Ben Lesnick
@banditloaf.wcnews.com
Like so many Americans, he was trying to construct a life that made sense from things he found in gift shops. (he/him)
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Ben Lesnick
@banditloaf.wcnews.com
· Nov 15
Hello Bluesky! My name is Ben but my old friends call me LOAF. I’m best known for helping Chris Roberts dream up Star Citizen but I mostly skeet about Wing Commander esoterica and my life with two wonderful black cats and beautiful wife Ali (plus dumb jokes and nonsense about other media I love).
Wing Commander's branching stories never really went away... they just got more complex. Wing Commander Prophecy has fifty missions (plus ten in the sim) but on an average playthrough you're only going to see 30 of them!
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Wing Commander's branching stories never really went away... they just got more complex. Wing Commander Prophecy has fifty missions (plus ten in the sim) but on an average playthrough you're only going to see 30 of them!
There’s a non-zero chance that this is just because he sees the press pool as the Muppets.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
There’s a non-zero chance that this is just because he sees the press pool as the Muppets.
Do you want someone that doesn’t get extremely horny when they encounter a quesadilla talking to your god for you?!?
bad take, quesadillas are already the quesadillas of deserts and also unlike graham crackers are not intended to influence your horniness level
Graham crackers are the quesadillas of deserts, I will not back down on this.
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Do you want someone that doesn’t get extremely horny when they encounter a quesadilla talking to your god for you?!?
Graham crackers are the quesadillas of deserts, I will not back down on this.
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Graham crackers are the quesadillas of deserts, I will not back down on this.
"The Grey" (For All Mankind, season 2 episode 10)
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"The Grey" (For All Mankind, season 2 episode 10)
Fuck cancer.
Origin fans may remember that among Rebecca Heineman’s seemingly endless, incredible contributions to gaming was an impressive 1994 port of Ultima I for the Apple IIGS. That kept the space part!!
Origin fans may remember that among Rebecca Heineman’s seemingly endless, incredible contributions to gaming was an impressive 1994 port of Ultima I for the Apple IIGS. That kept the space part!!
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Fuck cancer.
Origin fans may remember that among Rebecca Heineman’s seemingly endless, incredible contributions to gaming was an impressive 1994 port of Ultima I for the Apple IIGS. That kept the space part!!
Origin fans may remember that among Rebecca Heineman’s seemingly endless, incredible contributions to gaming was an impressive 1994 port of Ultima I for the Apple IIGS. That kept the space part!!
Kind of crazy that this happened days after the edge of Wing Commander SNES’s space was discovered.
NASA: Voyager Found a 50,000-Degree “Wall” at the Edge of the Solar System #blogpost
NASA: Voyager Found a 50,000-Degree “Wall” at the Edge of the Solar System
NASA’s Voyager spacecraft discovered something extraordinary at the edge of our Solar System — a superheated plasma “wall” reaching up to 50,000 kelvin. This region, known as the heliopause, marks the boundary between the Sun’s solar wind and the interstellar medium. Despite its name, this “wall of fire” is nearly empty space — yet it changed how we understand our cosmic neighborhood. paper link: nature.com Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:44 DISCOVERY 02:43 SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE & THEORIES
05:31 IMPLICATIONS & WHAT’S NEXT
07:45 Outro
08:07 Enjoy ...
littlegreenfootballs.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Kind of crazy that this happened days after the edge of Wing Commander SNES’s space was discovered.
You can tell how much PBS is hurting because Ken Burns had to get a regular haircut.
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
You can tell how much PBS is hurting because Ken Burns had to get a regular haircut.
We saw this commercial for an extremely cool car (check out the little computer!) earlier, but also spent some time confused because we thought it was a Miata. youtu.be/bTfKHC-zy7U?...
Buick Reatta Commercial
YouTube video by BuickBuenosAires
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
We saw this commercial for an extremely cool car (check out the little computer!) earlier, but also spent some time confused because we thought it was a Miata. youtu.be/bTfKHC-zy7U?...
Seems like the people that were very angry about Lizzo blowing President Madison’s flute should really be all over this latest scandal.
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Seems like the people that were very angry about Lizzo blowing President Madison’s flute should really be all over this latest scandal.
I could’ve told them they cats will never leave the Concordia alone.
A cat was spotted sitting on top of Bolivia's 132-ft Cristo de la Concordia statue
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I could’ve told them they cats will never leave the Concordia alone.
“A feature film” is one hell of a tagline.
November 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“A feature film” is one hell of a tagline.
I simply will not accept that Marjorie Taylor Greene has changed until she streams Among Us with AOC.
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I simply will not accept that Marjorie Taylor Greene has changed until she streams Among Us with AOC.
I’m a bit under the weather and the cats have truly gone into nurse mode. Sully has been piling crinkle balls up for me and Lumi wants to sleep on my chest and purr endlessly.
November 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I’m a bit under the weather and the cats have truly gone into nurse mode. Sully has been piling crinkle balls up for me and Lumi wants to sleep on my chest and purr endlessly.
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Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
Source: Next Generation 12 (December 1995)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogaming #dosgaming
Source: Next Generation 12 (December 1995)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogaming #dosgaming
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
Source: Next Generation 12 (December 1995)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogaming #dosgaming
Source: Next Generation 12 (December 1995)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogaming #dosgaming
What a shame! Happy to Be Here is one of those everything-comes-together albums.
Known for his cosmic-stoner songwriting and freewheeling tunes, Todd Snider's career spanned three decades. n.pr/4pgYetu
Americana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59
Known for his cosmic-stoner songwriting and freewheeling tunes, Todd Snider's career spanned three decades.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
What a shame! Happy to Be Here is one of those everything-comes-together albums.
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silly new discovery in the SNES version of Wing Commander: The Secret Missions
pressing L+R+Sel+Start on both controllers at once unlocks "The Really Really Secret Missions", adding a photo to the credits, replacing asteroids w/ former Mindscape CTO David "Greno" Grenewetzki... (1/2)
pressing L+R+Sel+Start on both controllers at once unlocks "The Really Really Secret Missions", adding a photo to the credits, replacing asteroids w/ former Mindscape CTO David "Greno" Grenewetzki... (1/2)
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
silly new discovery in the SNES version of Wing Commander: The Secret Missions
pressing L+R+Sel+Start on both controllers at once unlocks "The Really Really Secret Missions", adding a photo to the credits, replacing asteroids w/ former Mindscape CTO David "Greno" Grenewetzki... (1/2)
pressing L+R+Sel+Start on both controllers at once unlocks "The Really Really Secret Missions", adding a photo to the credits, replacing asteroids w/ former Mindscape CTO David "Greno" Grenewetzki... (1/2)
I am so sick of the disc course. mocoshow.com/2025/11/14/m...
Maryland’s Newest 18-Hole Disc Golf Course is Now Open - The MoCo Show
Maryland’s newest disc-golf addition is already drawing a crowd. Montgomery Parks softly opened its first-ever 18-hole disc golf course at Northwest Branch Recreational Park in Silver Spring on Novemb...
mocoshow.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I am so sick of the disc course. mocoshow.com/2025/11/14/m...
I heard the new Taylor Swift song that goes "I protect the family, leave it with me" as "I protect the family, Vito and me" and just assumed it was going really hard on a Godfather thing.
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I heard the new Taylor Swift song that goes "I protect the family, leave it with me" as "I protect the family, Vito and me" and just assumed it was going really hard on a Godfather thing.
Join us for nuclear proliferation and ExoSquad in 30 minutes!
November 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Join us for nuclear proliferation and ExoSquad in 30 minutes!
Ahhhh!
revenant1.net/crap/smview.... bonus Secret Missions version, featuring a redrawn easter egg plus a second, more elaborate easter egg that i need to record a video of
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Ahhhh!
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Havin a giant cheese wedge and a stein of beer MANFOOD
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Havin a giant cheese wedge and a stein of beer MANFOOD
Cartoons (and a documentary about nuclear war) tomorrow on the @wcnews.com Discord! All are welcome.
Wing Commander Cartoon Party IV: The Prices of Freedom https://wcne.ws/17142
November 15, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Cartoons (and a documentary about nuclear war) tomorrow on the @wcnews.com Discord! All are welcome.