Ben Torkington
@bentorkington.bsky.social
I want to make software that makes people's lives better, not worse.
Tones to -18dB. All vehicles parked at owners' risk.
Tones to -18dB. All vehicles parked at owners' risk.
only makes it taste better
November 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
only makes it taste better
his fb is just a fucking mess
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
his fb is just a fucking mess
guy is off the chain
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
guy is off the chain
"Times tables" is about as close to the Sun you can fly before you lose the NewstalkZB audience. It's the peeling potatoes of chef training. Talk about mathematics in terms of *what it actually is*, and you're toast, as bad as the rest of the commies and boffins in Wellington.
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"Times tables" is about as close to the Sun you can fly before you lose the NewstalkZB audience. It's the peeling potatoes of chef training. Talk about mathematics in terms of *what it actually is*, and you're toast, as bad as the rest of the commies and boffins in Wellington.
lmao as if Coca Cola Amatil aren’t already on the phone to Shane Jones right now
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
lmao as if Coca Cola Amatil aren’t already on the phone to Shane Jones right now
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
He used his tried-and-true formula: the National leader always seems to when whenever it's not him
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 AM
He used his tried-and-true formula: the National leader always seems to when whenever it's not him
the state of it, they even took their photographer out to stage a mock photo of them rocking up to a council building like they're heavies collecting rent arrears or some shit
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
the state of it, they even took their photographer out to stage a mock photo of them rocking up to a council building like they're heavies collecting rent arrears or some shit
8th anniversary. M'lady works in data and analytics, so I made her a nice little chart of the weight out our dog over time.
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
8th anniversary. M'lady works in data and analytics, so I made her a nice little chart of the weight out our dog over time.
Impossible to know what the Minister for Throwing Used Car Batteries in the Ocean is up to by disbanding the only organisations that monitor and prosecute the throwing of car batteries in the ocean - Hipkins
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Impossible to know what the Minister for Throwing Used Car Batteries in the Ocean is up to by disbanding the only organisations that monitor and prosecute the throwing of car batteries in the ocean - Hipkins
The pleasure is to play, it makes no difference what you say
I don't share your greed, the only card I need is
The ace of spades
The ace of spades
I don't share your greed, the only card I need is
The ace of spades
The ace of spades
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The pleasure is to play, it makes no difference what you say
I don't share your greed, the only card I need is
The ace of spades
The ace of spades
I don't share your greed, the only card I need is
The ace of spades
The ace of spades
clicking a breadcrumb that hides a typically 6-8 char name, which opens a hamburger menu, that has a single item, which is the name.
React should be in the goddamn DSM, its more of a neurological disorder than web framework at this point
React should be in the goddamn DSM, its more of a neurological disorder than web framework at this point
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 AM
clicking a breadcrumb that hides a typically 6-8 char name, which opens a hamburger menu, that has a single item, which is the name.
React should be in the goddamn DSM, its more of a neurological disorder than web framework at this point
React should be in the goddamn DSM, its more of a neurological disorder than web framework at this point
… to stop it taking too much of this empty space on the toolbar I GUESS. smdh
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
… to stop it taking too much of this empty space on the toolbar I GUESS. smdh
speaking of Github, they're now collapsing their breadcrumbs, hiding the username behind an ellipses…
November 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
speaking of Github, they're now collapsing their breadcrumbs, hiding the username behind an ellipses…
guess this this didn't go so great
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
guess this this didn't go so great
November 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
case in point: The BNZ app. You can't [TAB] between these boxes. It doesn't work. You have to click. Nobody's ever complained. I mean - *I* have. Probably five times. But they didn't count. Because nobody's complained.
November 16, 2025 at 5:33 AM
case in point: The BNZ app. You can't [TAB] between these boxes. It doesn't work. You have to click. Nobody's ever complained. I mean - *I* have. Probably five times. But they didn't count. Because nobody's complained.
this "border: 50px solid white;" could have been an email
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
this "border: 50px solid white;" could have been an email
Duncan Garner may just be some bus stop drunk with a podcast these days, but it's good to see he hasn't lost his journalism skills, particularly the act of just shitting a few numbers and coloured rectangles over a stock image of the beehive.
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Duncan Garner may just be some bus stop drunk with a podcast these days, but it's good to see he hasn't lost his journalism skills, particularly the act of just shitting a few numbers and coloured rectangles over a stock image of the beehive.
one minute you've got a sweet gig driving brand new BMWs with Crown number plates, with sideline hocking off single-use shovels and Red Bands as new on TradeMe, the next you're just doing laps of the precinct so guys can film copium tiktoks in the back 20 times a day
November 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
one minute you've got a sweet gig driving brand new BMWs with Crown number plates, with sideline hocking off single-use shovels and Red Bands as new on TradeMe, the next you're just doing laps of the precinct so guys can film copium tiktoks in the back 20 times a day
the guy behind him looks like he's having a full blown there-is-a-horse-in-the-Apple-store moment
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
the guy behind him looks like he's having a full blown there-is-a-horse-in-the-Apple-store moment
now listen here, young lady. $50 is my final offer, these are the smallest cows I've ever seen
November 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM
now listen here, young lady. $50 is my final offer, these are the smallest cows I've ever seen
