Lee Benfield
@benf.org
Retro fan, some time hobby reverse engineer, author of CFR java decompiler and random other pointless rubbish.
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https://www.benf.org
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https://www.benf.org
I went to a museum today and saw an ACTUAL Putin.
December 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I went to a museum today and saw an ACTUAL Putin.
*wonders if the crowd will do a wave*
December 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
*wonders if the crowd will do a wave*
Finally, AI I can get behind.
December 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Finally, AI I can get behind.
Christmas movieathon. Day 2. Starship Troopers.
Shut up, its a Christmas film.
Shut up, its a Christmas film.
December 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Christmas movieathon. Day 2. Starship Troopers.
Shut up, its a Christmas film.
Shut up, its a Christmas film.
I can't be the only one that sees it, right?
December 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I can't be the only one that sees it, right?
Klowakha? Freaking genius. I gave up on lower decks about 10m into episode 1. Then went back after the SNW crossover. How wrong I was.
November 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Klowakha? Freaking genius. I gave up on lower decks about 10m into episode 1. Then went back after the SNW crossover. How wrong I was.
Reposted by Lee Benfield
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I am not 100% convinced Quora is a source of reliable data these days.....
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I am not 100% convinced Quora is a source of reliable data these days.....
I think bsky's alt text obsession is spreading..... can't even disable a child lock without holding down the alt text....
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I think bsky's alt text obsession is spreading..... can't even disable a child lock without holding down the alt text....
Always check that you didnt accide tally pick up one of your train nerd child's tshirts before you go to work.
(In other news, I am wearing a jumper and dying)
(In other news, I am wearing a jumper and dying)
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Always check that you didnt accide tally pick up one of your train nerd child's tshirts before you go to work.
(In other news, I am wearing a jumper and dying)
(In other news, I am wearing a jumper and dying)
Escape from the abyss was the most brutal bit of platforming I've seen many this long while.
FINALLY PUT.
FINALLY PUT.
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Escape from the abyss was the most brutal bit of platforming I've seen many this long while.
FINALLY PUT.
FINALLY PUT.
The noble dog has had a most worrisome lump removed but remains noble, stoic, and daftly happy, as is the Setter Way.
November 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The noble dog has had a most worrisome lump removed but remains noble, stoic, and daftly happy, as is the Setter Way.
High Potential is a super tv show, but dear god the product placement for Amazon is about as subtle as a brick in the teeth.
October 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
High Potential is a super tv show, but dear god the product placement for Amazon is about as subtle as a brick in the teeth.
Long fingernails can almost exactly simulate the noise of a super clacky mechanical keyboard.
I thank the lady on the packed train for demonstrating this.
I thank the lady on the packed train for demonstrating this.
October 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Long fingernails can almost exactly simulate the noise of a super clacky mechanical keyboard.
I thank the lady on the packed train for demonstrating this.
I thank the lady on the packed train for demonstrating this.
Perhaps running the A and M together is not the typographic win anticipated.
October 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Perhaps running the A and M together is not the typographic win anticipated.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How did they write this article and not manage to slip the phrase "Oranges are not the only fruit" in..... sigh.
How did they write this article and not manage to slip the phrase "Oranges are not the only fruit" in..... sigh.
Why supermarket prices really became sky high in the UK
Butter, chocolate, coffee and milk have all seen prices rocket. Tracing back through the story of one particular supermarket staple begins to explain why
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How did they write this article and not manage to slip the phrase "Oranges are not the only fruit" in..... sigh.
How did they write this article and not manage to slip the phrase "Oranges are not the only fruit" in..... sigh.
Reposted by Lee Benfield
It's very trendy for the woke left to mock the police these days, but this is the kind of thing that you and I might miss.
October 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It's very trendy for the woke left to mock the police these days, but this is the kind of thing that you and I might miss.
Another default pairing set of headphones falls to drive by Barbie Girl!
Noone in the office is safe.
Noone in the office is safe.
October 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Another default pairing set of headphones falls to drive by Barbie Girl!
Noone in the office is safe.
Noone in the office is safe.
I dont understand what's hard about reading my water meter, mr Water Company. You put it in a perfectly sensible place.
October 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I dont understand what's hard about reading my water meter, mr Water Company. You put it in a perfectly sensible place.
Love it when headlines collide.
October 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Love it when headlines collide.
58. Fifty Eight. FIFTY. EIGHT.
That's how many goes the Last Judge took.
It's ok if you think you suck, I suck harder.
#silksong
(Otoh my pogo game is better now!)
That's how many goes the Last Judge took.
It's ok if you think you suck, I suck harder.
#silksong
(Otoh my pogo game is better now!)
October 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
58. Fifty Eight. FIFTY. EIGHT.
That's how many goes the Last Judge took.
It's ok if you think you suck, I suck harder.
#silksong
(Otoh my pogo game is better now!)
That's how many goes the Last Judge took.
It's ok if you think you suck, I suck harder.
#silksong
(Otoh my pogo game is better now!)
I have never owned an impact driver. Needed one last week and now the gaping hole in my toolkit stares back at me worse than Nietzsche's void.
October 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I have never owned an impact driver. Needed one last week and now the gaping hole in my toolkit stares back at me worse than Nietzsche's void.
And so the regular battle of the "She wants more pictures up" vs "No there are enough flipping pictures up and a bit of wall never hurt anyone" recommences.....
October 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
And so the regular battle of the "She wants more pictures up" vs "No there are enough flipping pictures up and a bit of wall never hurt anyone" recommences.....