Ben Holmen

@benholmen.com

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Big tall anti-entropy machine Software engineer + general maker Always curious about everything Eau Claire, WI, USA | benholmen.com ...let's go exploring!

Hot dog guy meme (it's Matt)
My custom chime instrument in progress. Dark walnut radiates from the center
37 pieces of walnut hanging to dry
Overloaded bike rack and bag with a shopping bag strapped on top
A child's drawing of a squirrel or gopher with a very large quote tail unquote
An aluminum chime is stuck by a solenoid hammer with rapidly escalating intensity
My son rocketing past me on a middle school track. He's in lane 5 under tall blue skies and blooming clouds
Three lovely humans are standing on a bridge looking into the water. They're on bikes and looking for turtles. The sky is a perfect blue with puffy white clouds
Surly Preamble steel bike in yellow, leaning against boulders
A workbench covered in aluminum tubes of specific lengths. One very long tube is in the foreground, it's the largest tube in the instrument
A mirror leans against a large tree. It's reflecting another tree like a lil' portal
Racks of metal products of all shapes and sizes are organized on a bright yellow tack. It's very pleasing to my eye
Don Draper meme, he's pitching CAR PHONE
A window bird feeder has two compartments, and there is distinct seed in each. There's a dog resting on the couch in the background, soaking up the morning sun.
An eclectic mix of entertainers is poised to join a massive bash on the National Mall marking America's 250th birthday, which is being billed as a "once-in-a-generation celebration." Country music star Martina McBride, rappers Flo Rida and Vanilla Ice, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" singers C+C Music Factory and rocker Bret Michaels are among the artists slated to perform at the Great American State Fair, organizers announced Wednesday.
A man balancing on 100 springs
A man making a silly collection of 100 doorstop springs and playing with them
A gnarly stump is partially submerged in a river with calm blue waters. The buds are popping on the trees on Bean Island
awooo
Hi vis vest, sheet of paper regarding Adopt a Highway, handwritten note that says Friends of Bean Island
What was the Cabot cheese you recommended? I can't find the link you sent. Seriously sharp or extra sharp? Seriously sharp They're both good but seriously sharp is much better
A label on a shelf that reads "HIMOMYOUAREABUT" (hi mom you are a butt)
Dolly Parton. Do Brits know who she is?
A custom receipt showing the current state of the Kilopixel and some stats about pixels changed. It's showing 1,000,000 pixels changed all time
Printed receipts showing various status reports of the Kilopixel
Graph of version approaching, but never meeting, v1.0.0
Hi Ben, My name is Anuj Agarwal, I'm the Founder of FeedSpot. I would like to personally congratulate you as your podcast Cheese & Weather has been selected by our panelist as one of the Top 10 Cheese Podcasts on the web. You can also add your website link and other social media handles to get more visibility in our list and get discovered by brands for collaboration.
White eink TRMNL display sitting on my wooden desk. The display is showing the current state of the Kilopixel and some stats about number of pixels turned.
A child runs on a frozen lake in the warm February sun
Festival poster, reads: EAUX CLAIRES JULY 24 + 25 CARSON PARK
Photo of Zuzana looking up at the crowd from a the Laracon AU stage
Male luge athlete on his back making a strange face. I'm sure he's concentrating on... something
Live in the moment This moment is bad
Three urinals and two sinks in very close proximity to each other
The Kilopixel with "fuck ICE" displayed at the coffee shop last night
3d printed zebra sitting next to a gigantic pile of 3d printer filament waste from a multicolor 3d printer
Screenshot of a deleted post that Amy convinced the author to delete
Ben and Chris Morrell
Prototype of a musical instrument
Keyboard, chimes, solenoids, raspberry pi, and power supply. It's a prototype musical instrument
Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person’s current address, 404 Media has learned. ICE is using it to find locations where lots of people it might detain could be based. The findings, based on internal ICE material obtained by 404 Media, public procurement records, and recent sworn testimony from an ICE official, show the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
I wish all my brain a very stop
The Pope sitting in front of a control panel wondering what the hell is going on
Order summary showing four solenoids and a USB barcode scanner
A peaceful Chippewa River on Bean Island in Eau Claire, WI. Trees and a sandy beach
A winter sunrise in Wisconsin. It's 1°.
Four steel chimes made from conduit. They're on my workbench.
Two cedar waxwings hanging out on a crabapple branch together. They're surrounded by snowy crabapples
Eight birds eating at my backyard feeder. It's covered in fresh snow
Me in a winter jacket and hat with two boisterous dogs climbing on me. One's an Aussie, the other is a Burmese Mtn dog
A gray cat with brilliant ice blue eyes. Her paw is resting on my arm.
12V 10mm push pull open frame solenoid on a desk
Kilopixel status screen showing 500,006 pixels changed on my Kilopixel art project
A winter morning sky, full of blues and pinks
Chart showing Sunrise/Sunset times for Eau Claire, Wisconsin. December 10 is highlighted, showing the earliest sunset of the year.
A large goldendoodle, Layla, acting like the lap dog she is. She's sitting on my lap during morning coffee.
Zombie roller coaster meme
We need sunlight! Screenshot of sunlight calculator showing that there are 21 days until the sunlight increases, among other statistics.