Ben R
@helloben42.bsky.social
Makes software (sorry). Bought a camera in lockdown, still taking bad photos
Gift idea lists for wife, for mother, for sister, for daughter, for aunt, for grandmother, for girlfriend, for ex-girlfriend, for ex-girlfriend you want to get back with, for cutie who just smiled at you
And finally, gifts for him.
Which him?
*waves vaguely* all of them
And finally, gifts for him.
Which him?
*waves vaguely* all of them
December 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Gift idea lists for wife, for mother, for sister, for daughter, for aunt, for grandmother, for girlfriend, for ex-girlfriend, for ex-girlfriend you want to get back with, for cutie who just smiled at you
And finally, gifts for him.
Which him?
*waves vaguely* all of them
And finally, gifts for him.
Which him?
*waves vaguely* all of them
Why do the aliens speak in ASMR?
First trailer for Steven Spielberg’s new alien film ‘Disclosure Day’ 🛸
In theaters June 12, 2026
In theaters June 12, 2026
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Why do the aliens speak in ASMR?
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No one’s rich like Gaston
That’s the pitch for “Gaston”
No one’s complex and tragic yet kitsch like Gaston
He’s a circle that begs to be squared
It’s a tentpole, a four-quadrant hit
Yes his backstory’s moving and layered
And it’s starring a CGI de-aged Brad Pitt
That’s the pitch for “Gaston”
No one’s complex and tragic yet kitsch like Gaston
He’s a circle that begs to be squared
It’s a tentpole, a four-quadrant hit
Yes his backstory’s moving and layered
And it’s starring a CGI de-aged Brad Pitt
December 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
No one’s rich like Gaston
That’s the pitch for “Gaston”
No one’s complex and tragic yet kitsch like Gaston
He’s a circle that begs to be squared
It’s a tentpole, a four-quadrant hit
Yes his backstory’s moving and layered
And it’s starring a CGI de-aged Brad Pitt
That’s the pitch for “Gaston”
No one’s complex and tragic yet kitsch like Gaston
He’s a circle that begs to be squared
It’s a tentpole, a four-quadrant hit
Yes his backstory’s moving and layered
And it’s starring a CGI de-aged Brad Pitt
"Modernising human rights" is a new euphemism
ECHR 'must change' to tackle illegal immigration, Starmer urges
Prime Minister and his Danish counterpart call on European countries to 'go further' in modernising human rights laws
inews.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
"Modernising human rights" is a new euphemism
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after watching the most powerful tools of the last 20 years go from "extremely useful, just ad supported" to "deliberately worse to sell more ads" you absolutely cannot convince me that LLMs will not become intimate, deeply convincing and subtle advertising/influencing mechanisms
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
after watching the most powerful tools of the last 20 years go from "extremely useful, just ad supported" to "deliberately worse to sell more ads" you absolutely cannot convince me that LLMs will not become intimate, deeply convincing and subtle advertising/influencing mechanisms
Got round to playing Clair Obscur and it's varying between best game of year and THE most fustrating thing
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Got round to playing Clair Obscur and it's varying between best game of year and THE most fustrating thing
Everyone saw the frosted tips of the 90s and noped the fuck out
December 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Everyone saw the frosted tips of the 90s and noped the fuck out
Thinking back to a couple weeks ago where a police force was proudly showing how many electric scooters they'd confiscated, for being ridden on the pavement
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thinking back to a couple weeks ago where a police force was proudly showing how many electric scooters they'd confiscated, for being ridden on the pavement
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it’s this shit over and over again:
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
it’s this shit over and over again:
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It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
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Unless the robot car industry starts self regulating, the ever-increasing number of robo-traffic jams is going to unify both sides of the war on cars in one of the weirdest political coalitions 🙃
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Unless the robot car industry starts self regulating, the ever-increasing number of robo-traffic jams is going to unify both sides of the war on cars in one of the weirdest political coalitions 🙃
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"here's the AI-written copyright analysis" and other phrases which make legal have a stroke
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"here's the AI-written copyright analysis" and other phrases which make legal have a stroke
It doesn't help most gov/utilities still only post updates to X
X is still used by 21% of U.S. adults, Pew found, only down from 23% in 2021, despite increased competition from Meta, startups, and decentralized social media.
Pew's latest social media report shows X's staying power in the U.S., despite competition | TechCrunch
X is still used by 21% of U.S. adults, Pew found, only down from 23% in 2021, despite increased competition from Meta, startups, and decentralized social media.
techcrunch.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It doesn't help most gov/utilities still only post updates to X
Found out you can watch the international rugby on free view....provided you can understand Welsh cause its on S4C
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Found out you can watch the international rugby on free view....provided you can understand Welsh cause its on S4C
Of course the first day it hits 0C is they day my boiler springs a leak
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Of course the first day it hits 0C is they day my boiler springs a leak
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“This was a cynical strategic manoeuvre to avoid losing voters to the far right, but it seems, based on polling, that all they have done is prime their own voters to join the far right rather than stay with the Social Democrats.”
Another potential Denmark example for Labour to follow!
Another potential Denmark example for Labour to follow!
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
“This was a cynical strategic manoeuvre to avoid losing voters to the far right, but it seems, based on polling, that all they have done is prime their own voters to join the far right rather than stay with the Social Democrats.”
Another potential Denmark example for Labour to follow!
Another potential Denmark example for Labour to follow!
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People love to talk about how awful theater kids are, and they’re not wrong, but let’s be real, debate kids have made this country a lot worse
October 2, 2024 at 1:49 AM
People love to talk about how awful theater kids are, and they’re not wrong, but let’s be real, debate kids have made this country a lot worse
Literally the Lockjaw character from One Battle After Another
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Literally the Lockjaw character from One Battle After Another
This thread is:
A) very funny
B) the reason why most men in Ireland/UK only wear jeans & tshirt
A) very funny
B) the reason why most men in Ireland/UK only wear jeans & tshirt
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This thread is:
A) very funny
B) the reason why most men in Ireland/UK only wear jeans & tshirt
A) very funny
B) the reason why most men in Ireland/UK only wear jeans & tshirt
The Department of State, brought to you by DoorDash
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The Department of State, brought to you by DoorDash
The economy is not as simple as line goes up + cheap things
Yes everyone has a fridge now, but an increasing number of people can't afford to put food in it
Yes everyone has a fridge now, but an increasing number of people can't afford to put food in it
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The economy is not as simple as line goes up + cheap things
Yes everyone has a fridge now, but an increasing number of people can't afford to put food in it
Yes everyone has a fridge now, but an increasing number of people can't afford to put food in it
Channel 5 is showing live NFL game and is running into the main this that's stopping american football growingbint this country...we're only allowed a max of 12min if adverts per hour
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Channel 5 is showing live NFL game and is running into the main this that's stopping american football growingbint this country...we're only allowed a max of 12min if adverts per hour
This is why I'll always say American Psycho is better than Wolf of wallstreet/fight club/etc.
You dont come out thinking patrick Bateman as anything other than a pathetic looser (dangerous! But still pathetic)
You dont come out thinking patrick Bateman as anything other than a pathetic looser (dangerous! But still pathetic)
I saw a story earlier today with some ex-Mafia guy complaining about Mamdani was just thinking about this with mafia movies, how basically all of them are about how awful and immoral the mafia is and dumb guys watch them and go "yes being Michael Corelone seems amazing what a cool guy"
Honestly I've begun to realize that most media is consumed entirely without critique
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is why I'll always say American Psycho is better than Wolf of wallstreet/fight club/etc.
You dont come out thinking patrick Bateman as anything other than a pathetic looser (dangerous! But still pathetic)
You dont come out thinking patrick Bateman as anything other than a pathetic looser (dangerous! But still pathetic)
I know it's made up and fake but it's also believable and thus, true
- me, a regular person
- me, a regular person
I think way fewer people think pro wrestling is real than think reality tv is (in some sense) real, but ya pro wrestling has a similar thing where the sophisticated people who write about it and discuss it on the internet are not representative of the bulk of the audience for it
It was a mindfuck when I realized that a lot of people think pro wrestling is athletic competition. In 2025.
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I know it's made up and fake but it's also believable and thus, true
- me, a regular person
- me, a regular person
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Worth pointing out the biggest supporters of trans people (which is who bigots mean by “gender ideology”) are bisexual & lesbian women. All the public “concerns” about trans people (phase, indoctrination, regret, etc) are recycled forms of homophobia. This is why LGB solidarity with the T is strong.
November 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Worth pointing out the biggest supporters of trans people (which is who bigots mean by “gender ideology”) are bisexual & lesbian women. All the public “concerns” about trans people (phase, indoctrination, regret, etc) are recycled forms of homophobia. This is why LGB solidarity with the T is strong.