lines rather than reading in between them 😍
www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...
www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...
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This is such a small thing in the face of everything else going on...
but the 57th NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced today and they left off the illustrators of four out of the five graphic novel nominees.
I remain dissatisfied with how comic artists are treated.
but the 57th NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced today and they left off the illustrators of four out of the five graphic novel nominees.
I remain dissatisfied with how comic artists are treated.
January 12, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This is such a small thing in the face of everything else going on...
but the 57th NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced today and they left off the illustrators of four out of the five graphic novel nominees.
I remain dissatisfied with how comic artists are treated.
but the 57th NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced today and they left off the illustrators of four out of the five graphic novel nominees.
I remain dissatisfied with how comic artists are treated.
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what do you mean the stranger things documentary shows them writing the script on a computer with 3 chat gpt tabs open
January 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
what do you mean the stranger things documentary shows them writing the script on a computer with 3 chat gpt tabs open
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Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet. The exposure was initially discovered by YouTuber and technologist @bennjordan.bsky.social. We talk about it.
Listen now: youtu.be/tSd0nXolnIs?...
Listen now: youtu.be/tSd0nXolnIs?...
January 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet. The exposure was initially discovered by YouTuber and technologist @bennjordan.bsky.social. We talk about it.
Listen now: youtu.be/tSd0nXolnIs?...
Listen now: youtu.be/tSd0nXolnIs?...
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The EPA will no longer consider how many lives are saved when setting pollution limits, the New York Times reports. Instead, it will consider the cost to businesses of complying with clean air regulations.
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The EPA will no longer consider how many lives are saved when setting pollution limits, the New York Times reports. Instead, it will consider the cost to businesses of complying with clean air regulations.
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(Looking around at the melting planet and rising fascism around the world) the problem is we don’t appeal to elected moderates in the United States enough
January 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
(Looking around at the melting planet and rising fascism around the world) the problem is we don’t appeal to elected moderates in the United States enough
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"This direct move to a tenure-track role bypassed traditional post-doctoral fellowships or adjunct positions, aligning with the expansion of interdisciplinary programs addressing technology ethics and computing's societal impacts at the time." (Interesting and unnecessary causal assumption here.)
January 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM
"This direct move to a tenure-track role bypassed traditional post-doctoral fellowships or adjunct positions, aligning with the expansion of interdisciplinary programs addressing technology ethics and computing's societal impacts at the time." (Interesting and unnecessary causal assumption here.)
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ICE at Midway Target and seem to possible be leaving. Lots of community members here
January 11, 2026 at 7:57 PM
ICE at Midway Target and seem to possible be leaving. Lots of community members here
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Pretty willd how the DOJ just straight up stopped releasing the Epstein files even though they're legally obligated to do so.
January 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Pretty willd how the DOJ just straight up stopped releasing the Epstein files even though they're legally obligated to do so.
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temporarily embarrassed god-emperors
January 12, 2026 at 12:37 AM
temporarily embarrassed god-emperors
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I’ve been doing a methodological deep dive into the way Reddit communities discuss AI art and something happening now is the pro-AI subreddit is generating pictures of robots smashing pencils as little animals say “thank you for saving our habitat!”
January 12, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I’ve been doing a methodological deep dive into the way Reddit communities discuss AI art and something happening now is the pro-AI subreddit is generating pictures of robots smashing pencils as little animals say “thank you for saving our habitat!”
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Today we commit to making New York affordable not just for artists, but for making art. We are proud to name Rafael Espinal as Commissioner of MOME as we stand with union workers and usher in a new golden age of NYC creativity.
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Today we commit to making New York affordable not just for artists, but for making art. We are proud to name Rafael Espinal as Commissioner of MOME as we stand with union workers and usher in a new golden age of NYC creativity.
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Abolish ICE
January 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Abolish ICE
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Ad for an AI video generator over on Insta was basically just “you can make little girls dance sexy” but you can’t call that out because now everyone has to pretend making deepfaked videos of gyrating children grabbing their crotches in a bare midriff is a thing that normal people do
January 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Ad for an AI video generator over on Insta was basically just “you can make little girls dance sexy” but you can’t call that out because now everyone has to pretend making deepfaked videos of gyrating children grabbing their crotches in a bare midriff is a thing that normal people do