Nick Benecke
@nickbenecke.bsky.social
A brilliant writer trapped inside the mind and body of a terrible writer. https://nickbenecke.wordpress.com/
Geez, save some bandwidth for the rest of us
March 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Geez, save some bandwidth for the rest of us
If I was in pricing, I’d want a $110 price tag for the game - OR it can be all yours for $9.99 a month, forever!
January 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If I was in pricing, I’d want a $110 price tag for the game - OR it can be all yours for $9.99 a month, forever!
Kids these days don’t know the joys of candy cigarettes
January 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Kids these days don’t know the joys of candy cigarettes
Rubber ducks are great listeners.
January 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Rubber ducks are great listeners.
The more I learn about the Howard government, the more I understand how powerful fear was as a suppressor of information during the early years of The War on Terror.
January 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The more I learn about the Howard government, the more I understand how powerful fear was as a suppressor of information during the early years of The War on Terror.
Christmas pud tastes better when both you and it have been sweating since 8am.
December 21, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Christmas pud tastes better when both you and it have been sweating since 8am.
TIL Australia has an internationally known clown school and it just missed out on hosting its brightest pupil.
December 10, 2024 at 12:26 AM
TIL Australia has an internationally known clown school and it just missed out on hosting its brightest pupil.
A great incentive for people to leave reviews is to read one or two five star reviews at the end of an episode. The Weekly Planet does it, so does Thumb Cramps. It’s gotten me, a long time listener of both, to actually rate and review the shows.
December 10, 2024 at 12:21 AM
A great incentive for people to leave reviews is to read one or two five star reviews at the end of an episode. The Weekly Planet does it, so does Thumb Cramps. It’s gotten me, a long time listener of both, to actually rate and review the shows.
When you value capital, the value of a person is measured in capital. If you own a lot of assets, you have a lot more importance relative to someone with few. It’s just the system working as designed.
December 9, 2024 at 12:58 AM
When you value capital, the value of a person is measured in capital. If you own a lot of assets, you have a lot more importance relative to someone with few. It’s just the system working as designed.
I bet one of them was a Digdug reboot. It’s about time imo.
December 3, 2024 at 2:53 AM
I bet one of them was a Digdug reboot. It’s about time imo.
Before long it will be bots buying crap from other bots, who sell their crap to yet more bots. Soon they’ll be managing the inventory and finances and making deals with one another. Modern AI is going to phase out C-Suite executives.
December 3, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Before long it will be bots buying crap from other bots, who sell their crap to yet more bots. Soon they’ll be managing the inventory and finances and making deals with one another. Modern AI is going to phase out C-Suite executives.
LD was so good at capturing the spirit of Star Trek that it got me into Star Trek. A series I once thought impenetrable was made accessible to me.
December 2, 2024 at 11:37 PM
LD was so good at capturing the spirit of Star Trek that it got me into Star Trek. A series I once thought impenetrable was made accessible to me.
I counted the different strips of tape on the Christmas tree box; we’ve had the same tree for eleven years.
December 2, 2024 at 11:30 PM
I counted the different strips of tape on the Christmas tree box; we’ve had the same tree for eleven years.
Brexit was insufficient to handle the girth of these foreign objects resulting in a new Tory initiative focused on the rectum called Wrecks-it.
December 2, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Brexit was insufficient to handle the girth of these foreign objects resulting in a new Tory initiative focused on the rectum called Wrecks-it.
Before long there will be a push to outlaw foreign objects in favour of locally-made, domestic objects.
December 2, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Before long there will be a push to outlaw foreign objects in favour of locally-made, domestic objects.
There’s a reason the tortoise wins the race with the hare: consistency is king.
December 1, 2024 at 11:23 PM
There’s a reason the tortoise wins the race with the hare: consistency is king.
He did that pace for ten years. Every day, non stop, and only then was he making enough from his books to become a full time writer and leave his PR/newsdesk job.
December 1, 2024 at 11:23 PM
He did that pace for ten years. Every day, non stop, and only then was he making enough from his books to become a full time writer and leave his PR/newsdesk job.
I really, really hope your parents haven’t taped over any of these.
November 30, 2024 at 11:05 PM
I really, really hope your parents haven’t taped over any of these.