Ben
@c222.bsky.social
Nerd, programmer, photographer, occasional gamer, chronically online.
Instagram: _c222_
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Ben
@c222.bsky.social
· Sep 17
In Real Life - PAX West 2025
Photos from Friday, Saturday, and Monday of PAX West 2025.
c222.tv
Here are all the portraits I took at #PAXWest2025 !
Album site here: c222.tv/events/pax-w...
Images posted below in 🧵
#filmphotography #Kodak #Portra800 #Ilford #Pentax645 #120Film
(no individual alt text, they are all portraits of people at PAX West 2025. Some color, some black and white.)
Album site here: c222.tv/events/pax-w...
Images posted below in 🧵
#filmphotography #Kodak #Portra800 #Ilford #Pentax645 #120Film
(no individual alt text, they are all portraits of people at PAX West 2025. Some color, some black and white.)
It may be cheaper, but don't buy your lab supplies from Sigma-Eldritch.
October 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It may be cheaper, but don't buy your lab supplies from Sigma-Eldritch.
Reposted by Ben
Here are all the portraits I took at #PAXWest2025 !
Album site here: c222.tv/events/pax-w...
Images posted below in 🧵
#filmphotography #Kodak #Portra800 #Ilford #Pentax645 #120Film
(no individual alt text, they are all portraits of people at PAX West 2025. Some color, some black and white.)
Album site here: c222.tv/events/pax-w...
Images posted below in 🧵
#filmphotography #Kodak #Portra800 #Ilford #Pentax645 #120Film
(no individual alt text, they are all portraits of people at PAX West 2025. Some color, some black and white.)
In Real Life - PAX West 2025
Photos from Friday, Saturday, and Monday of PAX West 2025.
c222.tv
September 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Here are all the portraits I took at #PAXWest2025 !
Album site here: c222.tv/events/pax-w...
Images posted below in 🧵
#filmphotography #Kodak #Portra800 #Ilford #Pentax645 #120Film
(no individual alt text, they are all portraits of people at PAX West 2025. Some color, some black and white.)
Album site here: c222.tv/events/pax-w...
Images posted below in 🧵
#filmphotography #Kodak #Portra800 #Ilford #Pentax645 #120Film
(no individual alt text, they are all portraits of people at PAX West 2025. Some color, some black and white.)
Here are all the portraits I took at #PAXWest2025 !
Album site here: c222.tv/events/pax-w...
Images posted below in 🧵
#filmphotography #Kodak #Portra800 #Ilford #Pentax645 #120Film
(no individual alt text, they are all portraits of people at PAX West 2025. Some color, some black and white.)
Album site here: c222.tv/events/pax-w...
Images posted below in 🧵
#filmphotography #Kodak #Portra800 #Ilford #Pentax645 #120Film
(no individual alt text, they are all portraits of people at PAX West 2025. Some color, some black and white.)
In Real Life - PAX West 2025
Photos from Friday, Saturday, and Monday of PAX West 2025.
c222.tv
September 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Here are all the portraits I took at #PAXWest2025 !
Album site here: c222.tv/events/pax-w...
Images posted below in 🧵
#filmphotography #Kodak #Portra800 #Ilford #Pentax645 #120Film
(no individual alt text, they are all portraits of people at PAX West 2025. Some color, some black and white.)
Album site here: c222.tv/events/pax-w...
Images posted below in 🧵
#filmphotography #Kodak #Portra800 #Ilford #Pentax645 #120Film
(no individual alt text, they are all portraits of people at PAX West 2025. Some color, some black and white.)
“I want shorter games with worse graphics made by people who are paid more to work less and I’m not kidding"
At Gamescom, one sentiment remained consistent: We need to make games quicker. And to do that, more and more studios are turning to AI.
www.gamesindustry.biz/at-gamescom-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/at-gamescom-...
At Gamescom, it felt like the industry now has a plan: make games quicker | Opinion
And at least part of that plan involves AI
www.gamesindustry.biz
August 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“I want shorter games with worse graphics made by people who are paid more to work less and I’m not kidding"
This is one of the better framings of LLM output I've read.
No, your AI isn't lying about deleting a database. It has no concept of blame or truth. It's saying it didn't do it because the median sentence would say "I didn't delete the database".
No, your AI isn't lying about deleting a database. It has no concept of blame or truth. It's saying it didn't do it because the median sentence would say "I didn't delete the database".
I usually go with “bullshit engine” but this is a good explanation of why “automated cold reading” is also good.
LLMs are a fundamentally unreliable technology in almost all use cases.
(Reposting— forgot the link 🤦♂️)
softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...
LLMs are a fundamentally unreliable technology in almost all use cases.
(Reposting— forgot the link 🤦♂️)
softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...
The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models rep…
The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviour
softwarecrisis.dev
July 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This is one of the better framings of LLM output I've read.
No, your AI isn't lying about deleting a database. It has no concept of blame or truth. It's saying it didn't do it because the median sentence would say "I didn't delete the database".
No, your AI isn't lying about deleting a database. It has no concept of blame or truth. It's saying it didn't do it because the median sentence would say "I didn't delete the database".
New fountain pen day:
Schon DSGN Pocket Six in Extragalactic Green
Satin-finished cursive Monoc nib.
Schon DSGN Pocket Six in Extragalactic Green
Satin-finished cursive Monoc nib.
July 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
New fountain pen day:
Schon DSGN Pocket Six in Extragalactic Green
Satin-finished cursive Monoc nib.
Schon DSGN Pocket Six in Extragalactic Green
Satin-finished cursive Monoc nib.
Reposted by Ben
A few people have reached out wanting to share stories (anonymously) about games they've worked on that got canceled this year
I'm thinking this might need to be a video
If you or anyone you know worked on a project that deserves to be mourned, even if it never made it to announcement, lets talk
I'm thinking this might need to be a video
If you or anyone you know worked on a project that deserves to be mourned, even if it never made it to announcement, lets talk
July 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A few people have reached out wanting to share stories (anonymously) about games they've worked on that got canceled this year
I'm thinking this might need to be a video
If you or anyone you know worked on a project that deserves to be mourned, even if it never made it to announcement, lets talk
I'm thinking this might need to be a video
If you or anyone you know worked on a project that deserves to be mourned, even if it never made it to announcement, lets talk
I need to slow down, pause, and think for a second before I get this wrong.
July 10, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I need to slow down, pause, and think for a second before I get this wrong.
Esterbrook J with a 2284 broad stub
Diamine Pelham Blue
Tomoe River 68gsm
Copying Ignition! by John D. Clark for fountain pen handwriting practice
Diamine Pelham Blue
Tomoe River 68gsm
Copying Ignition! by John D. Clark for fountain pen handwriting practice
July 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Esterbrook J with a 2284 broad stub
Diamine Pelham Blue
Tomoe River 68gsm
Copying Ignition! by John D. Clark for fountain pen handwriting practice
Diamine Pelham Blue
Tomoe River 68gsm
Copying Ignition! by John D. Clark for fountain pen handwriting practice
I got myself the set of Diamine fountain pen inks inspired by Gibson Les Paul guitars.
July 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I got myself the set of Diamine fountain pen inks inspired by Gibson Les Paul guitars.
Reposted by Ben
Hey fountain pen ink fans! I put together a small survey about folk's preferred inks and I appreciate any and all participants!
forms.gle/TRywVGngM4F4...
#fountainpen
forms.gle/TRywVGngM4F4...
#fountainpen
Inks for Colors
Please refrain from suggesting inks with shimmer or heavy sheen. Include both the brand and ink name in your answers. All questions are optional.
The next section will ask you about your favorite ink...
forms.gle
June 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hey fountain pen ink fans! I put together a small survey about folk's preferred inks and I appreciate any and all participants!
forms.gle/TRywVGngM4F4...
#fountainpen
forms.gle/TRywVGngM4F4...
#fountainpen
Just some large format #filmphotography preparation.
June 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Just some large format #filmphotography preparation.
Hey fountain pen ink fans! I put together a small survey about folk's preferred inks and I appreciate any and all participants!
forms.gle/TRywVGngM4F4...
#fountainpen
forms.gle/TRywVGngM4F4...
#fountainpen
Inks for Colors
Please refrain from suggesting inks with shimmer or heavy sheen. Include both the brand and ink name in your answers. All questions are optional.
The next section will ask you about your favorite ink...
forms.gle
June 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hey fountain pen ink fans! I put together a small survey about folk's preferred inks and I appreciate any and all participants!
forms.gle/TRywVGngM4F4...
#fountainpen
forms.gle/TRywVGngM4F4...
#fountainpen
Goodbye to Lamy's flagship fountain pen store in San Francisco (and NYC)
June 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Goodbye to Lamy's flagship fountain pen store in San Francisco (and NYC)
Reposted by Ben
I would just like to go on record as saying:
the fuck
the fuck
June 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I would just like to go on record as saying:
the fuck
the fuck
Newly inked fountain pens, featuring some new-to-me vintage Esterbrook stub nibs.
June 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Newly inked fountain pens, featuring some new-to-me vintage Esterbrook stub nibs.
Cataloguing and making sure all my Pentax film cameras in the collection still work.
June 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Cataloguing and making sure all my Pentax film cameras in the collection still work.
@samreich.bsky.social is Dropout America looking for government contracts?
HOLD UP. Are you telling us that the President of the United States is refusing regular briefings about threats to the country so his minions are creating a briefing TV show just for him? WHAT THE HELL?
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
May 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@samreich.bsky.social is Dropout America looking for government contracts?
Fireball over the SF Bay Area last night
May 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Fireball over the SF Bay Area last night
Just a Sheaffer School #fountainpen, but I finally found one in one of those thrift store pen bags.
May 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Just a Sheaffer School #fountainpen, but I finally found one in one of those thrift store pen bags.
Deep-dish pizza is an immersive sim.
May 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Deep-dish pizza is an immersive sim.
From the flea market: 15 issues of Space World Magazine from the 60s
May 8, 2025 at 12:57 AM
From the flea market: 15 issues of Space World Magazine from the 60s
@hankgreen.bsky.social does a full Chewy Decimal System spreadsheet exist and can we see it?
May 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
@hankgreen.bsky.social does a full Chewy Decimal System spreadsheet exist and can we see it?