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Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

Digital art and design prof at Penn State. Sci-fi, comics, websites, etc.

78 Followers  |  107 Following  |  206 Posts  |  Joined: 20.10.2024  |  1.9909

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In related news, I'm revising my web design class!

06.02.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Webflow for students discount deprecation Learn about the deprecation of Webflow’s students program.The Webflow for Students program is being deprecated. New applications and renewals won’t be accepted after February 28, 2026.If you’re app...

Webflow cutting off free student access. πŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘Ž help.webflow.com/hc/en-us/art...

06.02.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn, I would have legit used that yesterday. πŸ˜…

04.02.2026 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, we gotta rebrand "download/upload" somehow.

03.02.2026 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If the groundhog sees its shadow, that implies there's *more* sun, which if anything would indicate an impending spring. In this essay, I will...

02.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I bet there's a sick airbag hiding inside that.

02.02.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
CSS Grid Lanes | Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc

Ooh, hadn't heard about this one! Availability for anyone curious. caniuse.com/css-grid-lanes

23.01.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a basketball is going through a hoop with the words middlechildswag visible ALT: a basketball is going through a hoop with the words middlechildswag visible

Got it.

23.01.2026 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think we need even more 3D. I want to swim in the colors.

22.01.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Half empty mason jar of Chile crisp

Half empty mason jar of Chile crisp

The sichuon, peanut olive oil recipe from Samin Nosrat's new book is killer.

21.01.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cropped photo of two soldiers wearing yellow vests, their faces pixelated

Cropped photo of two soldiers wearing yellow vests, their faces pixelated

This low poly face pixelation looks rad though

19.01.2026 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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17.01.2026 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Packaged laser disk of Liar Liar starring Jim Carry

Packaged laser disk of Liar Liar starring Jim Carry

Maybe the least expected movie to find on laser disc?

14.01.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Banana subscription service that sends you 1 banana every day for a continuous ripening supply.

12.01.2026 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think about this whenever I'm logging on.

12.01.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Theory of Dumb What if the cause of Americans’ collective cognitive decline is, simply, each other?

Makes me think of this recent feature on decreasing IQ scores and such. πŸ™ƒ nymag.com/intelligence...

11.01.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just misread CBS Evening News as CSS Evening News, and that would probably be a better world.

07.01.2026 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dude Where's my Mothra?

07.01.2026 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats! πŸ‘

06.01.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dropping a Christmas classic from Babar the elephant.

06.01.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, we have so many evil rich authoritarians, and they're all too cowardly to rock the look.

06.01.2026 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just saw this idea extrapolated to AI gov't officials in Ray Nayler's excellent new sci-fi.

02.01.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Inspiring cultural/political synergy!

01.01.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

12 > 1

01.01.2026 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I feel like it's just constant posting at the speed of thought.

26.12.2025 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh, great, there goes my free time. πŸ˜„

22.12.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🫑 God speed! Email is a mysterious and ancient beast.

19.12.2025 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

CGI deer are my least favorite recurring character in modern cinema.

17.12.2025 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Embrace tradition. Use monospace. πŸ‘€

"Before 2004, the State Department used Courier New."

10.12.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface

Sans serif is woke now?

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

10.12.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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