Ben West
@westbywest.bsky.social
Scattered minutiae about tech, plants, St. Louis, occasionally all together
My guess is Ameren's parking lot. TIL Purina has their logo as a patio in front of their office tower.
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
My guess is Ameren's parking lot. TIL Purina has their logo as a patio in front of their office tower.
Found this aerial photo of Laclede Town next to Harris Stowe to give better indication of the scale of what was lost thanks to wildly myopic urban planning
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Found this aerial photo of Laclede Town next to Harris Stowe to give better indication of the scale of what was lost thanks to wildly myopic urban planning
VLC is well aware of their wizard status
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
VLC is well aware of their wizard status
1936 street map found on a prior trip. I'm also being sure to buy these and repatriate them. Eventually no written record of STL past will be left outside to city limits.
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
1936 street map found on a prior trip. I'm also being sure to buy these and repatriate them. Eventually no written record of STL past will be left outside to city limits.
I keep finding bits of St. Louis past winking back at me in out of state vintage shops. Lucas Park used to have a large pond, but otherwise amazing that view is nearly identical today. Fully intact MacArthur Bridge also cool.
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I keep finding bits of St. Louis past winking back at me in out of state vintage shops. Lucas Park used to have a large pond, but otherwise amazing that view is nearly identical today. Fully intact MacArthur Bridge also cool.
What's super aggravating is Google has tied inbox categories (promotions, updates, social) to this smart features checkbox, despite the categories feature predating all the Gemini crap by over a decade. All your not-quite-spam gets dumped in your primary inbox.
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
What's super aggravating is Google has tied inbox categories (promotions, updates, social) to this smart features checkbox, despite the categories feature predating all the Gemini crap by over a decade. All your not-quite-spam gets dumped in your primary inbox.
Probable user interface on the floor below
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Probable user interface on the floor below
Perhaps they're waiting for their secret funder's stock to bounce back enough to convince everyone the AI bubble isn't about to burst. Microsoft shown just for illustration, no idea if they're actually involved.
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Perhaps they're waiting for their secret funder's stock to bounce back enough to convince everyone the AI bubble isn't about to burst. Microsoft shown just for illustration, no idea if they're actually involved.
Sorta home grown kombucha (using donor scoby conscripted from Confluence bottle) with matchsticked ginger and Scharf Farm apples
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Sorta home grown kombucha (using donor scoby conscripted from Confluence bottle) with matchsticked ginger and Scharf Farm apples
Still respect the dedication
November 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Still respect the dedication
Replies (in this case to a comment on one of your posts) do appear in my notifications on Android app. Perhaps try logging out of app and then back in?
November 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Replies (in this case to a comment on one of your posts) do appear in my notifications on Android app. Perhaps try logging out of app and then back in?
Schweiger's Produce and Hotop, both large fruit & veggie vendors at Soulard Farmers Market whom I patronize regularly, are no-show today due to #SNAP cuts
November 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Schweiger's Produce and Hotop, both large fruit & veggie vendors at Soulard Farmers Market whom I patronize regularly, are no-show today due to #SNAP cuts
Our society fucking demonizing tens of millions of people about to lose access to food very accurately captures EVERYTHING wrong with us
October 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Our society fucking demonizing tens of millions of people about to lose access to food very accurately captures EVERYTHING wrong with us
STL Area Foodbank events. Verification of personal information is not required to participate. All are welcome to receive food while supplies last. stlfoodbank.org/events/
October 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
STL Area Foodbank events. Verification of personal information is not required to participate. All are welcome to receive food while supplies last. stlfoodbank.org/events/
The Armory data center people went on and on about how the site could never be residential due to limited access, noise, etc. So what's the proposed residential at that exact spot on this Brickline Greenway map from last year?
October 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The Armory data center people went on and on about how the site could never be residential due to limited access, noise, etc. So what's the proposed residential at that exact spot on this Brickline Greenway map from last year?
CSB, for when you need that shit turned down
October 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
CSB, for when you need that shit turned down
I'd settle for prioritizing stop sign repair before hanging a single more of these overpriced and ubiquitous parking payment signs.
September 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I'd settle for prioritizing stop sign repair before hanging a single more of these overpriced and ubiquitous parking payment signs.
Did you know downtown St. Louis already has considerable data center capacity, much of it on North Tucker like Netrality and Cybercon? With the internet backbone running underneath them? The developer wanting to buy the Armory likely just doesn't want to pay their prices.
September 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Did you know downtown St. Louis already has considerable data center capacity, much of it on North Tucker like Netrality and Cybercon? With the internet backbone running underneath them? The developer wanting to buy the Armory likely just doesn't want to pay their prices.
3 cheers to the mustachioed gentleman driving the army green Willys Jeep down Park Ave at 7th flying a massive Resist flag.
September 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
3 cheers to the mustachioed gentleman driving the army green Willys Jeep down Park Ave at 7th flying a massive Resist flag.
In the UP, although what's naked eye visible is much more muted
September 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
In the UP, although what's naked eye visible is much more muted
In the UP, although what's naked eye visible is much more muted
September 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
In the UP, although what's naked eye visible is much more muted