Ben Ellman
@heybellman.bsky.social
Radio Producer / Reporter for the likes of Engadget, NPR, Digiday, and maybe you!
Probably sent you an invite to NYC Radio Club.
I treat this site like a sassy LinkedIn™ for media people
Probably sent you an invite to NYC Radio Club.
I treat this site like a sassy LinkedIn™ for media people
Every time a tech company tries to do this American evangelicals pop out of the bushes and yell “mark of the beast!1!”
I sincerely believe it’s a big reason biometric payment hasn’t caught on in the US
I sincerely believe it’s a big reason biometric payment hasn’t caught on in the US
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Every time a tech company tries to do this American evangelicals pop out of the bushes and yell “mark of the beast!1!”
I sincerely believe it’s a big reason biometric payment hasn’t caught on in the US
I sincerely believe it’s a big reason biometric payment hasn’t caught on in the US
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Thankful to my Bluesky feed for giving me these two posts from @mamavitelli.bsky.social and @baronduki.bsky.social back to back
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Thankful to my Bluesky feed for giving me these two posts from @mamavitelli.bsky.social and @baronduki.bsky.social back to back
Every episode of Letterkenny costs $5 to make and it’s so much fun to watch
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Every episode of Letterkenny costs $5 to make and it’s so much fun to watch
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Man Hoping People Notice How Many Folding Chairs He’s Carrying At Once https://theonion.com/man-hoping-people-notice-how-many-folding-chairs-he-s-c-1819576444/
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Man Hoping People Notice How Many Folding Chairs He’s Carrying At Once https://theonion.com/man-hoping-people-notice-how-many-folding-chairs-he-s-c-1819576444/
Just looked it up, 2025 had 3 Thursdays the 20th in February, March, and November!
Next year only has one in August!
Next year only has one in August!
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Just looked it up, 2025 had 3 Thursdays the 20th in February, March, and November!
Next year only has one in August!
Next year only has one in August!
This thing is gonna be like $899.99
Valve signals it won’t subsidize the Steam Machine.
Skill Up:
> It’s not going to be a sort of subsidized device, like Valve is not going into this thinking we’re going to eat a big loss on this so that we can group market share or category or anything...
www.theverge.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This thing is gonna be like $899.99
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Finally, Magic the Gathering quit congress.
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Finally, Magic the Gathering quit congress.
A real test to see if Bluesky has "the juice":
I have a ticket to Dijon at Terminal 5 in NYC on December 4. I want to trade it for one of Dijon's shows at Brooklyn Paramount on the 1st or 2nd.
Are you, humble poster, the one who wants to trade tickets? Please hit my line
I have a ticket to Dijon at Terminal 5 in NYC on December 4. I want to trade it for one of Dijon's shows at Brooklyn Paramount on the 1st or 2nd.
Are you, humble poster, the one who wants to trade tickets? Please hit my line
November 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A real test to see if Bluesky has "the juice":
I have a ticket to Dijon at Terminal 5 in NYC on December 4. I want to trade it for one of Dijon's shows at Brooklyn Paramount on the 1st or 2nd.
Are you, humble poster, the one who wants to trade tickets? Please hit my line
I have a ticket to Dijon at Terminal 5 in NYC on December 4. I want to trade it for one of Dijon's shows at Brooklyn Paramount on the 1st or 2nd.
Are you, humble poster, the one who wants to trade tickets? Please hit my line
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"Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s online encyclopedia, Grokipedia, cites the neo-Nazi website Stormfront as a source 42 times and relies on other sites that experts have shunned as unreliable or hate-filled, according to an analysis by researchers at Cornell University" www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s online encyclopedia, Grokipedia, cites the neo-Nazi website Stormfront as a source 42 times and relies on other sites that experts have shunned as unreliable or hate-filled, according to an analysis by researchers at Cornell University" www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
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NEW: Meta won its FTC antitrust trial. The judge found that the company did not violate antitrust laws in its purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram.
That means Meta WILL NOT be broken up. It was always a long shot for that to happen, but crisis averted.
That means Meta WILL NOT be broken up. It was always a long shot for that to happen, but crisis averted.
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
NEW: Meta won its FTC antitrust trial. The judge found that the company did not violate antitrust laws in its purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram.
That means Meta WILL NOT be broken up. It was always a long shot for that to happen, but crisis averted.
That means Meta WILL NOT be broken up. It was always a long shot for that to happen, but crisis averted.
Folks,,, we need to accept that the internet touches every part of human life
November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Folks,,, we need to accept that the internet touches every part of human life
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chatgpt is down, post handmade em dashes
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
chatgpt is down, post handmade em dashes
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math textbook covers for some reason:
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
math textbook covers for some reason:
AI can't recreate this
Take On Me
YouTube video by Cap'n Jazz - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
AI can't recreate this
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Join us LIVE on the @engadget.com Podcast in a few minutes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-eD... I'll be chatting with @jesslconditt.bsky.social about Valve's new hardware, as well as our favorite games of the year
Did Valve just reinvent PC gaming again? | Engadget Podcast
YouTube video by Engadget
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Join us LIVE on the @engadget.com Podcast in a few minutes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-eD... I'll be chatting with @jesslconditt.bsky.social about Valve's new hardware, as well as our favorite games of the year
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every company in 2025
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
every company in 2025
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That's about $131,868,131.86 lost per day for 91 days.
What is business?
What is business?
ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
That's about $131,868,131.86 lost per day for 91 days.
What is business?
What is business?
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November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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"Sandwich guy" beats the Feds, and they came for him hard. Via NBC
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"Sandwich guy" beats the Feds, and they came for him hard. Via NBC
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motivational image.
What are you learning next?
What are you learning next?
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
motivational image.
What are you learning next?
What are you learning next?
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i hate it when something is described as "inscrutable." you have no idea the types of things im able to scrute
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
i hate it when something is described as "inscrutable." you have no idea the types of things im able to scrute
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terrifying aura coming off this image
A glimpse from the Andrew Cuomo official watch party at Ziegfeld Ballroom, via NYPost's Matthew Fischetti
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
terrifying aura coming off this image
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Why do we as Americans always schedule Election Day for the same week in the year that the night-wolf Skoll devours the Sun
November 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Why do we as Americans always schedule Election Day for the same week in the year that the night-wolf Skoll devours the Sun