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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 27/09/2026

Introducing the kids to my lord and savior Minnesota Lynx tomorrow

Minnesota Lynx ticket confirmation screen for Lynx vs. Liberty tomorrow

Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 28/08/2026

I built a custom art installation / instrument for Eaux Claires and I'm so pleased with how it turned out! 3 modes: play live, record, or play back. Each recording got a custom receipt that could be scanned for playback 450+ people recorded music on it and it played 400,000 notes in 2 days

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 15/08/2026

Manufactured at 3am, in my belly at 10am. As they should be

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 08/08/2026

One thing about me, if I rent a beach house next to a lighthouse I'm going to photograph the shit out of it

A lighthouse in Kewaunee, WI is framed by reeds, grasses, and wildflowers in the foreground. It's dusk and the colors are serene.

A lighthouse in Kewaunee, WI at the end of a long pier. The photo is composed in quadrants, with the lighthouse in the center. The incoming waves are bottom right. The pier is bottom left. The morning sky is above with a bit of color. It's gloomy

A lighthouse in Kewaunee, WI is in the background with five gulls flying in the foreground. The lake is calm and flat. A couple of guys are fishing on the pier

A sunrise behind a lighthouse in Kewaunee, WI. Its deep orange and reflecting over the waves.

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 05/08/2026

@benhol.men meet me at the marina in 15 minutes if u want an ass kicking

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 20/07/2026

"This is what happens when Tighten gives me three months and insufficient adult supervision."

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 16/07/2026

Tonight's progress. I need to have this thing completed in 9 days 😅

My custom chime instrument in progress. Dark walnut radiates from the center

Side view of the instrument loaded up with 37 chimes

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 14/07/2026

All of my spare time is spent doing things 37x

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 10/07/2026

I think it's time for panniers

Overloaded bike rack and bag with a shopping bag strapped on top

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 07/07/2026

Deranged chime art project is progressing nicely 🔨🔨

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 05/07/2026

Pretty perfect day for a ride along the Chippewa

Three lovely humans are standing on a bridge looking into the water. They're on bikes and looking for turtles. The sky is a perfect blue with puffy white clouds

A kid on a bike looks back on a bike trail. She's surrounded by tall mature trees

The Chippewa River reflects the bright blue July sky. There are some weeds and algae in the foreground, and puffy white clouds up in the sky

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 30/06/2026

I am accidentally creating an instrument whose lowest notes ring for almost 3 minutes Might need to figure out a dampening system!

A workbench covered in aluminum tubes of specific lengths. One very long tube is in the foreground, it's the largest tube in the instrument

Just a laser beam of a spectrogram showing a very high peak at C4 (middle C on a piano)

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 23/06/2026

Free mirror on the east hill!

A mirror leans against a large tree. It's reflecting another tree like a lil' portal

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 19/06/2026

Purchased $600 of aluminum for my next art installation today - you can see it at Eaux Claires fest next month!

Racks of metal products of all shapes and sizes are organized on a bright yellow tack. It's very pleasing to my eye

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 15/06/2026

I'm "AB testing bird seed" years old, thanks for asking

A window bird feeder has two compartments, and there is distinct seed in each. There's a dog resting on the couch in the background, soaking up the morning sun.

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 28/05/2026

I built a very slow pixel display and hauled it to my local meetup last night. Finished my talk with 3 pixels to spare! More about the ridiculous project: benholmen.com/blog/kilopixel-season-1/

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 28/05/2026

No offense to Chippewa Falls but this is basically a Northern Wisconsin State Fair lineup

An eclectic mix of entertainers is poised to join a

massive bash on the National Mall marking America's 250th birthday, which is being billed as a "once-in-a-generation celebration."

Country music star Martina McBride, rappers Flo Rida and Vanilla Ice, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" singers C+C Music Factory and rocker Bret Michaels are among the artists slated to perform at the Great American State Fair, organizers announced Wednesday.

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 04/05/2026

The intrusive thoughts overwhelmed my last two brain cells

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 24/04/2026

The Friends of Bean Island are officially doing our first adopt-a-highway pickup near Bean Island!

Hi vis vest, sheet of paper regarding Adopt a Highway, handwritten note that says Friends of Bean Island

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 23/04/2026

Working with me means free cheese recommendations every day

What was the Cabot cheese you recommended? I can't find the link you sent.

Seriously sharp or extra sharp?

Seriously sharp

They're both good but seriously sharp is much better

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 21/03/2026

The Kilopixel officially hit a megapixel today - one million pixels changed, one at a time

A custom receipt showing the current state of the Kilopixel and some stats about pixels changed. It's showing 1,000,000 pixels changed all time

A receipt next to a button that says "FREE SOUVENIR"

Pressing the button prints a fresh receipt

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 20/03/2026

Picked up a receipt printer and uh, interests are colliding here. Made a status report cron job that prints a slip every hour

Printed receipts showing various status reports of the Kilopixel

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · 27/02/2026

@cmorrell.com convinced me to get a TRMNL eink display and I've made a custom @kilopx.com status dashboard so I can keep tabs on it remotely. It's actually quite a joy