Ben Paddon | Jump Leads season 2!
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Writer, podcaster, comedian, former world-record speedrunner, unofficial Worms historian. Jump Leads, Good Chaotic, The Game of Rassilon, Out On Her Fanny, Hot Quest, PortsCenter. Non-binary, they/them. https://linktr.ee/BenPaddon
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November 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Have you listened to today's brand-new episode? Find us on your podcasting app, or listen at audio.jumpleads.zone!
Episode 2.5, "Exit Interview" is now live! Back on the Hub, Whedon (Chris Dorman) is questioned by the mysterious Agent Daniels (Debi Derryberry) regarding their missing Cadets. Listen now in your podcasting app! audio.jumpleads.zone #audiodrama
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Have you listened to today's brand-new episode? Find us on your podcasting app, or listen at audio.jumpleads.zone!
Love Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection. Love playing it online. Sure hope to someday!
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Love Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection. Love playing it online. Sure hope to someday!
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Episode 2.5, "Exit Interview" is now live! Back on the Hub, Whedon (Chris Dorman) is questioned by the mysterious Agent Daniels (Debi Derryberry) regarding their missing Cadets. Listen now in your podcasting app! audio.jumpleads.zone #audiodrama
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Episode 2.5, "Exit Interview" is now live! Back on the Hub, Whedon (Chris Dorman) is questioned by the mysterious Agent Daniels (Debi Derryberry) regarding their missing Cadets. Listen now in your podcasting app! audio.jumpleads.zone #audiodrama
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Foo Fighters (The Forum, 2007)
@mc.frontalot.com (PAX Prime, 2008)
Bit Brigade (PAX West, I think 2021)
Chappell Roan (2023)
Chappell Roan (2025)
(I don't do a lot of concerts, it's a lot for me to take in. This is more-or-less all of them.)
Foo Fighters (The Forum, 2007)
@mc.frontalot.com (PAX Prime, 2008)
Bit Brigade (PAX West, I think 2021)
Chappell Roan (2023)
Chappell Roan (2025)
(I don't do a lot of concerts, it's a lot for me to take in. This is more-or-less all of them.)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Joanna Newsom
Anaïs Mitchell
Andrew Bird
Thao Ngyuen
Dee Daniels
Joanna Newsom
Anaïs Mitchell
Andrew Bird
Thao Ngyuen
Dee Daniels
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Foo Fighters (The Forum, 2007)
@mc.frontalot.com (PAX Prime, 2008)
Bit Brigade (PAX West, I think 2021)
Chappell Roan (2023)
Chappell Roan (2025)
(I don't do a lot of concerts, it's a lot for me to take in. This is more-or-less all of them.)
Foo Fighters (The Forum, 2007)
@mc.frontalot.com (PAX Prime, 2008)
Bit Brigade (PAX West, I think 2021)
Chappell Roan (2023)
Chappell Roan (2025)
(I don't do a lot of concerts, it's a lot for me to take in. This is more-or-less all of them.)
This has to be Canadian pricing or something, right? This has to be a mistake or a misunderstanding.
November 28, 2025 at 3:42 AM
This has to be Canadian pricing or something, right? This has to be a mistake or a misunderstanding.
I think Spider-Man 3 may have accidentally invented the Mortal Kombat xray attacks with their Spidey v Sandman fights.
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I think Spider-Man 3 may have accidentally invented the Mortal Kombat xray attacks with their Spidey v Sandman fights.
Spider-Man 2? Spider-Man too cool to wear his mask for half the movie, more like.
Has anyone else said this before? I'm probably the first to notice it. I notice these things, you see.
Has anyone else said this before? I'm probably the first to notice it. I notice these things, you see.
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Spider-Man 2? Spider-Man too cool to wear his mask for half the movie, more like.
Has anyone else said this before? I'm probably the first to notice it. I notice these things, you see.
Has anyone else said this before? I'm probably the first to notice it. I notice these things, you see.
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Having seen this, I’ve got to say, the KPop Demon Hunter fans need to re-discover Final Fantasy X-2, where you play a girl band who changes fighting classes by changing dresses and has no less than two concerts on the way to saving the world from a giant weapon.
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Having seen this, I’ve got to say, the KPop Demon Hunter fans need to re-discover Final Fantasy X-2, where you play a girl band who changes fighting classes by changing dresses and has no less than two concerts on the way to saving the world from a giant weapon.
It still amazes me that Sam Raimi managed to sneak yet another remake of The Evil Dead into Spider-Man 2.
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It still amazes me that Sam Raimi managed to sneak yet another remake of The Evil Dead into Spider-Man 2.
Honestly, the best part of Thanksgiving is on the Friday when incredibly funny people start posting the "in case you forgot, it's time to take the turkey out of the fridge" meme. It gets me every single time.
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Honestly, the best part of Thanksgiving is on the Friday when incredibly funny people start posting the "in case you forgot, it's time to take the turkey out of the fridge" meme. It gets me every single time.
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go ahead and destroy the financial district Pac-Man. make the people happy
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
go ahead and destroy the financial district Pac-Man. make the people happy
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Episode 5 of @jumpleads.zone season 2 drops tomorrow, and the season finale is next week. Feels weird to be so close to the end of this run. Weird, but good.
November 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Episode 5 of @jumpleads.zone season 2 drops tomorrow, and the season finale is next week. Feels weird to be so close to the end of this run. Weird, but good.
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
Opposing Steam’s AI Disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Says Game Stores Should Drop "the AI tag" Because "it makes no sense" When "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
Opposing Steam's AI disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says game stores should drop "the AI tag" because "it makes no sense" when "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
Steam has actually made AI disclosures even more prominent
www.gamesradar.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
On the Amiga version of Worms, as well as Worms: The Director's Cut, if you name a worm Jesus it will be able to walk on water.
Because Worms: The Director's Cut lets you have teams with less than 4 worms in it, you can create a team with one worm named Jesus to prevent people from exploiting this.
Because Worms: The Director's Cut lets you have teams with less than 4 worms in it, you can create a team with one worm named Jesus to prevent people from exploiting this.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On the Amiga version of Worms, as well as Worms: The Director's Cut, if you name a worm Jesus it will be able to walk on water.
Because Worms: The Director's Cut lets you have teams with less than 4 worms in it, you can create a team with one worm named Jesus to prevent people from exploiting this.
Because Worms: The Director's Cut lets you have teams with less than 4 worms in it, you can create a team with one worm named Jesus to prevent people from exploiting this.
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The East LA level in Tony Hawk's American Sk8land has an elaborate secret involving an invisible rail that clips you through geometry to an out-of-bounds section of the map, revealing a message telling you to hide in the bushes in the Beverly Hills map.
When you do so, the game plays a fart noise.
When you do so, the game plays a fart noise.
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The East LA level in Tony Hawk's American Sk8land has an elaborate secret involving an invisible rail that clips you through geometry to an out-of-bounds section of the map, revealing a message telling you to hide in the bushes in the Beverly Hills map.
When you do so, the game plays a fart noise.
When you do so, the game plays a fart noise.
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A little later than planned, but episode 2.5 - "Exit Interview", starring the amazing Debi Derryberry - just dropped on the Patreon! The episode hits the public feed on Friday.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
A little later than planned, but episode 2.5 - "Exit Interview", starring the amazing Debi Derryberry - just dropped on the Patreon! The episode hits the public feed on Friday.
Worms 30th Anniversary Humble Bundle! Just $12 for 12 games, 10 of which are good (don't bother installing Worms Rumble or Worms World Party Remastered). A bargain!
Worms 30th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Worms with this 12-game bundle of the best Worms games in the series. Your purchase supports the charity of your choice!
www.humblebundle.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Worms 30th Anniversary Humble Bundle! Just $12 for 12 games, 10 of which are good (don't bother installing Worms Rumble or Worms World Party Remastered). A bargain!
Desperately want a remake of this one.
36. Space Crusade
Home computer version of the popular(?) board game. This significantly expands it - playing a game takes significantly longer, and you can't save mid-mission, but even now I'll boot this up occasionally and, y'know, die horribly.
Home computer version of the popular(?) board game. This significantly expands it - playing a game takes significantly longer, and you can't save mid-mission, but even now I'll boot this up occasionally and, y'know, die horribly.
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Desperately want a remake of this one.
A common fact I see online is that WormsDC only sold 5,000 copies. I'm the original source of that tidbit, all the way back in 1999, and it stems from a misunderstanding - Team17 only made 5,000 copies.
It was later reissues by Guildhall Leisure in, I think, 1998. No idea how many copies they made.
It was later reissues by Guildhall Leisure in, I think, 1998. No idea how many copies they made.
65. Worms: The Director's Cut
Worms changed my life. WormsDC redefined it. Quite by accident, I became the online expert for this game. If you've read anything about it online, I either wrote it or am a primary source.
Nearly 30 years later, I'm working on an update as a producer. Still unreal.
Worms changed my life. WormsDC redefined it. Quite by accident, I became the online expert for this game. If you've read anything about it online, I either wrote it or am a primary source.
Nearly 30 years later, I'm working on an update as a producer. Still unreal.
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A common fact I see online is that WormsDC only sold 5,000 copies. I'm the original source of that tidbit, all the way back in 1999, and it stems from a misunderstanding - Team17 only made 5,000 copies.
It was later reissues by Guildhall Leisure in, I think, 1998. No idea how many copies they made.
It was later reissues by Guildhall Leisure in, I think, 1998. No idea how many copies they made.
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Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
My Patreon backers are called "SUpporters" now. You might think that was a typo, but no! It was a very clever reference and/or in-jokes that you have to pay $5 a month to understand. I definitely don't have a recurring habit of holding down shift keys for slightly too long.
SUpporters of @benpaddon.net's Patreon can now get a behind-the-scenes look at how "Broadswords & Buddies" was made, and there are fully two versions of the script available to download!
Behind the Jump: Broadswords & Buddies #47: The Finale - Part 3 | Ben Paddon
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November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
My Patreon backers are called "SUpporters" now. You might think that was a typo, but no! It was a very clever reference and/or in-jokes that you have to pay $5 a month to understand. I definitely don't have a recurring habit of holding down shift keys for slightly too long.
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