Ben Trautman
@captainplanet.bsky.social
Analyst - Overwatch Gameplay and Business Insights .
Posts are my own and don't represent Blizzard.
Posts are my own and don't represent Blizzard.
Hit that meta knight pose
Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, by Paolo Veronese, 1576-78, 📸 by @JOHNRU55ELL
January 29, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Hit that meta knight pose
Database of very cool people
Here’s the deal, they captured my face standing outside of my kid’s preschool in a high-viz vest. The database is going to be so big it’ll be useless. Employers will ask why you aren’t in the database and unless you explain you were doing mutual aid, the people hiring will think you’re a bad person.
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
January 27, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Database of very cool people
Big year for the ol' 🌨️
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Big year for the ol' 🌨️
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NBA players come out strong on the situation in Minneapolis:
“Now more than ever, we must defend the right to freedom of speech and stand in solidarity with the people in Minnesota protesting and risking their lives to demand justice.”
“Now more than ever, we must defend the right to freedom of speech and stand in solidarity with the people in Minnesota protesting and risking their lives to demand justice.”
Statement from the National Basketball Players Association:
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM
NBA players come out strong on the situation in Minneapolis:
“Now more than ever, we must defend the right to freedom of speech and stand in solidarity with the people in Minnesota protesting and risking their lives to demand justice.”
“Now more than ever, we must defend the right to freedom of speech and stand in solidarity with the people in Minnesota protesting and risking their lives to demand justice.”
A wizard arrives precisely when he means to (and is needed the most)
Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
January 25, 2026 at 8:51 PM
A wizard arrives precisely when he means to (and is needed the most)
I was not expecting the WoW content creators (some of them, anyway) to be some of the first to speak with moral clarity on politics but pleasantly surprised
January 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I was not expecting the WoW content creators (some of them, anyway) to be some of the first to speak with moral clarity on politics but pleasantly surprised
friendly reminder that that national parks account is a fake grifter
AltNPS posted about Alex Pretti's murder 25 times since this morning. During that time, they spread misinformation about the shooting, lied about knowing the shooter's name, and generally flooded the zone with shit.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
January 25, 2026 at 7:33 AM
friendly reminder that that national parks account is a fake grifter
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here’s my impression of a democrat senator responding to a killer bee swarm in their house: “Bees must leave my kitchen. NOW.” [bees sting me to death]
January 24, 2026 at 7:28 PM
here’s my impression of a democrat senator responding to a killer bee swarm in their house: “Bees must leave my kitchen. NOW.” [bees sting me to death]
the timing on this is something
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
the timing on this is something
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Quality performance art. Easy to parse, thematically relevant, kinda gross. Love it.
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Quality performance art. Easy to parse, thematically relevant, kinda gross. Love it.
A watched pot never boils
January 21, 2026 at 5:23 AM
A watched pot never boils
I'm being forced to out-scale these guys so I have less competition for the weights, whatever motivation works
Super setting should be banned when gym is peak busy, you're hogging the dumbells bro
January 21, 2026 at 12:32 AM
I'm being forced to out-scale these guys so I have less competition for the weights, whatever motivation works
Super setting should be banned when gym is peak busy, you're hogging the dumbells bro
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Super setting should be banned when gym is peak busy, you're hogging the dumbells bro
Also thought the duck bus was a metaphor
January 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Also thought the duck bus was a metaphor
Planted a new plant in the crab tank and one of them is already out checking it out like some nosey HoA member
January 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Planted a new plant in the crab tank and one of them is already out checking it out like some nosey HoA member
What lies beneath
January 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM
What lies beneath
Hadn't seen any evidence until today, but we have a new generation of crabs! They're brown for now but will gain color as they grow
January 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Hadn't seen any evidence until today, but we have a new generation of crabs! They're brown for now but will gain color as they grow
i need someone to explain to me why clicking the "share" button to generate a link to my clipboard on this site only has a 50/50 shot of working
January 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
i need someone to explain to me why clicking the "share" button to generate a link to my clipboard on this site only has a 50/50 shot of working
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Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others
January 15, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.