Ben Britten
@benbritten.bsky.social
Previously worked on many, many games; gamedev for nearly 20 years. I am old. I post random 3d printing stuff and sometimes bunnies. He/Him. Australia. Also birds apparently.
this is a scammy scam. report, block etc.
February 1, 2026 at 8:26 PM
this is a scammy scam. report, block etc.
and here is his friend
January 23, 2026 at 11:33 PM
and here is his friend
Saw some birds today. they were cute.
January 23, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Saw some birds today. they were cute.
This is the first thing I thought of:
January 23, 2026 at 7:45 AM
This is the first thing I thought of:
getting rid of my last baremetal windows install today. All future windows (mostly just smoke testing at this point) will happen in VMs as needed, but kept to the absolute minimum.
January 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
getting rid of my last baremetal windows install today. All future windows (mostly just smoke testing at this point) will happen in VMs as needed, but kept to the absolute minimum.
The bushfire haze has made it to Canberra. I hope everyone out there is staying safe.
January 8, 2026 at 8:46 AM
The bushfire haze has made it to Canberra. I hope everyone out there is staying safe.
welp.
I am sure that in this case the push to maximise shareholder value will lead to a better app.
I am sure that in this case the push to maximise shareholder value will lead to a better app.
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 AM
welp.
I am sure that in this case the push to maximise shareholder value will lead to a better app.
I am sure that in this case the push to maximise shareholder value will lead to a better app.
ah, there it goes.
December 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
ah, there it goes.
Go for the eyes, Boo!
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Go for the eyes, Boo!
thinking I need a new side hobby, just a little one, just to pass some time...
August 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
thinking I need a new side hobby, just a little one, just to pass some time...
This ratio is amazing.
(also this is possibly one of the single worst ideas I have seen, if it hasn't already happened, it is just a matter of time before people get the MP-bot to spout some unhinged political positions)
(also this is possibly one of the single worst ideas I have seen, if it hasn't already happened, it is just a matter of time before people get the MP-bot to spout some unhinged political positions)
August 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This ratio is amazing.
(also this is possibly one of the single worst ideas I have seen, if it hasn't already happened, it is just a matter of time before people get the MP-bot to spout some unhinged political positions)
(also this is possibly one of the single worst ideas I have seen, if it hasn't already happened, it is just a matter of time before people get the MP-bot to spout some unhinged political positions)
me just having a bit of a look around after the reported 8.7 quake that is causing the tsunami warnings...
also me: sweet mother of fuck!
link: www.usgs.gov/programs/ear....
also me: sweet mother of fuck!
link: www.usgs.gov/programs/ear....
July 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
me just having a bit of a look around after the reported 8.7 quake that is causing the tsunami warnings...
also me: sweet mother of fuck!
link: www.usgs.gov/programs/ear....
also me: sweet mother of fuck!
link: www.usgs.gov/programs/ear....
here are a heap more from just now. They are not afraid of me at all, and seem mostly annoyed that I am keeping them from their morning screeching
June 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
here are a heap more from just now. They are not afraid of me at all, and seem mostly annoyed that I am keeping them from their morning screeching
Everything is bad, so here are a whole bunch of cockies on our balcony from this weekend.
June 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Everything is bad, so here are a whole bunch of cockies on our balcony from this weekend.
Here is another of our semi-regular visitors:
June 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Here is another of our semi-regular visitors:
finally had a breakfast visitor to try out the milti-cam setup
currently the cameras are triggered independently, but now I think I need to make a button that triggers them both at the same time
currently the cameras are triggered independently, but now I think I need to make a button that triggers them both at the same time
June 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
finally had a breakfast visitor to try out the milti-cam setup
currently the cameras are triggered independently, but now I think I need to make a button that triggers them both at the same time
currently the cameras are triggered independently, but now I think I need to make a button that triggers them both at the same time
me: maybe I could take some photos of the cute birds who hang out at our bird feeder...
Also me: fuck yeah, let's automate this! Get some raspis hooked up, write some software for remote capture and download, design and 3dprint custom gearheads, multi-camera shoot, build a back end for hosting....
Also me: fuck yeah, let's automate this! Get some raspis hooked up, write some software for remote capture and download, design and 3dprint custom gearheads, multi-camera shoot, build a back end for hosting....
June 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
me: maybe I could take some photos of the cute birds who hang out at our bird feeder...
Also me: fuck yeah, let's automate this! Get some raspis hooked up, write some software for remote capture and download, design and 3dprint custom gearheads, multi-camera shoot, build a back end for hosting....
Also me: fuck yeah, let's automate this! Get some raspis hooked up, write some software for remote capture and download, design and 3dprint custom gearheads, multi-camera shoot, build a back end for hosting....
Today's breakfast bird visitors:
June 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Today's breakfast bird visitors:
Some breakfast birds on the birbcam this morning
June 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Some breakfast birds on the birbcam this morning
Here are some more birbs from the birbcam
June 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Here are some more birbs from the birbcam
While I was there I made a little web host tool that runs on the pi that allows me to see the cam on my local network so I can take photos of birds while having brekky.
May 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
While I was there I made a little web host tool that runs on the pi that allows me to see the cam on my local network so I can take photos of birds while having brekky.