ben
@benrich.bsky.social
composer with an unrelated day job. librarian in training. game design/audio/music hobbyist. used to teach in higher ed. he/him
Steam is almost correct. there is 1 perfect game, and it's Frog Detective, but there are 2 others: Frog Detective 2 and 3.
May 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Steam is almost correct. there is 1 perfect game, and it's Frog Detective, but there are 2 others: Frog Detective 2 and 3.
my Oscars quibble: not being able to use more than “20% of preexisting themes” in a sequel score seems pretty arbitrary and unrealistic
January 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
my Oscars quibble: not being able to use more than “20% of preexisting themes” in a sequel score seems pretty arbitrary and unrealistic
motivation to finish semester = time for this over the break
November 13, 2024 at 2:13 AM
motivation to finish semester = time for this over the break
weeding out some old childhood books. I’m not one to throw a book in the trash, but…
February 2, 2024 at 8:02 PM
weeding out some old childhood books. I’m not one to throw a book in the trash, but…
nothing is better than this (is it?)
January 31, 2024 at 6:17 PM
nothing is better than this (is it?)
Rip Peter Schickele. his albums were as much a part of my childhood as any “serious” classical music. through him I was introduced to Philip Glass, Lincoln Portrait, and the concept of an “Oedipus Complex”
January 18, 2024 at 1:36 AM
Rip Peter Schickele. his albums were as much a part of my childhood as any “serious” classical music. through him I was introduced to Philip Glass, Lincoln Portrait, and the concept of an “Oedipus Complex”
Mickey is sensitive
Please do not touch
Please do not touch
December 20, 2023 at 8:19 PM
Mickey is sensitive
Please do not touch
Please do not touch
as someone whose parents are having to work instead of retire: no, they should not
better support the young, yes, but the solution isn’t “make older people stay in the workforce longer”
better support the young, yes, but the solution isn’t “make older people stay in the workforce longer”
October 27, 2023 at 2:20 PM
as someone whose parents are having to work instead of retire: no, they should not
better support the young, yes, but the solution isn’t “make older people stay in the workforce longer”
better support the young, yes, but the solution isn’t “make older people stay in the workforce longer”
amid all the bad news and concerning trends in media and the arts lately, this moment in Dropout’s 5 year anniversary update video gives me hope
September 29, 2023 at 3:44 AM
amid all the bad news and concerning trends in media and the arts lately, this moment in Dropout’s 5 year anniversary update video gives me hope
one wonders what exactly goes into a Rolling Stone list ranking process that puts firing Lord & Miller from a Star Wars spinoff as worse than reckless decisions that resulted in 3 literal human deaths
September 26, 2023 at 4:59 AM
one wonders what exactly goes into a Rolling Stone list ranking process that puts firing Lord & Miller from a Star Wars spinoff as worse than reckless decisions that resulted in 3 literal human deaths