Ben
@ben-not-a-number.bsky.social
“Sire, sire!
Your car is on fire!”
“I bought my brakes
At Canadian Tire.”
Your car is on fire!”
“I bought my brakes
At Canadian Tire.”
September 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“Sire, sire!
Your car is on fire!”
“I bought my brakes
At Canadian Tire.”
Your car is on fire!”
“I bought my brakes
At Canadian Tire.”
Bizarrely, I listen to the exact same podcast to fall asleep when I have insomnia and to stay awake when I’m driving. Somehow, it works both ways!
September 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Bizarrely, I listen to the exact same podcast to fall asleep when I have insomnia and to stay awake when I’m driving. Somehow, it works both ways!
As a Torontonian, I firmly believe that there’s nothing wrong with deploying the military to major cities. My only question is: where’s all the snow they’re supposed to be clearing? It’s still August!
August 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
As a Torontonian, I firmly believe that there’s nothing wrong with deploying the military to major cities. My only question is: where’s all the snow they’re supposed to be clearing? It’s still August!
I bet that you would look good on the Danforth!
August 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I bet that you would look good on the Danforth!
I’ve always found the word “grok” and the people who use it deeply annoying.
Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns
Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns
Grok 4 is going into private preview, for now
buff.ly
August 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I’ve always found the word “grok” and the people who use it deeply annoying.
You can write pretty much anything in this box and nobody will ever read it. It’s quite freeing, in a way.
July 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
You can write pretty much anything in this box and nobody will ever read it. It’s quite freeing, in a way.
Has anyone ever made any art/literature/music about the transience of existence and the excruciating burden of our own mortality? Because it could be a good topic if nobody’s done it yet. Food for thought.
July 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Has anyone ever made any art/literature/music about the transience of existence and the excruciating burden of our own mortality? Because it could be a good topic if nobody’s done it yet. Food for thought.
What I love about LinkedIn is that it’s so full of absolute drivel that if you post anything even slightly original on it you can immediately get thousands of impressions on it.
June 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What I love about LinkedIn is that it’s so full of absolute drivel that if you post anything even slightly original on it you can immediately get thousands of impressions on it.
“Bow and arrow” and “bone marrow” are homophones to a four-year-old.
June 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“Bow and arrow” and “bone marrow” are homophones to a four-year-old.
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Stop calling A.I. slop “art” and real human-created works “content”
May 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Stop calling A.I. slop “art” and real human-created works “content”
Switching back and forth between LinkedIn and Bluesky is enough to give one cognitive whiplash. Is AI a revolutionary game changer that’s already radically transforming the entire economy? Or is it unreliable, plagiarizing malware that serves no purpose other than to waste energy and time?
May 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Switching back and forth between LinkedIn and Bluesky is enough to give one cognitive whiplash. Is AI a revolutionary game changer that’s already radically transforming the entire economy? Or is it unreliable, plagiarizing malware that serves no purpose other than to waste energy and time?
What did the other kids call the cyclops when he got glasses?
Two eyes!
Two eyes!
May 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
What did the other kids call the cyclops when he got glasses?
Two eyes!
Two eyes!
This zoom meeting could have been a smoke signal.
May 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This zoom meeting could have been a smoke signal.
Trail etiquette:
Walking in the countryside: nod and say hello so they don’t think you’re a psychopath.
Walking on a city trail: avoid eye contact, so they don’t think you’re a psychopath.
Walking in the countryside: nod and say hello so they don’t think you’re a psychopath.
Walking on a city trail: avoid eye contact, so they don’t think you’re a psychopath.
May 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trail etiquette:
Walking in the countryside: nod and say hello so they don’t think you’re a psychopath.
Walking on a city trail: avoid eye contact, so they don’t think you’re a psychopath.
Walking in the countryside: nod and say hello so they don’t think you’re a psychopath.
Walking on a city trail: avoid eye contact, so they don’t think you’re a psychopath.
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“Look at the sheer girth of this thing” (actual quote)
April 29, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“Look at the sheer girth of this thing” (actual quote)
Bach’s Prelude in C is just Moonlight Sonata but bad.
April 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Bach’s Prelude in C is just Moonlight Sonata but bad.
It’s so nice that Merlin has automated birding. Now you don’t need to waste your time learning about birds, you just open your phone and let it do all the work.
April 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It’s so nice that Merlin has automated birding. Now you don’t need to waste your time learning about birds, you just open your phone and let it do all the work.
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I would do anything for love*
April 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I would do anything for love*
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best of you
Has someone taken your faith
It's real, the pain you feel
Your trust, you must confess
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best
The best of you?
I wish nothing but the best of you
Has someone taken your faith
It's real, the pain you feel
Your trust, you must confess
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best
The best of you?
April 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best of you
Has someone taken your faith
It's real, the pain you feel
Your trust, you must confess
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best
The best of you?
I wish nothing but the best of you
Has someone taken your faith
It's real, the pain you feel
Your trust, you must confess
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best
The best of you?
Got on the bus and asked the driver “is this the bus?”
April 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Got on the bus and asked the driver “is this the bus?”
Neal Stephenson was really onto something with the whole “freelance food delivery will be a huge deal in our dystopian future” thing in Snow Crash.
April 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Neal Stephenson was really onto something with the whole “freelance food delivery will be a huge deal in our dystopian future” thing in Snow Crash.
It’s hard to take seriously any modern political theory that fails to address the tragedy of the comments section.
March 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It’s hard to take seriously any modern political theory that fails to address the tragedy of the comments section.
For some reason, Beethoven is widely regarded as a musical genius, yet he didn’t even think to put a snare on two and four? That’s like day one lesson one stuff. Come on!
March 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
For some reason, Beethoven is widely regarded as a musical genius, yet he didn’t even think to put a snare on two and four? That’s like day one lesson one stuff. Come on!
I TARIFF NOW, GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY ELSE!
March 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I TARIFF NOW, GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY ELSE!
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BREAKING: Ontario has lost the 2025 provincial election
February 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
BREAKING: Ontario has lost the 2025 provincial election