Ben Darlow
@kapowaz.net
Designer/Engineer. Maker of things. Emoji artisan. Keyboard enthusiast (@kapowaz.industries). Coventry City fan. Invented @-replies. Not John Green. Non-American. He/Him.
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This is quite an important point; if you are a UK citizen with Twitter on your phone, opening it up is like playing Russian roulette that the algorithm might commit a strict liability offence on your behalf.
Has everyone whose scroll the illegal image appeared on also committed an offence by downloading it? This is one of those AI worst case scenarios that ought to make everyone aware of the current direction of travel.
January 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This is quite an important point; if you are a UK citizen with Twitter on your phone, opening it up is like playing Russian roulette that the algorithm might commit a strict liability offence on your behalf.
The Secret Traitor uncloaked!
January 1, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The Secret Traitor uncloaked!
The real question is: who is the Secret Meryl? #TheTraitors
January 1, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The real question is: who is the Secret Meryl? #TheTraitors
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#Hootenanny is mainly worth watching for Jools Holland's face behind his piano.
January 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM
#Hootenanny is mainly worth watching for Jools Holland's face behind his piano.
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And it's not even live.
January 1, 2026 at 12:59 AM
And it's not even live.
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Jools talking to the tables
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Jools talking to the tables
Apparently #TheTraitors is adding a new Red Cloak role.
a cartoon drawing of a ghost with the name @its_ghostii on the bottom
Alt: Hornet from Hollow Knight: Silksong casting aside her red cloak and dancing on all fours
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December 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Apparently #TheTraitors is adding a new Red Cloak role.
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To be fair, I posted this quite a lot.
December 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
To be fair, I posted this quite a lot.
MTV2 was on pretty much non-stop in my shared student house in the last year of uni, but you had to stop what you were doing whenever this came on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rR...
December 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
MTV2 was on pretty much non-stop in my shared student house in the last year of uni, but you had to stop what you were doing whenever this came on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rR...
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Today is the last day that you can repost this image
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Today is the last day that you can repost this image
The Scourge of Leamington Spa’s Shop Windows. #pusb
A late Happy Birthday to Noel Whelan - hope he's had a good one!
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Manny Hawks on wonder goals and 90s nostalgia.
#LUFC #PUSB #Boro #CPFC #MillwallFC #DCFC #Aberdeen #BUFC #Livingston #EFL #PL #SPL #football
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Manny Hawks on wonder goals and 90s nostalgia.
#LUFC #PUSB #Boro #CPFC #MillwallFC #DCFC #Aberdeen #BUFC #Livingston #EFL #PL #SPL #football
213: Noel Whelan, Leeds United, Merlin’s Premier League 95 Sticker Collection
A year ago today I wrote and posted around 500 words about Peter Fear in an attempt to provide some mental stimulation in the first of what...
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December 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Scourge of Leamington Spa’s Shop Windows. #pusb
Ten years since I made this and it got picked up by various news sites too, I guess!
December 31, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Ten years since I made this and it got picked up by various news sites too, I guess!
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one of the funniest things that ever happened online was when Mike posted this beautiful wood bowl for sale on twitter for $25, i bought it, and when it showed up it was two inches tall. absolutely tiny. exquisitely made, but also very small. it still makes me laugh when i see it. rest in peace
you should never keep a baseball bat to defend against home invasions. because what if the guy breaking in has a baseball. you're just going to end up trying to hit that instead
December 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
one of the funniest things that ever happened online was when Mike posted this beautiful wood bowl for sale on twitter for $25, i bought it, and when it showed up it was two inches tall. absolutely tiny. exquisitely made, but also very small. it still makes me laugh when i see it. rest in peace
I never realised before that the Hackers movie poster used the ‘you wouldn’t steal a car’ font
December 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I never realised before that the Hackers movie poster used the ‘you wouldn’t steal a car’ font
@carsondial.bsky.social I have to imagine this would be your bag
December 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
@carsondial.bsky.social I have to imagine this would be your bag
Both Hades and Silksong featuring in questions on the University Challenge Christmas Specials. I always wondered why videogames don’t feature in more quiz shows given their prominence in popular culture.
December 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Both Hades and Silksong featuring in questions on the University Challenge Christmas Specials. I always wondered why videogames don’t feature in more quiz shows given their prominence in popular culture.
Bit down about the match today. Less so the score than the performance, which I’m hoping is more to do with match fitness with flu ravaging the squad than any kind of portent. But it’s also a positive sign that we’re still 8 points clear of second in spite of that! #pusb
December 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Bit down about the match today. Less so the score than the performance, which I’m hoping is more to do with match fitness with flu ravaging the squad than any kind of portent. But it’s also a positive sign that we’re still 8 points clear of second in spite of that! #pusb
From Reddit: ‘A DR Congo fan stood for 90+ minutes during the game vs Senegal, honoring Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba. The first PM of DR Congo, he was killed by a firing squad. His body was dissolved in sulfuric acid, by Belgium/USA allies trying to protect Congo's minerals’
December 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
From Reddit: ‘A DR Congo fan stood for 90+ minutes during the game vs Senegal, honoring Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba. The first PM of DR Congo, he was killed by a firing squad. His body was dissolved in sulfuric acid, by Belgium/USA allies trying to protect Congo's minerals’
Because I’m an idiot I thought today’s match was a 3pm kickoff, and since I have crippling anxiety about matches I’m not physically at, stayed dark. I assumed there’d be PL matches on, so wandered down the road from my in laws to watch a game. Next match on? Cov vs Ipswich in half an hour. FML #pusb
December 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Because I’m an idiot I thought today’s match was a 3pm kickoff, and since I have crippling anxiety about matches I’m not physically at, stayed dark. I assumed there’d be PL matches on, so wandered down the road from my in laws to watch a game. Next match on? Cov vs Ipswich in half an hour. FML #pusb
Merry Christmas, Boro fans!
December 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Merry Christmas, Boro fans!
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Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
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I see Mark Chadbourn, who has blocked me for previously pointing out his habit of sharing work uncredited to the original creator, is sharing the old London names map without crediting its creator, Matt Brown bsky.app/profile/levp...
Anyone looking for the full map or wondering who made it, it’s the work of Matt Brown and it’s here. open.substack.com/pub/londonis...
December 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I see Mark Chadbourn, who has blocked me for previously pointing out his habit of sharing work uncredited to the original creator, is sharing the old London names map without crediting its creator, Matt Brown bsky.app/profile/levp...
People who steal content for clicks are as bad as AI.
December 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
People who steal content for clicks are as bad as AI.
This is the level of tactility I aspire to in car controls
December 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This is the level of tactility I aspire to in car controls