Ben
@binarymoon.bsky.social
UK based Web and Game Dev. I create fun things with a computer (games, apps, websites). Find me online: https://www.binarymoon.co.uk/social/
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Government Shocks Nation With Good Decision
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Government Shocks Nation With Good Decision
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“Within two hours of subscribing to NatSocToday for the purposes of this investigation, the Substack algorithm directed the Guardian’s account to 21 other profiles featuring similar content.”
substack continues to be a cesspool that should be abandoned just like x
substack continues to be a cesspool that should be abandoned just like x
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
“Within two hours of subscribing to NatSocToday for the purposes of this investigation, the Substack algorithm directed the Guardian’s account to 21 other profiles featuring similar content.”
substack continues to be a cesspool that should be abandoned just like x
substack continues to be a cesspool that should be abandoned just like x
Making a(nother) new BrushNinja store. Hopefully I've added some designs that people actually like this time! 🤭
brush-ninja-shop.fourthwall.com
#brushninja #indie #sideproject
brush-ninja-shop.fourthwall.com
#brushninja #indie #sideproject
Brush Ninja
The official shop of Brush Ninja. Find the latest content, buy merch, and support your favorite creator.
brush-ninja-shop.fourthwall.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Making a(nother) new BrushNinja store. Hopefully I've added some designs that people actually like this time! 🤭
brush-ninja-shop.fourthwall.com
#brushninja #indie #sideproject
brush-ninja-shop.fourthwall.com
#brushninja #indie #sideproject
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
Added built in debug logging to beepmini, so if there's a problem you get an error message and stack trace. The stack trace is new, but helps a lot for working out what function caused the error.
#gamedev #indiedev #javascript
#gamedev #indiedev #javascript
January 29, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Added built in debug logging to beepmini, so if there's a problem you get an error message and stack trace. The stack trace is new, but helps a lot for working out what function caused the error.
#gamedev #indiedev #javascript
#gamedev #indiedev #javascript
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As Pratchett said:
January 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM
As Pratchett said:
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i wish i could still buy things at the prices i used to complain about
January 19, 2026 at 6:28 PM
i wish i could still buy things at the prices i used to complain about
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Sweden becomes the first country to ban all AI music from their official charts! Huge win!
January 19, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Sweden becomes the first country to ban all AI music from their official charts! Huge win!
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Google Docs show words left until AI replaces you
January 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Google Docs show words left until AI replaces you
Am currently trying to add AI to the adventure game maker in BeepMini. Specifically enemy AI (NOT chatgpt ai). That is how the enemy decides where to move, when to attack etc.
Never done anything this complex before, it's really frying my brain.
beepmini.com/tools/advent...
#gamedev #indiedev
Never done anything this complex before, it's really frying my brain.
beepmini.com/tools/advent...
#gamedev #indiedev
January 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Am currently trying to add AI to the adventure game maker in BeepMini. Specifically enemy AI (NOT chatgpt ai). That is how the enemy decides where to move, when to attack etc.
Never done anything this complex before, it's really frying my brain.
beepmini.com/tools/advent...
#gamedev #indiedev
Never done anything this complex before, it's really frying my brain.
beepmini.com/tools/advent...
#gamedev #indiedev
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officer froggie reporting for duty futurism.com/artificial-i...
Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog
AI-powered software Draft One automatically generates police reports from body camera footage. It thought an officer turned into a frog.
futurism.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM
officer froggie reporting for duty futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
I've added a "notes" section to the BeepMini website.
It is a bit like a blog, but the notes are shorter and I don't bother with stories. It's my thought process when developing for BeepMini. A bit like BlueSky/ Twitter but with more space and fully in my control.
beepmini.com/notes/
It is a bit like a blog, but the notes are shorter and I don't bother with stories. It's my thought process when developing for BeepMini. A bit like BlueSky/ Twitter but with more space and fully in my control.
beepmini.com/notes/
BeepMini Dev Notes
Working notes on BeepMini. Experiments, ideas, fixes, and decisions in progress.
beepmini.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I've added a "notes" section to the BeepMini website.
It is a bit like a blog, but the notes are shorter and I don't bother with stories. It's my thought process when developing for BeepMini. A bit like BlueSky/ Twitter but with more space and fully in my control.
beepmini.com/notes/
It is a bit like a blog, but the notes are shorter and I don't bother with stories. It's my thought process when developing for BeepMini. A bit like BlueSky/ Twitter but with more space and fully in my control.
beepmini.com/notes/
I am putting the finishing touches to the last Ninja Sparks newsletter of the year. It's rather long and a bit self indulgent and I can't work out if it's interesting. Hopefully people will like it 🤞. You have an hour to sign up on ninjasparks.com to find out what I'm talking about!
A Free Newsletter to Discover Tools, Tips, and Fun for Creative Play.
Creative tools and resources to inspire you.
ninjasparks.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I am putting the finishing touches to the last Ninja Sparks newsletter of the year. It's rather long and a bit self indulgent and I can't work out if it's interesting. Hopefully people will like it 🤞. You have an hour to sign up on ninjasparks.com to find out what I'm talking about!
@bengrosser.bsky.social Hi Ben, Just seen your stuck in the scroll project and think it's fascinating. Now you have lots of data I think it'd be interesting to add a graph showing hours/day to see how the scrolling behavious has changed over time (if the project worked)
December 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
@bengrosser.bsky.social Hi Ben, Just seen your stuck in the scroll project and think it's fascinating. Now you have lots of data I think it'd be interesting to add a graph showing hours/day to see how the scrolling behavious has changed over time (if the project worked)
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Found when sorting an old drive. I still, very occasionally, say 'not many badgers in the House of Lords' and this is why:
February 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Found when sorting an old drive. I still, very occasionally, say 'not many badgers in the House of Lords' and this is why:
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This is like paying the guys that robbed your house to also burn it down.
Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will let the AI platform use its characters to make social-media videos.
Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Characters for Use in ChatGPT, Sora
The three-year licensing deal will let users generate videos of more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters.
on.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is like paying the guys that robbed your house to also burn it down.
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From this article, estimated CO2 emission per day from regular queries vs the AI overview queries is 1,3 tons CO2 vs. 13,25 tons CO2! That's an insane upscale in resource burning for a service that has up to 60% error rate!
December 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
From this article, estimated CO2 emission per day from regular queries vs the AI overview queries is 1,3 tons CO2 vs. 13,25 tons CO2! That's an insane upscale in resource burning for a service that has up to 60% error rate!
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Shopping small is meaningful!
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Shopping small is meaningful!
@firefox.com Hi - do you have a version of the browser that isn't full of AI stuff? I love using Firefox but have been disappointed to see you adding AI to it, none of it feels neccessary to me. I want something fast and lean and private. AI doesn't help any of those things. Thanks!
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
@firefox.com Hi - do you have a version of the browser that isn't full of AI stuff? I love using Firefox but have been disappointed to see you adding AI to it, none of it feels neccessary to me. I want something fast and lean and private. AI doesn't help any of those things. Thanks!
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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