Posts by Ben Sanders
we are witnessing historic backpedaling here
It can be hard to imagine how to defend oneself against an overwhelming force like ICE. But a few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter-surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Can you believe tomorrow the coolest thing ever happens?
Waterfox 6.6.7 is now rolling out to all users 👇
www.waterfox.com/releases/6.6...
Some thoughts on Mozilla's trajectory and Waterfox's stance on AI in the browser 👇
www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
Trump: So we're into 6G now. Yeesh. I was a leader on 5G, getting that done. What does that do? Give you a little bit deeper view into somebody's skin? I like the cameras of the old days.
Drama on the House floor: Republicans don’t have the votes to pass the rule to bring up the NDAA. Currently five GOP NOs. Leadership is holding the vote open while they figure out what to do.
Serebii Update: The next Pokémon GO Max Battle Day has been announced. Focuses on Gigantamax Snorlax. Runs from 2pm to 5pm on December 14th 2025
Details @ www.serebii.net
Today, following the December 2nd mayoral runoff, DPG Chair Charlie Bailey released the following statement.
Serebii Update: Pokémon UNITE has added Vaporeon as a playable Pokémon alongside its Checkered Style Holowear
Details being added @ www.serebii.net
A picture of a Steam Machine with a NeXT logo, green power button, drive bays, and that NeXT kind of stripey part decoration part testarossa intake strakes that aren't. It's a mash of disparate things but damn it's fine.
Oh if you insist.
Breaking: Leader Schumer says he will immediately move — TODAY — to pass the Epstein resolution in the Senate by unanimous content after it passes in the House.
oh my fucking god he is 100% confusing cadillac insurance plans with people buying cadillacs
"and it's gonna be locked so they can't go out and buy, uh, a cadillac, they can go out and buy health insurance"
I don't bloody well think so.
In honor of John Fetterman saying Bluesky is cruel on CNN I would just like to say that I wish him a full and speedy recovery and nothing but the best in his health and also fuck you John Fetterman
Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026:
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
Also, the fact they're scheduling trailers akin to what they do with main series rather than just drop them like other spin-off truly shows how much faith they have in this game.
Pokémon Pokopia is going to be huge. Mark my words
Some thoughts on the Georgia PSC election a week later. ben.sanders.life/blog/thought... #gapol #election
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
Selfie of me, a middle aged bald man with a stubbly beard, wearing mirrored sunglasses. I’m standing in front of a nondescript one story office building. It’s sunny and the skies are partly cloudy
Why am I taking a selfie in front of a random office building? This is a former Maxtor office and where several versions of the ATA/ATAPI spec were written. While working on #PicoIDE I noticed that the work address of the editor was literally right next door to where I work so I made a pilgrimage!
Working families are struggling and any deal that lets health care costs continue to skyrocket is unacceptable.
The evidence that ultra-processed foods are bad for us is piling up. But efforts to reduce their role in our diets face a big hurdle: experts can't agree on what they are and which to target. n.pr/4qMrN7P
A beige computer front with a PicoIDE (also in beige) in the 3.5" drive bay. The PicoIDE has a OLED screen showing the PicoIDE logo, a full progress bar, and the text "Ready!" There is a LED showing a cyan color, up/down/cancel/ok buttons, a microSD slot, and a 3.5" headphone jack.
Are you ready for #PicoIDE? It seems to be telling me it's ready. Coming soon: ATAPI optical disc emulation and IDE hard drive emulation. picoide.com
Nice, new handle who dis?