Ben Dodson
@ben-dodson.bsky.social
Purveyor of digital goods for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, macOS, and visionOS • Social Distancing since 1985
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Getting the new portrait artwork from the iOS 26 Apple TV app
Updating my artwork finder to support the new 2:3 aspect ratio for TV shows and movies PLUS a new shortcut for automating artwork fetching!
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September 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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I’ve been using Plex for years now and they automatically sort all the images. So much easier 😂
September 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’ve been using Plex for years now and they automatically sort all the images. So much easier 😂
I think posters make more sense than 16:9 or 1:1 ever did. The new aspect ratio is 2:3 and my artwork finders will be updated to support it soon.
September 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I think posters make more sense than 16:9 or 1:1 ever did. The new aspect ratio is 2:3 and my artwork finders will be updated to support it soon.
What about when R2 has little jets and sets fire to a dude. Got the biggest laugh when I saw in at the original screening (oh Christ that was a long time ago)
April 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
What about when R2 has little jets and sets fire to a dude. Got the biggest laugh when I saw in at the original screening (oh Christ that was a long time ago)
Full D&D would be roll a 20 for a free meal, roll a 1 and pay double 😂
April 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Full D&D would be roll a 20 for a free meal, roll a 1 and pay double 😂
Found a special room at the end of my last run and ended up with nearly 100 coins that I could do bugger all with. Have seen room 46 so think I’m close to the end now but still seems like there are lots of mysteries left.
April 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Found a special room at the end of my last run and ended up with nearly 100 coins that I could do bugger all with. Have seen room 46 so think I’m close to the end now but still seems like there are lots of mysteries left.
I absolutely love this game but the increasing difficulty of this and the parlor game is the very worst thing. On day 40 I just want to draft the rooms I need, not spend 10 minutes trying to work out if a box is lying to me.
April 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I absolutely love this game but the increasing difficulty of this and the parlor game is the very worst thing. On day 40 I just want to draft the rooms I need, not spend 10 minutes trying to work out if a box is lying to me.
I keep wandering around my actual house thinking I need to choose between 3 tiles before I open a door
April 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I keep wandering around my actual house thinking I need to choose between 3 tiles before I open a door
I pre-ordered the Collector’s Edition on 11th July 2024 (order #54995) but haven’t received a download link. Was this within the first month?
April 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I pre-ordered the Collector’s Edition on 11th July 2024 (order #54995) but haven’t received a download link. Was this within the first month?
It’s a sensible system to stop scalpers but the criteria is quite harsh. Promo emails were the only criteria I didn’t meet so turned them on straight after the Direct but looks like it had to be enabled before that. Got a pre-order at Smyths though!
April 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
It’s a sensible system to stop scalpers but the criteria is quite harsh. Promo emails were the only criteria I didn’t meet so turned them on straight after the Direct but looks like it had to be enabled before that. Got a pre-order at Smyths though!
Glad to hear @inkle.co A Highland Song got a mention right at the end as thought it was a dead cert for inclusion in the list of games! Won’t be cancelling my Patreon sub but I did enjoy Simon the Sorceror when I was younger 🫣
March 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Glad to hear @inkle.co A Highland Song got a mention right at the end as thought it was a dead cert for inclusion in the list of games! Won’t be cancelling my Patreon sub but I did enjoy Simon the Sorceror when I was younger 🫣
On the plus side you’d look photoshopped in…
March 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
On the plus side you’d look photoshopped in…
“Gunzilla Games is best known as a web3 gaming company which operates its own GUNZ blockchain. It's presently working on a third-person battle royale shooter called Off the Grid for PC and console that offers asset ownership and a player-driven economy” - venturebeat.com/games/gunzil...
Gunzilla Games acquires, resurrects Game Informer
Game Informer returns as Gunzilla Games has acquired and relaunched Game Informer, bringing back the staff and the website.
venturebeat.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“Gunzilla Games is best known as a web3 gaming company which operates its own GUNZ blockchain. It's presently working on a third-person battle royale shooter called Off the Grid for PC and console that offers asset ownership and a player-driven economy” - venturebeat.com/games/gunzil...
“YOU’LL BE DEAD” - most underrated line in Star Wars IMO.
March 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
“YOU’LL BE DEAD” - most underrated line in Star Wars IMO.
What a lovely friend.
March 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
What a lovely friend.
I blame you and @samuelwroberts.bsky.social for having this in my mind throughout that scene
a bald man is sitting in a chair with his eyes closed and making a funny face .
ALT: a bald man is sitting in a chair with his eyes closed and making a funny face .
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March 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I blame you and @samuelwroberts.bsky.social for having this in my mind throughout that scene
Agreed, Surrender is definitely a top five theme! The TND soundtrack is littered with the motif from it as well (Back Seat Driver is an absolute banger).
March 15, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Agreed, Surrender is definitely a top five theme! The TND soundtrack is littered with the motif from it as well (Back Seat Driver is an absolute banger).