Ben Spaulding

I recently turned 40 and while I don’t feel the need for a midlife-crisis car, I almost wish I did because I know exactly what my vanity plate would be. #AntiHero

get in the car it’s august

Swifties, please leave the engineers over at @Ticketmaster alone. They are stressed and trying very hard to get you those tickets

- raises hand -

@RebeccaSlatkin Please tell me that “75 year old man living in a damp garage making my own ammunition surrounded by 50 cats” is your Halloween costume.

I never want to be verified. The fact I could actually be a 75 year old man living in a damp garage making my own ammunition surrounded by 50 cats is my main appeal.

Can we all agree the current verification is idiotic? It’s a mosh pit of actual famous people, journalists, and tech people who have friends at twitter. I don’t know why anyone is clinging to the current approach.

@computx The Jeep is so much more than that—it’s not just some fling! 😜

@benspaulding I thought the Jeep was your ML-CC...

I recently turned 40 and while I don’t feel the need for a midlife-crisis car, I almost wish I did because I know exactly what my vanity plate would be. #AntiHero

@ADHDinos @Cat_Louuu 💯All 👏🏻 the 👏🏻 time 👏🏻

Do you ever just— lack the capacity to respond to a text/ email/ whatever even when it should be super easy?

I ❤️ LOVE❣️“Only Murders in the Building”, but would never call it easy to watch. But then again, being in the right mental and emotional state for shows I enjoy has always been a challenge for me. Do others consider OMitB “easy to watch”? Is it just me, or is Hulu out of touch?

@glyph I think it only right that you provide us your best reenactment. I want to see biblically accurate @glyph!

I have a rule about not posting images of my kid unless they can understand, so you are just going to have to imagine this, dear reader, but they’ve discovered the kaleidoscope filter in Photo Booth and have begun to take what I can only describe as “biblically accurate selfies”

@KatVellos If a book is read by @rmilesvox I am more likely to buy it than one that is not. She is great. x.com/benspaulding/s…

This is the impact of making prison and jail calls free. People inside and out are getting support from those who love and care for them, which creates hope and reduces tension in carceral facilities, strengthens familial and child bonds, improves reentry, and keeps us all safe.

@danidonovan @joshprice32 Ack! That’s rough. ☹️ I sent you a DM with some info, in case that is helpful.

Welp… my husband got laid off from his job today 😞 This may be a long-shot, but if any of you work in tech and know of an open position that fits his skillset, shoot me a DM. (If you don’t, but would like to buy him a beer—he’s had a rough day: paypal.me/jprice 💖)

I like @edent’s review of Nnedi Okorafor’s “Binti” series. I listened to it a few years ago and would enjoy listening again. (Note to all: Robin Miles is a terrific narrator.) shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/08/b…

@RebeccaSlatkin This week when it finally cooled down I began driving everywhere with the windows down just so I could once again feel the sweet embrace of a jacket. 🧥🤗

it's officially cover every inch of my body season and I'm lovin' it

Do you have any news or thoughts on Choosy’s future? —A very Choosy fan

I think the only bug I have ever encountered is the quarter-size toolbar icon, but that has been around for a while, so I am worried!

@choosyosx I bought Choosy back in 2016, over 10 years ago now. I love it! It is an essential tool that I use daily. It is especially useful as a remote worker, given all the links to Zoom calls, Notion pages, and more.

@mtrythall Reminds me of …

@SarahTaber_bww Understandable! Unfortunate (the world’s fault 🛞🔥, not yours) but understandable.