Ben Combee

@unwiredben.combee.net

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He/Him/His. Maker of neat things; software eng @Roku; member, NYC Resistor; vice-chair of Austin Technology Comm. Opinions expressed are my own, not my employer's. Can't evolve into Vespiquen. Occasionally on Mastodon at https://nycr.social/@unwiredben

Rustic watchface only showing three of four digits.
Rainbow visible in the gray sky, falling down behind a camera shop in a strip mall.
Handdrawn comic with doodle representations of an Atari 800, the Atari BASIC cartridge, and the BASIC programming screen with the command "POKE 710, 0" visible. "My first computer was an Atari 800. I got it for Christmas in 1982. I had already been reading programming books from school so I was ready when we brought it home. It had a BASIC cartridge bundled with it that I could use to write my own programs or type in programs from books + magazines. It would start up with a blue screen with blue-ish white text I would always change the blue to black first thing. The OG dark mode."
Camera pans over a spread out deck of cards, each showing the letter U until getting to reveal at the end.
A view of NYC City Hall last night right after the Knicks won the championship.
Glass sculpture Plasma bunnies in green and purple
View looking up at a tall building in downtown Manhattan where a large graffiti tag shows across a concrete wall at the very top.
School kids from local Brooklyn elementary at the Brooklyn Pride parade through Park Slope's 5th Avenue.
A-12, predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird
Ben stands in a black t-shirt in front of the Intrepid aircraft carrier.
Storefront on NYC street, sign above doorways reads "KOL NOODLE (halal)"
Menu. accessible version at https://www.dirtcandynyc.com/dinner-menu
Cropped photo of back of semi trailer with Texas licence tag marking it as "TOKEN TRAILER"
Presentation slide about The Rainbow's third anniversary with the cover of the birthday issue and a shot of the building were the 50-odd staffers who made the magazine worked.
Title slide of the talk "1-Bit of Soviet Core Memory" presented by Mark Frederick
Star Trek intro with Enterprise orbiting a purple/green planet. Text reads "THE ONE WHERE EVERYONE FINDS OUT"
Two square PCB keychains showing front and reverse. One shows the NYC Resistor logo, while the other has the text "LEARN MAKE SHARE nycr.us"
Telephone pole with old yellow sign nailed to it reading "OVERHEAD -fed by- UNDERGROUND"
Ben looks at camera wearing a Hackaday Supercon t-shirt with an "I voted early!" sticker.
Bowl of vegan pho
Commissioners Steven Apodaca, Milena Pribic, Carina Alderete, and Ben Combee stand in front of the US, Texas, and Austin flags holding a copy of their newly passed city council recommendation.
Texas licence plate on gray car reading "THX 1038"
A VT220 terminal with yellow phosphors showing the game MORIA.
Baby blue colored computer terminal with white phosphor CRT screen and custom keyboard. On screen are a few rooms rendered in ASCII showing a dungeon being explored.
Monitor showing end screen for Tempest 2K. Game Over is floating an a background of multicolored copies of the text. The score in the top corner is 206146.
Sign from Chinese restaurant with some letters not lit saying "CHI A FAMI"
Two people in inflatable costumes, one a white unicorn with blue chest and a rainbow horn, the other a bald eagle with bright orange beak, white head, and brown body. They are outside under a tree with the back of a bicycle in the foreground.
Child holding a card with a yellow crown and a bright red diagonal line running across it.
Purple cloth with white text: EST. 2002 Roku Teamwork Makes the Stream Work
"Come Swing Into Fun with SPIDER HERO / NIGHTLINE HERO" on banner featuring Spiderman and Miles Morales.
Arduboy FX-C sitting on its box where it's perfectly matched with the picture below it. The handheld is gray with purple A/B buttons and a black D-pad button arrangement.
from Riskline UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Anti-ICE rally planned on 31 January in Austin, Texas Moderate Risk tomorrow. 5km away Summary UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Anti-ICE rally planned on 31 January in Austin, Texas Local media reported that anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activists will rally in Pan American Neighborhood Park (2100 E 3rd Street) in Austin, Texas, from 15:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on 31 January. ADVICE: Anticipate heightened security and associated disruptions at the rally site on 31 January. Plot route bypasses. Avoid all protests.
A pattern of red-blue-green LEDs plays on a small flower shaped spiral sitting on a shelf by a power outlet against a white wall.
TV mounted above bowing ally showing K-Pop stars from the New Years Eve show.
Movie poster on the wall for the film "Machete" starring Danny Trejo. It shows the main character opening his coat to show a large collection of knives, large and small.
A collection of screen printed t-shirts in orange, gray, olive, and blue featuring the logo with Domino the pig jumping over a beer keg.
In a Pebble watchface running on my wrist, a blimp and biplane fly over an canyon filled with boulders, the darker ones spelling out the current time.
Picture of a new Pebble Core Duo 2 watch on my wrist running the Reflow watchface by Lignite. It shows the time as 11:22 am.
White-painted Waymo-branded self-driving taxi spotted in north Austin while in traffic. The car's roof and corner sensors are visible, as well as rear-facing camera and an Uber sticker.
The Iluminate dance troupe performs to the song "Poison" by Bell Biv Devoe using EL wire to outline their costumes in an otherwise dark stage.
Clip of a video promo playing on a hotel TV with a single verse covered from the song "Roam".
The window at the front of the restaurant Dishdash, showing their neon sign formed in Arabesque letters.
Image clipped from grocery store website of a deal where if you buy a 12 pack of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, you get free Heinz ketchup.
White car on highway being pulled onto a tow truck bed immediately behind a parked yellow ambulance. The white car has visible damage from a crash.
Black T-shirt with blocky Atari font text reading READY POKE 710,0 READY <block cursor>
September 2026: These requirements go into effect in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. At this point, any app installed on a certified Android device in these regions must be registered by a verified developer.
From Google Play developer email: "September 2026: Consumers using certified Android devices will only be able to install registered apps from verified developers in Brazil, Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia."
Shutterstock image of pig wearing a chef's hat, grilling pork products, and holding a tray of snacks.
Screenshot of the "Every 5x5 Monogram" site noting that the work has completed with all 24,976,511 puzzles solved, with me contributing 1,410 of those solutions.
Album cover of "World Clique" by Deee-Lite
Back of airline seat with a sign reading "Literature only" and another sign reading "WATCH NOW, Free movies and TV shows on your device."
Shot of back of an Oscar-Meyer Weinermobile from highway
Screen capture of an email subject line reading "Ice Is Coming to the Wave Pool July 12th"
A black-and-white illustration of a muscled man in a workshop apron carrying a large 3.5" floppy disk.
The doctor appears to be a white man with brown hair. He wears a white shirt with wide collar and vibrant rainbow suspenders. His companion is a white woman with shoulder length brown hair. She is wearing a white blouse with red flowers in a design on her arms and front.
Laser cut box holding a receipt printer with four input buttons. Printer has an ongoing narrative with multiple choices on display. Paper scroll reads: The Choosatron Deluxe Adventure Matrix v1.0.8 by Jerry Belich - choosatron.com @j3rrytron - jerrytron.com 1. Inking Tattoo 2. Bones and What They Mean 3. Eyes That Watch 4. A Very, Very, VERY Scary House
Wall shows "Light up the World" with many posters.
The full cellular automata panel, blinking in shades of pink.
MY DADDY by: LEO My dad's name is DAD/ BEN He is 5 years old. He is as big as CELLING-- He has BROWN hair and BROWN eyes. His favorite food is TACOS. His favorite color is ORANGE. He likes to go to WORK. For fun he likes to PLAY GAMES. My favorite thing to do with my dad is PLAY MARIO CARS I love my dad because HE'S MY FAVORITE DAD I HEART MY DADDY
Screenshot of email from CapMetro with an alert that June 9 evening service may be delayed because of demonstrations in downtown Austin. Ends with "We appreciate your patience and understanding."