Benjamin is ... making ottr

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solarpunk indie dev + designer, splitting my time between two software projects and my first game, all focused on stronger, safer, more equitable spaces for communities, their people, and their stories.

A crude venn diagram showing the labels "see kink" and "seek ink" for the two circles and "bluesky users" for the overlap. They are mostly overlap.
what? what?! WHAT?!??!?!
Screenshot of an article about the common swift. The section here reads: "At night, they rise to higher altitudes, taking advantage of warm air masses and avoiding obstructions such as buildings and trees. They beat their wings for four seconds, then rest for three seconds or so. They sleep by switching off one half of their brain through a process known as unihemispheric slow wave sleep (USWS); one side of the brain can rest while the other stays active."
A screenshot of an image search in duckduckgo. It references a site that is either "seek ink" or "see kink" dot com
The shared card for Alex's patreon. One illustration of Alex has been crudely cut out and reversed to point back at the other.
A kitchen, but with a toilet and shower facing it.
Brandon Lee as The Crow.
An array of three titles from Routledge on a variety of subjects including post humanity, intersectional feminism in dystopian and utopian literature, and eco criticism in the same.
Screenshot of the Microsoft Edge browser failing to load a page due to an SSL error.
Screenshot of an achievement award in steam for Warhammer Rogue Trader. This one is called "You Were Warned" and is awarded for "You performed the telepathic ritual with Idira as your assistant." 4.0% of idiots like me have this achievement.
Some daisies (I think)
Same mask from behind, but with a glasses arm crudely sketched against one side of the mask.
Another mask, this time with a wider field of view.
Photo of a person wearing a full-face sealing respirator mask. Their eyes are clearly visible behind the plastic covering, and there are two large filters attached to the outside of the mask.
The Sherwin Williams logo with a bucket of paint inverted, covering half the globe in toxic red paint. Written over the paint it says "COVER THE EARTH"
A photo of a small raccoon with its head stuck in a storm drain grate. The text caption below the image reads: “Grate expectations... this little raccoon waited patiently to be rescued in rural Pennsylvania, US, after it became trapped in a storm drain. At first a local resident tried to ease it out using washing-up liquid and water. When that failed, frefighters were called in with hydraulic "jaws of life" equipment. They lifted out the entire grate, with the raccoon still stuck in it, and then carefully cut away the metal bars. Once free, the raccoon scampered off into the undergrowth, unharmed Photograph: Rostraver Township Fire Dept/SWNS”
My smush score for today. hankgreen.com/smush · Jul 16 942 pts · PERFECT 💯 · 3-day streak 🥞🥞🥞 🥞⭐🥞 🥞🥞🥞
Realbotix, formerly known as Tokens.com, rebranded after acquiring the hyperrealistic sex doll company RealDoll in 2024. The company recently debuted a new line of unsettlingly lifelike robot companions.
Screenshot of Entertainment Weekly article with a picture of Tom Holland and Zendaya and the headline “Tom Holland confirms that he and Zendaya secretly got married: ‘I found my person’”
A husky dog laying on the floor, partially covering one of my feet. He’s on his side, but he’s twisted his head sharply to look out the window from between my legs as a loud rumble of thunder crashes across the sky.
This book explores the theory and practice of design justice, demonstrates how universalist design principles and practices erase certain groups of people—specifically, those who are intersectionally disadvantaged or multiply burdened under the matrix of domination (white supremacist heteropatriarchy, ableism, capitalism, and settler colonialism)—and invites readers to “build a better world, a world where many worlds fit; linked worlds of collective liberation and ecological sustainability.” Along the way, the book documents a multitude of real-world community-led design practices, each grounded in a particular social movement. Design Justice goes beyond recent calls for design for good, user-centered design, and employment diversity in the technology and design professions; it connects design to larger struggles for collective liberation and ecological survival.
Weak truthfulness means that if the partner reveals his true value measure to the algorithm, he is guaranteed to receive his fair share (e.g. 1/n of the value of the entire cake, in case of proportional division), regardless of what other partners do. Even if all other partners make a coalition with the only intent to harm him, he will still receive his guaranteed proportion. Most cake-cutting algorithms are truthful in this sense.
Stromquist moving-knives procedure produces an envy-free division for 3 people, by giving each one of them a knife and instructing them to move their knives continuously over the cake in a pre-specified manner.
A screenshot of a completed game of Smush. Some of the re area you can get are shown. It reads: Words: 7 smushed +283 Unassisted - no hints +25 Beat the Robot +5 Beat Today's Average Score! +5 Long Boy! - 6.7-letter words +20 vs 4.8 average God Damnit! - 2 tiles from perfection Heat Seeker - spice five words running Lumberjack — every letter in one word, smushed GOD DAMNIT! 2 tiles from perfection. 338
A screenshot of Glubb's Fate of Empires publication that reads: "In a surprising manner, 250 years emerges as the average length of national greatness."
Another iteration of the weird ad with the same creepy videographer guy background, this time seeming like he’s filming a sleeping girl-doll thing.
An email excerpt from my inbox that reads: Fandango at Home An Exciting Change is Coming Fandango at Home is now Fandango! Nothing about your account is changing, we'll continu...
An xoxo festival sticker attached to the center of a laptop cover. It has thin white lettering over a wavy rainbow colored background
The update comes less than two hours after event officials told attendees to evacuate and seek shelter in nearby federal buildings and museums. "A severe thunderstorm is occurring near the National Mall. Seek shelter immediately. Do not wait. Follow instructions from event staff and public safety officials on site," DC Homeland Security & Emergency Management said in a social media post Saturday evening.
Text from Wikipedia summary of the song reads “The song became a Vietnam anti-war movement anthem and an expressive symbol of the counterculture's opposition to executive power grabs, including opposition to the draft and solidarity with the soldiers fighting the Vietnam War. The song has been featured extensively in pop culture depictions of the Vietnam War and the anti-war movement.”
Screenshot from poidata that reads: How many Magicians are there in Queensland, Australia? There are 26 Magicians in Queensland, Australia as of June, 2026. The highest number of Magicians in Queensland are in Surfers Paradise and Brisbane City with 3 businesses and 2 businesses, respectively. Surfers Paradise makes up approximately 11.5% of all Magicians in Queensland.
The image of Dave, the astronaut from 2001, in his helmet, with lights reflected in the visor. But instead of saying “my god, it’s full of stars” the word “stars” has been crossed out and replaced with “clamps”
Section from an email that reads: The original $499 price reflected actual component costs: premium memory price surges, custom audiophile earphones, and no data deals selling your info to advertisers to offset the hardware cost. To address these challenges while also being able to reduce Callback's starting price, we're introducing two new options: • You can now choose whether to add Commodore's custom-designed Hi-Def IEM earphones during checkout • Premium memory will be available as an option, not a requirement, while the product defaults to fully guaranteed, eco-remanufactured memory, that reduces e-waste as well as the price Callback pricing will now start at $399. Those who preorder on June 30 will get an additional $50 off and free shipping.
A black bear butt as it walks away from view up a hilly paved road.
A husky dog, asleep in the concrete floor, wedged between two ladders, a bicycle, and several stacks of lumber.
In the distance, a truly huge, white, puffy cloud grows upward into the end-of-day sky. It looks like it is forming up and out of a mountain lake maybe twenty miles east of lake Sammamish. What you can’t see is how it extends like a rectangle to the left of this image. It looked like an enormous train engine in the sky.
Screenshot of Unsplash with an image aged with the genai tag.
A “family size” bag of fried dill pickle flavored potato chips that will last this pickle liver about two meals.
Weather app view showing the aforementioned contradictory conditions
A woman holds a book to her face. In front of her is a baby staring up at the book. On the open pages is an illustration of a person with the eyes and mouth cut out so that the baby can see the woman’s eyes and mouth.
An iced donut with stripes the colors of the pride flag. 🏳️‍🌈
Two circles, or one, depending on how you think about it. There is an outer circle that is a thick, black line which surrounds an inner circle that is sort of a green-brown earthy hue (maybe?) It could be a lowercase "o" in a very geometric sans font. Or possibly it is nothing but a circle. Who can say?
The emperor Comodus from the film Gladiator, tongue out, in a lavish throne and regalia at the Coliseum.
The same image as the original, but now there is a man in a room behind the sleeping doll-boy. It appears that the two images are photoshopped together as they do not share the same lighting, orientation or anything else.
A weird, rigid, human-like doll thing is lying sideways on a pillow. Its eyes are wide open and it has an half smile that lies squarely in the uncanny valley. One of its arms is stretched toward the viewer and is cropped out of frame, as if to suggest it is taking this as a selfie?! The text reads Advertisement Side Sleepers Get Achy Shoulders, Few Know This "Side Sleeper" Trick Sleep Digest Publication Learn More
A tall, pointy bird stands near some even taller reed grasses that are next to a pond.
Current “feels like” temp is 43° plus it is wet out, which wicks temperature off your body. It is effectively late October or November weather here.
A bright sunset lies far off in the background to the left, painting the clouds on that side of the image bright orange and pink and yellow. On the right side are dark grey storm clouds. In the foreground is a paved intersection and a house. Power lines criss cross bisect the sky diagonally.
A post from Unity talking up all its AI features. It has no reposts, no quote posts, no favorites and a single reply which is someone basically asking if unity’s kink is shameposting now.
The aforementioned doggo’s hindquarters, shedding and in need of brushing/grooming, especially ahead of summer heat!
A text message exchange that reads as follows … Scammer: Hi Benjamin, spring is a busy time. If a funding of between $150k and $800k could assis inventory etc, please share email My reply: secretaryofstate@sos.wa.gov
The “Marsha, Marsha, Marsha” Brady Bunch meme, but it says “Wemby, Wemby, Wemby!!!”
A chainmail choker; a bunch of small metal rings looped tightly like medieval armor.
photo of two people in baggy pants that cover their feet, loose hoodies, and low slung belts, all either black or charcoal colored, stand with their backs against a grey and black wall. all their clothes have lots or extraneous metal bits dangling from them, none of which appear to be strictly functional. it is nighttime and they are lit by an off camera streetlight or some other source of bright light at a distance. one of the people is looking down at the sidewalk, face hidden, while the other has their head turned to the side and face obscured by their raised forearm. the overall look is best described as late 90s street/skate punk.
A swole Josh Brolin schools another noodle boy with a chip on his shoulder
A husky dog with his head shoved between two pillows on a couch, zonked out.
A hummingbird drinking from one of our hum-friendly plants.
A bee nestled into some bright fuschia rhododendron blooms.
I definitely do not see CVAT on first glance.