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Ben Paddon

@benpaddon.net

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Writer, podcaster, comedian, former world-record speedrunner, unofficial Worms historian. Jump Leads, Good Chaotic, The Game of Rassilon, Out On Her Fanny, Hot Quest, PortsCenter. Non-binary, they/them. https://linktr.ee/BenPaddon

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 6h

Steven Moffat once observed that you can sustain a creative person with sunlight and a cabbage field, and I loved that.

Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 6h

Alright. I'll let you ask one (1) question.

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 7h

TOO LAAAAAATTTEEEEEE

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 8h

Power's back! AMA over. Don't even THINK about A'ing M a question about A, because it won't get an answer!

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 9h

It's difficult for me to take anything Whitney Cummings says seriously. She once laid into me, a physically disabled person, for not applauding to her satisfaction during a show. 🙃

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 9h

Not as much as it could have sucked! We're sitting with candles playing video games. @mandyqueersolid.bsky.social is playing Arkham Asylum on her Steamdeck, I'm experiencing choice paralysis on my Switch.

Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 9h

Currently sitting in the middle of a power cut. AMA.

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 11h

Grief is hard and you should be kinder to yourself.

Not me, though! I'm a trash human and I'm going to let it crush me into a tiny cube.

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castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 1d

I'm castpixel, a senior illustrator and art director with more than 20 years of experience (ok, it's 21 years). One of the best pixelartists working today. I'm looking for a project.

Clients: WB Games, Minecraft, SEGA, HASBRO

Hire me! I make your game look good.

[ #portfolioday ]

My cover illustration for the game Space Jam a New Legacy, which I also art directed and animated #art

Screenshot from a pitch for a TMNT point-and-click adventure game featuring April o Neil as a mystery investigator

Isometric pixelart illustration for Minecraft, while I was working at Mojang. This is meant to show off the world and it's thrills. It lives in the how-to-play section in-game

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 13h

Esthetically, this guy is "What if Daniel Radcliffe knew all the lyrics to every Dave Matthews Band song"

Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 15h

This is the only episode that is a mostly-straight adaptation of the original comic story. I took the opportunity to make some lore changes to why Leads can travel to parallel universes without creating tons (which actually opened up some story stuff that we'll touch on in season 2!).

Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 16h

It's definitely something I've kept in mind as we've recorded more episodes.

Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 16h

When I originally recorded Llewellyn for this episode, my delivery was a lot more flat and Arnold Rimmer-y - not far from my performance in the 2015 version. @amtrax.bsky.social and Dino encouraged me to re-record this one and put a bit more life into my performance. So glad I did.

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 16h

1.1 - Training Day

I think I've rewritten this one more than anything else I've done in my entire career: The original unproduced TV version for the BBC, the webcomic version, the 2015 audio pilot, another unproduced version for TV, and the 2023 audio version.

JL1.1 – Training Day – Jump Leads

audio.jumpleads.zone

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 16h

With @jumpleads.zone season 2 just around the corner, I'm going to talk about season 1 and share some fun production tidbits!

🧵

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AndresPlays🎮🦇 @andresplays.bsky.social · 16h

The enshitiffication of every product we use continues at an unprecedented rate.

demon grrl 😈🏳️‍⚧️ @demongrrl.gay · 4d

seriously

for fucks sake

cancel your spotify subscription

@PopBase on Twitter "Spotify teams up with ChatGPT to offer personalized recommendations."

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Dicefunctional | TTRPG Nerds, Actual Plays, and Streamers | 🦀 @dicefunctional.bsky.social · 5d

This is a great time to remind everyone that you should in fact, still be calling MasterCard, Visa, Stripe, and other payment processors to annoy the shit out of them.

Because I'll tell you right now, that shitheel? Not gonna have to worry about them accepting payment.

*Artists will.*

Phone Numbers
• Stripe (California): +1 888 926 2289 (Say you're based in California before continuing.)
• Stripe (Headquarters): +1 (888) 963-8955
• Stripe (US): +1 (877) 887-7815
• Stripe (France): +33 805-11-19-67
Mastercard (Headquarters): +1 914-249-2000 • Mastercard (US): +1 (800)-627-8372
Mastercard (US): +1 (800)-307-7309
• Mastercard (Int.): +1 (636)-722-7111
• Mastercard (AUS): +61 1800 120 113
• Mastercard (UK): 0-800-96-4767
All region numbers for Mastercard Visa (Headquarters): +1 (650)-432-3200
• Visa (US+ Can): +1 (800)-847-2911
• Visa (AUS): +61 1800 125 440 All region numbers for Visa
• PayPal (US): +1 (888)-221-1161
• PayPal (UK): +44 (0203)-901-7000
PayPal Customer Service: +1 (877)-569-1116

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The Holmwood Foundation @theholmwoodfnd.bsky.social · 19h

THE HOLMWOOD FOUNDATION SEASON TWO IS NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!

Help us reach our goal of 40k to create Season Two of our found footage horror fiction podcast, The Holmwood Foundation.

Click the link below for more information, and an array of exciting tier rewards!

tinyurl.com/THF-S2

Coming soon: The Holmwood Foundation - Season Two

Season Two of the horror-fiction audio drama about possession, queer identity, and Dracula's severed head!

tinyurl.com

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 19h

IT'S A MYSTERY.

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Benjamin Ahr Harrison @benjaminahr.mobi · 19h

A certain pair of Star Trek podcasters may have contributed voice work to Season 2 of Jump Leads, premiering Oct 31! Only way to find out which ones is to listen.

Jump Leads @jumpleads.zone · 2d

Season 2 of Jump Leads debuts October 31st! Listen to the trailer RIGHT NOW (or later).

Season 2 – Full Trailer!

open.spotify.com

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 20h

That is genuinely fantastic. Love stories like this!

Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 21h

21. Sensible World of Soccer

I've spent my life chasing a soccer game that I enjoyed as much as I loved SWOS. It doesn't exist. This is where soccer games peaked. Fans still make updates to this day!

A screenshot from what appears to be Sensible World of Soccer '96/97, which is probably the last version I played regularly.

Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 1d

There's not a lot of Doctor Who smut out there. Not through official channels, at least...

Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 1d

This is your annual reminder that the Synthesis version of "Bring Me to Life" is superior to the original version in every conceivable way.

Bring Me To Life (Synthesis)

YouTube video by Evanescence - Topic

music.youtube.com

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 1d

I read about that! Awesome.