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Ben Booth

@benbooth.dev

Aussie | dad of 3 | software eng (mostly frontend) Unduplicitous, unmalicious, unconniving, unnasty

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Ben Booth@benbooth.dev · 2mo ago

@dannyodwyer.bsky.social just listening to your love for OG Prince of Persia. It was the only game I had for years on my Dads janky janky old B&W work laptop. Have you ever heard of or tried Lunark? It’s a love letter to those old rotoscoped 2D platformers.

LUNARK on Steam

A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and ...

store.steampowered.com

Ben Booth@benbooth.dev · 2mo ago

Ms 12 was rude to Siri just now and I asked her if she was scared of the robot uprising and shouldn’t she be nice to technology. She said “no”. The kids are alright.

Ben Booth@benbooth.dev · 5mo ago

I find the Attie hate as funny as the next guy, but I also don't get why people hate it so much. I assumed it was a Grok-like based on the hate, but it's just a custom feed creator. Something anyone can already do, posts are already public, and custom feeds have been here since before most users.

Ben Booth@benbooth.dev · 6mo ago

I'm re-reading The Expanse and yet again, it's awesome. I'm struck this time though that all of the racism in this universe is between Earthers, Martians and Belters. And I just can't imagine the primary colonisers of Mars being Chinese, Indians and Texans, and that not being a hot mess of racism.

Ben Booth@benbooth.dev · 7mo ago

Our family have only just discovered @boomerangfu.bsky.social and it's been such a hoot. Kids (11, 8 & 6) still struggle with winning & losing at times, but it feels like they're slowly understanding that the fun is in the playing and having a laugh together.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 9mo ago

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

Ben Booth@benbooth.dev · 12mo ago

I'm just constantly flabbergasted by the people that Christians are putting on a pedestal. Like, did you read any of Jesus words? Coz this ain't that. You're just going to ignore all the hateful things someone says, because they said some things you agree with about abortion once?

Claire Willett@clairewillett.bsky.social · 12mo ago

reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle

One thing that has become really clear since yesterday is that we live in at least two different realities. Talking to a friend who only knew Charlie as a Christian motivational speaker because that's all that ever came across her feed. Showed me videos I've never seen before of him saying perfectly reasonable and empowering things. I showed her videos she'd never seen before of his racism, misogyny, homophobia, advocating for violence against specific groups of people. She was horrified by his remarks about Pelosi's husband's attacker being bailed out and celebrated for his violent act. She was horrified by a number of things that he said, but she had never seen or heard them before, the same as I had never seen or heard the generalized clips of him sounding like a perfectly nice loving man and father. Neither of us had a whole picture of this man. I mentioned he was a known white supremacist and she thought I was joking. She talked about him giving a speech about finding your purpose and doing good in the world and I thought she was joking.I saw why this friend was mourning the loss of a person she thought was a good person. My friend, bless her, saw why I feel the way I do about him. We understood each other better. In spite of a multi-billion dollar internet machine specifically focused on keeping us apart. Because we talked to each other with the desire to listen and to learn rather than the desire to change someone else's mind or to be "right". None of those motivational things he said change my opinion about him because they don't erase the negativity, the subtle calls for violence, the belittling and denigrating of other races religions genders etc. His negative and blaming comments about homeless people, the poor, and victims of domestic violence. His comments about rounding up people who didn't think like him and putting them in camps where their behavior could be corrected. That time he said empathy was a made-up word he didnt believe in. That other time he said the Civil Rights Act was a mistake. The time he said most people are afraid when they get on a plane and see that there's a black pilot. His anti-vaccination rhetoric and his active campaigning against people being allowed to wear masks for their own health. His open support of fascism and white supremacy. To me, all of those are fully unchristian sentiments. Those are undeniable and just one of them would be a deal-breaker for me. All of them together are a picture of a man who was polarizing,enraged a lot of people and rightly so, but even with all of that I would never wish upon him or especially his children the end that he got. Oh, and my friend had never heard, and God help me I don't know how she escaped the news, but she had never heard of the Minnesota legislators who were shot in June. The husband and wife and dog who were killed, one after throwing themselves over their child to protect the child. The other couple who somehow survived. Politically motivated attacks specifically because they were democrats. She learned about those shootings that happened months ago because I showed her Charlie Kirk's comments about them. The kidnapping plot against a female Midwestern Democratic governor. The assassination attempt against Pennsylvania's democratic governor. All things Charlie had plenty to say about while supporting the Second Amendment and bashing the Democratic party. She didn't know about any of it because we're all living in two different worlds and none of us have the whole story.
🎃👻 Rob for Apples 👻🎃@robwillb.bsky.social · 12mo ago

This post that a friend of my partner's shared on FB potentially explains the Kristin Chenoweth thing, and is frightening.

Ben Booth@benbooth.dev · 12mo ago

@patrick.risky.biz latest Risky Bulletin podcast read was off by 10x in the section about leaking NSW Health doctors and staff personal data. 6000 vs 600. I wouldn't have noticed except that it was mostly my local health district affected, and I know many people in health.

Ben Booth@benbooth.dev · 12mo ago

I'm finally playing Outer Wilds by @mobiusdigitalgames.com, and yes it's brilliant. I'm sure I've heard various spoilers over the years, but thankfully my memory is terrible and I'm enjoying every new discovery. Honestly, the hardest thing is not googling things while thinking about the game later.

Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · last yr.

The huge Harbour Bridge march shows people have had a gutful of seeing starving children in Gaza. Politicians need to catch up | Anne Davies

The huge Harbour Bridge march shows people have had a gutful of seeing starving children in Gaza. Politicians need to catch up | Anne Davies

Along with the horror of Gaza, there was palpable anger towards Chris Minns and, to a lesser extent, Anthony Albanese The NSW premier, Chris Minns, risks going down in history as the most conservative premier of the modern era. Renowned for his political nous, his slick media management, urbane delivery and ability to tamp down controversy, Minns is perennially attuned to the loud voices of the shock jocks on Sydney radio and in the Murdoch media. Continue reading...

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tierney cyren@bnb.im · last yr.

fun news! I was laid off from Twilio. going to take this weekend to chill out, and will start looking for roles next week. if you or someone you know is looking for staff/principal level Developer Advocacy, OSPO, dev infra, or similar roles pass them along! reposts from tech folks appreciated <3

Ben Booth@benbooth.dev · last yr.

Still pinching myself that Arsenal Women won the Champions League! 🔴⚪🏆 I almost didn't wake up to watch it at 2am, but I'm so so glad I did. First half was an absolute cracker, second half was deep and defensive for Arsenal but they were still incredible fighting for every ball and every moment.