Ben Lesnick
@banditloaf.wcnews.com
Like so many Americans, he was trying to construct a life that made sense from things he found in gift shops. (he/him)
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Ben Lesnick
@banditloaf.wcnews.com
· Nov 15
Hello Bluesky! My name is Ben but my old friends call me LOAF. I’m best known for helping Chris Roberts dream up Star Citizen but I mostly skeet about Wing Commander esoterica and my life with two wonderful black cats and beautiful wife Ali (plus dumb jokes and nonsense about other media I love).
Microsoft’s board is defrauding their shareholders by not immediately making me, someone who is less of a total moron, their CEO.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
January 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Microsoft’s board is defrauding their shareholders by not immediately making me, someone who is less of a total moron, their CEO.
My first thought is to recall Slaughterhouse 5’s prediction for America; it seems more necessary than ever.
January 3, 2026 at 12:46 PM
My first thought is to recall Slaughterhouse 5’s prediction for America; it seems more necessary than ever.
A running joke with @patterned.bsky.social is that neither of us know what HAMNET is and we both aggressively refuse to look it up.
January 3, 2026 at 5:32 AM
A running joke with @patterned.bsky.social is that neither of us know what HAMNET is and we both aggressively refuse to look it up.
Benny! Benny, it’s Marvin! Your cousin, Marvin Gesserit. You know that new litany against fear you’re looking for? Well listen to this!
January 3, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Benny! Benny, it’s Marvin! Your cousin, Marvin Gesserit. You know that new litany against fear you’re looking for? Well listen to this!
Join us tonight for… the Beverly Hills 90210 pilot movie?!
January 3, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Join us tonight for… the Beverly Hills 90210 pilot movie?!
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How does it look worse than an FMV from 1994
January 1, 2026 at 4:52 PM
How does it look worse than an FMV from 1994
One little mistake.
January 2, 2026 at 12:56 PM
One little mistake.
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anybody have 200 bucks i could borrow? it's kind of urgent
January 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
anybody have 200 bucks i could borrow? it's kind of urgent
Let’s take a look at which Wing Commander releases will be turning 30 this year! The year starts strong: February 12, 1996 saw the eagerly awaited (slightly delayed) release of Wing Commander IV for DOS as well as Origin’s Official Guide and the second and final CTCG promo card!
January 1, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Let’s take a look at which Wing Commander releases will be turning 30 this year! The year starts strong: February 12, 1996 saw the eagerly awaited (slightly delayed) release of Wing Commander IV for DOS as well as Origin’s Official Guide and the second and final CTCG promo card!
“Dwight Yoakam had the ability to be hot in spite of having an extremely horrible head.” - @patterned.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
“Dwight Yoakam had the ability to be hot in spite of having an extremely horrible head.” - @patterned.bsky.social
Voyager 2 leaving the solar system is a Christmas movie.
January 1, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Voyager 2 leaving the solar system is a Christmas movie.
Some December 31st Lumi photos to close out 2025.
January 1, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Some December 31st Lumi photos to close out 2025.
Great news: the Internet Archive has a 1987 Mark Knopfler pocket calendar that you can reuse in 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Great news: the Internet Archive has a 1987 Mark Knopfler pocket calendar that you can reuse in 2026!
How old is Jazz? How many kills had he scored at the start of Secret Missions 2? Let’s investigate.
January 1, 2026 at 1:42 AM
How old is Jazz? How many kills had he scored at the start of Secret Missions 2? Let’s investigate.
Kennedy's legacy endures worse! In the early 24th century, the McDanielite movement heavily identified with his "new sea" rhetoric about space exploration. They saw it as a significant antecedent of their own call to leave the solar system.
January 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Kennedy's legacy endures worse! In the early 24th century, the McDanielite movement heavily identified with his "new sea" rhetoric about space exploration. They saw it as a significant antecedent of their own call to leave the solar system.
This looks like it might be pretty cool!
Preludio a Goddard es una deuda para con mi nostalgia, una aventura #WingCommander (fantasía espacial futurista) reconstruida sobre el #juegoderol #MSpace. Un proyecto personal varado en 2025, que enciende de nuevo motores en 2026.
#juegosderol #rol #ttrpg
narrarrol.blog/2025/12/31/w...
#juegosderol #rol #ttrpg
narrarrol.blog/2025/12/31/w...
Wing Commander M-Space rumbo a 2026
2025 comenzó con ganas de recuperar este reto nostálgico, pero se fue diluyendo conforme pasaban los meses. Vuelvo a sumarlo al carro de propósitos para 2026, y aprovecho esta publicación para repa…
narrarrol.blog
December 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This looks like it might be pretty cool!
What was your first flight stick? Mine was the CH Virtual Pilot, a birthday present from my mom who saw how much I loved the early Lucasarts World War 2 sims.
December 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What was your first flight stick? Mine was the CH Virtual Pilot, a birthday present from my mom who saw how much I loved the early Lucasarts World War 2 sims.
Reposted by Ben Lesnick
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Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
🏢 Origin Systems
📅 1994
🖥 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DOS, Mac, PS1, Windows
🏢 Origin Systems
📅 1994
🖥 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DOS, Mac, PS1, Windows
December 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
🏢 Origin Systems
📅 1994
🖥 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DOS, Mac, PS1, Windows
🏢 Origin Systems
📅 1994
🖥 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DOS, Mac, PS1, Windows
Shout out to the PlayStation Analog Joystick, the way to play the PSX port of Wing Commander IV that makes you feel like a nutty cuckoo super-king (or queen).
December 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Shout out to the PlayStation Analog Joystick, the way to play the PSX port of Wing Commander IV that makes you feel like a nutty cuckoo super-king (or queen).
No one is happier than Lumi about new comic day.
December 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
No one is happier than Lumi about new comic day.
Kids today will never know the visceral excitement of a game being re-released for Windows 95.
Magazine advertising for Command & Conquer by Westwood Studios in the issue #77 of Computer Game Strategy, in April 1997
December 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Kids today will never know the visceral excitement of a game being re-released for Windows 95.
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When you saw no cultural footprint, that was when Avatar carried you.
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
When you saw no cultural footprint, that was when Avatar carried you.