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ChiaroBen
@chiaroben.bsky.social
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Audio Engineer, Musician, Gamer, smalltime Streamer. #1 Final Fantasy III defender. Politically left. He/him

Precognition lacks in hindsight.

twitch.tv/chiaroben
Music: https://youtube.com/@chiaroben2972
VODs: https://youtube.com/@chiarobenarchive6830
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ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · Nov 8
New pinned post!

I'm Ben, 34 he/him, and I am a musician, streamer, and politcally left audio engineer from Germany.

I stream video games two times a week on twitch and upload a new patch with my modular synth every saturday.

Preaching the words of Disco Elysium.

Precognition lacks in hindsight.
a picture of me, wearing sunglasses, on a balcony, smoking a pipe a picture of my 4x104hp eurorack modular synth
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sanktionsfrei.bsky.social
❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Wir sind komplett zivilgesellschaftlich finanziert. Wenn ihr unsere Arbeit unterstützen wollt, dann gerne hier entlang 🐭👉 sanktionsfrei.de/support
userin: Ich hatte mich bei allen Anträgen an alle Fristen gehalten und am Ende haben sie mehrere Monate lang sich geweigert meinen Antrag fertig zu bearbeiten. Ich hab weder Miete noch Kaution bekommen und hatte fast keine Möbel bis auf eine Matratze und Schreibtisch und lebte nur vom Pflegegeld. Nur durch Sanktionsfrei bekam ich dann was mir zusteht. Und das ist nicht das erste Mal so. Tatsächlich ist so ein Verhalten die Regel und hab ich schon bei verschiedenen Jobcentern in verschiedenen Städten gehabt.
January 30, 2026 at 9:28 AM
chiaroben.bsky.social
Honestly, I could go the rest of my life having nothing to do with Cisco.
January 29, 2026 at 7:31 AM
chiaroben.bsky.social
So there's STILL no way to make a short out of a Youtube video in the browser, you have to do it on mobile?
Stupid.
January 28, 2026 at 11:13 AM
chiaroben.bsky.social
I just spent roughly 3 hours filling out some adhd tests and surveys.
My brain hurts. My hand hurts.
January 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 7:47 AM
chiaroben.bsky.social
This Monday feels particularly Monday.
January 26, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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nikitagill.bsky.social
Yeah the reason why the left is calling you fascist for opposing abortion is because the genesis of that opposition is based in theocratic fascism, misogyny, control and not in factual reality. Also fascism hasn’t been an “incoherent doctrine”, you fucking potato. You just refused to listen.
“UNTIL RECENTLY, I resisted using the F-word to describe President Trump. For one thing, there were too many elements of classical fascism that didn't seem to fit. For another, the term has been overused to the point of meaninglessness, especially by left-leaning types who call you a fascist it you oppose abortion or affirmative action. For yet another, the term is hazily defined, even by its adherents. From the beginning, fascism has been an incoherent doctrine, and even today scholars can't agree on its definition. Italy's original version differed from Germany's, which differed from Spain's, which differed from Japan's.”
January 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM
chiaroben.bsky.social
Everything's a bit too much to juggle right now, so no stream tonight.
January 25, 2026 at 2:07 PM
chiaroben.bsky.social
Now that the Journal to the Dark Ocean Expedition is done, and my next synth project requires some extra tinkering and practice, I want to put some work into making metal again.
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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quadbonus.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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kupogames.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 11:11 AM
chiaroben.bsky.social
The final part of the Journal to the Dark Ocean Expedition is up now. A moody, atmospheric, collection of dark ambient pieces with a vague story told through first person audio logs, it was an experiment for me. And I'm very happy how it turned out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSuD...
Journal of the Dark Ocean Expedition VIII
YouTube video by Ben Thomasson
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM
chiaroben.bsky.social
So my partner can't log into FFXIV any more because apparently there is a DNS issue with Telekom, while for me it works fine.
Just great.
January 23, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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mxmorgan.com
Screenshot from the game Disco Elysium - graffiti text that reads, "something beautiful is going to happen"
January 22, 2026 at 7:56 PM
chiaroben.bsky.social
Part 7/8 is now up:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lnv...
Journal of the Dark Ocean Expedition VII
YouTube video by Ben Thomasson
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM
chiaroben.bsky.social
I just uploaded the last two parts of the Journal to the Dark Ocean Expedition. They'll be unlocked on Youtube today and tomorrow, 6pm CET respectively.
I am very proud of this one - while I would've preferred to make it longer, I think it sits at a good place now with 8 parts.
January 22, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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kaiserneko.bsky.social
We need to triple our negative output.

I want them scared to even say word with AI in them.

They'll never speak again.
January 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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roricomics.bsky.social
Lil' comic about hope and longing 💗
comic: when it happens I hope people ring bells and blow horns. if I'm asleep I hope to be woken. I won't mind. if I'm in traffic I hope to see revelers. If it causes a traffic jam I won't mind. I don't want to exist a moment not knowing that it has happened.
January 21, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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oddthisday.bsky.social
Tuesday
A beautifully drawn frog, green with a pale belly, squats against a black background, looking at camera. A speech bubble coming out of its mouth says “YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS ABYSSAL DARKNESS. I AM HERE, AND WE SHALL FACE THE CHASM AS BROTHERS.”
January 21, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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scriptor.bsky.social
from Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
No. YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME? said Death, help-
January 21, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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getmoresmarter.com
Important perspective from Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
chiaroben.bsky.social
Part 6 and such:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvZ0...
Journal of the Dark Ocean Expedition VI
YouTube video by Ben Thomasson
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:32 PM
chiaroben.bsky.social
Gotta occasionally remind people of the Paranoid cover by a German Schlager (like german pop music) duo about the Hound of the Baskervilles, including distorted guitars, a hammond organ solo, and featuring an appearance of a Pekingese as the hound.
Marvelous.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwnF...
Cindy und Bert – Der Hund von Baskerville (Black Sabbath - Paranoid cover)
YouTube video by Bob Witlox
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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kungfugrip.bsky.social
Eating the AI art in protest is ironically more Art than whatever the fuck the ai guy was doing
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
chiaroben.bsky.social
Journal of the Dark Ocean Expedition Part 5 just dropped:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4eY...
Journal of the Dark Ocean Expedition V
YouTube video by Ben Thomasson
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:10 PM