Lee Benfield
@benf.org
Retro fan, some time hobby reverse engineer, author of CFR java decompiler and random other pointless rubbish.
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https://www.benf.org
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https://www.benf.org
Its's hilarious that in the LLM world kids will watch this and not see an issue.
January 8, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Its's hilarious that in the LLM world kids will watch this and not see an issue.
Oh good, enshittification continues, now my google news feed has top line scamvertorials.
January 7, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Oh good, enshittification continues, now my google news feed has top line scamvertorials.
Presented without comment.
January 6, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Presented without comment.
Dying Light the Beast is fun, but there's a pretty serious problem with "kill all enemies in area" completion condition detection, had 3 quests bug out so far.
(Reload from last checkpoint seems to fix, thank goodness)
(Reload from last checkpoint seems to fix, thank goodness)
January 4, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Dying Light the Beast is fun, but there's a pretty serious problem with "kill all enemies in area" completion condition detection, had 3 quests bug out so far.
(Reload from last checkpoint seems to fix, thank goodness)
(Reload from last checkpoint seems to fix, thank goodness)
Back to work (boooooo)
This is professional work attire.
This is professional work attire.
January 2, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Back to work (boooooo)
This is professional work attire.
This is professional work attire.
Holiday films so far -
Notting Hill
Gremlins
Thomas Crown Affair (Brosnan ver)
Coming to America
Love Actually
The Holiday
Trading Places
A Knight's Tale (Simply one of the best films ever)
Still in the queue
Red
Stardust
And for NYE
Dinner for One
Notting Hill
Gremlins
Thomas Crown Affair (Brosnan ver)
Coming to America
Love Actually
The Holiday
Trading Places
A Knight's Tale (Simply one of the best films ever)
Still in the queue
Red
Stardust
And for NYE
Dinner for One
December 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Holiday films so far -
Notting Hill
Gremlins
Thomas Crown Affair (Brosnan ver)
Coming to America
Love Actually
The Holiday
Trading Places
A Knight's Tale (Simply one of the best films ever)
Still in the queue
Red
Stardust
And for NYE
Dinner for One
Notting Hill
Gremlins
Thomas Crown Affair (Brosnan ver)
Coming to America
Love Actually
The Holiday
Trading Places
A Knight's Tale (Simply one of the best films ever)
Still in the queue
Red
Stardust
And for NYE
Dinner for One
When the belt sander eats the power cable!!!
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
When the belt sander eats the power cable!!!
Godalming's gone full "The Holiday" mode. Where's Cameron Diaz eh?
December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Godalming's gone full "The Holiday" mode. Where's Cameron Diaz eh?
Ironically, I don't think about it much, so I couldn't remember the name of the Ebbinghaus curve.
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Ironically, I don't think about it much, so I couldn't remember the name of the Ebbinghaus curve.
This is professional work attire.
....For those who come after....
....For those who come after....
December 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This is professional work attire.
....For those who come after....
....For those who come after....
The glamorous life of restringing cat6e to the satellite dish.
Sometimes living in the country ain't all its cracked up to be.
(The last run lasted 6 years before a mouse got it, at least - tempted to do SWA but it's so ***** expensive)
Sometimes living in the country ain't all its cracked up to be.
(The last run lasted 6 years before a mouse got it, at least - tempted to do SWA but it's so ***** expensive)
December 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The glamorous life of restringing cat6e to the satellite dish.
Sometimes living in the country ain't all its cracked up to be.
(The last run lasted 6 years before a mouse got it, at least - tempted to do SWA but it's so ***** expensive)
Sometimes living in the country ain't all its cracked up to be.
(The last run lasted 6 years before a mouse got it, at least - tempted to do SWA but it's so ***** expensive)
I went to a museum today and saw an ACTUAL Putin.
December 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I went to a museum today and saw an ACTUAL Putin.
*wonders if the crowd will do a wave*
December 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
*wonders if the crowd will do a wave*
Finally, AI I can get behind.
December 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Finally, AI I can get behind.
Christmas movieathon. Day 2. Starship Troopers.
Shut up, its a Christmas film.
Shut up, its a Christmas film.
December 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Christmas movieathon. Day 2. Starship Troopers.
Shut up, its a Christmas film.
Shut up, its a Christmas film.
I can't be the only one that sees it, right?
December 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I can't be the only one that sees it, right?
Klowakha? Freaking genius. I gave up on lower decks about 10m into episode 1. Then went back after the SNW crossover. How wrong I was.
November 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Klowakha? Freaking genius. I gave up on lower decks about 10m into episode 1. Then went back after the SNW crossover. How wrong I was.
Reposted by Lee Benfield
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I am not 100% convinced Quora is a source of reliable data these days.....
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I am not 100% convinced Quora is a source of reliable data these days.....
I think bsky's alt text obsession is spreading..... can't even disable a child lock without holding down the alt text....
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I think bsky's alt text obsession is spreading..... can't even disable a child lock without holding down the alt text....
Always check that you didnt accide tally pick up one of your train nerd child's tshirts before you go to work.
(In other news, I am wearing a jumper and dying)
(In other news, I am wearing a jumper and dying)
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Always check that you didnt accide tally pick up one of your train nerd child's tshirts before you go to work.
(In other news, I am wearing a jumper and dying)
(In other news, I am wearing a jumper and dying)
Escape from the abyss was the most brutal bit of platforming I've seen many this long while.
FINALLY PUT.
FINALLY PUT.
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Escape from the abyss was the most brutal bit of platforming I've seen many this long while.
FINALLY PUT.
FINALLY PUT.
The noble dog has had a most worrisome lump removed but remains noble, stoic, and daftly happy, as is the Setter Way.
November 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The noble dog has had a most worrisome lump removed but remains noble, stoic, and daftly happy, as is the Setter Way.
High Potential is a super tv show, but dear god the product placement for Amazon is about as subtle as a brick in the teeth.
October 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
High Potential is a super tv show, but dear god the product placement for Amazon is about as subtle as a brick in the teeth.