Ben R
@helloben42.bsky.social
Makes software (sorry). Bought a camera in lockdown, still taking bad photos
Also most energy consumption in developed countries has gone down or plateaued since the 2000s, so we may not even need an ever growing amount of batteries.
In the UK we peaked in 2005, USA similar time
In the UK we peaked in 2005, USA similar time
January 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Also most energy consumption in developed countries has gone down or plateaued since the 2000s, so we may not even need an ever growing amount of batteries.
In the UK we peaked in 2005, USA similar time
In the UK we peaked in 2005, USA similar time
Reading the wikipedia article on offa's ditch makes it seem like there's disagreament on whether offa was first the name of a guy or generic name for border
December 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Reading the wikipedia article on offa's ditch makes it seem like there's disagreament on whether offa was first the name of a guy or generic name for border
I've always used -by & -thwaite as viking places names. -ley also shows an inverse (assuming they're anlgo saxon names given the clear border following offa's dyke)
December 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I've always used -by & -thwaite as viking places names. -ley also shows an inverse (assuming they're anlgo saxon names given the clear border following offa's dyke)
The fuck is wrong with me. I spent 2 hours learning davinci resolve for this shit joke
December 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The fuck is wrong with me. I spent 2 hours learning davinci resolve for this shit joke
Just like Peter Jackson did! Philosophy Tube Extended Edition
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Just like Peter Jackson did! Philosophy Tube Extended Edition
Literally the first quote I saw lol
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Literally the first quote I saw lol
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
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
Lol at this incredibly convenient feedback loop
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Lol at this incredibly convenient feedback loop
guess where the azure status page links to lol
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
guess where the azure status page links to lol
I just want to be a famous britsh actor who can call up the costume designer for Withnail and I and ask them to make a coat for me
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I just want to be a famous britsh actor who can call up the costume designer for Withnail and I and ask them to make a coat for me
Zoë's editor, you can't just put sections in like this without warning.
I almost choked on my drink!
I almost choked on my drink!
![People occasionally just flip [me] off or whatever, but nobody's come up to me and tried to make a statement about anything. Personally, it's kind of dumb. It's just a vehicle. So it's ironic that it would even become a political statement, but nonetheless it is. [Editor’s note: Taylor was arrested and plead guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. He was later pardoned by President Trump.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:etkrfxlgilivi77xthdc3o2m/bafkreies5buzuul7vkuwilhx4xv7m2ny5wguff62warcyu6efjvj4ozr7y@jpeg)
October 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Zoë's editor, you can't just put sections in like this without warning.
I almost choked on my drink!
I almost choked on my drink!
I'm gonna read this as "let's bring back the New Romantics movement" which im all for
October 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I'm gonna read this as "let's bring back the New Romantics movement" which im all for
Average british person watching an american microwave a cup of tea
September 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Average british person watching an american microwave a cup of tea
Theres this old but good video where it uses grains of rice, 1 grain of rice is $10k, this huge pile $1b
June 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Theres this old but good video where it uses grains of rice, 1 grain of rice is $10k, this huge pile $1b
So this is where we're at now? Takes from normally reasonable people going
"Not a bio weapon but the lab leak conspiracy theory is a viable option"
"Not a bio weapon but the lab leak conspiracy theory is a viable option"
May 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
So this is where we're at now? Takes from normally reasonable people going
"Not a bio weapon but the lab leak conspiracy theory is a viable option"
"Not a bio weapon but the lab leak conspiracy theory is a viable option"
Was once recommended this book
Basically "how to win friends and influence people" if written by a professional animal trainer
Basically "how to win friends and influence people" if written by a professional animal trainer
April 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Was once recommended this book
Basically "how to win friends and influence people" if written by a professional animal trainer
Basically "how to win friends and influence people" if written by a professional animal trainer
You can go to the top, must have spent a good 10min just watching it going up and down
April 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
You can go to the top, must have spent a good 10min just watching it going up and down
Once went to a water pump museum near Darlington. Which sounds naff until you find out one of the pumps is a 10m tall steam engine that still runs
April 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Once went to a water pump museum near Darlington. Which sounds naff until you find out one of the pumps is a 10m tall steam engine that still runs
This just gave me a flashback to something else awesome
February 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This just gave me a flashback to something else awesome
Moved house recently and found this cd binder and had a similar hit of nostalgia...though lacking in a PlayStation to make use of it
January 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Moved house recently and found this cd binder and had a similar hit of nostalgia...though lacking in a PlayStation to make use of it
vscode using 2.8 gb to store every patch version of dotnet 🙃
December 16, 2024 at 10:39 AM
vscode using 2.8 gb to store every patch version of dotnet 🙃
There's abbydale Industrial Hamlet near(ish) me, which is a steel works turned museum. This is one one note from their history.
Labourers used to not fuck about
Labourers used to not fuck about
November 25, 2024 at 11:04 AM
There's abbydale Industrial Hamlet near(ish) me, which is a steel works turned museum. This is one one note from their history.
Labourers used to not fuck about
Labourers used to not fuck about
It's a human rights violation that I can't send my child to private school (VAT free)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 1, 2024 at 5:12 PM
It's a human rights violation that I can't send my child to private school (VAT free)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...