David Bennett
@toosurreal.bsky.social
Movie geek, electronic music lover, recovering programmer.
Very amateur synth and digital art dabbler.
Slava Ukraini | @[email protected] |
#andamovie
Very amateur synth and digital art dabbler.
Slava Ukraini | @[email protected] |
#andamovie
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David Bennett
@toosurreal.bsky.social
· Oct 14
How I arrived on BlueSky
Uh-oh - the last hour I've started feeling achey and chilly... might be an interesting night, and not in a good way.
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Uh-oh - the last hour I've started feeling achey and chilly... might be an interesting night, and not in a good way.
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Hey I'm live on Twitch right now, and I'm continuing my first play through of Myst.
And let me tell you, I have no idea what I'm doing
Help! 😭
twitch.tv/mrtomftw
And let me tell you, I have no idea what I'm doing
Help! 😭
twitch.tv/mrtomftw
November 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hey I'm live on Twitch right now, and I'm continuing my first play through of Myst.
And let me tell you, I have no idea what I'm doing
Help! 😭
twitch.tv/mrtomftw
And let me tell you, I have no idea what I'm doing
Help! 😭
twitch.tv/mrtomftw
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“Do not concern yourself, Freda. No one has noticed we are going round on casters.”
Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors (pretty please) & include #GirlsOwnCC
November 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“Do not concern yourself, Freda. No one has noticed we are going round on casters.”
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Reposted by David Bennett
A simple scene from a remote black sand beach in Iceland.
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
A simple scene from a remote black sand beach in Iceland.
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My favourite word for “slow motion”from another language is the German Zeitlupe. It means “time magnifying glass”
November 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
My favourite word for “slow motion”from another language is the German Zeitlupe. It means “time magnifying glass”
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If BBC News was a hotbed of left-wing wokery producing *systemically* biased coverage Jeremy Corbyn may well have been elected Prime Minister in 2019.
It’s not. He wasn’t.
And we got Boris Johnson instead.
It’s not. He wasn’t.
And we got Boris Johnson instead.
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If BBC News was a hotbed of left-wing wokery producing *systemically* biased coverage Jeremy Corbyn may well have been elected Prime Minister in 2019.
It’s not. He wasn’t.
And we got Boris Johnson instead.
It’s not. He wasn’t.
And we got Boris Johnson instead.
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Get your 2 days’ worth of mixes here
Want 48 hours of continuous techno, house, electro & IDM in yr ears? Here’s download links for the 19 mixes I did in 2024 (with PDFs of the track lists)
17 here: www.mediafire.com/folder/mkin6...
2 here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/9d31s...
Or you can just stream them here:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
17 here: www.mediafire.com/folder/mkin6...
2 here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/9d31s...
Or you can just stream them here:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
2024 MIXES - YouTube
youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Get your 2 days’ worth of mixes here
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2025 mix#26: Autechre, The Orb, Bandulu, Deepchord, Basic Channel, Gescom, Needless, Pacou, Terrence Dixon, Aukio Sound, Substance, Vainqueur, a bunch of Chain Reaction, Solar Phasing, Jas Shaw, Shinichi Atobe, Gradient, Frozen Border, Deadbeat, Marcelus & more ⬇️⬇️⬇️
youtu.be/WiFszY4WjBY?...
youtu.be/WiFszY4WjBY?...
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
2025 mix#26: Autechre, The Orb, Bandulu, Deepchord, Basic Channel, Gescom, Needless, Pacou, Terrence Dixon, Aukio Sound, Substance, Vainqueur, a bunch of Chain Reaction, Solar Phasing, Jas Shaw, Shinichi Atobe, Gradient, Frozen Border, Deadbeat, Marcelus & more ⬇️⬇️⬇️
youtu.be/WiFszY4WjBY?...
youtu.be/WiFszY4WjBY?...
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Honestly - this is superb, Cayk People 😍
If you want a beauty of an autumnal pud, then I HIGHLY recommend this 70’s classic
Absolute banger 😍
(I use treacle instead of molasses)
Absolute banger 😍
(I use treacle instead of molasses)
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Honestly - this is superb, Cayk People 😍
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This is Batshit crazy 🤪
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This is Batshit crazy 🤪
Woohoo, finally sorted my car wing mirror replacement. Only took 20 minutes**
**3 weeks and 20 minutes
**3 weeks and 20 minutes
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Woohoo, finally sorted my car wing mirror replacement. Only took 20 minutes**
**3 weeks and 20 minutes
**3 weeks and 20 minutes
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<rant> A periodic reminder that Sprints, Backlogs, Daily Scrums, Scrum Boards, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Points, Velocity, PIs, etc., have NOTHING AT ALL to do with "Agile." Agility comes from working small, delivering frequently for feedback from actual customers, and adapting based on
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1/3
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
<rant> A periodic reminder that Sprints, Backlogs, Daily Scrums, Scrum Boards, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Points, Velocity, PIs, etc., have NOTHING AT ALL to do with "Agile." Agility comes from working small, delivering frequently for feedback from actual customers, and adapting based on
1/3
1/3
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New mix coming tomorrow. Beat the mad queues by subscribing to my YouTube channel ⬇️
Want 48 hours of continuous techno, house, electro & IDM in yr ears? Here’s download links for the 19 mixes I did in 2024 (with PDFs of the track lists)
17 here: www.mediafire.com/folder/mkin6...
2 here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/9d31s...
Or you can just stream them here:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
17 here: www.mediafire.com/folder/mkin6...
2 here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/9d31s...
Or you can just stream them here:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
2024 MIXES - YouTube
youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
New mix coming tomorrow. Beat the mad queues by subscribing to my YouTube channel ⬇️
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Get to know your mutuals. 10 random things I like in no particular order.
1. Reading.
2. Tea
3. Maltesers.
4. Dogs.
5. Spa days.
6. Studio Ghibli.
7. Dogs.
8. Cats.
9. Thai green curry.
10. Art galleries.
1. Reading.
2. Tea
3. Maltesers.
4. Dogs.
5. Spa days.
6. Studio Ghibli.
7. Dogs.
8. Cats.
9. Thai green curry.
10. Art galleries.
Get to know your mutuals. 10 random things I like in no particular order.
1. Riding motorbikes.
2. Whiskey
3. Sugar. Anything with sugar in I fucking live it.
4. Pub with friends.
5. Being creative.
6. Other people’s creations.
7. Babies.
8. Soak in the bath.
9. Did I mention the sugar?
10. Lists.
1. Riding motorbikes.
2. Whiskey
3. Sugar. Anything with sugar in I fucking live it.
4. Pub with friends.
5. Being creative.
6. Other people’s creations.
7. Babies.
8. Soak in the bath.
9. Did I mention the sugar?
10. Lists.
November 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Get to know your mutuals. 10 random things I like in no particular order.
1. Reading.
2. Tea
3. Maltesers.
4. Dogs.
5. Spa days.
6. Studio Ghibli.
7. Dogs.
8. Cats.
9. Thai green curry.
10. Art galleries.
1. Reading.
2. Tea
3. Maltesers.
4. Dogs.
5. Spa days.
6. Studio Ghibli.
7. Dogs.
8. Cats.
9. Thai green curry.
10. Art galleries.
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if you're being pedantic about the definition of pedophilia I'm assuming you are a pedophile
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
if you're being pedantic about the definition of pedophilia I'm assuming you are a pedophile
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Cline: imagine, steve
Cline: what if you had pennywise
Cline: dating randall flag
Cline: and together raising the firestarter kid
Cline: while living in the overlook hotel?
King:
Cline: YOU'RE WELCOME
Cline: what if you had pennywise
Cline: dating randall flag
Cline: and together raising the firestarter kid
Cline: while living in the overlook hotel?
King:
Cline: YOU'RE WELCOME
November 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Cline: imagine, steve
Cline: what if you had pennywise
Cline: dating randall flag
Cline: and together raising the firestarter kid
Cline: while living in the overlook hotel?
King:
Cline: YOU'RE WELCOME
Cline: what if you had pennywise
Cline: dating randall flag
Cline: and together raising the firestarter kid
Cline: while living in the overlook hotel?
King:
Cline: YOU'RE WELCOME
In bed before 9pm on a Saturday, what a rock and roll lifestyle I have... But I'm tired and I like sleeping at the moment dammit.
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
In bed before 9pm on a Saturday, what a rock and roll lifestyle I have... But I'm tired and I like sleeping at the moment dammit.
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WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
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Since 15 Sept IFTAS has tracked a network of over 300 Mastodon accounts engaged in a high-volume propaganda campaign, promoting pro-Russian narratives:
https://about.iftas.org/2025/10/05/coordinated-pro-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-activitypub-and-atproto-services/
https://about.iftas.org/2025/10/05/coordinated-pro-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-activitypub-and-atproto-services/
November 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Since 15 Sept IFTAS has tracked a network of over 300 Mastodon accounts engaged in a high-volume propaganda campaign, promoting pro-Russian narratives:
https://about.iftas.org/2025/10/05/coordinated-pro-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-activitypub-and-atproto-services/
https://about.iftas.org/2025/10/05/coordinated-pro-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-activitypub-and-atproto-services/
Right, Predator Badlands then...
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Right, Predator Badlands then...
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It’s the first weekend in UK shops for the new issue of Electronic Sound. This month’s cover story explores the strange and unsettling world of COLD WAR ELECTRONICA. You can also buy the magazine direct from us, bundled with a superb 35-track double CD. electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/magazine
November 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It’s the first weekend in UK shops for the new issue of Electronic Sound. This month’s cover story explores the strange and unsettling world of COLD WAR ELECTRONICA. You can also buy the magazine direct from us, bundled with a superb 35-track double CD. electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/magazine
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