ben

@benmakes.cool

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he/him. creator, engineer, movie enjoyer, leftist, magic artist. aka ben makes stuff. I mostly post photos of my cats profile pic by @legdotegg.bsky.social

A tortoiseshell cat in a box. She is looking at the camera which is just a few inches from her face
wrenn (tortoiseshell cat) napping on a stack of boxes
a homemade pizza with black olives, green bell pepper, mushroom, pepperoni, and a lot of mozzarella cheese (with some parm and pecorino romano)
Screenshot of discord message from bot “Wordle Scorigami” that describes a new scorigami pattern numbered 1000
man in a kilt on a farm standing in front of the Scotland countryside
Mabel, a tabby cat, laying on a bed with a plush sloth’s arms wrapped around her. They’re both looking at the camera
A front facing photo of a cat and a man. The cat’s face is in the foreground with her eyes closed with the man’s head behind her. He’s in the background wearing a hat and peering from behind, over the cat’s face. He’s looking directly at the camera and wearing a baseball cap which reads “CAT DAD”
mabel, a tabby cat, laying on a chair in a loaf position. She’s starting directly at the camera with her ears raised
mabel, a tabby cat, laying in front of computer monitors yawning. She’s being pet by a hand extending from behind the camera.
screenshot of tweet exchange
screenshot of tweet exchange
A screenshot of Discord showing a message from the New York Times Wordle bot displaying a player’s wordle result. Another bot named Wordle Scorigami’s message is below, announcing that a new scorigami has been encountered
cat point and laugh
tortoiseshell cat laying on a bed with a sphinx-like pose looking directly into camera
Art depicting a forlorn and exhausted anthropomorphized spider worker at a computer.
Mabel, a tabby cat, with her mouth wide open; caught mid-yawn.
breaking chains meme
Screenshot of the simpsons movie with Bart and Homer
a letterboxd profile with a row of favorites left to right: Michael Mann’s Heat, Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, and Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant. The profile has a list of recent activity showing from left to right: Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (User rating 4.5), Francis Lawrence’s The Long Walk (User Rating 3.5), Andrew DeYoung’s Friendship (User Rating 4), and Andrew Niccol’s In Time (User Rating 3).
magic the gathering card Murder
a screenshot of a letterboxd list called “my cats’ favorite movies” with the description “movies that one or more of my cats has watched attentively for at least ~20min”. It contains 3 movies, Flow (2024), The Iron Claw (2023), and Come and See (1985)
photograph of a Haus of Decline 4-panel comic. The panels depict two individuals in a cloud landscape. In the first panel the first individual asks “wow, is this the afterlife?”. In the second panel, the second individual responds “no, your soul, which is a tangible substance has crossed into a concurrent plane of reality”. The third contains the first individual retorting “why are we in the clouds?”. To which the second individual responds in the fourth panel “this is cloud land. Our major export is clouds. The comic is next to a note by the author which reads “To Ben, my smile is stuck! I cannot return to your cloud land” which is signed Alex Hood (Haus of Decline)
wrenn, a tortoiseshell cat, resting by a window. She’s on a stack of cardboard boxes and she’s resting her head on the windowsill. It’s very serene.
A 3D render of the character D00-DL from Magic: The Gathering in a clay/low-poly style
wrenn and Mabel, tortoiseshell and tabby cat respectively, sitting on top of a tall bathroom cabinet. Wrenn is sitting, looking coy, while Mabel is perched on four legs. Both are looking towards the camera
Fernand Léger French, 1881-1955 The Divers (Red and Black) 1942 Oil on canvas
Mabel, a tabby cat, sleeping in a blanket cave
A dark cavern formed by blankets on a bed. There is a small tabby cat named Mabel hidden in the shadows
Screenshot of a post which reads “Hello my name is Firstname Bunchofnumbers and I have some incredibely shitty opinions”
always has been astronaut
Mabel, a tabby cat, sitting under a plastic chair at the vet. She’s curled up and looks a little scared but she’s very brave.
wrenn, a tortoiseshell cat, inside of a cat tower compartment. She’s staring directly at the camera and licking her nose.
mabel, a tabby cat, laying on the chest of a man covered with blankets. Mabel is curled into his neck, with her arms outstretched and eyes closed.
Photo of text that reads: “A COMPUTER CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE THEREFORE A COMPUTER MUST NEVER MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION”
Mabel, a tabby cat, pictured laying on a windowsill asleep. The sun is hitting her face. Her eyes are closed and her tail is hanging off the windowsill.
Wrenn, a tortoiseshell cat, pictured curled up on a cat mat by the windowsill. She’s looking towards the camera.
mabel, a tabby cat, pictured laying on a couch with her paws wrapped around a large stuffed carrot. She’s biting the end of it very ferociously.
ben affleck smoking
wrenn, a tortoishell cat, hanging out on a windowsill. Her paw is hanging off and she’s looking at the camera.
Screenshot of a Bluesky post from @benmakes.cool reading: “hey real quick how many votes did the Dems gain from appealing to the center for the 2024 election”. The post is in reply to a Deleted post.
Mabel, a tabby cat, poking her head up from under a desk. The top of her head is being scratched and she looks at peace
Wrenn, a tortoiseshell cat, pictured spooning Mabel, a tabby cat. Wrenn is licking Mabel’s head. The floor is messy; their owner should clean up his socks.
Mabel, a tabby cat, pictured very close to the camera. The photo is taken with a wide lens; making her look pretty goofy. Her ears are up and her eyes are squinting and her nose takes up the bottom 3rd of the photo.
a tortoishell cat named Wrenn, laying on a cat mat on top of some boxes. She’s looking directly at the camera with her ears raised. She looks like a furry caterpillar with her legs nestled under her body. She’s very cute.
Mabel, a tabby cat, pictured laying on a cat tree, in front of a jumbo magic the gathering card. The card is Sol Ring, with art by Mark Tedin. The Jumbo card is signed by Tedin.
a Great Dane named Lucy pictured with a baseball cap placed on her head. Her head is resting on a couch armrest.
a man pictured wearing a WINRAR branded varsity jacket created by tern
Two cats, a tabby cat named Mabel and a tortoiseshell named wrenn (respectively left to right), pictured on a windowsill. Both are looking at the camera.
Screenshot of an article which reads: “I asked Wendy if I could read the paper she turned in, and when I opened the document, I was surprised to see the topic: critical pedagogy, the philosophy of education pioneered by Paulo Freire. The philosophy examines the influence of social and political forces on learning and classroom dynamics. Her opening line: “To what extent is schooling hindering students’ cognitive ability to think critically?” Later, I asked Wendy if she recognized the irony in using AI to write not just a paper on critical pedagogy but one that argues learning is what “makes us truly human.” She wasn’t sure what to make of the question. “I use AI a lot. Like, every day,” she said. “And I do believe it could take away that critical-thinking part. But it’s just — now that we rely on it, we can’t really imagine living without it.””
Mabel, a tortoishell cat, pictured facing the camera while resting on a lap.
A tortoiseshell cat named Mabel pictured resting on a blanket covered leg. Her eyes are closed but her ears are alert. She looks very serene
Two donkeys wrapped in fake leaves and flowers inside of a convention center.
Mabel, a tabby cat, pictured with her eyes closed and a paw up towards the camera. She’s laying on a person’s (me) shoulder, snoozing.
Mabel and Wrenn, a tabby cat and tortoiseshell cat respectively, pictured in front of some windows. Mabel is sitting on the windowsill, looking out. Wrenn is sitting on a stack of cardboard boxes, in front of the sill, with her front paws propped up on the windowsill. Wrenn is positioned to the left of Mabel, and is licking Mabel’s left cheek. The harsh sunlight coming in makes them look very ethereal.