Ben Dowsett
@bendowsett.bsky.social
sports & tech | regular contributor to WIRED | past: ESPN, Ringer, Scientific American, Guardian | tips: [email protected] Signal: bdows.99 | leftist who does not stick to sports | Free Palestine
Little man is in full Blue Steel mode today. Another @benstiller.redhour.com protege
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Little man is in full Blue Steel mode today. Another @benstiller.redhour.com protege
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is BACK thank god
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is BACK thank god
I’ve obtained actual footage of Donald telling the family Eric will be taking the fall and claiming he’s the “Trump” in this email
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I’ve obtained actual footage of Donald telling the family Eric will be taking the fall and claiming he’s the “Trump” in this email
Took this last night, turned out cool
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Took this last night, turned out cool
A singing procession (they do this every single time someone orders a certain table side dish lol)
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A singing procession (they do this every single time someone orders a certain table side dish lol)
Dude walking on champagne bottles right above our table:
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Dude walking on champagne bottles right above our table:
Got to check out Superfrico at Cosmopolitan last night.
Mannnn that place is dope! Random silly performances happening all over the restaurant, killer food. Strongly recommend.
Dude “mixing” a drink:
Mannnn that place is dope! Random silly performances happening all over the restaurant, killer food. Strongly recommend.
Dude “mixing” a drink:
November 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Got to check out Superfrico at Cosmopolitan last night.
Mannnn that place is dope! Random silly performances happening all over the restaurant, killer food. Strongly recommend.
Dude “mixing” a drink:
Mannnn that place is dope! Random silly performances happening all over the restaurant, killer food. Strongly recommend.
Dude “mixing” a drink:
$175 billion of American taxpayer money, sent to a nation thousands of miles away to bomb a bunch of Muslims for decades.
175 BILLION DOLLARS of our money. Your money, my money. For this.
175 BILLION DOLLARS of our money. Your money, my money. For this.
November 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
$175 billion of American taxpayer money, sent to a nation thousands of miles away to bomb a bunch of Muslims for decades.
175 BILLION DOLLARS of our money. Your money, my money. For this.
175 BILLION DOLLARS of our money. Your money, my money. For this.
How we should actually be treating these people:
November 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
How we should actually be treating these people:
He’s in the season
October 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
He’s in the season
He is his father’s son through and through
October 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
He is his father’s son through and through
Notice how Van Jones still completely avoids blaming anyone for the state of children in Palestine.
It’s all “heartbreaking” and “sad” - but no one is actually responsible.
They have no problem naming Hamas every time something bad happens to an Israeli, though!
It’s all “heartbreaking” and “sad” - but no one is actually responsible.
They have no problem naming Hamas every time something bad happens to an Israeli, though!
October 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Notice how Van Jones still completely avoids blaming anyone for the state of children in Palestine.
It’s all “heartbreaking” and “sad” - but no one is actually responsible.
They have no problem naming Hamas every time something bad happens to an Israeli, though!
It’s all “heartbreaking” and “sad” - but no one is actually responsible.
They have no problem naming Hamas every time something bad happens to an Israeli, though!
Yep sounds about right for this state
September 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Yep sounds about right for this state
Not slippery - in fact, the opposite!
From the article:
From the article:
![The court has a matte surface, which is achieved using a deep etching process, and is covered in tiny ceramic dots (under a millimeter apiece in size) that provide shoe grip. The company claims skin burns cannot happen on its surface; I made multiple efforts to prove them wrong, but never burned my skin even when sliding forcefully. Bischof tells me many OYM athletes who train at her facility, volleyball and handball players especially, love this feature.
The LED surface reflects sweat in a way that makes it much more visible here than on a wood court, which is helpful for avoiding slippery spots. Sweat also evaporates off the glass faster than wood due to the slight amount of heat that radiates from the surface.
Babinsky also claims that because his company’s surface is more forgiving than wood, it reduces the likelihood that a player will suffer some of the more common hard-surface sports injuries. Rubber shoe soles stick to typical lacquered wood, Babinsky says, meaning slightly more force is required from the athlete when accelerating or decelerating; ASB’s surface, however, avoids that effect while still allowing quality grip via its ceramic dot arrangement. “[A player’s] foot will not stick to the floor so much that he cannot move, and at the same time he has very good control and grip on the surface,” Babinsky says.
I’m a far cry from a high-level athlete, but Babinsky’s claims hold water in my brief experience. That sticking effect with rubber basketball shoes on hardcourt is a real thing. (Any readers who regularly play basketball indoors are likely nodding along here.) The absence of that stickiness is notable in the ASB facility. Starting and stopping is that little bit easier.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bhdhzcuvh7hbvrhgfjzxcxqu/bafkreidw3pvmazfw366bsav7lslhwaz3u65nphnj5eo2lwzj5fdkzttnke@jpeg)
September 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Not slippery - in fact, the opposite!
From the article:
From the article:
Once more to end the tour, Dave Matthews brings out the “Stop Killing Children” and “Stop The Genocide” signs:
September 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Once more to end the tour, Dave Matthews brings out the “Stop Killing Children” and “Stop The Genocide” signs:
Amazing weekend at The Gorge. Lot of love and DMB.
September 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Amazing weekend at The Gorge. Lot of love and DMB.