@benbirdland.bsky.social
29 (he/him) A fan of fantasy novels and ttrpgs
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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Scratchboard experiment. I scratched in the image, covered the board in red ink, and then scratched to reveal white again
January 21, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Scratchboard experiment. I scratched in the image, covered the board in red ink, and then scratched to reveal white again
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And they won’t let you cancel service. Curious! Fascinating.
January 21, 2026 at 5:54 PM
And they won’t let you cancel service. Curious! Fascinating.
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seeing my friend typing something to me on discord and then saying "yes [name]?" before they even send the message like i'm a villain swirling a glass of wine in front of a fireplace and know they're there before i even turn around
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 AM
seeing my friend typing something to me on discord and then saying "yes [name]?" before they even send the message like i'm a villain swirling a glass of wine in front of a fireplace and know they're there before i even turn around
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One of the more upsettingly stupid trends in gaming right now is a publisher firing 70% of a studio, completely obliterating their ability to ever make anything again, and going 'well we didn't close them'
January 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
One of the more upsettingly stupid trends in gaming right now is a publisher firing 70% of a studio, completely obliterating their ability to ever make anything again, and going 'well we didn't close them'
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You gotta love a squirrel just running around the zoo. The Bonus Animal
November 7, 2024 at 7:42 PM
You gotta love a squirrel just running around the zoo. The Bonus Animal
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Ianthe awful nasty girl Tridentarius
September 9, 2023 at 9:22 PM
Ianthe awful nasty girl Tridentarius
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just think, this may be the last time we see Aaron Rodgers on a football field
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 AM
just think, this may be the last time we see Aaron Rodgers on a football field
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Aaron Rodgers looks funnier getting tackled than any other football player but I think that’s because he’s our age and that’s just how we’d look - terrified, tired, probably high
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Aaron Rodgers looks funnier getting tackled than any other football player but I think that’s because he’s our age and that’s just how we’d look - terrified, tired, probably high
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Found my most lasting impact to the culture on google images
January 12, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Found my most lasting impact to the culture on google images
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This is what my display name is from btw
January 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This is what my display name is from btw
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can we talk about how "labubu" could be a canon lalafell name. there could literally be a plainsfolk lalafell woman somewhere in eorzea named labubu labu. can we talk about that
January 5, 2026 at 3:24 AM
can we talk about how "labubu" could be a canon lalafell name. there could literally be a plainsfolk lalafell woman somewhere in eorzea named labubu labu. can we talk about that
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Not sure how bad the deepfake problem is? Read Stella's farewell thread.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
January 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Not sure how bad the deepfake problem is? Read Stella's farewell thread.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
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So much of American history is just impulsive and extremely stupid elites, who don't believe in consequences because they have never personally experienced them, doing highly consequential stuff because they're bored or believe it might make them richer. I guess a lot of our culture, too.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
So much of American history is just impulsive and extremely stupid elites, who don't believe in consequences because they have never personally experienced them, doing highly consequential stuff because they're bored or believe it might make them richer. I guess a lot of our culture, too.
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The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
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A million years ago on a subway in Toronto once, I saw a guy holding an air conditioner and turned to my friend and whispered “look at Michael Cera with his sad little air conditioner”.
The guy looked up having heard me anyway and gave me a dirty look. It was 1000% actually Michael Cera.
The guy looked up having heard me anyway and gave me a dirty look. It was 1000% actually Michael Cera.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
A million years ago on a subway in Toronto once, I saw a guy holding an air conditioner and turned to my friend and whispered “look at Michael Cera with his sad little air conditioner”.
The guy looked up having heard me anyway and gave me a dirty look. It was 1000% actually Michael Cera.
The guy looked up having heard me anyway and gave me a dirty look. It was 1000% actually Michael Cera.
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Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
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doodled my static as muppets for starlight this year #ffxiv #finalfantasyxiv
December 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
doodled my static as muppets for starlight this year #ffxiv #finalfantasyxiv
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put him on the cover of madden i'm so serious
December 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
put him on the cover of madden i'm so serious
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October 22, 2024 at 9:36 PM