Quin Benson
@quinb.bsky.social
Creatoholic. Parent, author, digital art guy. He/Him. MentalHealthMatters ProudlyAtypical, urban cryptid.
In my own defence, I WAS left unattended.
In my own defence, I WAS left unattended.
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“It’s people like that who make you realize how little you’ve accomplished. For instance, when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years.” - Tom Lehrer
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
“It’s people like that who make you realize how little you’ve accomplished. For instance, when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years.” - Tom Lehrer
"Knowledge is power, France is bacon."
December 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"Knowledge is power, France is bacon."
I called through to my Finer Half.
"Have you seen the sugar bag?" Except I spoonerised sugar bag. 🤭
"Have you seen the sugar bag?" Except I spoonerised sugar bag. 🤭
December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I called through to my Finer Half.
"Have you seen the sugar bag?" Except I spoonerised sugar bag. 🤭
"Have you seen the sugar bag?" Except I spoonerised sugar bag. 🤭
Reposted by Quin Benson
www.gimp.org/news/2025/12...
Second Release Candidate for GIMP 3.2:
New features, bug fixes, performance.
Please report problems: help us make GIMP 3.2 awesome!
Mirrors are still updating, so if you don’t see it yet, try later
#GIMP #Gimp3 #beta #imageEditor #GPL #freeSoftware #libreGraphics
Second Release Candidate for GIMP 3.2:
New features, bug fixes, performance.
Please report problems: help us make GIMP 3.2 awesome!
Mirrors are still updating, so if you don’t see it yet, try later
#GIMP #Gimp3 #beta #imageEditor #GPL #freeSoftware #libreGraphics
GIMP - GIMP 3.2 RC2: Second Release Candidate for GIMP 3.2
Release news for version GIMP 3.2 RC2
www.gimp.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
www.gimp.org/news/2025/12...
Second Release Candidate for GIMP 3.2:
New features, bug fixes, performance.
Please report problems: help us make GIMP 3.2 awesome!
Mirrors are still updating, so if you don’t see it yet, try later
#GIMP #Gimp3 #beta #imageEditor #GPL #freeSoftware #libreGraphics
Second Release Candidate for GIMP 3.2:
New features, bug fixes, performance.
Please report problems: help us make GIMP 3.2 awesome!
Mirrors are still updating, so if you don’t see it yet, try later
#GIMP #Gimp3 #beta #imageEditor #GPL #freeSoftware #libreGraphics
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Chroicocephalus fur patatae frictae - the Chipstealer Bird
Also known as the Black-headed gull (it's in its winter plumage, ok? If you look, there's a small black dot behind the eye).
Also known as the Black-headed gull (it's in its winter plumage, ok? If you look, there's a small black dot behind the eye).
December 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Chroicocephalus fur patatae frictae - the Chipstealer Bird
Also known as the Black-headed gull (it's in its winter plumage, ok? If you look, there's a small black dot behind the eye).
Also known as the Black-headed gull (it's in its winter plumage, ok? If you look, there's a small black dot behind the eye).
CCTV catches fly-tipping Essex dinosaur. There's video here:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
December 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
CCTV catches fly-tipping Essex dinosaur. There's video here:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
A View From A Hill.
NOT Fulnaker Abbey, if any M.R. James fans are wondering, but I *was* listening to the story on audio at the time – too good a chance to miss, really.
#DepressionTakesAHike
NOT Fulnaker Abbey, if any M.R. James fans are wondering, but I *was* listening to the story on audio at the time – too good a chance to miss, really.
#DepressionTakesAHike
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A View From A Hill.
NOT Fulnaker Abbey, if any M.R. James fans are wondering, but I *was* listening to the story on audio at the time – too good a chance to miss, really.
#DepressionTakesAHike
NOT Fulnaker Abbey, if any M.R. James fans are wondering, but I *was* listening to the story on audio at the time – too good a chance to miss, really.
#DepressionTakesAHike
Welcome.
WELCOME to the ever running NOW.
You're the first to see it.
WELCOME to the ever running NOW.
You're the first to see it.
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Welcome.
WELCOME to the ever running NOW.
You're the first to see it.
WELCOME to the ever running NOW.
You're the first to see it.
EasyJet Airbus, passing by
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
EasyJet Airbus, passing by
Apogoitef, Aganakti and Amichania personifying Dismay, Exasperation and Embarrassment.
Known as The Three Facepalms.
(A strange moment from the 'history stack' of an old hard drive.)
I wonder whether I'd been on medication? Or off it 😆
Known as The Three Facepalms.
(A strange moment from the 'history stack' of an old hard drive.)
I wonder whether I'd been on medication? Or off it 😆
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Apogoitef, Aganakti and Amichania personifying Dismay, Exasperation and Embarrassment.
Known as The Three Facepalms.
(A strange moment from the 'history stack' of an old hard drive.)
I wonder whether I'd been on medication? Or off it 😆
Known as The Three Facepalms.
(A strange moment from the 'history stack' of an old hard drive.)
I wonder whether I'd been on medication? Or off it 😆
Yesterday's view ahead.
The view above was blue (and I haven't downloaded it yet 😄)
Depression takes a hike
The view above was blue (and I haven't downloaded it yet 😄)
Depression takes a hike
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Yesterday's view ahead.
The view above was blue (and I haven't downloaded it yet 😄)
Depression takes a hike
The view above was blue (and I haven't downloaded it yet 😄)
Depression takes a hike
Fifty years ago, I'd have KILLED to take photos like this.
Well.
Ok.
I'd have been willing to say something slighting about somebody's hair to take photos like this, fifty years ago.
It's just down to the hagling really🥴
Nikon
180-600mm lens
Well.
Ok.
I'd have been willing to say something slighting about somebody's hair to take photos like this, fifty years ago.
It's just down to the hagling really🥴
Nikon
180-600mm lens
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Fifty years ago, I'd have KILLED to take photos like this.
Well.
Ok.
I'd have been willing to say something slighting about somebody's hair to take photos like this, fifty years ago.
It's just down to the hagling really🥴
Nikon
180-600mm lens
Well.
Ok.
I'd have been willing to say something slighting about somebody's hair to take photos like this, fifty years ago.
It's just down to the hagling really🥴
Nikon
180-600mm lens
It's all very well to be enthusiastic
but it might seem a little too drastic
It would even make a cat sick
to be overly enthusiastic
but it might seem a little too drastic
It would even make a cat sick
to be overly enthusiastic
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's all very well to be enthusiastic
but it might seem a little too drastic
It would even make a cat sick
to be overly enthusiastic
but it might seem a little too drastic
It would even make a cat sick
to be overly enthusiastic
COOL!!! I have Winamp back.
The first mp3 player I ever installed, back in... When? 1998, maybe?
I've missed those visualisations :-D
The first mp3 player I ever installed, back in... When? 1998, maybe?
I've missed those visualisations :-D
November 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
COOL!!! I have Winamp back.
The first mp3 player I ever installed, back in... When? 1998, maybe?
I've missed those visualisations :-D
The first mp3 player I ever installed, back in... When? 1998, maybe?
I've missed those visualisations :-D
A little late for Halloween, but... 😄
I was 'putting away' after dinner, looked down at the chopping board and realised that a pair of Edible Eyes(tm) would be a perfect addition.
I'm not sure WHAT titles would be suitable for a bell pepper slasher movie...
Sweeney Podd, perhaps?
I was 'putting away' after dinner, looked down at the chopping board and realised that a pair of Edible Eyes(tm) would be a perfect addition.
I'm not sure WHAT titles would be suitable for a bell pepper slasher movie...
Sweeney Podd, perhaps?
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
A little late for Halloween, but... 😄
I was 'putting away' after dinner, looked down at the chopping board and realised that a pair of Edible Eyes(tm) would be a perfect addition.
I'm not sure WHAT titles would be suitable for a bell pepper slasher movie...
Sweeney Podd, perhaps?
I was 'putting away' after dinner, looked down at the chopping board and realised that a pair of Edible Eyes(tm) would be a perfect addition.
I'm not sure WHAT titles would be suitable for a bell pepper slasher movie...
Sweeney Podd, perhaps?
Reposted by Quin Benson
Do you think vampires fly into mirrors the same way birds fly into windows because they can’t see their reflections?
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Do you think vampires fly into mirrors the same way birds fly into windows because they can’t see their reflections?
I've often said, when it comes to which side of the bed is mine, that I prefer to sleep on the top.
November 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I've often said, when it comes to which side of the bed is mine, that I prefer to sleep on the top.
Reposted by Quin Benson
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Reposted by Quin Benson
Obligatory Blade Runner patch I made on the Alesis Andromeda synthesizer.
This synth can replicate the architecture of the Yamaha CS-80 very well since it can add sine waves post-filter, used here, just like the CS-80. It also features the famous ribbon cable.
This synth can replicate the architecture of the Yamaha CS-80 very well since it can add sine waves post-filter, used here, just like the CS-80. It also features the famous ribbon cable.
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Obligatory Blade Runner patch I made on the Alesis Andromeda synthesizer.
This synth can replicate the architecture of the Yamaha CS-80 very well since it can add sine waves post-filter, used here, just like the CS-80. It also features the famous ribbon cable.
This synth can replicate the architecture of the Yamaha CS-80 very well since it can add sine waves post-filter, used here, just like the CS-80. It also features the famous ribbon cable.
Well, these aren't views ahead or above, although there are some to come.
These are the results of finding some old, old pictures from Palestine and stitching them together. The building in the picture on the right was still unfinished a dozen years later, according to Google Maps.
These are the results of finding some old, old pictures from Palestine and stitching them together. The building in the picture on the right was still unfinished a dozen years later, according to Google Maps.
October 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Well, these aren't views ahead or above, although there are some to come.
These are the results of finding some old, old pictures from Palestine and stitching them together. The building in the picture on the right was still unfinished a dozen years later, according to Google Maps.
These are the results of finding some old, old pictures from Palestine and stitching them together. The building in the picture on the right was still unfinished a dozen years later, according to Google Maps.
I dozed off before posting yesterday's 'depression Takes a hike' images
The view above
The view ahead
It was an interesting day.
The view above
The view ahead
It was an interesting day.
October 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I dozed off before posting yesterday's 'depression Takes a hike' images
The view above
The view ahead
It was an interesting day.
The view above
The view ahead
It was an interesting day.
So. Has ANYBODY read a story where a bona fide Butler Did It?
I've got one in mind where somebody pretending to be a butler did it – have I just avoided all the books that made it a cliche?
[Quick mockup. Butler fudged by AI because I couldn't find clipart and didn't have the time to draw ]
I've got one in mind where somebody pretending to be a butler did it – have I just avoided all the books that made it a cliche?
[Quick mockup. Butler fudged by AI because I couldn't find clipart and didn't have the time to draw ]
October 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
So. Has ANYBODY read a story where a bona fide Butler Did It?
I've got one in mind where somebody pretending to be a butler did it – have I just avoided all the books that made it a cliche?
[Quick mockup. Butler fudged by AI because I couldn't find clipart and didn't have the time to draw ]
I've got one in mind where somebody pretending to be a butler did it – have I just avoided all the books that made it a cliche?
[Quick mockup. Butler fudged by AI because I couldn't find clipart and didn't have the time to draw ]