Ben T. (Lucky #210,713)
@norights.bsky.social
(He/Him) Indie animator, feminist, liberal, internet person http://norights.net
Whelp, I’m no longer the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
Today I’m 43
Today I’m 43
a man laying on a bed with his eyes closed and the words yes it is my birthday
Alt: Animated GIF from the movie Coming to America where Prince Akeem sits up in bed smiling saying, “Yes, it is my birthday!”
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Whelp, I’m no longer the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
Today I’m 43
Today I’m 43
@ironspike.bsky.social I forget if you’re familiar with DankPods, the Australian YouTuber who reviews/destroys MP3 players and other “nugget” tech
He also has a car channel
youtube.com/@garbagetime...
Videos include “I replaced my oil with Vegemite” and “NEVER use Vegemite as Engine Oil” :V
He also has a car channel
youtube.com/@garbagetime...
Videos include “I replaced my oil with Vegemite” and “NEVER use Vegemite as Engine Oil” :V
Garbage Time
What a mighty fleet of nuggets that guy has
- no one.
youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
@ironspike.bsky.social I forget if you’re familiar with DankPods, the Australian YouTuber who reviews/destroys MP3 players and other “nugget” tech
He also has a car channel
youtube.com/@garbagetime...
Videos include “I replaced my oil with Vegemite” and “NEVER use Vegemite as Engine Oil” :V
He also has a car channel
youtube.com/@garbagetime...
Videos include “I replaced my oil with Vegemite” and “NEVER use Vegemite as Engine Oil” :V
Saw someone is attempting a modern version of StumbleUpon cloudhiker.net
Cloudhiker - The greatest Sites of the Internet
Discover the internet and find the most interesting, weird or awesome websites.
cloudhiker.net
December 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Saw someone is attempting a modern version of StumbleUpon cloudhiker.net
This is probably the most realistic take on how things will impact people once the bubble pops. My question is will it cause something like the Great Recession or will Silicon Valley find another new thing and pivot the hype train to keep going?
youtu.be/y8tvozJm_Bg?...
youtu.be/y8tvozJm_Bg?...
How Does AI Affect Josh Johnson's Career? - After The Cut | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This is probably the most realistic take on how things will impact people once the bubble pops. My question is will it cause something like the Great Recession or will Silicon Valley find another new thing and pivot the hype train to keep going?
youtu.be/y8tvozJm_Bg?...
youtu.be/y8tvozJm_Bg?...
Here's a composer and music calligrapher who makes playable portraits of animals
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRKo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRKo...
How does a fox sound?
YouTube video by Sympawnies by Noam Oxman
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Here's a composer and music calligrapher who makes playable portraits of animals
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRKo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRKo...
ME: Honestly it's not that different from Ohio
WIFE: There's a big difference between -20 and -40…
ME: Not really. If it's "don't go outside" and "don't go outside: there's ghosts," either way I'm not going outside
WIFE: There's a big difference between -20 and -40…
ME: Not really. If it's "don't go outside" and "don't go outside: there's ghosts," either way I'm not going outside
December 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
ME: Honestly it's not that different from Ohio
WIFE: There's a big difference between -20 and -40…
ME: Not really. If it's "don't go outside" and "don't go outside: there's ghosts," either way I'm not going outside
WIFE: There's a big difference between -20 and -40…
ME: Not really. If it's "don't go outside" and "don't go outside: there's ghosts," either way I'm not going outside
As an American living in Canada, whenever people spew familiar bullshit I turn into the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
www.reddit.com/r/alberta/co...
Government exists to help the population. Otherwise WTF does it do? Build ballrooms and throw Gatsby parties
www.reddit.com/r/alberta/co...
Government exists to help the population. Otherwise WTF does it do? Build ballrooms and throw Gatsby parties
From the alberta community on Reddit: Smith says she doesn't believe that government should be providing any services to Albertans, she believes that private companies should be used universally to pr...
Explore this post and more from the alberta community
www.reddit.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
As an American living in Canada, whenever people spew familiar bullshit I turn into the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
www.reddit.com/r/alberta/co...
Government exists to help the population. Otherwise WTF does it do? Build ballrooms and throw Gatsby parties
www.reddit.com/r/alberta/co...
Government exists to help the population. Otherwise WTF does it do? Build ballrooms and throw Gatsby parties
If you remember the internet before it became a handful of phone apps, recall how fun and unpredictable it used to be
This is a thread to share indie/small web links and rabbit holes. Because we’re all sick of this sterile play place
This is a thread to share indie/small web links and rabbit holes. Because we’re all sick of this sterile play place
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
If you remember the internet before it became a handful of phone apps, recall how fun and unpredictable it used to be
This is a thread to share indie/small web links and rabbit holes. Because we’re all sick of this sterile play place
This is a thread to share indie/small web links and rabbit holes. Because we’re all sick of this sterile play place
:V
December 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
:V
@ironspike.bsky.social RE:Data Collection
Personally I find the funniest part being a privacy security guy realizing, “Oh no! I’ve poured my heart into this thing’s ear. I better use our tools to assess the threat!”
That said, the post is about browser extensions, which can target anybody
Personally I find the funniest part being a privacy security guy realizing, “Oh no! I’ve poured my heart into this thing’s ear. I better use our tools to assess the threat!”
That said, the post is about browser extensions, which can target anybody
December 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
@ironspike.bsky.social RE:Data Collection
Personally I find the funniest part being a privacy security guy realizing, “Oh no! I’ve poured my heart into this thing’s ear. I better use our tools to assess the threat!”
That said, the post is about browser extensions, which can target anybody
Personally I find the funniest part being a privacy security guy realizing, “Oh no! I’ve poured my heart into this thing’s ear. I better use our tools to assess the threat!”
That said, the post is about browser extensions, which can target anybody
Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From “Enshittification” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Watching a @hankgreen.bsky.social video in response to the controversial SciShow episode on knitting and the undervalued history of textiles
Features a fascinating interview with Virginia Postrel, author of The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
youtu.be/e4dYGdjgsz8?...
Features a fascinating interview with Virginia Postrel, author of The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
youtu.be/e4dYGdjgsz8?...
The Second (or perhaps 3rd) Most Important Technology
YouTube video by Hank Green
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Watching a @hankgreen.bsky.social video in response to the controversial SciShow episode on knitting and the undervalued history of textiles
Features a fascinating interview with Virginia Postrel, author of The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
youtu.be/e4dYGdjgsz8?...
Features a fascinating interview with Virginia Postrel, author of The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
youtu.be/e4dYGdjgsz8?...
@ironspike.bsky.social for those who prefer to learn Why Everything is Reagan’s Fault in video form:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
or as an article with links:
thelinknewspaper.ca/article/why-...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
or as an article with links:
thelinknewspaper.ca/article/why-...
Everything Is Ronald Reagan's Fault - YouTube
Here's our two-part series on Ronald Reagan, detailing the many problems we currently face, that are still the fault of the 'ol Gipper, including endless tax...
youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
@ironspike.bsky.social for those who prefer to learn Why Everything is Reagan’s Fault in video form:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
or as an article with links:
thelinknewspaper.ca/article/why-...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
or as an article with links:
thelinknewspaper.ca/article/why-...
How's everybody doing this Tuesday morning? www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BRH...
Dropkick Murphys "Who'll Stand With Us?" Music Video
YouTube video by Dropkick Murphys
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
How's everybody doing this Tuesday morning? www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BRH...
December 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Watched this video discussing zero fee micro-payments and pictured @scottmccloud.bsky.social getting a random chill up his spine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6wc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6wc...
AI agents are paying each other now…
YouTube video by Fireship
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Watched this video discussing zero fee micro-payments and pictured @scottmccloud.bsky.social getting a random chill up his spine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6wc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6wc...
Saw this short suggesting the new Vine might have been vibe-coded youtube.com/shorts/Sgcpj...
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Saw this short suggesting the new Vine might have been vibe-coded youtube.com/shorts/Sgcpj...
Oh hey, Vine’s coming back techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/j...
Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive | TechCrunch
Jack Dorsey backs diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive of six-second, looping videos. A new app called diVine will give access to more than 100,000 archived Vine videos, restored f...
techcrunch.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Oh hey, Vine’s coming back techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/j...
So apparently Affinity is now free www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9YR...
How is Affinity now free?
YouTube video by Affinity
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
So apparently Affinity is now free www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9YR...
Question for my RPG-loving friends (@mattsheridan.bsky.social, @michaeljpatrick.bsky.social, etc.):
What are your thoughts on LitRPG?
What are your thoughts on LitRPG?
October 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Question for my RPG-loving friends (@mattsheridan.bsky.social, @michaeljpatrick.bsky.social, etc.):
What are your thoughts on LitRPG?
What are your thoughts on LitRPG?
@ironspike.bsky.social RE:The Langoliers
Don't know why I love this horrible miniseries so much but I absolutely do. It's like Left Behind with religion replaced by scifi technobabble. Dean Stockwell going off about the JFK assassination out of nowhere, Madballs for creatures…
And that DVD cover!🤣
Don't know why I love this horrible miniseries so much but I absolutely do. It's like Left Behind with religion replaced by scifi technobabble. Dean Stockwell going off about the JFK assassination out of nowhere, Madballs for creatures…
And that DVD cover!🤣
October 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@ironspike.bsky.social RE:The Langoliers
Don't know why I love this horrible miniseries so much but I absolutely do. It's like Left Behind with religion replaced by scifi technobabble. Dean Stockwell going off about the JFK assassination out of nowhere, Madballs for creatures…
And that DVD cover!🤣
Don't know why I love this horrible miniseries so much but I absolutely do. It's like Left Behind with religion replaced by scifi technobabble. Dean Stockwell going off about the JFK assassination out of nowhere, Madballs for creatures…
And that DVD cover!🤣
Turned the fan off in my office for only like the 2nd or 3rd time this year and now it's upsettingly quiet
The kind of quiet where anyone with pets or kids gets suspicious
The kind of quiet where anyone with pets or kids gets suspicious
October 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Turned the fan off in my office for only like the 2nd or 3rd time this year and now it's upsettingly quiet
The kind of quiet where anyone with pets or kids gets suspicious
The kind of quiet where anyone with pets or kids gets suspicious
@ironspike.bsky.social Snuffy Smith and Li'l Abner are both remnants of the weird hillbilly obsession in popular culture that ran into the 70s
Early Barney Google, like early Blondie, is an interesting time capsule for the height of newspaper strips that eventually devolved into zombie comics
Early Barney Google, like early Blondie, is an interesting time capsule for the height of newspaper strips that eventually devolved into zombie comics
October 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
@ironspike.bsky.social Snuffy Smith and Li'l Abner are both remnants of the weird hillbilly obsession in popular culture that ran into the 70s
Early Barney Google, like early Blondie, is an interesting time capsule for the height of newspaper strips that eventually devolved into zombie comics
Early Barney Google, like early Blondie, is an interesting time capsule for the height of newspaper strips that eventually devolved into zombie comics
I don't know anything about Google Japan but based on their thumbnails they seem like a pretty entertaining group www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgdW...
Gboard ダイヤルバージョン / Gboard Dial Version
YouTube video by Google Japan
www.youtube.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I don't know anything about Google Japan but based on their thumbnails they seem like a pretty entertaining group www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgdW...