Ben Scott
@realbenscott.bsky.social
I'm just this guy, you know?
He/huh?
He/huh?
This is why we must give AI every scrap of our personal info, to prevent goofs like this and also cure leprosy. How do we expect it to know what you can or can't pronounce just by looking at your post history, and all your podcasts and browser activity and satellite tracking and shopping records an-
December 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is why we must give AI every scrap of our personal info, to prevent goofs like this and also cure leprosy. How do we expect it to know what you can or can't pronounce just by looking at your post history, and all your podcasts and browser activity and satellite tracking and shopping records an-
Nice poster - clever to exploit the inherent comedic value of house work with graphic design that recalls the hilarious 1950s sensibility
December 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Nice poster - clever to exploit the inherent comedic value of house work with graphic design that recalls the hilarious 1950s sensibility
In those days computers were still new and rapidly developing - we were far more interested in what the chips and software could be made to do. I owned an A500 and keyboard quality never crossed my mind...
Keyboard quality is a thing only now that PCs are commodities and we type most of the day.
Keyboard quality is a thing only now that PCs are commodities and we type most of the day.
December 9, 2025 at 4:31 AM
In those days computers were still new and rapidly developing - we were far more interested in what the chips and software could be made to do. I owned an A500 and keyboard quality never crossed my mind...
Keyboard quality is a thing only now that PCs are commodities and we type most of the day.
Keyboard quality is a thing only now that PCs are commodities and we type most of the day.
Grateful for your courageous leadership.
December 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Grateful for your courageous leadership.
Did you ace the cognitive test too?
December 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Did you ace the cognitive test too?
As per George Wallace's tag:
"...one lane, both ways..."
"...one lane, both ways..."
December 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
As per George Wallace's tag:
"...one lane, both ways..."
"...one lane, both ways..."
I once saw a comic sitting on a stool with his chin on his hand though
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I once saw a comic sitting on a stool with his chin on his hand though
Yeah I actually miss the imagined dignity of being lied to. They used to see us as worth the time and effort...
December 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Yeah I actually miss the imagined dignity of being lied to. They used to see us as worth the time and effort...
Saw it in the theaters in '85, my favorite film instantly and ever since.
November 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Saw it in the theaters in '85, my favorite film instantly and ever since.
Hard to take it seriously when both "Brazil" and "The Jerk" are ranked down in the 90s though!
November 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Hard to take it seriously when both "Brazil" and "The Jerk" are ranked down in the 90s though!
The only special I saw from the star's own apartment...
November 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The only special I saw from the star's own apartment...
NOW who's editing quotes?
* whose
* whose
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 AM
NOW who's editing quotes?
* whose
* whose
There are a lot of people on my side who use punctuation poorly too
November 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
There are a lot of people on my side who use punctuation poorly too
The economy has to grow because there's more people every year - more people need more resources to feed them. Before mid-20th century ag tech - chemical fertilizer, mechanization and pesticides - the population was relatively stable by comparison, prices didn't need to change so fast.
November 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The economy has to grow because there's more people every year - more people need more resources to feed them. Before mid-20th century ag tech - chemical fertilizer, mechanization and pesticides - the population was relatively stable by comparison, prices didn't need to change so fast.
Just file a bug report with support, they'll sort it out
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Just file a bug report with support, they'll sort it out
A2-rated microSD cards even harder to find in reasonable capacities - I had a 16GB Samsung A2 in my Pi Zero 2W go bad and the smallest replacement I could find was 32GB - and not Samsung or Sandisk, but Raspberry Pi-branded cards!
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A2-rated microSD cards even harder to find in reasonable capacities - I had a 16GB Samsung A2 in my Pi Zero 2W go bad and the smallest replacement I could find was 32GB - and not Samsung or Sandisk, but Raspberry Pi-branded cards!
Lest we forget: when evil used to be competent.
I presume he's now wherever they put Kissinger after Hell flatly rejected the very idea...
I presume he's now wherever they put Kissinger after Hell flatly rejected the very idea...
November 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Lest we forget: when evil used to be competent.
I presume he's now wherever they put Kissinger after Hell flatly rejected the very idea...
I presume he's now wherever they put Kissinger after Hell flatly rejected the very idea...
What else are they supposed to do, his policies are sensible and popular and he comes across as optimistic, smart and approachable. He's not leaving much room to run against without mongering of one sort or another ..
October 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
What else are they supposed to do, his policies are sensible and popular and he comes across as optimistic, smart and approachable. He's not leaving much room to run against without mongering of one sort or another ..
Don't skip the novels
October 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Don't skip the novels
Every time you think we've hit bottom, someone pulls out a shovel.
October 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Every time you think we've hit bottom, someone pulls out a shovel.