Ben Darlow
@kapowaz.net
Designer/Engineer. Maker of things. Emoji artisan. Keyboard enthusiast (@kapowaz.industries). Coventry City fan. Invented @-replies. Not John Green. Non-American. He/Him.
Pinned
so it turns out ivermectin can’t cure cancer of the asshole
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
so it turns out ivermectin can’t cure cancer of the asshole
so it turns out ivermectin can’t cure cancer of the asshole
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
so it turns out ivermectin can’t cure cancer of the asshole
Does anyone know how to track down what app has ‘stolen’ a keyboard shortcut in MacOS? Command+Shift+G used to do reverse-direction find again in VS Code but it has stopped working 😭
January 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Does anyone know how to track down what app has ‘stolen’ a keyboard shortcut in MacOS? Command+Shift+G used to do reverse-direction find again in VS Code but it has stopped working 😭
Slack and Discord emoji should support light and dark modes
January 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Slack and Discord emoji should support light and dark modes
Reposted by Ben Darlow
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
30 years from now Gen Alpha are going to be going through listings like this only there’s gonna be a room dedicated to Funko Pops and life-size anime models.
January 12, 2026 at 9:50 AM
30 years from now Gen Alpha are going to be going through listings like this only there’s gonna be a room dedicated to Funko Pops and life-size anime models.
Reposted by Ben Darlow
Someone from Cork telling you they’ve had a busy day
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Someone from Cork telling you they’ve had a busy day
I can hear my next door neighbour snoring through a brick wall fml
January 11, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I can hear my next door neighbour snoring through a brick wall fml
Benin and Côte D’Ivoire have both fallen flat on their faces after chatting shit at Egypt on the socials. Who will fall next?
January 10, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Benin and Côte D’Ivoire have both fallen flat on their faces after chatting shit at Egypt on the socials. Who will fall next?
Reposted by Ben Darlow
My brother made an AI book of him and his girlfriend's engagement story with them as cute animals for Christmas. I'm a children's book illustrator and he didn't ask me. Made me very sad.
January 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
My brother made an AI book of him and his girlfriend's engagement story with them as cute animals for Christmas. I'm a children's book illustrator and he didn't ask me. Made me very sad.
This is like refusing to walk away from debate bros.
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
This is like refusing to walk away from debate bros.
Absolutely buzzing for Macclesfield. What a result. The magic of the cup!
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Absolutely buzzing for Macclesfield. What a result. The magic of the cup!
Just to be clear: this has zero to do with legal compliance and everything to do with some PM realising it was so popular it was burning through LLM credits too quickly, so they’re gating it behind paying users.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Just to be clear: this has zero to do with legal compliance and everything to do with some PM realising it was so popular it was burning through LLM credits too quickly, so they’re gating it behind paying users.
Reposted by Ben Darlow
Nipped to Curries in my Tesco uniform, a customer asked me for help buying a dishwasher and she was fit so I did and when she'd chosen one I asked her for a date and now we have three children, the same dishwasher, and NONE of them can load it.
January 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Nipped to Curries in my Tesco uniform, a customer asked me for help buying a dishwasher and she was fit so I did and when she'd chosen one I asked her for a date and now we have three children, the same dishwasher, and NONE of them can load it.
Somebody is playing the recorder in the street at 7:55am
January 9, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Somebody is playing the recorder in the street at 7:55am
Reposted by Ben Darlow
Everything's terrible, except for it's the 8th of January, and in just a couple of hours Peter Bleksley kicks off his absolutely bonkers tour of the UK and Ireland.
I needed to map it to see if there was a rhyme or reason to his route, but no, it's just as maniacal as it seemed.
I needed to map it to see if there was a rhyme or reason to his route, but no, it's just as maniacal as it seemed.
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Everything's terrible, except for it's the 8th of January, and in just a couple of hours Peter Bleksley kicks off his absolutely bonkers tour of the UK and Ireland.
I needed to map it to see if there was a rhyme or reason to his route, but no, it's just as maniacal as it seemed.
I needed to map it to see if there was a rhyme or reason to his route, but no, it's just as maniacal as it seemed.
Metal af
January 8, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Metal af
Martinelli has scumbag of the year in the bag already.
January 8, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Martinelli has scumbag of the year in the bag already.
January 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Toss a coin to see if Amanda stays in the game! #TheTraitors
January 8, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Toss a coin to see if Amanda stays in the game! #TheTraitors