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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Should have sold it to a 14-year old - assuming that the age verification system works (which it doesn't according to my kid).

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Taking me back to the days where network tv dramas ran for 22 episodes a season 😉

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Did they film a pilot and then reject it? Or did they nuke it from orbit before it had a chance to fly? Either way - very disappointing. Firefly not a sure thing either just yet as they are looking for a streaming deal. Disney seem to be treading cautiously around reviving Whedon ran entities.

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

That awkward moment when a large group zoom chat has wrapped up and it is just you and one other person left in the room, both scrambling to try and find the mouse pointer to click the exit button

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a man in a dark room with the words so who talks first

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I finally took a dive into The Pitt and I now see where all the accolades came from. Brilliant and intense medical drama, worthy of universal praise. The 8th episode of season 1 absolutely destroyed me as did the start of the following episode.

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I remember the good old days of Gizmodo or Kotaku retrospectively compiling the best ads into a big Superbowl article. We used to make it an event in my old office to sit with coworkers and watch them on the big screen in the boardroom during our lunch break.

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Can confirm. Reason is if you try to loop MP3 you get a slight pause at the start/end of a sample due to the format and compression. Other formats such as WAV will allow seamless loop crossfading at the source before importing as an asset and provides zero latency at the stitch during runtime.

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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Good morning. In the past 24 hours, more Americans have Googled “felching” than have searched for “turkey recipes”

Google trends chart showing felching overtaking Turkey recipes

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

HBD! But which song did kiddo bang out for you?

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

My thoughts exactly. Hell of a day today if you bleed blue, but this fight is only just beginning.

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

You just know that they will stop at nothing and pull every trick in the book to secure the House next year - or their second term agenda will be on life support. What that involves? Only they know. But I'm preparing for some genuine WTF moments over the next 12 months.

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

MAGA and it's media in meltdown. Love to see it. Writing is on the wall for the midterms next year. It fills me with hope that there is light at the end of this tunnel. I also fear that this will expedite any plans the current admin have to secure the House through voter suppression & shit-fuckery

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The Exorcist Hereditary Poltergeist (the original - not the remake) The Blair Witch Project Special mentions to Evil Dead 2 and my favourite film of all time, Aliens (which is more sci-fi action than it is horror IMO).

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Eat shit gender reveal parties. Book reveal parties is where it is at!

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I tried dialling in but got stuck in the never-ending "your call is important to us, one of our customer service angels will be with you shortly" loop.

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

And Martin Short as his Jimmy Glick character on the other guitar.

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Between Andor, Foundation and now Alien Earth - what a time to be a mature age sci-fi geek.

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Alien Earth just keeps getting better. Manipulation everywhere. Each Lost Boy getting compelling and unique narratives. That final scene with Wendy. And goddamn - that sheep scene was brutal perfection. Kill it with 🔥 Hawley's writing is simply flawless.

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Ahhh it is that special time of the season where I begrudgingly cheer for my most despised NRL clubs because their victories benefit my team the most heading into the finals. Feels dirty maaannn 🤢

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

wubba lubba dub dub opening night sessionnnn!

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Between the release of Weapons in cinemas and Alien: Earth on streaming less than a week apart, my sci-fi/horror boner is in no danger of receding any time soon.

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Hell, I'd even settle for Mick "Fiscal Responsibility" Cronin...

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I am one of maybe thousands of children who learned what perpetual motion is based on the nickname of a famous Rugby League player back in the 80's Can you imagine our societal wealth of wisdom if we also had the Thermal Dynamic Duo and Peter "The Quantum Mechanic" Sterling running out each week?

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

That was my fear. I really want a meaningful implementation and I don't think that will come until the tech has some serious maturity to it rather than a rush to inject it for the AI buzzword as a marketing ploy as the cost of user experience.

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Oddly enough it is one of the reasons why I've been holding off upgrading my Samsung S series mobile to the latest model. I can't help but feel that their early adoption of AI integration will serve to be more of a gimmicked annoyance to me than a valued feature during the lifecycle of the device.

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

It might be a purely coincidental and habitual thing based on my natural composition flow - but I can't rule out the influence of walking around with a constant high pitch C note ringing in my ears.

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Over the years I've developed tinnitus from playing in bands & getting worse the older I get. I've started writing music again lately and I always seem to gravitate the scale back to a derivative of C. This morning I worked out that my tinnitus is a C note and it all suddenly makes a lot of sense.

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Oh my lord the aesthetic, art style, lighting and animation - all just perfect! Hints of old school Sierra/Lucasarts styled humour. Should have named the game "Made For Ben"

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Hey mate! Just out of interest are there any plans or efforts towards releasing through a popular streaming service like Prime Video/Netflix etc.?

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Very hammy in places - Lex especially. But with comic book films you're not ever going to get Citizen fucking Kane. The film did what it had to do and it made me care about a core character that I have always been indifferent about. And Krypto the dog... best character in the film.

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Going into the new Superman film I was completely disinterested and prepared for an absolute mess of a film. Coming out of the film I had done a complete 180. Gunn's biggest challenge was breaking the mould of the legacy DC film aesthetic. It was hopeful, loving and humorous. And it simply worked.

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Every morning I get an appreciative hug from my girl. Don't ask me about my kids though 😉

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Not sure if an AI referring to itself as "Mechahitler" is better or worse than a SecUnit naming itself "Murderbot".

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Matt "Kupo" Roszak 🌻🍉 Wishlist Find Matt's Cats! @kupogames.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

People I haven't seen in 10+ years look like their parents now, aaahhhh.

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Looked up Susanna Hoffs (from The Bangles) on Wikipedia and saw this absolutely wild sentence.

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

If you are pressed for time, you can request an extension to November 1st from within the Google Play console 👍

Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I've never watched a single episode of Tiny Chef, yet I would die for him after watching this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2uQ...

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Ben Leffler @benleffler.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Just walked out of 28 Years Later (which was excellent by the way) and the first comment overheard from an audience member as I was walking out: "that zombie had a bigger dick than Rob's dad" ...and now I have questions.