Ben Walker
@ihatemornings.com
1980-2002: young and foolish
2002-2012: played in bands
2012-2025: worked at bandcamp
2025- : makes synths i guess
@audiocomputer.bsky.social
2002-2012: played in bands
2012-2025: worked at bandcamp
2025- : makes synths i guess
@audiocomputer.bsky.social
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a good way to get better at writing is to look at what AI does and don’t do that.
facile ‘it’s not just X—it’s Y’ platitudes. absolute word-vomit prefaces like ‘here’s the kicker…’. artificial drama. fake epiphany. every fucking sentence being the same length and rhythm.
very bored of all of this.
facile ‘it’s not just X—it’s Y’ platitudes. absolute word-vomit prefaces like ‘here’s the kicker…’. artificial drama. fake epiphany. every fucking sentence being the same length and rhythm.
very bored of all of this.
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
a good way to get better at writing is to look at what AI does and don’t do that.
facile ‘it’s not just X—it’s Y’ platitudes. absolute word-vomit prefaces like ‘here’s the kicker…’. artificial drama. fake epiphany. every fucking sentence being the same length and rhythm.
very bored of all of this.
facile ‘it’s not just X—it’s Y’ platitudes. absolute word-vomit prefaces like ‘here’s the kicker…’. artificial drama. fake epiphany. every fucking sentence being the same length and rhythm.
very bored of all of this.
On my way to help sell books at Cory Doctorow’s talk. Steering clear of the truck stop vending machine just in case.
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
On my way to help sell books at Cory Doctorow’s talk. Steering clear of the truck stop vending machine just in case.
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Oh no I have discovered @goodslides.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Oh no I have discovered @goodslides.bsky.social
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most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing
October 20, 2025 at 5:46 AM
most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing
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I left Spotify after 9 years because of the CEO's autonomous weapons investment shit, but it's not really about Spotify individually at all. It's about trying to be better, and intentional, and asking yourself if you're making the world you want
terminal.ahumanfuture.co/posts/2025-1...
terminal.ahumanfuture.co/posts/2025-1...
The world is something that we make // Terminal
“...and could just as easily make differently.”
terminal.ahumanfuture.co
October 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I left Spotify after 9 years because of the CEO's autonomous weapons investment shit, but it's not really about Spotify individually at all. It's about trying to be better, and intentional, and asking yourself if you're making the world you want
terminal.ahumanfuture.co/posts/2025-1...
terminal.ahumanfuture.co/posts/2025-1...
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Best computer monitor brands for music production by genre 2025:
Ambient - Dell
Drum & Bass - HP
Pop-punk - Apple Macintosh
Modern classical - LG
Dub techno - Huawei
Jazz - Samsung
Hard Rock - ASUS
Post-dubstep - Lenovo
Singer-Songwriter - Hisense
Ambient - Dell
Drum & Bass - HP
Pop-punk - Apple Macintosh
Modern classical - LG
Dub techno - Huawei
Jazz - Samsung
Hard Rock - ASUS
Post-dubstep - Lenovo
Singer-Songwriter - Hisense
October 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Best computer monitor brands for music production by genre 2025:
Ambient - Dell
Drum & Bass - HP
Pop-punk - Apple Macintosh
Modern classical - LG
Dub techno - Huawei
Jazz - Samsung
Hard Rock - ASUS
Post-dubstep - Lenovo
Singer-Songwriter - Hisense
Ambient - Dell
Drum & Bass - HP
Pop-punk - Apple Macintosh
Modern classical - LG
Dub techno - Huawei
Jazz - Samsung
Hard Rock - ASUS
Post-dubstep - Lenovo
Singer-Songwriter - Hisense
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BREAKING: Likely next word machine generates likely next word
October 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
BREAKING: Likely next word machine generates likely next word
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Was laid up with a fcuked back for a few days this week. No fun, but once I ran out of podcasts and sudoku I resorted to taking this classic machine apart.
The mysteries of the Radio Shack reverb will finally be revealed. Blog post tomorrow.
October 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Was laid up with a fcuked back for a few days this week. No fun, but once I ran out of podcasts and sudoku I resorted to taking this classic machine apart.
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Can't believe this is 15 years old now, but still one of the best things ever written about being a musician. "How To Make A Living Playing Music" by Danny Barnes:
dannybarnes.com/blog/how-mak...
I come back and read this a couple of times a year, just to check in and see how I'm doing :)
dannybarnes.com/blog/how-mak...
I come back and read this a couple of times a year, just to check in and see how I'm doing :)
how to make a living playing music | Danny Barnes
i hear so much complaining about this subject, i just wanted to lay my practical experience on you. free. first, three pre-conditions:
dannybarnes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Can't believe this is 15 years old now, but still one of the best things ever written about being a musician. "How To Make A Living Playing Music" by Danny Barnes:
dannybarnes.com/blog/how-mak...
I come back and read this a couple of times a year, just to check in and see how I'm doing :)
dannybarnes.com/blog/how-mak...
I come back and read this a couple of times a year, just to check in and see how I'm doing :)
Karaoke but the microphone is one of those tiny fluffy tiktok mics, held daintily between first two fingers and thumb. Quiet songs only. Audience all have noise-cancelling headphones. Spatial Audio backing track.
October 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Karaoke but the microphone is one of those tiny fluffy tiktok mics, held daintily between first two fingers and thumb. Quiet songs only. Audience all have noise-cancelling headphones. Spatial Audio backing track.
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
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Via The Independent: Donald Trump’s false claim that London ‘wants to go to Sharia law’ has been described as ‘appalling and bigoted’ by Mayor Sadiq Khan.
The Muslim Council of Britain responded: “We pray for Mr Trump's health and wellbeing as his hallucinations seem to be getting worse by the day”
The Muslim Council of Britain responded: “We pray for Mr Trump's health and wellbeing as his hallucinations seem to be getting worse by the day”
September 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Via The Independent: Donald Trump’s false claim that London ‘wants to go to Sharia law’ has been described as ‘appalling and bigoted’ by Mayor Sadiq Khan.
The Muslim Council of Britain responded: “We pray for Mr Trump's health and wellbeing as his hallucinations seem to be getting worse by the day”
The Muslim Council of Britain responded: “We pray for Mr Trump's health and wellbeing as his hallucinations seem to be getting worse by the day”
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Tag yourself if you got raptured
September 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Tag yourself if you got raptured
#define CPP_HASHTAG "#CPP"
void tweetAboutCpp(std::string joke)
{
const char* cJoke = joke.c_str();
Serial.printf("%s lol amirite? %s",
cJoke,
CPP_HASHTAG);
}
void tweetAboutCpp(std::string joke)
{
const char* cJoke = joke.c_str();
Serial.printf("%s lol amirite? %s",
cJoke,
CPP_HASHTAG);
}
September 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
#define CPP_HASHTAG "#CPP"
void tweetAboutCpp(std::string joke)
{
const char* cJoke = joke.c_str();
Serial.printf("%s lol amirite? %s",
cJoke,
CPP_HASHTAG);
}
void tweetAboutCpp(std::string joke)
{
const char* cJoke = joke.c_str();
Serial.printf("%s lol amirite? %s",
cJoke,
CPP_HASHTAG);
}
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Thanks, Ben. ‘Duet’ is probably the best bit of songwriting on the album. Fun fact/clang: that’s Bernard Butler’s harmonium on the track. He loaned it to us.
September 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Thanks, Ben. ‘Duet’ is probably the best bit of songwriting on the album. Fun fact/clang: that’s Bernard Butler’s harmonium on the track. He loaned it to us.
Picked up a kid’s 3-string guitar yesterday and absent-mindedly played Ben and Jason’s “Duet”, which has been stuck in my head since I last listened to it a decade ago. “Ten Songs About You” is now back in rotation. Great album @jasonhazeley.bsky.social :)
open.spotify.com/album/2rvzq6...
open.spotify.com/album/2rvzq6...
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Picked up a kid’s 3-string guitar yesterday and absent-mindedly played Ben and Jason’s “Duet”, which has been stuck in my head since I last listened to it a decade ago. “Ten Songs About You” is now back in rotation. Great album @jasonhazeley.bsky.social :)
open.spotify.com/album/2rvzq6...
open.spotify.com/album/2rvzq6...
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Pretty much the prefect video for our times. They insist their tech is about to reach the level of self-awareness but it still autocorrects were for we're.
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Pretty much the prefect video for our times. They insist their tech is about to reach the level of self-awareness but it still autocorrects were for we're.
Fiddling with Teensy USB descriptors and the Web Serial API to make the Beat Friend update flow as seamless as possible. Very much enjoying the nerdery, but also running out of time. 🤓😅
September 17, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Fiddling with Teensy USB descriptors and the Web Serial API to make the Beat Friend update flow as seamless as possible. Very much enjoying the nerdery, but also running out of time. 🤓😅
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Today is the 30th anniversary of Hackers
September 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Today is the 30th anniversary of Hackers
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People used to say, “you sound like a broken record”. Nowadays they go “you sound like a TC Electronic Ditto looper pedal”
September 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
People used to say, “you sound like a broken record”. Nowadays they go “you sound like a TC Electronic Ditto looper pedal”
Wow. I’ve spent almost 40 years wondering where all the Dizzy fans were, and they’re all right here in this thread, a sleeper cell of middle aged nerds activated at long last.
every UK video game in the 80s and 90s was made by a guy named like "lord wensleydale" or two guys named "the chippy twins" and was about an egg with no special abilities going on an adventure and dying immediately. it was ported to the super nintendo where everyone hated it
September 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Wow. I’ve spent almost 40 years wondering where all the Dizzy fans were, and they’re all right here in this thread, a sleeper cell of middle aged nerds activated at long last.
Can’t tell if there are many synth people here on the old bluesky app, but I’m valiantly posting content just in case.
September 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Can’t tell if there are many synth people here on the old bluesky app, but I’m valiantly posting content just in case.
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There's a point, around the age of twenty, when you have to choose whether to be like everybody else the rest of your life, or to make a virtue of your peculiarities.
September 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
There's a point, around the age of twenty, when you have to choose whether to be like everybody else the rest of your life, or to make a virtue of your peculiarities.