iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 23/09/2026

I’m picturing something like this, but a Shiba Cafe?

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 03/01/2026

Feed break of a cat on her favourite Batman towel.

A black cat looking over her shoulder at the camera on her favourite Batman towel

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 28/12/2025

Daeg is Daeging. Ethel is all paws.

A grey tabby cat asleep with all four paws and her tail up to her face.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 23/12/2025

Well this is some hot bullshit.

A screenshot from the Bluesky app showing a requirement for age assurance to access direct messages.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 22/10/2025

It’s my favourite time. It’s @pepperraccoon.com Trash Panda Gang sticker club mail time! Will probably “lose” this one to the daughter too. Absolute certified banger style for these stickers, love them!

A holographic pink/purple mermaid sticker on top of the envelope it was delivered in on my desk with my notebook and fountain pens. Sticker by @pepperraccoon

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 16/10/2025

Yay I love our street library. Sarah may have gone big but we had this already and refurbished it. Also added a Fairy Mailbox. I’m installing some solar fans inside for summer cooling.

A big eucalypt-green Little Street Library built next to a red brick letterbox with some flowers planted to the left under a small purple house attached to the side of the library.

The inside of a little street library at night, lit up with books and activities on the shelves. The left door has a spinning wheel and the right has a sign.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 23/06/2025

Post a picture when your pet was small.

Two teeny tiny kittens huddled together in a huge fleece cat bed. One kitten is black and one is a light grey tabby.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 31/05/2025

If you see this post a dragon - because why not! Credit: Mentect on DeviantArt

A really awesome Ender Dragon by Mentect on DeviantArt https://www.deviantart.com/mentect/art/Ender-Dragon-985548640

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 30/05/2025

I love getting mail from @pepperraccoon.com as part of the Trash Panda Gang sticker club. However I think I might end up losing this one to a little 4 year old whose absolute favourite thing is unicorns. A beautiful shiny nicorn? I have no chance against her. Support indie artists!

A shiny blue unicorn diamond sticker sitting on top of a red envelope sent by @pepperrqccoon.com from New Zealand.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 03/05/2025

Walking the walk and taking part in democracy. I’m asking people to vote for our community independent, Kate Hulett #kateforfremantle #auspol

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 28/04/2025

Joined the @pepperraccoon.com sticker club for dope mythical creature stickers and supporting an awesome artist, didn’t realise it would also result in the stamp collecting nerd in me getting a GOD DAMN SPLIT ENZ STAMP TOO! Go sign up to the Trash Panda Gang - pepperraccoon.com/en-au/produc...

A shiny holographic print kitsune sticker in pink, orange and white hues, next to a corner of a red envelope it was delivered in with an Aotearoa NZ postage stamp commemorating Split ENZ breakout album True Colours.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 27/03/2025

I’ll get the pit crew on it

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 27/03/2025

I’m gonna be living Drive to Survive on Saturday when we head down from Bundy to BNE to fly home that night. Gonna be an interesting day.

A rain radar screenshot showing the rain extending from Gladstone all the way through Hervey Bay and Gympie down to Sunshine Coast and south.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 01/03/2025

We have a system for this you’ll hear about once you’re in Australia

The three levels of emergency/disaster warning system for Australia. The US population is now at Emergency Warning with regard to its own government.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 26/02/2025

The traditional photo of SheCodes cupcakes! Gotta love it.

SheCodes cupcakes with macarons, fondant logos and 3D printed logos

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 26/02/2025

Gamers: WE DO NOT GIVE UP! Also Gamers:

A screenshot of the Boycott Modern Warfare 2 Steam group, showing most members in game playing Modern Warfare 2

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 24/02/2025

“Genius marketer” is a hell of a statement to make given the evidence

A table showing Twitter/X ad revenue over the years that shows large drops in ad revenue since “genius marketer” took over

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 14/02/2025

They’re also forcing the incorrect name on non-US users and the fucking cowards have turned off community comments and check ins on the location so nobody can tell them to jam it up their ass.

For the location Gulf of Mexico, a Google prompt informs users the following -

Posting is currently turned off for this type of place
Some types of places are more likely to receive posts, like reviews, that violate Google's policies. To prevent this, Google has turned off posting.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 12/02/2025

Been playing HermitCraft TCG too, but IRL!

An opened box of the HermitCraft TCG, Engineer starter deck. Cards are being sleeved and some Hermit cards of Docm77, XBCrafted and iJevin are visible

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 30/01/2025

The BEST key on my keyboard, a DUCKey

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 23/01/2025

One of my favourite tiny features of my retro handheld is that they have even emulated the physical hardware sounds, like the disk drive engaging, spinning and reading from the “disk”. Immediately takes me back to sitting in front of the Amiga with the joystick in hand, waiting for it to load.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 22/01/2025

@skylight.social Can I perhaps purr-suade you with a video of an adorable kitten? Look into those eyes!

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 21/01/2025

Literally just got this

A really obvious porn spambot followed my account

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 20/01/2025

Our standard price point was $100, PS4 era tried to push $110 and PS5 tried $120 but it’s always pushed back down, retailers usually pushing down to $80, sometimes $70 on launch. First part Switch titles are locked at $80. But what the hell is this? *cries in Dollarydoos*

Screenshot of the Steam store for Civilisation 7 for an Australian user. Prices go from $119.95 AUD for the base game to $199.95 AUD for the Founders Edition.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 11/01/2025

I have an actual problem existing between my keyboard and chair. His name is Oliver.

Me, a middle aged white man with a greying beard and hair, glasses on my face and a navy blue shirt, looking at my phone camera from the perspective of my keyboard. A white and tabby cat is laying on my desk and arms between the keyboard and me. The wall behind me is decorated with shelves of LEGO models.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 04/01/2025

Ummmm yeah… about that…

A sticker on a laptop of a ninja cat riding a giant kiwi with lasers coming out of its eyes. The ninja cat is holding a Microsoft Sentinel flag.

A slightly hidden sticker of a ninja cat in a black hoodie, riding a unicorn while holding a black security flag.

On a background of tech themed stickers are four stickers. Left is a modern fluent design style ninja car working at a Surface laptop. Top is a ninja cat riding a fire breathing unicorn in fluent emoji style. Bottom is a ninja cat wearing a black hoodie riding a rearing up fire breathing unicorn holding a black security flag. The left is a silhouetted version of the bottom one in front of a full moon, but also holding a MS Defender shield.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 03/01/2025

Going on an adventure today. A TRAIN adventure!

A long exposure photo out of a train window blurring the scenery as it goes by. There is an emergency exit sign on the top of the window. The back of the seat and a kids hat is in the foreground.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 30/12/2024

I’ve removed, installed, and disposed of a dishwasher and dryer, replaced a power point, consolidated 4 entertainment device drawers to 2, and mounted 2 TVs to walls in the last week. I’m on “leave”. Only recreation thing I’ve done is spent two hours soldering one of my advent calendar presents.

Looking through a magnifying lamp at a printed circuit board with legs of resistors poking through the holes, some of them already soldered in place.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 27/12/2024

I’m going to Candy Mountain yall

Photo of a beer by Rocky Ridge Brewing called Charlie, named after Charlie the Unicorn with the graphics from the flash video

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 25/12/2024

Lucy went a different direction and celebrated Hatmas this year!

A black kitten sitting inside an upside down cap hat on a tiled floor with a Christmas tree in the background.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 24/12/2024

I love that @flightradar24.com are showing the sleigh on the radar ❤️

A screenshot of FlightRadar24 showing Santa’s sleigh (HOHOHO callsign R3DN053) on the radar entering the North Island of Aotearoa

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 24/12/2024

It’s a very Merry Christmas from us here!

A living room decorated for Christmas with a TV showing Home Alone. The scene where Harry has his head burnt by a blowtorch and he is screaming.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 24/12/2024

Building my advent calendar today, first project is an electronic D6! Good to get out the soldering iron and work with electronics!

A view of my desk with a magnifying soldering bench, an electronics PCB with some resistors inserted, wire clippers taped together instructions (got 1 step per day) and my soldering iron.

Close up of the PCB with the resistors inserted.

View through the magnifying glass of the underside of the board as I am about to solder the joints.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 23/12/2024

You’re a nerdy bad influence, this is up now. Just waiting on the upgraded antenna to arrive to get better range, but I’ve seen planes!

A screenshot of the web interface for FlightRadar24, showing that my ADS-B receiver is connected and sharing observations to FlightRadar. At the time, no planes were in range to be tracked.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 21/12/2024

I am in this picture and I don't like it.

A Tumblr post from l-a-clift (Laura Clift) that is all text that reads:

"That's why it's hard to make friends when you're older," she said. "Friendship is rude."
Her friend's eyes widened. "What?"
"Think about it! When we're kids we decide who we like and stick by them no matter what. As adults, we're taught to be polite.
But, friendship is an imposition— at least, I want it to be. Call me after nine o'clock. Don't think you'll ever wear out your welcome. Overshare, show up at my door, go to the grocery store with me so we can waste another hour chatting.
We'll never be friends if we spend all of our energy trying not to bother each other."

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 14/12/2024

The taiyaki van at the farmers market did a fruit mince and custard filling today and I had trouble stopping eating to even take this photo it was so damn good. Seriously, fruit mince in a Japanese fish pancake?!? THE BEST.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 11/12/2024

Post a PERFECT album from the 90’s that isn’t Nirvana or Pearl Jam

The cover art for the 1996 album by Australian alternative rock band, Spiderbait, Ivy and the Big Apples

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 07/12/2024

It’s a 34C day with no breeze and we are eating icy poles and chalking up a CBD street. It’s Christmas time y’all.

A red and orange icy-pole with a bite off the top with a city street that the kids have been drawing on with chalk.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 04/12/2024

@pe.ppy.sh was in PLE yesterday and found this on their demo PC!

A demonstration PC in a computer store, PLE Computers, showing the game OSU! On the screen

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 01/12/2024

It’s December 1 and this year my family decided I needed an #AdventCalendar of my own. The online options weren’t great but with help from Jaycar, they made one for me. I present, an electronics project in 24 days. Day 1 - the PCB and a little roll of solder.

A wooden door advent calendar decorated with various Christmas scenes on each door. A basket to the right with components wrapped that were too big for the doors of the calendar. In the table in front of them is my Day 1 spoils, the PCB, a roll of solder in a bag, and the PCB instructions for the project.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 25/11/2024

There are two #cats in this picture. See if you can spot them.

Two kittens sleeping on the top platform of their cat-tower. A grey tabby is on top of her black sister who you can only see by her ears in the back.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 22/11/2024

Swap Spider-Man for Dino Riders and you got yourself a party. My Introduction in 4 Cartoons -

Cover art for the 80s TV cartoon and toy line Dino Riders featuring various dinosaurs mounted with lasers and seats for humanoid creatures in battle. It has a Diplodocus on the left, a Tyrannosaur on the right with several Pteranosaurs in the air above and in the lower left foreground a battle between a Triceratops, Styracosaurus Protoceratops and a pair of Deinonychus. I recalled all of that from memory because I was a huge dinosaur nerd as a kid OK?

Cover art for the 80s cartoon and toy line Transformers featuring various characters from the show including Optimus Prime and Megatron in the foreground, and larger characters like Grimlock the Dinobot and Devastator the Constructicon boss in the background. There’s a bunch of others and I’m not going to point them all out but yes, Soundwave is totally there and he’s totally baller as fuck like he always is.

Cover art for the 80s cartoon and toy line Voltron. The Lion Force one, not the Vehicle Force one, no disrespect to Vehicle Force, they were awesome as hell and got cut way too short even though they were awesome as hell, but I can see how they were hard to market and sell toys of a robot made up of fifty bajillion vehicles. Also this is the OG Lions one too, not that garbage 3D reboot that made them all weird tube shapes just so the toys were easier to make.

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 14/11/2024

A joy to get mail from @molly.wiki with goodies inside! Amazing stickers! Was surprised by the size of the large [citation needed] sticker so there’s a minifig for scale!

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Ben Curran @bencurran.dev · 09/12/2023

Literally the case with the Run The Jewels collab beers. I still have a can of the Moon Dog x RTJ No Save Point Hazy in the fridge

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