Ben
@blueben.bsky.social
OMG I'm a Musician, Systems Engineer/SRE, Audio Engineer, Ham Radio op, and a furry!? What are the odds?
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PS. Got something neat or useful just collecting dust? dma is foraging for desks, music production gear, artistic tools, hardware tools, printer filament, and so much more. Let us know!
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
PS. Got something neat or useful just collecting dust? dma is foraging for desks, music production gear, artistic tools, hardware tools, printer filament, and so much more. Let us know!
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What is the correct number of TVs for a makerspace? Please say 4 or we will have to make a drop-off run to RePC recycling.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
What is the correct number of TVs for a makerspace? Please say 4 or we will have to make a drop-off run to RePC recycling.
Corn
Hardware Foraging Update
Every hackerspace needs a Catalyst 9400 Series modular enterprise access switching platform.
...right?
#cornnotincluded
Every hackerspace needs a Catalyst 9400 Series modular enterprise access switching platform.
...right?
#cornnotincluded
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Corn
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Nabbed a few storage bins for the space. Unsure if this is enough to accommodate all member projects at a typical hackerspace.
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Nabbed a few storage bins for the space. Unsure if this is enough to accommodate all member projects at a typical hackerspace.
A fantastic documentary about kids of the native Klamath river peoples kayaking from the river's source to the ocean for the first time in over 100 years.
youtu.be/4FuGuWeAra4
youtu.be/4FuGuWeAra4
First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath River after the largest dam removal in U.S. history
YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 AM
A fantastic documentary about kids of the native Klamath river peoples kayaking from the river's source to the ocean for the first time in over 100 years.
youtu.be/4FuGuWeAra4
youtu.be/4FuGuWeAra4
It's nice to see cities start to realize the dangers that Flock AI camera surveillance systems pose. But this is a fight that's just beginning. Flock says they're planning to pressure states to end your right to access your public records.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Redmond turns off its cameras after ICE arrests
There was no sign ICE accessed Redmond's Flock system before Monday's arrests, but city officials said residents remained concerned about the technology.
www.seattletimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
It's nice to see cities start to realize the dangers that Flock AI camera surveillance systems pose. But this is a fight that's just beginning. Flock says they're planning to pressure states to end your right to access your public records.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Celebrate one year of community and craft beer at WHISKER WONDERLAND, Dec 14th, 9am-7pm! Enjoy cozy vibes, complimentary tastings, live music, photo booths, and more! 🎉
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Celebrate one year of community and craft beer at WHISKER WONDERLAND, Dec 14th, 9am-7pm! Enjoy cozy vibes, complimentary tastings, live music, photo booths, and more! 🎉
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KNOCK ON WOOD www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Ballot Drop: Katie Wilson is Likely Our Next Mayor
She's probably the mayor, folks. Goodbye, Bruce?
www.thestranger.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
KNOCK ON WOOD www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
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Audio engineers at AT&T discovered back in the 1960's that they could encode metrics about a network as a stream of sampled human voices, on a similar principle to Chernoff graphs.
Pitch, emotion, phoneme, volume, timbre, etc could all be mapped to different metrics tracked.
Pitch, emotion, phoneme, volume, timbre, etc could all be mapped to different metrics tracked.
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Audio engineers at AT&T discovered back in the 1960's that they could encode metrics about a network as a stream of sampled human voices, on a similar principle to Chernoff graphs.
Pitch, emotion, phoneme, volume, timbre, etc could all be mapped to different metrics tracked.
Pitch, emotion, phoneme, volume, timbre, etc could all be mapped to different metrics tracked.
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It's happening! On Tuesday, the DMA Officers and Board of Directors signed a lease on our new space in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle!
October 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It's happening! On Tuesday, the DMA Officers and Board of Directors signed a lease on our new space in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle!
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Sunday's rainbow over Cal Anderson Park portends good things to come
October 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Sunday's rainbow over Cal Anderson Park portends good things to come
Calcium is a metal.
Your bones are somewhere around 50% calcium.
You have metal bones.
Your bones are somewhere around 50% calcium.
You have metal bones.
October 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Calcium is a metal.
Your bones are somewhere around 50% calcium.
You have metal bones.
Your bones are somewhere around 50% calcium.
You have metal bones.
Furries, yo
2025 Furry Species Census Servy
Once again I bring you a furry species census!
The last time I did this in 2023 y'all submitted over 10,000 characters! I wonder if we'll beat that this time?
Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Formatted Results: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Once again I bring you a furry species census!
The last time I did this in 2023 y'all submitted over 10,000 characters! I wonder if we'll beat that this time?
Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Formatted Results: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
October 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Furries, yo
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And so it begins. There is no such group as antifa, which means anybody can be accused of being antifa. You are antifa, your friends are antifa, I am antifa, literally anybody the administration doesn't like will become antifa.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
Trump says he’s designating far-left anti-fascism group Antifa as a terrorist organization | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said he is designating far-left anti-fascism group Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday morning UK...
www.cnn.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
And so it begins. There is no such group as antifa, which means anybody can be accused of being antifa. You are antifa, your friends are antifa, I am antifa, literally anybody the administration doesn't like will become antifa.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
Just remember that every time Trump and his cloak clingers threaten journalists and the media, they are screaming how insecure and thin-skinned they are. Don't stop mocking the little weenies, they are terrified of being laughed at.
September 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Just remember that every time Trump and his cloak clingers threaten journalists and the media, they are screaming how insecure and thin-skinned they are. Don't stop mocking the little weenies, they are terrified of being laughed at.
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When we talk about how "Magneto was right," this is why -- here he is, correctly predicting how this is going to go. It starts with dehumanizing; then that leads to tracking; tracking leads to arrests; arrests lead to camps; camps lead to genocide.
In researching my latest video, I found a clip of dialogue cut from the first X-Men film: Magneto makes it much clearer why the Mutant Registration Act will lead to something worse than the act's "intention." I think it should've been kept in!
(My full video's available now -- youtu.be/ZhtkT0IeavA)
(My full video's available now -- youtu.be/ZhtkT0IeavA)
September 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
When we talk about how "Magneto was right," this is why -- here he is, correctly predicting how this is going to go. It starts with dehumanizing; then that leads to tracking; tracking leads to arrests; arrests lead to camps; camps lead to genocide.
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Constitution sections on due process and foreign gifts just vanished from Congress' website
Include provisions such as habeas corpus, forbidding the naming of titles of nobility, and forbidding foreign emoluments for U.S. officials. www.404media.co/constitution...
Include provisions such as habeas corpus, forbidding the naming of titles of nobility, and forbidding foreign emoluments for U.S. officials. www.404media.co/constitution...
Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website
Part of Article I Section 8, and all of Sections 9 and 10, which address things like habeas corpus, nobility, and militias, are gone from Congress's website for the Constitution.
www.404media.co
August 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Constitution sections on due process and foreign gifts just vanished from Congress' website
Include provisions such as habeas corpus, forbidding the naming of titles of nobility, and forbidding foreign emoluments for U.S. officials. www.404media.co/constitution...
Include provisions such as habeas corpus, forbidding the naming of titles of nobility, and forbidding foreign emoluments for U.S. officials. www.404media.co/constitution...
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August 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
Disabled folks getting treated poorly, as per usual. For shame, Anthrocon.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8hMTNs9/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8hMTNs9/
I absolutely adore Anthrocon since it is my local con! But it hurts seeing the direction it’s taking. I honestly think next year they should get rid of the parade entirely and expand on the block part...
TikTok video by Astra
www.tiktok.com
July 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Disabled folks getting treated poorly, as per usual. For shame, Anthrocon.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8hMTNs9/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8hMTNs9/
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This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
Hah, my corgi (rip) and my fursona are on SuperFastMatt's land speed car.
June 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Hah, my corgi (rip) and my fursona are on SuperFastMatt's land speed car.