Benjamin Andrew (@benfictional.bsky.social)

This format is incredible. It implies interaction while being a scripted narrative. It works without sound, and discovers new editing tricks and jokes every 5 seconds.

InfoWars@realinfowars.bsky.social

Did she say she was kidding? Dev Lemons's workplace micro-romance video is a big hit this week at InfoWars HQ. Watch InfoWars HQ now: https://bit.ly/4AUe43X

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

Really nice distillation of the AI problem.

spencer chang@spencer.place

a hypothesis! news.spencer.place/p/can-ai-slo...

news.spencer.placeCan AI slop help us save the internet?Disrupting the status quo and opening space for new visions

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

"Defining the problem" is key to design, and something that creative people should emphasize going forward. It requires sensitivity to overlapping contexts in a way the computer is inherently limited from doing.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

Uhhhhhhhhhhh

The New Republic@newrepublic.com

Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1

trib.alTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

At Penn State homecoming and somebody just threw an entire pizza from a parade float to a group of drunk students on a second floor balcony and the whole street erupted in applause.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

19 Sept

Lmao this article gets better and better the more you read.

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Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

18 Sept

It's Friday, time for a Trapper Keeper appreciation post.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

18 Sept

I felt like I was losing my mind a little while writing that alt text. 🫠

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

8 Sept

Instantly ordered both issues of this HTML zine. 🤓

Mat “Wilto” Marquis@wil.to

We’re about halfway through the first run of Multipage #2: IMAGES, and I’m probably only doing the one re-issue of #1: HEADINGS — grab yourself a copy of each while you still can, and help out @translifeline.org at the same time! multipa.ge

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

4 Sept

My first thought was that this movie is extremely Lynchian, and lol and behold, it's dedicated to the man! www.vulture.com/article/wern...

vulture.comWerner Herzog Brings Two Mara Sisters to Venice for the Price of OneHerzog’s latest, Bucking Fastard, languished for decades over a shortage of actresses who could play the parts. Then the Maras came along.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

1 Sept

Penn State issues 1,000,000th degree. I hope that student gets a prize or something. www.psu.edu/about/our-im...

psu.eduOne Million DegreesCelebrate Penn State's historic milestone of awarding one million degrees. Explore the stories, milestones, and impact behind generations of Penn Staters.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

31 Aug

Of course Erik can break down quantum mechanics just as well as UI design, in this AI-Figma-SVG party.

Erik Kennedy@erikdkennedy.bsky.social

I used AI for *everything possible* – from research to developing blog features & widgets. …but not at the expense of my own creative taste. Every word is mine; every visual *started* in Figma. Check it out, then I'll tell you 5 flows that worked: explainers.blog/posts/how-d...

explainers.blogHow does Quantum Mechanics work?This article is a tangible, intuitive intro to quantum mechanics – the way I wish it had been explained to me.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

28 Aug

If Ontario is "Lake America" what would the other Great Lakes be??

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

18 Aug

Penn State really cracked it with these AI icons for classes.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

22 Aug

A colleague of mine has a more nuanced version of this released under Creative Commons, if anyone wants more clarity in their AI badges. dmd-program.github.io/aiul/

dmd-program.github.ioAI Usage License Project - Standardizing AI Usage in Digital ArtsClear AI usage guidelines and licensing framework for educators and students in digital arts and creative fields.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

7 Aug

Huh, this idea of a universal prompt syntax based on HTML and CSS seems interesting? Wild West shit.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

27 July

Jaw hanging on the floor, anvil sound effect, etc. etc.

It's Nice That@its-nice-that.bsky.social

Valeria Homayden turns microscopic observations into mesmerising Risograph animations> buff.ly/70pScBm

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

26 July

Typography at the mini golf course going hard

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Matt Muir

@mattmuir.bsky.social

7 July

We have had over 300 sites submitted to this year's Tiny Awards, so IN YOUR FACE people who say there's nothing good on the web anymore. Nominations are open for ~24h hours, so here's your FINAL CHANCE to nominate your favourite website from the past 12 months to win!: tinyawards.net

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

27 June

No, stop, we don't need to make the chips crunchier or cheesier or whatever. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/t...

nytimes.comIBM Says It Has Found a Way to Keep Shrinking the Technology Inside Chips

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

22 June

Lol at this ironic lampshading of AI phrasing. www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

20 June

Incredible reflection on light wavelengths, animal biology, and screen gamuts. Must read!

Ryan Moulton@moultano.bsky.social

I spent the last month obsessed with finding colors that can't be displayed on a conventional screen. This is what I found. moultano.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/w...

moultano.wordpress.comWhere to Find the Colors Your Screen Can’t Show YouAn atlas of the vibrance of the real world

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

12 June

Whoa, NYT Cooking added a "Cook Mode" that separates ingredients by step, continuing to dominate the online cooking space. 🔥

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

12 June

This is similar to how I write recipes in my notebook, grouping ingredients with their sequential instructions.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

6 June

A+++ post

Rusty Foster@rusty.todayintabs.com

What’s really gonna bake your noodle, Paul, is: would Claude Pro Max 2030 “Excalibur Prime” have decided to enact the events of The Matrix if we’d never made The Matrix in the first place?

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

2 June

Time to rate the logos for CA gov candidates.

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Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

2 June

Chad Bianco: Huge missed opportunity for a logo that just says CHAD in giant letters. The inset star is impossible to see and the bear illustration is too detailed. The curved name is quite strong, but clashes with strong horizontal line of the slab serifs. Grade: C

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

2 June

I was going to stop, but Antonio Villaraigosa has some real gnarly work here. Another map 🙄 with a star for the A's counter that is centered on the legs which looks inane because of the irregular width on the right. Suggest a condensed font for the candidate with the longest name.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

2 June

Time to rate the logos for CA gov candidates.

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Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

2 June

Becerra 2/2 Colors and primary name mark are great. The subtitle should be in all-caps for cleaner geometry, especially given the soft curves of the f and g. Grade: B

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

2 June

Steve Hilton: Weirdly cheerful for the GOP brand, with an unhinged lockup that feels super unbalanced . The placement of the red sun (??) feels like a direct attack on graphic designers. Geometric sans feels dated as well. Grade: D

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

2 June

Time to rate the logos for CA gov candidates.

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Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

2 June

Katie Porter: 3D gradient stroke is super novel in political space. Weirdly similar to Styer's colors, is this a California thing? Some muddy colors in red-blue color transition. I suspect sharper angles and corners would look better than the squidgy round shapes. Grade: B+

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

2 June

Xavier Becerra: I always hate the use of state maps in a logo, and we're adding an additional sunrise graphic to further complicate the intricate shapes. The rays of the sun do have an interesting Southwestern vibe to them... 1/2

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

2 June

Time to rate the logos for CA gov candidates.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

2 June

Tom Styer: Stripes plus italics gives extreme NASCAR vibes. Italics feels like a failed attempt at the trend for AOC-inspired skewed text. Mix of rounded and sharp corners. Grade: C

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

29 May

I have been impressed by these massive propaganda images Iran is putting up. Glad someone is cataloging them! theconversation.com/how-iran-use...

theconversation.comHow Iran uses billboards as wartime propaganda – we selected 5 to explain what they meanThe provocative images in the most visible parts of Tehran are intended to be photographed, posted and shared widely on social media.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

29 May

🚨 The family Google calendar is empty tomorrow!!

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

24 May

Ah, I see Google is updating their app icons and giving me a jump scare every week or so. 🤡

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

20 May

Interesting idea! A 20% cap seems a *bit* low to me, but who knows! www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

nytimes.comHarvard Caps A’s as Selective Colleges Attack Grade Inflation

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

14 May

Penn State faculty vote yes to unionize! ✊ www.pennstatefacultyalliance.org/news/2026/05...

pennstatefacultyalliance.orgWe Won!!!Thousands of Penn State Faculty Vote to Join SEIU Local 668.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

14 May

Almost exactly half of the faculty body voted yes (2510 out of 5000). Assuming not everyone voted, I am curious what the margin was!

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

9 May

Really nice unveiling of browser data tracking — I did not know phone orientation was accessible!

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Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

8 May

Maybe each university affected by the hack can offer one assistant dean as tribute.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

7 May

Penn State's entire LMS is taken over by hackers during finals week.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

1 May

The humble domain name remains a vital source of power in 2026

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social

Goodbye, get lost, and we'll see you soon.

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

1 May

This seems important

Alex Jarosz@akjarosz.bsky.social

In Occult Office, you can shape your space in different visual styles, including a cozy 8-bit retro-inspired look. So yes, even Cthulhu can spend the evening vibing, listening to music, and writing down thoughts too strange for mortal minds. #indiegame #pixelart #cozygaming

Benjamin Andrew

@benfictional.bsky.social

1 May

12 Monkeys and Grogu

(hel)L.@tederick.com

The Annihilation of Fish and Grogu