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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16h

Because I haven't run vanilla Gnome in a few years, I decided I'd take it for a test spin. With a few added shell extensions, I'm really liking it. The switch to GTK4/Adwaita makes it really snappy, and all the apps just really seem to gel nicely. I probably wont' stay on it, but I'll give it a […]

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

The future of applications/programs is not the web. I don't care if I'm swimming against the current, I refuse to accept 30 million lines of code between my app and the hardware. Native and cross platform toolkits are the future. Don't give in to Javascript...it's an abomination.

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Electron IDE vs. Native IDE. Maybe, just maybe, putting a web browser between the user and the functionality they need wasn't such a great idea?

Screenshot of System Monitor showing the RAM usage difference between Jetbrains Rider and Gnome Builder.

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Tuple is pronounced as "toople" not "tupple." Don't @ me.

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Huzzah! As of version 0.6.1, Markerator, my Markdown based static website generator can now correctly generate Open Graph cards for each page it generates, allowing it to unfurl the URL on social media. I've been waiting for far too long to implement this […]

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

Which diseases has an LLM solved? I'm still waiting.

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

I still can't believe that Apple has decided that colorblind users are Ok with not being able to tell how to maximize, minimize, or close an application.

A picture of an Apple laptop running an application.

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

I love the Metroid franchise. It was one of the first NES games I ever owned. I love Super Metroid, and Metroid Prime, but Reckoning and Metroid Dread are too frenetic for me. I just can't do it. I hate jump scares. The older I get, the more of a wuss I am […]

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

You know who should have tax exempt status? No one, including billionaires/trillionaires. www.politico.com/news/2026/09/03/ir…

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

I hate ICE and I hate our immigration system in the United States, but this guy can F off into the sun. F around, and find out. www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlw52vr0…

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

Marathon: "I will kill you and take everything you've ever earned." Arc Raiders: "I'm sorry you got sniped, I like your banana trinket, let me rez you and help you to the closest extraction point." Can't believe one game is failing and the other is succeeding. Turns out humans like good humans.

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

I've lived my entire life as a neurodivergent person without knowing it. When I was in college one of my roommates was super into pop punk (I'm showing my age) and he loved Motion City Soundtrack and I hated them, but god damn did they nailed all of my symptoms […]

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

As someone that has worked in software for 20+ years, specifically in UI/UX, this image hurts my soul. Why do we accept bullshit like this?

An image comparing an intuitive software UI to what modern UI has evolved to.

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

This is a controversial opinion, but my kids and I are watching The Fantastic Mr. Fox, and it turns out that every Wes Anderson movie is just about father issues.

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

So...how's Manifest V3 working out for everyone?

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

If you told me this was a Sunny Day Real Estate reunion band, I would've believed it. However, it's not. They're British. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMqlmMDJxJQ

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

I know it's going viral since the Newport Folk Festival happened, but I've been a fan of Brandi Carlisle for years, and her cover of Uninvited fucking slaps. If you don't feel this in your bones, you're not alive. Fucking ripper. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyvDyZoyGUg #brandicarlisle #music

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

Matt Sharp and his collaborators are a once in a generation set of musical savants. The Return of the Rentals is a perfect album from start to finish. I tried to find a link that wasn't just to YouTube, but this is the internet we live with. #music #moog […]

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

Today has been a total kick to the dick, and it's still not over yet. What else can possibly go wrong?

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

My washing machine broke, not because there is anything physically wrong with it, but because the control panel uses a touchscreen and rotary encoder knob that are controlled by a custom ESP32 board. The price to replace the part myself? 2/3rds the cost of the entire washer. I'm going to just go […]

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

I don't love posting links to YouTube videos, but Jon Stewart is playing 4D chess, and John Fetterman is playing that game where you roll a hoop down a hill with a stick. This is just so sad. Fetterman shouldn't be allowed to be in government. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3BMAkJIlnw

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

At 46, I think I may be broken. I hope everyone out there is doing better than I am. I'm not going to hurt myself or any of my loved ones, I just wanted to share. I love you all.

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

Beaulah had lightning in a bottle, and the works just snuffed it out. youtu.be/lOJqszfhQDk

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026

I think I may have found my new favorite music genre: cover songs that are played by an Asian chef whilst he cooks amazing looking food. Do enjoy Torwai covering Saosin. youtu.be/TKP66GhUN2Q #Saosin #Cover

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026

I know it's ill to speak poorly of the dead, but I hope the devil is cramming hot coals up Lindsey Graham's ass right now. He was a vile, feckless, horrible human and I'm fine living in a world where I never have to hear from him again. Sorry if this offensive, I'm only human. NPR, on the other […]

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026

Dear manufacturers of sleeping bags: I know it might cost roughly $.038 to do this, but just assume that the consumers of your product will NEVER be able to roll the bag in such a way that it fits back in the bag it came in. Never. I challenge your executives to roll one and get it back in the […]

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026

For no specific reason, I hope Mark Andreessen gets a nasty paper cut today.

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

Why are all the islands where humanity has tested nuclear weapons named something like "Super Awesome Not Dangerous Island" and then it turns out that we forced out the indigenous inhabitants and gave tons of troops radiation poisoning just to see what would happen when we exploded a bomb?

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@PCMag/116964693981… This is fucking cursed. In what world would anyone want to do this?

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

@leo 404 Media finally crystallized what I think about "AI." I know it pays your bills to talk about it, but think about it like this: Would you listen to AI music instead of Bob Dylan? Would you read AI books instead of Andy Weir? Would you watch AI movies instead of watching Star Wars? If you […]

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026

Protip: If you're watching I.S.S. on Netflix, turn on subtitles. I watched like half of it before I realized all the Russian dialog could be translated via subtitles. Such a stupid move on their part. #netflix

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

I know it's been obvious for a long time, but Alex Karp is definitely on the spectrum. Not that I'm judging as I am myself on the spectrum, but this person should not be in charge of a company. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A3sGymV6kY

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/07/2026

I like that we're celebrating SCOTUS upholding birthright citizenship as if they haven't just laid waste to the rest of the entire constitution over the last 8 years.

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

I know that YouTube is owned by Google, thus an evil company, but I pay for the family plan so that my kids don't have to see ads. Thus, I use YouTube Music to listen to music. All of that being a long explanation as to why I'd share this list of transformative cover songs on YouTube music […]

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

Happy Juneteenth to all of us in the United States. My kids have the day off school and I had to remind them why. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/06/2026

@caseyliss Congrats on the shout out at the WWDC event!

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2026

Lotta long, good threads on the toot site today. It's why I love mastodon.

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/05/2026

Some people drink Pepsi, some people drink Coke. The wacky morning DJ says democracy's a joke. #Cake

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/05/2026

I lost my software job 2 months ago, of which I'd been an engineer for 22 years, and based on the current state of jobs and hiring, I'm inclined to just get a job in the trades. What's going on in the software world is unconscionable. I don't think I can be part of this. I tried, but can't.

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Ben Foote @benpocalypse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2026

@siracusa @caseyliss @marcoarment I've never owned an Apple computer, and have been a Windows developer my entire career. I appreciate the discussion, but I've personally run Linux since 1997 as my primary OS. Having configurable UI and being able to control your UX is amazing. My 70 year old […]

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