Dan Benjamin
@danbenjamin.bsky.social
If I owned a camera repair shop, I’d wait until someone who had dropped off their camera came in to pick it up, and I’d say “I don’t know what you’re talking about, I’ve never seen you before in my life” and just stare at them to see how they‘d react before returning their repaired kit back to them.
December 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If I owned a camera repair shop, I’d wait until someone who had dropped off their camera came in to pick it up, and I’d say “I don’t know what you’re talking about, I’ve never seen you before in my life” and just stare at them to see how they‘d react before returning their repaired kit back to them.
Someday someone will ask you to do [blank]. It's very important that you go
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December 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Someday someone will ask you to do [blank]. It's very important that you go
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The doors to the church fly open. WB and Netflix, standing at the alter, turn to see just who has rushed in.
It is Paramount, sweaty and disheveled from running across town in the midday heat.
“Don’t marry him” shouts Paramount, “He doesn’t love you like I do!”
It is Paramount, sweaty and disheveled from running across town in the midday heat.
“Don’t marry him” shouts Paramount, “He doesn’t love you like I do!”
December 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The doors to the church fly open. WB and Netflix, standing at the alter, turn to see just who has rushed in.
It is Paramount, sweaty and disheveled from running across town in the midday heat.
“Don’t marry him” shouts Paramount, “He doesn’t love you like I do!”
It is Paramount, sweaty and disheveled from running across town in the midday heat.
“Don’t marry him” shouts Paramount, “He doesn’t love you like I do!”
The unbridled desperation of the unopened microwave cannot be measured.
December 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The unbridled desperation of the unopened microwave cannot be measured.
I am officially Hungarian mustache age.
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I am officially Hungarian mustache age.
Little Bird - NEW iOS Ringtone (iOS 26) GOES HARD
YouTube video by Kadette
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December 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I'm not anti-AI, but the impact it's had on how people are writing is not great. Now, real people are copying AI-style writing (e.g. "it's not THIS, it's THAT") and it's terrible.
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I'm not anti-AI, but the impact it's had on how people are writing is not great. Now, real people are copying AI-style writing (e.g. "it's not THIS, it's THAT") and it's terrible.
Do I know anyone who can help me find a (seemingly) rare children's book from the late 1960s/early 1970s?
November 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Do I know anyone who can help me find a (seemingly) rare children's book from the late 1960s/early 1970s?
AI-written prose leans very heavily on contrastive framing, such as “It’s not about winning, it’s about learning,” where the first statement is reframed by immediately correcting or refining it.
This is a dead giveaway that the author was AI. And now real people are copying this style.
This is a dead giveaway that the author was AI. And now real people are copying this style.
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
AI-written prose leans very heavily on contrastive framing, such as “It’s not about winning, it’s about learning,” where the first statement is reframed by immediately correcting or refining it.
This is a dead giveaway that the author was AI. And now real people are copying this style.
This is a dead giveaway that the author was AI. And now real people are copying this style.
Did the dot-release for macOS Tahoe make it any more usable?
November 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Did the dot-release for macOS Tahoe make it any more usable?
Baby steps. How long before all traces of Liquid Glass are removed/replaced? iOS 27 I suppose.
iOS 26.1 lets you tweak Liquid Glass, and it’s out now
iOS 26.1 lets you tweak Liquid Glass, and it’s out now
A transparency update that lets you see clearly.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Baby steps. How long before all traces of Liquid Glass are removed/replaced? iOS 27 I suppose.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Need access to my Samsung Galaxy phone. Pin forgotten months ago. No way to remotely unlock (not connected to Samsung account, phone missing from connected Google account). Powering off or restarting requires pin, so cannot enter Recovery mode.
October 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Need access to my Samsung Galaxy phone. Pin forgotten months ago. No way to remotely unlock (not connected to Samsung account, phone missing from connected Google account). Powering off or restarting requires pin, so cannot enter Recovery mode.
iPadOS removed features we loved (slide over), while adding poorly implemented, non-discoverable features we didn't really need (multi-windows, a weird sometimes-hidden gesture-activated menubar, long-pressing icons to open a new window).
September 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
iPadOS removed features we loved (slide over), while adding poorly implemented, non-discoverable features we didn't really need (multi-windows, a weird sometimes-hidden gesture-activated menubar, long-pressing icons to open a new window).
iOS 26 has made my iphone into a bouncy cartoon.
September 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
iOS 26 has made my iphone into a bouncy cartoon.
If this idea succeeds, I will abscond to Mars. Or maybe Venus, whichever serves stronger drinks.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
5,000 Podcasts. 3,000 Episodes a Week. $1 Cost Per Episode — Behind an AI Start Up’s Plan
Former Wondery exec Jeanine Wright is leading a new firm, Inception Point AI, that's betting on flooding the zone with audio content: “I think that people who are still referring to all AI-generated c...
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September 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If this idea succeeds, I will abscond to Mars. Or maybe Venus, whichever serves stronger drinks.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Sam Eagle is under appreciated.
August 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Sam Eagle is under appreciated.
Number one on the list of Things I Do Not Want.
These contact lenses give their wearers the ability to see infrared light, even with their eyes closed. Sign me up!! [theguardian.com]
Seeing infrared: scientists create contact lenses that grant ‘super-vision’
Breakthrough could lead to range of wearables that extend range of vision and help people with colour blindness
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August 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Number one on the list of Things I Do Not Want.
Do I know any freelance, non-agency, US-based iOS developers looking for a small, fun project?
August 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Do I know any freelance, non-agency, US-based iOS developers looking for a small, fun project?
Unpopular opinion:
I don’t care about my phone camera and would prefer a flat phone without a camera bump.
I am moving away from devices. Little social media. No “working on my phone.” Instead I use a computer to do focused work.
I don’t care about my phone camera and would prefer a flat phone without a camera bump.
I am moving away from devices. Little social media. No “working on my phone.” Instead I use a computer to do focused work.
August 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Unpopular opinion:
I don’t care about my phone camera and would prefer a flat phone without a camera bump.
I am moving away from devices. Little social media. No “working on my phone.” Instead I use a computer to do focused work.
I don’t care about my phone camera and would prefer a flat phone without a camera bump.
I am moving away from devices. Little social media. No “working on my phone.” Instead I use a computer to do focused work.
In 2025, how does one earn the nickname "Slim"?
August 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
In 2025, how does one earn the nickname "Slim"?
As the realization/acceptance that an AI super intelligence is inevitable, it has also become clear that the race for better AI will eventually become an arms-race, taking place not between competing AI companies, but between governments, for the next great superpower. From nukes to AI.
August 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
As the realization/acceptance that an AI super intelligence is inevitable, it has also become clear that the race for better AI will eventually become an arms-race, taking place not between competing AI companies, but between governments, for the next great superpower. From nukes to AI.
After several weeks of testing, I have decided that I won't be upgrading to iOS/iPadOS 26 or Tahoe, but I'd like to stay in the Apple ecosystem for as long as I can.
Do you know how long Apple typically provides security fixes for older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS?
Do you know how long Apple typically provides security fixes for older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS?
August 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
After several weeks of testing, I have decided that I won't be upgrading to iOS/iPadOS 26 or Tahoe, but I'd like to stay in the Apple ecosystem for as long as I can.
Do you know how long Apple typically provides security fixes for older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS?
Do you know how long Apple typically provides security fixes for older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS?
I normally welcome and enjoy an OS overhaul. I was onboard with the path taken by iOS 6. I embraced Aqua when MacOS X was released. I enjoy the alternative desktops provided with Linux.
So I'm not sure why I'm having such a strongly negative reaction to Liquid Glass, even after trying it for weeks.
So I'm not sure why I'm having such a strongly negative reaction to Liquid Glass, even after trying it for weeks.
July 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I normally welcome and enjoy an OS overhaul. I was onboard with the path taken by iOS 6. I embraced Aqua when MacOS X was released. I enjoy the alternative desktops provided with Linux.
So I'm not sure why I'm having such a strongly negative reaction to Liquid Glass, even after trying it for weeks.
So I'm not sure why I'm having such a strongly negative reaction to Liquid Glass, even after trying it for weeks.