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Ben Darlow
@kapowaz.net
Designer/Engineer. Maker of things. Emoji artisan. Keyboard enthusiast (@kapowaz.industries). Coventry City fan. Invented @-replies. Not John Green. Non-American. He/Him.
Must be a lot of planning to do. So many successful shows to give one more season then cancel!
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
the rabbit went to heaven, you can see its angel wings 😇
December 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Welcome to FIFA, the most corrupt sports body in the world.
December 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
It’s tempting to think Team Cherry set out to cater to the GDQ scene: something that challenges the very pinnacle of hardcore gamers. Sadly that ain’t me, and even though I finished the original Hollow Knight I can’t see me getting past Act 2.
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
For this specific example I downloaded a video clip from YouTube, opened it as a frame animation in Photoshop then tweaked the aspect ratio/crop, and looped some of the frames to extend the ‘lit’ section. The audio is also from the soundtrack.
December 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I created a custom tool for uploading new animations (it’s a little technical but you can find it here: github.com/kapowaz/door...). You _can_ upload animated GIFs and MP3s via the web interface to customise it, but there are some limitations (I talk about these in the readme)
GitHub - kapowaz/doorbell-tool: A set of scripts for customising your UniFi Doorbell G4 Pro
A set of scripts for customising your UniFi Doorbell G4 Pro - kapowaz/doorbell-tool
github.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Walked back to my seat, kind of stunned. But I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised. Last time we were in there we’d booked a table for dinner for my brother in law’s 50th; we showed up and the kitchen was closed, but they’d never bothered to call us. I’ll not be back.
December 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
“You said they’d be 12-15 minutes but that was 20 minutes ago”
“It’s only been 10 minutes, so that’s a lie.”
“…excuse me? Did you just accuse me of *lying*”
“Yes, I did.”

I show him the Apple Pay notification on my watch, from where I paid the bill. “20 mins ago” it says. The guy is unfazed.
December 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It’s an absolute joke. Adobe are absentee landlords.
December 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The first time I visited Nuneaton there was a dirty nappy lying in the middle of the pedestrianised town centre.
December 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Some more designs also available (DADMIN is also available as ADMOM).
December 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Proper ‘WMD dossier’ vibes here. Can’t begin to guess what this investigation will yield, it’s a complete mystery!
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I hear you, but when in history has a single massive player ever dominated a market *without* using anti-competitive tactics? You don’t get big enough for your CEO to own an entire fleet of yachts without cutting a few corners.
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I’m always a little surprised at how people are *surprised* at this. Steam has always struck me as a lowest-effort product, especially when you compare it to modern software platforms from big tech companies. You only get that lack of effort, absentee landlord behaviour, when you don’t need to try.
December 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
But honestly it’s inevitable. Anywhere you see this concentration of market power in the hands of a single player it’s ripe for abuse and anti-competitive behaviour.
December 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM