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Ben Kutcher
@benkutcher.bsky.social
VP, Operations at Bad Robot Games
Owner of Harbinger Coffee
Ex- Intel, Funomena, IndieBI
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The great thing about Bluesky is that you won’t have to lay on your deathbed wishing you had spent more time on social media.
At least they are giving us $20.

A $20 credit.

A $20 credit on next months bill.
I for one love to not be able to watch football because the $3.5 trillion company can’t get along with the $201 billion company
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Where have a heard that the devs will retain creative control after a major ownership change before?

Unrelated I wonder how Blizzard is doing these days?
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Reposted by Ben Kutcher
I don't drink coffee so not crossing this picket line won't be difficult for me, but the rest of you should probably be prepared to caffeinate in an alternate fashion
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.

If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Reposted by Ben Kutcher
I never thought I would say this .. but Dead Static Drive comes out in an hour
store.steampowered.com/app/1166940/...
Dead Static Drive on Steam
Dead Static Drive is Grand Theft Cthulhu. An indie survival-horror game following a nightmarish road trip across a 1980s Americana. Evade police. Equip yourself and those close to you, and follow your...
store.steampowered.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Reposted by Ben Kutcher
43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
October 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The line for Hollywood is speaking out about Tibet iirc.
I dunno if it's just the weird algorithm on Facebook, but man I've been seeing a lot of ads on there for Tron: Ares. Jared Leto (mega creep) is a huge deterrent from me ever wanting to see the movie. What will it take for Hollywood to stop hiring him?? www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
Nine women accuse Jared Leto of sexual impropriety in new report
Women recount alleged behavior, including flirting with teenagers, as ‘predatory, terrifying and unacceptable’
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Appreciate Elaine at @nopunincluded.com rejecting every asinine library premise Efka proposed.

Please get into it next time! Libraries rock and I, for one, would have rather heard about that then the AI bit.
October 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I dunno maybe we should just celebrate the peace prize winner without any additional commentary on non-winners
October 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Reposted by Ben Kutcher
Looking for an SF Bay person available for a short-term job cataloguing a large collection of immersive/ARG materials for donation to a museum. You’d be paid as a contractor, expected to take a couple weeks. You’d be working out of my home, so not being allergic to cats would be ideal.
October 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Omg that moment in Silksong…
a man holding a bowling ball with the words now you 're all in big big trouble
ALT: a man holding a bowling ball with the words now you 're all in big big trouble
media.tenor.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Age verification check:

Dialed into Tristate Online, which didnt have a native telnet client, to gopher for “tools surfing net” to get an open telnet to a box where i could fire up TinyFugue to MUSH.
age verification check:

you were on irc with friends in d.c. and nyc while it was happening, before the second tower, when they thought it was a light plane
September 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Cohen Brothers Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Christopher Nolan's How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days
John Grisham's Ocean's 11
September 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
If i knew then what I know today i would have built more monetization into my BBS door games.
August 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
As a former public accountant, please tell the government you want simpler direct filing.
itep.org ITEP @itep.org · Aug 29
The IRS wants Americans to weigh in on Direct File, the agency's free tax filing program.

We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful.

The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
IRS asks for public input on free tax filing options to inform congressional report | Internal Revenue Service
IR-2025-85, Aug. 21, 2025 — The IRS invites the public to participate in an anonymous feedback survey on tax preparation and filing options, which will run through Sept. 5, 2025.
www.irs.gov
August 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Watching the traveling entitled meltdown when they arent immediately catered to. *chefs kiss*

“but i’m 1K!”
August 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Just dragging lifeless forms over the finish line this week.
August 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Number formatting in word fills me with rage.
August 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Shout out to @danthurot.bsky.social and @benmandelker.bsky.social for putting this on my radar. Finally got it to the table and it was emotionally evocative and evocative of its theme.

I’m not sure, with my group, we would ever steer this game to a victory.

boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37...
Land and Freedom: The Spanish Revolution and Civil War
Forge a fragile alliance to save Spain, but who will claim the glory?
boardgamegeek.com
August 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
QT this post with someone you wish was still alive
August 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
To all my friends who hate cancer and love Severance, please take note of this opportunity to bid on an ultra rare piece of Severance memorabilia and tell cancer to get LOST.

There are also some cool pieces from Bad Robot and JJ as well as many other items!

www.icollector.com/Severance-Lu...
Severance Lumon Vending Machine Promo Box (Very Rare)
Severance Lumon Vending Machine Promo Box (Very Rare) - Cancer Gets LOST
www.icollector.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In light of all this cc processing nonsense i think i want binaries or physical copies. Licenses can be revoked and i have spent way too much on licenses
August 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Of course im excited about a new brass.

Also worried that higher costs and logistics complexity will keep smaller players out and we’re converging toward a video game like future.
August 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
RIP Philz
August 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Upgraded my car antenna
August 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Posted for no particular reason

youtu.be/X2VWV2hMXic?...
Monty Phython - Be Quiet!
YouTube video by 8sleven
youtu.be
July 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM