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Ben
@bfox.ca
Make something ⇨ show someone
https://penbook.app and https://midi.guide
Me: "How do I normalize an image?"
ChatGPT: **i'm thinking about cooking with that Oil🧑‍🍳😋🤤**
April 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I need a Popup Blocker, but for apps I use, so I can block all their stupid airbags and walkthroughs
March 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Just realized you can cancel the 'copying shared cache symbols' dialog, and go back to working in Xcode, and it'll do whatever the heck it's doing in the background 🙏
February 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Doing some user research!
January 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Astrologers proclaim week of the Home Technology Support.

"Screen Time" Bug growth +15.
Wifi Strife growth +15.
That Fucking Printer growth +15.

All Minecraft clients increase in complexity.
December 24, 2024 at 5:16 AM
I was using a widget builder the other day to build an interactive calculator, and it really made me miss Web 2.0.

Remember the first really nice forms on the web? Dynamic validation, big text fields, nice typography on labels, placeholder text, FAST. It felt naughty!
December 23, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Zelda is Souls-like
December 22, 2024 at 8:46 AM
The event's called 'Blur' because the element lost focus! I just got it.
December 22, 2024 at 8:42 AM
'Mercy of the Gods' by James S. A. Corey is a gritty reboot of Dungeon Crawler Carl.
December 15, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Penbook recognizes your handwritten notes and generates stickers for you, all on device with Image Playground.
December 12, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Recording a Penbook demo with Meta smart glasses
December 6, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Reposted by Ben
📝 Templates of note: No Cheat Days. A beautiful habit tracker, with space for two habits per page in this landscape configuration. Track your streaks and make notes in the margin. #stationery #productivity #planner #habits #streaks
December 4, 2024 at 2:31 AM
My Self-Promo Sunday post for @penbook.app on r/Apple got some traction last week, and had lots of nice comments, but I was thrown by how hung up (and angry!) a few users were about Penbook's privacy nutrition label:

🪪 Identifiers
⚙️ Diagnostics
📊 Usage
🛍️ Purchase History

So I've edited it:
December 2, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Further evidence of the excellent taste of Penbook users.
Journaling on @penbook.app ✍️📚

Thank you @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social to let me discover this app!

#iOS #app #penbook #iPad #applepencil
November 29, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Midi Guide's definition format is guided by two principles:

1. Normies can use the raw definitions as a reference, and even contribute to them, without using git or any other special software

2. The definitions are machine-readable such that they can be used to generate a complete UI for the synth
November 27, 2024 at 7:58 PM
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Our massive MIDI CC/NRPN repo is now on bsky too 🎹 If you're into synths follow @midi.guide, completely free, easier to use than looking through manuals, programmatic access, and you can contribute your fave device mappings 😍 midi.guide
MIDI CC and NRPN database
The 'comprehensive' dataset of all MIDI CCs and NRPNs.
midi.guide
November 27, 2024 at 8:38 PM
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I’m giving away 10 free Penbook Lifetime licenses as part of #IndieSky 🦋 Follow me and share this post - I'll pick random recipients on Thursday.
Announcing... #IndieSky! Along with some other great indie app developers, we’re giving away promo codes to redeem for our apps here on BlueSky until Thursday!

To get a code, drop a reply, a follow, or more — check all the details on our blog: www.lux.camera/indiesky-on-...
IndieSky
Announcing a few new promo on BlueSky with our fellow independent developers
www.lux.camera
November 27, 2024 at 5:49 AM
new app coming
November 27, 2024 at 12:15 AM