MrBenn
@benjamta.bsky.social
Co-founder at rainbird.ai
Interested in heavy metal, photography, logic, sci-fi, open rights, and about hundred other things.
Always on the lookout for new chainsaws to juggle.
Very occasionally ramble at www.bentaylor.co.uk and www.100reasons.co.uk
Interested in heavy metal, photography, logic, sci-fi, open rights, and about hundred other things.
Always on the lookout for new chainsaws to juggle.
Very occasionally ramble at www.bentaylor.co.uk and www.100reasons.co.uk
Didn’t manage to get a ticket - but been looking forward to watching the live stream for ages! #metalsky #backtothebeginning
July 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Didn’t manage to get a ticket - but been looking forward to watching the live stream for ages! #metalsky #backtothebeginning
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The sigil was drawn in salt and ash, the candles lit at the pentagram points, the incantation declaimed.
There was a shimmer - a demon appeared.
"Curious. What ritual is this?"
"I got it from ChatGPT. I included all protections in my prompt!"
"I see," the demon said and stepped out of the sigil.
There was a shimmer - a demon appeared.
"Curious. What ritual is this?"
"I got it from ChatGPT. I included all protections in my prompt!"
"I see," the demon said and stepped out of the sigil.
May 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The sigil was drawn in salt and ash, the candles lit at the pentagram points, the incantation declaimed.
There was a shimmer - a demon appeared.
"Curious. What ritual is this?"
"I got it from ChatGPT. I included all protections in my prompt!"
"I see," the demon said and stepped out of the sigil.
There was a shimmer - a demon appeared.
"Curious. What ritual is this?"
"I got it from ChatGPT. I included all protections in my prompt!"
"I see," the demon said and stepped out of the sigil.
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There are also a few tickets left for NORWICH on Wednesday
bookbugsanddragontales.com/product/INCE...
bookbugsanddragontales.com/product/INCE...
Robin Ince – Ticket – Bookbugs and Dragon Tales
bookbugsanddragontales.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
There are also a few tickets left for NORWICH on Wednesday
bookbugsanddragontales.com/product/INCE...
bookbugsanddragontales.com/product/INCE...
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I don’t need to go into space, it’s none of my business. I’m a big Earth guy, I can’t get enough of her work. Daffodils! Are you kidding me? Bison! Miraculous. Sending a slinky down the stairs? Incredible. Mariachi music? Yes, please.
April 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I don’t need to go into space, it’s none of my business. I’m a big Earth guy, I can’t get enough of her work. Daffodils! Are you kidding me? Bison! Miraculous. Sending a slinky down the stairs? Incredible. Mariachi music? Yes, please.
Amaryllis flower emerging
#photography
#photography
April 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Amaryllis flower emerging
#photography
#photography
March 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
March 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
February 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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🚨 APPLE WITHDRAWS ENCRYPTION TECH FROM UK 🚨
The Home Office’s actions have deprived millions of Britons from accessing a security feature.
UK citizens will be at higher risk of their personal data and family photos falling into the hands of criminals and predators ‼️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Home Office’s actions have deprived millions of Britons from accessing a security feature.
UK citizens will be at higher risk of their personal data and family photos falling into the hands of criminals and predators ‼️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end to end encryption.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🚨 APPLE WITHDRAWS ENCRYPTION TECH FROM UK 🚨
The Home Office’s actions have deprived millions of Britons from accessing a security feature.
UK citizens will be at higher risk of their personal data and family photos falling into the hands of criminals and predators ‼️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Home Office’s actions have deprived millions of Britons from accessing a security feature.
UK citizens will be at higher risk of their personal data and family photos falling into the hands of criminals and predators ‼️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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ANNOUNCING…. BLOODSTOCK’S WINTER GATHERING!! Main stage headliner CANDLEMASS joined by VENOM INC, RAISED BY OWLS, HELLRIPPER, TORTURED DEMON + KING KRAKEN. Second Stage headliner RED METHOD will be joined by THUUM + HELLBEARER bloodstock.seetickets.com/event/bloods...
February 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
ANNOUNCING…. BLOODSTOCK’S WINTER GATHERING!! Main stage headliner CANDLEMASS joined by VENOM INC, RAISED BY OWLS, HELLRIPPER, TORTURED DEMON + KING KRAKEN. Second Stage headliner RED METHOD will be joined by THUUM + HELLBEARER bloodstock.seetickets.com/event/bloods...
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ROSES ARE RED
METAL IS BLACK
SOMETHING SOMETHING
ANAL NATHRAKH
METAL IS BLACK
SOMETHING SOMETHING
ANAL NATHRAKH
February 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
ROSES ARE RED
METAL IS BLACK
SOMETHING SOMETHING
ANAL NATHRAKH
METAL IS BLACK
SOMETHING SOMETHING
ANAL NATHRAKH
Just had a note that planning for this has been rejected. A very good call.
This is a bit grim. We create a nice new public open space at Haymarket - then these vultures sweep in to stuff advertising into the eyes of people using our new space.
There will be no peace left.
There will be no peace left.
🚨 People of Norwich! Ad company Wildstone want to install a huge 40' wide digital billboard in our pedestrianised historic city centre.
Please get your objections in to this gargantuan slice of dystopia 🙏 - our city is better than this!
@adfreecities.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please get your objections in to this gargantuan slice of dystopia 🙏 - our city is better than this!
@adfreecities.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Just had a note that planning for this has been rejected. A very good call.
Felt appropriate - what are the odds on getting a ticket?
#metal-sky
#metal-sky
February 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Felt appropriate - what are the odds on getting a ticket?
#metal-sky
#metal-sky
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February 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Ursula K. LeGuin on technology
January 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ursula K. LeGuin on technology
This is a bit grim. We create a nice new public open space at Haymarket - then these vultures sweep in to stuff advertising into the eyes of people using our new space.
There will be no peace left.
There will be no peace left.
🚨 People of Norwich! Ad company Wildstone want to install a huge 40' wide digital billboard in our pedestrianised historic city centre.
Please get your objections in to this gargantuan slice of dystopia 🙏 - our city is better than this!
@adfreecities.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please get your objections in to this gargantuan slice of dystopia 🙏 - our city is better than this!
@adfreecities.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
24/01483/A | Object to Digital Screen on Haymarket
Help stop huge new digital advertising screen on Haymarket Wildstone are hoping to install a huge digital advertising screen above Mountain Warehouse, on Haymarket. View full application (or sear...
docs.google.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This is a bit grim. We create a nice new public open space at Haymarket - then these vultures sweep in to stuff advertising into the eyes of people using our new space.
There will be no peace left.
There will be no peace left.
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Seeing an online ad shouldn’t mean surrendering your data to thousands of companies you’ve never heard of. It’s time to end online behavioral advertising and the mass surveillance it enables.
Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industry—Here’s How
Each time you see a targeted ad, your personal information is exposed to thousands of advertisers and data brokers through a process called “real-time bidding” (RTB). This process does more than deliv...
www.eff.org
January 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Seeing an online ad shouldn’t mean surrendering your data to thousands of companies you’ve never heard of. It’s time to end online behavioral advertising and the mass surveillance it enables.
Needed to blow the Christmas cobwebs away. Walk in the countryside with Gatecreeper on my headphones for company did the trick. Can recommend. (Dark Superstition is a great album). #metalsky
December 29, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Needed to blow the Christmas cobwebs away. Walk in the countryside with Gatecreeper on my headphones for company did the trick. Can recommend. (Dark Superstition is a great album). #metalsky
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Right, time to make a sandwich out of every single thing in the fridge.
December 26, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Right, time to make a sandwich out of every single thing in the fridge.
Just finished listening to Service Model by @aptshadow.bsky.social on @librofm.bsky.social
Enjoyed this immensely. Issac Asimov’s logic meets Douglas Adam’s wit with a compelling ethical and moral twist.
Also excellent narration, which can really make an audio book.
Enjoyed this immensely. Issac Asimov’s logic meets Douglas Adam’s wit with a compelling ethical and moral twist.
Also excellent narration, which can really make an audio book.
December 22, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Just finished listening to Service Model by @aptshadow.bsky.social on @librofm.bsky.social
Enjoyed this immensely. Issac Asimov’s logic meets Douglas Adam’s wit with a compelling ethical and moral twist.
Also excellent narration, which can really make an audio book.
Enjoyed this immensely. Issac Asimov’s logic meets Douglas Adam’s wit with a compelling ethical and moral twist.
Also excellent narration, which can really make an audio book.
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"Twelfth Night Till Candlemas"
The story of a 40 year book-quest and of its remarkable ending
And about goblins and Christmas; the perils of ChatGPT; and the real value of librarians and so on
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2024/12/twel...
The story of a 40 year book-quest and of its remarkable ending
And about goblins and Christmas; the perils of ChatGPT; and the real value of librarians and so on
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2024/12/twel...
December 20, 2024 at 10:30 AM
"Twelfth Night Till Candlemas"
The story of a 40 year book-quest and of its remarkable ending
And about goblins and Christmas; the perils of ChatGPT; and the real value of librarians and so on
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2024/12/twel...
The story of a 40 year book-quest and of its remarkable ending
And about goblins and Christmas; the perils of ChatGPT; and the real value of librarians and so on
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2024/12/twel...