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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 7h

How about tuburclerosis?

Oregon Trail watchface on watch on wrist reading "ERIC GOT CONSUMPTION."

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 20h

Next version will let you set your own names in the configuration. Obvious win.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 21h

About to board my plane, but just pushed version 1.2.0 with a less derpy ox, more random events, and some friends included in the party names.

Oregon Trail watchface showing time (20:03) and text "NAT SAW A RAINBOW"

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 30/09/2026

I was trying to 3-D print the whole Shire from the Lord of the Rings books, but I had to stop. . . . . It was too hobbit-forming. #dadjoke

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 30/09/2026

Announcer at Southwest gate at #AUS just unintentionally sparked the "is a taco a sandwich?" debate.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 26/09/2026

Finally, I need a good name for this. Working title is "Swipr", which is 100% the name a sitcom would pick for a Tinder clone in a very special episode.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 26/09/2026

It definitely needs more facial feature variety. Everyone looks kinda like a barista right now. Name database also needs some expansion.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 26/09/2026

You can swipe right and left on the Time 2 screen to make a thumbs animation and move to the next image, although I have to admit I needed a web search to know which swipe went with which action.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 26/09/2026

While on a work trip this week, I started working on a very weird dating app simulator for my #Pebble Time 2 after thinking about how to randomly generated faces. I've got a basic shell going, but it needs some expansion before release.

Pebble Time 2 watch showing a cartoon face with long gray hair, brown skin, wide nose, labeled "Casey Patel"

Pebble Time 2 watch showing a cartoon face with short blue hair, light skin, brown goatee, labeled "Leah Brooks"

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Walter Chaw @mangiotto.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Trans rights are human rights. The fuck are we even doing here?

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 20/09/2026

I'm beginning to think that not all of the campaigns and PACs are honoring my "stop" SMS responses.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 20/09/2026

Kablooey!, my Pebble Time 2 homage to Kaboom!, got updated to version 1.1 on Friday. I made the art for the bomber a little clearer and made drawing faster, so playing it won't run down your battery as quickly. apps.repebble.com/kablooey_1e6...

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 19/09/2026

It doubles as a quick Halloween costume.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 19/09/2026

I've think I've made the most niche-me T-shirt ever.

Orange T-shirt hanging showing the black thermal transfer reading "WARNING: UNDERGROUND CABLE. BEFORE DIGGING, TRENCHING, OR PUSHING PIPE IN THIS VICINITY, CALL OPERATOR, ASK FOR ENTERPRISE 9800. NO CHARGE. BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM" with bidirectional arrows below the text.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 18/09/2026

Going on that factory tour is a real power play for a freegan.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 18/09/2026

Waking up to discover the Tillamook Smoked Cheddar shirt I picked up on the factory tour in Oregon this summer is now appropriately left-wing coded.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 18/09/2026

Definitely looking for feedback. With my digits, I need to keep my finger right at the bottom of the screen to see what's going on. I think I want to have waves alternate between faster but smoother motion then same speed but more erratic.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 18/09/2026

I really got to learn more about the new sound and touch APIs. I went through some iterations about how to handle starting new waves and detecting when touch had been disabled by the user. Still to implement: better difficulty tuning and better suspend/resume handling.

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Scott Bateman @scottbateman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here we go: My first real feature film You, Your Brain, & You is now FREE and PUBLIC on both YouTube and Vimeo! This movie's been hard to see for a long time and I'm thrilled to get it back out into the world. A fun and weird mockumentary about the brain! Links in comments.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 17/09/2026

What about when they/them is us?

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 16/09/2026

So, I pushed 1.2.0 of the Streaming Village watchface last night, with support for all the color #pebble watches, and I made animated images to post to the store page too. (apps.repebble.com/streaming-vi...)

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 16/09/2026

Don't talk to me or my three sons ever again. Round watch support to be pushed very soon for Streaming Village.

The "Steaming Village" watchface running in QEMU-based emulators for Pebble Time, Pebble Time Round, Pebble Time 2, and Pebble Round 2 watches, arranged in a loose 2x2 grid over a mountain background.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 14/09/2026

🎵 I see a wind turbine and want to paint it black Do it to save the eagles or they aren't coming back. 🎵

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 10/09/2026

Version 1.0.2 of Streaming Village published, this updates the name and has some tweaks to reduce flash memory used and power consumption. Plan is to go for a Round version next, then maybe add some more building types or sky features for variety.

apps.repebble.com

Streaming Village - Pebble Appstore

It's a parallax-scrolling purple-tinged city rolling by on your wrist, with billboards showing the time passing by in the foreground. Adjusts for 12 or 24-hour

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 10/09/2026

And now I realize that I meant to call it "Streaming Village". Will update when I get around to updating it for Pebble Round 2.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 06/09/2026

Just returned from a screening of "Coyote vs. Acme" with the kids. Everyone had a good time, although some jokes definitely need reading skills, and others riffed off things that aren't so familiar to kids not raised on Looney Tunes on TV every afternoon. Recommended.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 31/08/2026

Picked up my Atari Logo and Pilot programming carts there, as well as some really fun games like Broderbund's Serpentine and Choplifter. Eventually, he cleared everything out and gave me the old Atari dealer sign that hung outside the original shop.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 31/08/2026

My favorite video store was down Cleveland Highway at the corner of the old Winn-Dixie shopping center. I loved it because the man who started it had previously run the local Atari computer dealer in Dalton, Georgia, so had a display of his old stock that I'd purchase piecemeal on my visits.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 31/08/2026

Just posted my first version of a @jamestalarico.bsky.social watchface for Pebble OS. It shows the campaign logo and current time, but every minute, there's a quick flashy display of one of the campaign slogans.

apps.repebble.com

Talarico for Texas - Pebble Appstore

This is a watchface expressing support for Democratic Representative James Talarico in his campaign for the US Senate in 2026 in Texas. Every minute or on a wa

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🎃🧛🏾Vita Ahhhh-yala👻🙀 @definitelyvita.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I genuinely am begging people not to watch the new HP show. Like, also don't buy any branded stuff - she makes money off all that. But especially don't watch the damn show.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 29/08/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 acts or bands you've seen live The New Pornographers Asylum Street Spankers Tegan & Sara They Might Be Giants The B-52's Freezepop Los Campesinos! Ben Folds Sparks Sleater-Kinney

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 14/08/2026

Disabled that when Musk took over. Didn't delete my account because I didn't want my username to be made available for reuse. I loved it in its day. Still check my Mastodon account occasionally, it's even geekier.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 14/08/2026

I like Bluesky. It has enough critical mass so that my terrible dad jokes and occasional project announcements get a few likes, and I'm OK with that. I can keep up with political opinion and news here and also geek out here.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 03/08/2026

Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 02/08/2026

Loved your initial set of articles, especially the story of GCC's special gift builds.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 01/08/2026

"I said what about 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'?" "Is that when Mickey Rooney wore yellow face?" "We all said we'd not talk all about that." "Let's go watch a better made film."

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A dark day for human rights.

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Ben Combee @unwiredben.combee.net · 29/07/2026

OK, just noticed that the text in the mid-right of the picture says "SAVE FERRIS". Nicely done MGM intern :)

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