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 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.....
Reposted by Lee Benfield
My old roommate once showed me a German copy of Frankenstein she got and it still makes me laugh.
October 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
My old roommate once showed me a German copy of Frankenstein she got and it still makes me laugh.
Reposted by Lee Benfield
You’ve been struck by
You’ve been hit by
A smooth criminal
You’ve been hit by
A smooth criminal
October 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
You’ve been struck by
You’ve been hit by
A smooth criminal
You’ve been hit by
A smooth criminal
I've just been through a normal boring corporate anti harrasment training, and it occurs: THEY COULD DO A HARRASMENT TRAINING MADE OF JOHNNY BRAVO CLIPS.
message ends.
message ends.
September 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I've just been through a normal boring corporate anti harrasment training, and it occurs: THEY COULD DO A HARRASMENT TRAINING MADE OF JOHNNY BRAVO CLIPS.
message ends.
message ends.
Reposted by Lee Benfield
How weird that this should have disappeared from the Telegraph archive...
September 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
How weird that this should have disappeared from the Telegraph archive...
Friend just got a bit confused and talked about LinkedIn Park, and now THIS HAS TO BE A THING.
September 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Friend just got a bit confused and talked about LinkedIn Park, and now THIS HAS TO BE A THING.
Reposted by Lee Benfield
Acorn Electron / BBC Micro - Chuckulus - WIP
Maybe I'll try a thread instead of quote posting stuff !.....
Fixed the flashing egg and bouncing off ladders bugs - thankfully quite simple stuff....
Time for some proper level design, as some are just too damn hard/impossible (even without the DUCK !) 🙄
Maybe I'll try a thread instead of quote posting stuff !.....
Fixed the flashing egg and bouncing off ladders bugs - thankfully quite simple stuff....
Time for some proper level design, as some are just too damn hard/impossible (even without the DUCK !) 🙄
September 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Acorn Electron / BBC Micro - Chuckulus - WIP
Maybe I'll try a thread instead of quote posting stuff !.....
Fixed the flashing egg and bouncing off ladders bugs - thankfully quite simple stuff....
Time for some proper level design, as some are just too damn hard/impossible (even without the DUCK !) 🙄
Maybe I'll try a thread instead of quote posting stuff !.....
Fixed the flashing egg and bouncing off ladders bugs - thankfully quite simple stuff....
Time for some proper level design, as some are just too damn hard/impossible (even without the DUCK !) 🙄
If I've learned ANYTHING from silksong, it's that there's a decent treasure behind this.
September 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
If I've learned ANYTHING from silksong, it's that there's a decent treasure behind this.
Should NOT have left it this late in the year to do a shed. 1.5 hours of daylight to (quickly) felt roof led to 1 hour of scrubbing trying to remove the enormous amount of spilled bitumen from my arms. Impressive.
September 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Should NOT have left it this late in the year to do a shed. 1.5 hours of daylight to (quickly) felt roof led to 1 hour of scrubbing trying to remove the enormous amount of spilled bitumen from my arms. Impressive.