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Benjamin ... is on a side quest!

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I used to make software; now I am making my first indie game. Things I ♥️: my wife and son, animals, huskies, malamutes, bears, all of them really), books, human-made(!) art, humanity

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A cardboard box with the Commodore logo.

A cardboard box with the Commodore logo.

Y’all, look what came today!!!!

(In beige, of course.)

08.03.2026 00:19 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Image of Amira Elfeky in a gothic / Victorian ensemble; long black wavy hair; black lipstick' pointy nails; in front of a sort of foggy, creepy, moonlit forest backdrop.

Image of Amira Elfeky in a gothic / Victorian ensemble; long black wavy hair; black lipstick' pointy nails; in front of a sort of foggy, creepy, moonlit forest backdrop.

Image of the lead vocalist for Frayle, Gwyn Strang, with an intricate metal chain thing on her face, vaguely bondage-inspired; a corvid like pair of wings worn as a headpiece/hat; long blonde hair both straight and messy as well as in braids; standing in front of a red backdrop of the band's name.

Image of the lead vocalist for Frayle, Gwyn Strang, with an intricate metal chain thing on her face, vaguely bondage-inspired; a corvid like pair of wings worn as a headpiece/hat; long blonde hair both straight and messy as well as in braids; standing in front of a red backdrop of the band's name.

Image of the artist Vana in a red-lit room; long red hair with square-ish bangs; she is crawling toward the camera with her right arm outstretched showing a full sleeve of tattoos; appearing to wear some widely spaced fishnet stockings and chonky leather boots

Image of the artist Vana in a red-lit room; long red hair with square-ish bangs; she is crawling toward the camera with her right arm outstretched showing a full sleeve of tattoos; appearing to wear some widely spaced fishnet stockings and chonky leather boots

Image of the artist yeule sitting in a greyish room; their arms are both covered in tattoos and there are visible tats on her thighs and abdomen; they are wearing a sort of chain mail bra and miniskirt; on their head is an intricate set of more delicate chains that partly veil their face and dangle down across their torso; several other stray metal bits are attached to one of these pieces or the other; a sort of gothic, bondage, assasins creed thing

Image of the artist yeule sitting in a greyish room; their arms are both covered in tattoos and there are visible tats on her thighs and abdomen; they are wearing a sort of chain mail bra and miniskirt; on their head is an intricate set of more delicate chains that partly veil their face and dangle down across their torso; several other stray metal bits are attached to one of these pieces or the other; a sort of gothic, bondage, assasins creed thing

Musically, where are you at today?

07.03.2026 22:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Screenshot of the bio of the artist Violent Vira from a streaming service:

They're all lying, You're not really gone...

are you?

You wouldn't ever leave.

No.

Not even death could do us part,

Lover,,,

Where did you go?

Screenshot of the bio of the artist Violent Vira from a streaming service: They're all lying, You're not really gone... are you? You wouldn't ever leave. No. Not even death could do us part, Lover,,, Where did you go?

Excellent artist bio. No self-promo, no hype numbers, plus that triple comma typo/glitch.

No notes. 👩‍🍳💋

07.03.2026 22:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two-panel image of wooden screen at back of concert hall stage.

Two-panel image of wooden screen at back of concert hall stage.

I don't know who designed this wooden acoustic screen in the Barbican concert hall.

07.03.2026 19:13 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

Update!

07.03.2026 06:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A husky dog, beneath my legs, squeezed between a couch and an ottoman just about a foot apart. He is asleep and snoring despite the partially open eye.

A husky dog, beneath my legs, squeezed between a couch and an ottoman just about a foot apart. He is asleep and snoring despite the partially open eye.

Good night folks … it’s been a week 😮‍💨

Here’s Shadow, already ready for dreamtime.

07.03.2026 05:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

If I saw that in a game, I’d think someone screwed up the texture mapping for sure.

07.03.2026 00:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wait, is that for real how they come together? Wild!

07.03.2026 00:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

new 2026 goal: see a yeule show

06.03.2026 20:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A fake ai prompt where i have written draw a capybara having a relaxing bath and am waiting on a human pretending to be an ai to respond

A fake ai prompt where i have written draw a capybara having a relaxing bath and am waiting on a human pretending to be an ai to respond

The response to the prompt, a basic drawing (from a human) of a capybara in water with a little heart above him

The response to the prompt, a basic drawing (from a human) of a capybara in water with a little heart above him

Oh my god

Lmao

youraislopbores.me

06.03.2026 15:36 👍 114 🔁 44 💬 5 📌 24

Yes! S3:EP1 just dropped!

06.03.2026 16:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Walking around

06.03.2026 16:19 👍 891 🔁 106 💬 6 📌 0

For various reasons, I've gotten 4.5 hours of sleep over the past two nights. I'm wrecked, and probably getting sick because of it. Now, when I thought I'd get a nap, a tree crew has arrived next door to cut down and mulch two trees, joining the chorus of four houses being demo'ed 1/2 a block away 😭

06.03.2026 16:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I made scooch tech. 🐧🪑➡️
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

05.03.2026 20:40 👍 164 🔁 17 💬 12 📌 4

You can see it working!

06.03.2026 04:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Stealing this for my website about page, but “… lives outside Seattle where he will probably die in the rain or the heavier rain.”

04.03.2026 17:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It really is delightful (and rare) when a game truly builds on its predecessor, making deliberate additions while retaining what already works, as opposed to expanding wildly for expansion’s sake.

Gearing up for the feel good feels!

04.03.2026 15:55 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Great little mini-thread on Planet of Lana 2.

04.03.2026 15:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So good to read all of this. As a huge fan of the first, when I saw the sequel was coming, I hoped it would be something that builds on that and not detracts from it. Very much looking forward to giving it a go this weekend!

04.03.2026 15:45 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Good morning folks 🌄

I saw a salamander crawling out of a nearby stormwater pond area last night. It had only grown its front two legs so far. Helped guide it back to safety (not the road) and watched it stride into taller grass. So cool.

Anything magical happen to you lately?

04.03.2026 15:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Inside the hall at wonderful Stokesay Castle…what a place ❤️

04.03.2026 15:27 👍 106 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 0
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Wolves’ André stuns Liverpool with last-gasp winner to pile pain on Arne Slot Wolves won 2-1 against Liverpool in a game with a frenetic finish, André scoring the winner four minutes into stoppage time

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a Wolves fan for life, even as they face relegation. But this result is ridiculous.

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

04.03.2026 05:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Original landscape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "With Light, We'll See It Through" 20"x16" oil on linen (2025). A loosely painted landscape with a dark, tree-lined body of water underneath a brilliant orange-toned sunrise sky. Light from the sky is reflected in the water below.

Original landscape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "With Light, We'll See It Through" 20"x16" oil on linen (2025). A loosely painted landscape with a dark, tree-lined body of water underneath a brilliant orange-toned sunrise sky. Light from the sky is reflected in the water below.

Something hopeful for your evening.

Tisha Mark ©2025, With Light, We'll See It Through, oil on linen, 20"x16"

Original is available:
tishamark.com/product/with...

#art #painting #SciArt #ArtSky #bsnm

03.03.2026 22:46 👍 233 🔁 46 💬 2 📌 0

Lovely!

03.03.2026 23:43 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

this is my local community member ludovic.

he came to every xanadu local.
he helped coordinate carpools to get other people to the venue for street fighter.
he represented DMV at majors.
he respected all TOs.
he IS fgc personified.

if you don't have the funds to donate, pls just repost & share.

19.02.2026 18:10 👍 1420 🔁 1684 💬 1 📌 9
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I'm sharing a couple of environment designs I made for a personal project.

03.03.2026 17:49 👍 84 🔁 21 💬 2 📌 0
Stone wall support with carvings of ancient fish

Stone wall support with carvings of ancient fish

The Natural History Museum London SW7

Stone wall support with carvings of ancient fish

#reference #materialreference #buildingreference

03.03.2026 15:14 👍 30 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 1
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Stunning medieval stained glass at All Saints Church, Barrington, Cambridgeshire 😍 What a survival! 🤩

03.03.2026 15:18 👍 94 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0

Birbs.

03.03.2026 15:22 👍 28 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0