Ben Overmyer
@benovermyer.com
DevOps guy, cat dad, procedural generation geek. Based in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
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This is one of my biggest gripes with AI generated code. People don't understand what they're committing and that's so dangerous. #ffconf with @jesslynnrose.bsky.social & @edaeren.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is one of my biggest gripes with AI generated code. People don't understand what they're committing and that's so dangerous. #ffconf with @jesslynnrose.bsky.social & @edaeren.bsky.social
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I know I’m asking a lot lately, and I wouldn’t if I didn’t have another choice (I literally applied for SNAP benefits in order to help ease the load, and then three days later the government shut down), so if you have anything you can spare, you’d be helping me out more than you can know.
Hi Folks - we’re still digging out of our rent hole, and need to get another partial payment over to our landlord ASAP. You’ve all been incredibly generous helping us recently, and I don’t know what else to do but ask.
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Go to paypal.me/maegodhavemercy and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I know I’m asking a lot lately, and I wouldn’t if I didn’t have another choice (I literally applied for SNAP benefits in order to help ease the load, and then three days later the government shut down), so if you have anything you can spare, you’d be helping me out more than you can know.
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This research began with opera. Now, it’s homing in on mosh pits. Here’s why studying professional screamers can help vocalists across the musical spectrum.
Meet The Death Metal Singers Changing Vocal Health Research
With cameras down their throats, metal singers show how they produce growls, screams, and squeals without damaging their vocal tissues.
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This research began with opera. Now, it’s homing in on mosh pits. Here’s why studying professional screamers can help vocalists across the musical spectrum.
Well, after all the hype around KDE’s birthday and plenty of angst about Windows 11, I blew away my Windows drive on my gaming PC and replaced it with Debian 13 running KDE Plasma on Wayland. So far, everything is working well. I may blog about what I needed to do to get some things working.
October 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Well, after all the hype around KDE’s birthday and plenty of angst about Windows 11, I blew away my Windows drive on my gaming PC and replaced it with Debian 13 running KDE Plasma on Wayland. So far, everything is working well. I may blog about what I needed to do to get some things working.
This is a great read about "open social," and a very good introduction to how the protocol that powers Bluesky works. At some point I might tinker with this myself. overreacted.io/open-social/
Open Social — overreacted
The protocol is the API.
overreacted.io
September 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is a great read about "open social," and a very good introduction to how the protocol that powers Bluesky works. At some point I might tinker with this myself. overreacted.io/open-social/
I still haven’t watched all of Stargate: Atlantis. As a fan of SG-1 and Jason Momoa, I realize this is a problem.
September 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I still haven’t watched all of Stargate: Atlantis. As a fan of SG-1 and Jason Momoa, I realize this is a problem.
I recently switched the manuscript for my current TTRPG project from LaTeX to Typst, and I'm pretty happy with the new tool so far.
Read about it here: benovermyer.com/blog/revisit...
#ttrpg
Read about it here: benovermyer.com/blog/revisit...
#ttrpg
Revisiting the Kingdoms of Stone and Fire by Ben Overmyer
How I came to start working on Vox Draconis: Kingdoms of Stone and Fire again
benovermyer.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I recently switched the manuscript for my current TTRPG project from LaTeX to Typst, and I'm pretty happy with the new tool so far.
Read about it here: benovermyer.com/blog/revisit...
#ttrpg
Read about it here: benovermyer.com/blog/revisit...
#ttrpg
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Community copies are a nice way to circumvent at least some of the hurdles. Sadly they are a very itch-specific messure.
FYI there's a translation jam happening right now. Engangement is low...but still, it was a honorable effort.
itch.io/jam/the-summ...
FYI there's a translation jam happening right now. Engangement is low...but still, it was a honorable effort.
itch.io/jam/the-summ...
The Summer of Translations
A game jam from 2025-06-01 to 2025-09-01 hosted by manonamora. A summer to show off cool languages! The Summer of Translations is a summer-long
itch.io
August 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Community copies are a nice way to circumvent at least some of the hurdles. Sadly they are a very itch-specific messure.
FYI there's a translation jam happening right now. Engangement is low...but still, it was a honorable effort.
itch.io/jam/the-summ...
FYI there's a translation jam happening right now. Engangement is low...but still, it was a honorable effort.
itch.io/jam/the-summ...
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Godzilla: The Series surprisingly managed to correctly predict the advent of Gen AI in 1998, and had an appropriate lesson at the end of the episode.
August 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Godzilla: The Series surprisingly managed to correctly predict the advent of Gen AI in 1998, and had an appropriate lesson at the end of the episode.
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The Internet Roadtrip is now trying to cross Labrador. A 100-foot gap in Street View coverage almost forced them to turn back, but as they approached the break, someone got a friend in Labrador City to drive to the spot IRL and take and upload a panoramic photo to fix it. neal.fun/internet-roa...
Internet Roadtrip
Let's take a streetview roadtrip
neal.fun
July 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The Internet Roadtrip is now trying to cross Labrador. A 100-foot gap in Street View coverage almost forced them to turn back, but as they approached the break, someone got a friend in Labrador City to drive to the spot IRL and take and upload a panoramic photo to fix it. neal.fun/internet-roa...
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What if the moon turned into a black hole?
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with @minuteearth.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQgw...
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with @minuteearth.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQgw...
What if the moon turned into a black hole?
YouTube video by xkcd's What If?
www.youtube.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
What if the moon turned into a black hole?
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with @minuteearth.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQgw...
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with @minuteearth.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQgw...
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Keep your toes nice and cozy while showing your support for EFF, cats, and LGBTQ+ rights around the world.
Space Cat Pride Socks
Item will ship in approximately 1 week Show your support for freedom online AND offline with these out-of-this-world socks. Your friendly neighborhood Space Cat flies high for EFF's work defending the...
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June 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Keep your toes nice and cozy while showing your support for EFF, cats, and LGBTQ+ rights around the world.
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The world needs climate fiction! So we're hosting #CliFiPit, 9/18 on Bsky. Authors can pitch Cli-Fi in any genre from solarpunk, horror, or romance to fantasy, mystery, dystopian, utopian, etc. #authors #editors and #publishers can find more info at solarpunkmagazine.com/cli-fi-pit. Please share!
May 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The world needs climate fiction! So we're hosting #CliFiPit, 9/18 on Bsky. Authors can pitch Cli-Fi in any genre from solarpunk, horror, or romance to fantasy, mystery, dystopian, utopian, etc. #authors #editors and #publishers can find more info at solarpunkmagazine.com/cli-fi-pit. Please share!
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As enforcement of the Digital Services act ramps up, the European Commission should consider creating an advisory board to leverage the expertise of civil society & academic experts, as Germany already has done, EFF’s @sveawindwehr.bsky.social told @techpolicypress.bsky.social.
EU Steps Up Civil Society Engagement On the Digital Services Act — Is It Enough? | TechPolicy.Press
The European Commission is stepping up civil society engagement on DSA, but CSOs want more sustained involvement, writes Ramsha Jahangir.
www.techpolicy.press
April 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
As enforcement of the Digital Services act ramps up, the European Commission should consider creating an advisory board to leverage the expertise of civil society & academic experts, as Germany already has done, EFF’s @sveawindwehr.bsky.social told @techpolicypress.bsky.social.
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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🌻 Good morning #Solarpunk feed 🌻
This video by @andrewsage.bsky.social is a good, bitesize introduction to Solarpunk if you need something short and sweet to share with people who are new to or unfamiliar with the movement.
This video by @andrewsage.bsky.social is a good, bitesize introduction to Solarpunk if you need something short and sweet to share with people who are new to or unfamiliar with the movement.
What is Solarpunk? (2025 Edition)
YouTube video by Extra Andrewism
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March 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🌻 Good morning #Solarpunk feed 🌻
This video by @andrewsage.bsky.social is a good, bitesize introduction to Solarpunk if you need something short and sweet to share with people who are new to or unfamiliar with the movement.
This video by @andrewsage.bsky.social is a good, bitesize introduction to Solarpunk if you need something short and sweet to share with people who are new to or unfamiliar with the movement.
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
Over the last month or so, it seems like Facebook has consistent problems with load times.
I know Facebook is being abandoned by users, but I did not expect a longstanding service degradation along with that. Is Meta ignoring Facebook in favor of VR?
I know Facebook is being abandoned by users, but I did not expect a longstanding service degradation along with that. Is Meta ignoring Facebook in favor of VR?
December 26, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Over the last month or so, it seems like Facebook has consistent problems with load times.
I know Facebook is being abandoned by users, but I did not expect a longstanding service degradation along with that. Is Meta ignoring Facebook in favor of VR?
I know Facebook is being abandoned by users, but I did not expect a longstanding service degradation along with that. Is Meta ignoring Facebook in favor of VR?
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Good morning, Bluesky. Would your day be improved with a version of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" sung in Latin? Perhaps!
youtu.be/Xtt78SW-mgg
youtu.be/Xtt78SW-mgg
Everybody wants to rule the world cover in Classical Latin (SOFTBARDCORE)
YouTube video by the_miracle_aligner
youtu.be
December 19, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Good morning, Bluesky. Would your day be improved with a version of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" sung in Latin? Perhaps!
youtu.be/Xtt78SW-mgg
youtu.be/Xtt78SW-mgg
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I recommend no fewer than 4 copies of any beloved book. A paperback for traveling and lending to friends, an eBook for reading with greasy snack fingers, an audio book so you know how the characters' names are actually pronounced, and a pristine hardcover to be buried with you like a pharaoh
December 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
I recommend no fewer than 4 copies of any beloved book. A paperback for traveling and lending to friends, an eBook for reading with greasy snack fingers, an audio book so you know how the characters' names are actually pronounced, and a pristine hardcover to be buried with you like a pharaoh
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Several years ago I tore a leg muscle when I was in Australia and got a cane to hobble about my events
Also I had to go to a private hospital in Australia to get looked at and I was warned it would be very expensive and it turned out to be $400
So in summation fuck American healthcare
Also I had to go to a private hospital in Australia to get looked at and I was warned it would be very expensive and it turned out to be $400
So in summation fuck American healthcare
Do you actually own a cane?
It might be something you want to consider, instead of your next guitar...
It might be something you want to consider, instead of your next guitar...
December 16, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Several years ago I tore a leg muscle when I was in Australia and got a cane to hobble about my events
Also I had to go to a private hospital in Australia to get looked at and I was warned it would be very expensive and it turned out to be $400
So in summation fuck American healthcare
Also I had to go to a private hospital in Australia to get looked at and I was warned it would be very expensive and it turned out to be $400
So in summation fuck American healthcare
Just watched Alien: Romulus. Gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised. It was like a mix of Alien, Aliens, and Alien: Resurrection (in a good way).
December 14, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Just watched Alien: Romulus. Gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised. It was like a mix of Alien, Aliens, and Alien: Resurrection (in a good way).
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In the US, please check out bookshop.org, which partners with local/indie bookstores. You can specify a store to support, otherwise the profit goes into a general pool distributed among participating booksellers. They're also here on Bluesky at @bookshop-org.bsky.social.
November 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM
In the US, please check out bookshop.org, which partners with local/indie bookstores. You can specify a store to support, otherwise the profit goes into a general pool distributed among participating booksellers. They're also here on Bluesky at @bookshop-org.bsky.social.
I've had this, and they're delicious. Not for those with heart conditions, though. I might have to go get one this weekend.
Obviously I endorse this
whatchall know about a churkeychanga
November 22, 2024 at 9:02 PM
I've had this, and they're delicious. Not for those with heart conditions, though. I might have to go get one this weekend.
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“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
-Plato
-Plato
November 21, 2024 at 9:04 PM
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
-Plato
-Plato