Ben
@mrwedders.bsky.social
gamer, bad movie enjoyer, amateur chef, professional computer nerd, occasional adventurer
Meteor shower outside is cool, saw 8 in ~5m just looking out the end of my garden.
December 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Meteor shower outside is cool, saw 8 in ~5m just looking out the end of my garden.
Anyone else had an Xbox Series X from launch day and keep it in power save mode? I've been noticing recently how LONG that boot takes, I'm sure it was way faster at launch? Am I going mad?
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Anyone else had an Xbox Series X from launch day and keep it in power save mode? I've been noticing recently how LONG that boot takes, I'm sure it was way faster at launch? Am I going mad?
Batgirl release when?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn - BBC News
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Batgirl release when?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Slightly embarrassed my 2nd most listened is a nightcore version of Last Christmas but fuck it apparently I'm 24 🤷🏻♂️
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Slightly embarrassed my 2nd most listened is a nightcore version of Last Christmas but fuck it apparently I'm 24 🤷🏻♂️
Why, according to Google Play, does my current phone (on which it is already running) not support the eBay app, but my 5yo phone does?
Answers on a postcard?
Answers on a postcard?
December 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Why, according to Google Play, does my current phone (on which it is already running) not support the eBay app, but my 5yo phone does?
Answers on a postcard?
Answers on a postcard?
"people like you" feels like I'm being hate crimed
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"people like you" feels like I'm being hate crimed
Feel like I took so many screenshots during Double Fine's Keeper, it's a very pretty game with great vibes. I enjoyed it a lot.
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Feel like I took so many screenshots during Double Fine's Keeper, it's a very pretty game with great vibes. I enjoyed it a lot.
Counterpoint from someone who doesn't care about sport but used to work at a sports e-tailer: please buy fake shirts, the amount of money I saw changing hands every time a club had a new kit is obscene. Esp. once they introduced 3rd shirts, +50% to the take.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Counterfeit football kits: What's the real cost? - BBC Sport
Fake football kits can be as much as £70 cheaper than the real deal, but experts have raised concerns they could be harmful.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Counterpoint from someone who doesn't care about sport but used to work at a sports e-tailer: please buy fake shirts, the amount of money I saw changing hands every time a club had a new kit is obscene. Esp. once they introduced 3rd shirts, +50% to the take.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
"Ctrl+' to open a terminal is fine, right?"
/me screaming "I was just pasting a string" 10 times a day.
/me screaming "I was just pasting a string" 10 times a day.
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"Ctrl+' to open a terminal is fine, right?"
/me screaming "I was just pasting a string" 10 times a day.
/me screaming "I was just pasting a string" 10 times a day.
Late to the party but KPop Demon Hunters is pretty freaking rad, did not expect to enjoy it so much. I might have to watch again.
And damn sure I'm going to have that soundtrack on 🫡
And damn sure I'm going to have that soundtrack on 🫡
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Late to the party but KPop Demon Hunters is pretty freaking rad, did not expect to enjoy it so much. I might have to watch again.
And damn sure I'm going to have that soundtrack on 🫡
And damn sure I'm going to have that soundtrack on 🫡
After breaking my builds yesterday with a .Net 9 SDK update, now Azure DevOps is "degraded" worldwide and I can't even push to remote 🙃
Folks, welcome to the vibe coded future 😬
Folks, welcome to the vibe coded future 😬
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
After breaking my builds yesterday with a .Net 9 SDK update, now Azure DevOps is "degraded" worldwide and I can't even push to remote 🙃
Folks, welcome to the vibe coded future 😬
Folks, welcome to the vibe coded future 😬
Shopify update:
Thing that didn't work last week worked first time today - great!
However from there on all is misery.
They seem to be totally changing how app dev works, a great time to be trying to use it.
Thing that didn't work last week worked first time today - great!
However from there on all is misery.
They seem to be totally changing how app dev works, a great time to be trying to use it.
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Shopify update:
Thing that didn't work last week worked first time today - great!
However from there on all is misery.
They seem to be totally changing how app dev works, a great time to be trying to use it.
Thing that didn't work last week worked first time today - great!
However from there on all is misery.
They seem to be totally changing how app dev works, a great time to be trying to use it.
Did you know if you make a Shopify dev store you can't currently delete it? Great, someone should tell Shopify's chatbot that confidently made up some instructions for me.
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Did you know if you make a Shopify dev store you can't currently delete it? Great, someone should tell Shopify's chatbot that confidently made up some instructions for me.
This is somehow not the first or even the second time I have had to deal with some useless "web protection" product blocking sites seemingly at random, and again the onus is on me to appeal their poor decision.
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is somehow not the first or even the second time I have had to deal with some useless "web protection" product blocking sites seemingly at random, and again the onus is on me to appeal their poor decision.
A long week already (thanks Azure,) then found a nasty bug at 4pm that was snarling things up so I literally had to do the pumpkin scare.
You never feel as alive as watching your deploy happen at 4:55pm Friday praying to god it's ok.
You never feel as alive as watching your deploy happen at 4:55pm Friday praying to god it's ok.
October 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A long week already (thanks Azure,) then found a nasty bug at 4pm that was snarling things up so I literally had to do the pumpkin scare.
You never feel as alive as watching your deploy happen at 4:55pm Friday praying to god it's ok.
You never feel as alive as watching your deploy happen at 4:55pm Friday praying to god it's ok.
UK traffic to PornHub down 77%.
I wonder - presumably companies are paying for the third party age checks, is there a point where UK traffic goes so low websites that are currently age verifying just abandon it and block the UK altogether?
I wonder - presumably companies are paying for the third party age checks, is there a point where UK traffic goes so low websites that are currently age verifying just abandon it and block the UK altogether?
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
UK traffic to PornHub down 77%.
I wonder - presumably companies are paying for the third party age checks, is there a point where UK traffic goes so low websites that are currently age verifying just abandon it and block the UK altogether?
I wonder - presumably companies are paying for the third party age checks, is there a point where UK traffic goes so low websites that are currently age verifying just abandon it and block the UK altogether?
"our logo’s had a little makeover"
*Name of company in plain sans-serif bold typeface in white*
🫠
*Name of company in plain sans-serif bold typeface in white*
🫠
October 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"our logo’s had a little makeover"
*Name of company in plain sans-serif bold typeface in white*
🫠
*Name of company in plain sans-serif bold typeface in white*
🫠
Just opened the twitter profile for a company from search results, not logged in, was confused they hadn't tweeted since 2021...
No no, the tweets are just not in chronological order. They weren't pinned, they were just random. wtaf.
No no, the tweets are just not in chronological order. They weren't pinned, they were just random. wtaf.
October 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Just opened the twitter profile for a company from search results, not logged in, was confused they hadn't tweeted since 2021...
No no, the tweets are just not in chronological order. They weren't pinned, they were just random. wtaf.
No no, the tweets are just not in chronological order. They weren't pinned, they were just random. wtaf.
This feels like such a stupid thing to write but does Postman run on AWS? Failing to load requests etc all morning.
I dislike that this went from a useful standalone desktop app to cloud crap - even in the desktop app.
I dislike that this went from a useful standalone desktop app to cloud crap - even in the desktop app.
October 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This feels like such a stupid thing to write but does Postman run on AWS? Failing to load requests etc all morning.
I dislike that this went from a useful standalone desktop app to cloud crap - even in the desktop app.
I dislike that this went from a useful standalone desktop app to cloud crap - even in the desktop app.
Installed SSMS 22 preview.
Did they finally fire the person who was keeping the results pane white in dark mode? Sorry SQL Shades, looks like someone finally listened.
Did they finally fire the person who was keeping the results pane white in dark mode? Sorry SQL Shades, looks like someone finally listened.
October 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Installed SSMS 22 preview.
Did they finally fire the person who was keeping the results pane white in dark mode? Sorry SQL Shades, looks like someone finally listened.
Did they finally fire the person who was keeping the results pane white in dark mode? Sorry SQL Shades, looks like someone finally listened.
Vodafone outage was surprising. When my home and mobile connections dropped simultaneously I sat back and waited a moment for sirens, car alarms, mobs etc to know how widespread it was.
October 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Vodafone outage was surprising. When my home and mobile connections dropped simultaneously I sat back and waited a moment for sirens, car alarms, mobs etc to know how widespread it was.
How much Lua do I have to write before I can put it on my CV?
October 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
How much Lua do I have to write before I can put it on my CV?
Caught my Xbox with it's pants down, never seen this before.
October 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Caught my Xbox with it's pants down, never seen this before.
The preview of Visual Studio 2026 is remarkably performant.
October 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The preview of Visual Studio 2026 is remarkably performant.
This goes kinda hard.
youtu.be/6dcj_vabpyA
youtu.be/6dcj_vabpyA
New Found Glory "Laugh It Off" Official Music Video
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This goes kinda hard.
youtu.be/6dcj_vabpyA
youtu.be/6dcj_vabpyA