Benny Sbaitso

https://mastodon.org.uk/@feijoa

Drum & Bass enthusiast. Middle-aged skateboarder. Street art aficionado. Cleantech booster. Random knowledge synthesizer. Breviloquist extraordinaire. Theoretical astrologist. Bad influencer.

Widowed hot dad of three kids. #widowhood #soloDad #cookingWithBenny
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Green. Humanist. Intolerant of intolerance.
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Does not give unsolicited advice.

Location: Bristol, UK.
Favourite quote: “Sin, young man, is when you treat people like things.” ― Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
Alignment: Neutral Good
Smells: Woody + spicy by day; leather + vanilla by night

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2026-05-17 08:31:55 UTC

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I can't remember, were they filled with as much concern during the previous 5 administrations?

2026-05-16 19:09:23 UTC

"Using a different type of rock as the raw material [for concrete] could cut energy use by more than 40% and slash associated carbon emissions by over 80%.
Cement’s climate cost may be solved with a different kind of rock - Earth.com https://www.earth.com/news/cements-climate-cost-may-be-solved-with-a-different-kind-of-rock/ #concrete #co2 #chemistry

2026-05-14 17:35:09 UTC

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Wasn't there an entire review into the sector that was effectively shelved by the Tories? Nothing has changed, so it's good to go!

2026-05-13 20:43:35 UTC

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Not gonna lie, this is exactly the itch I needed to scratch.
I mean, there are other itches, but that's for another social network.

2026-05-13 20:39:30 UTC

I've been inspired by Switch-Angel from YouTube, and am messing about with Strudel* this evening. REPL for live coding music. It's totally alien, like someone got high and thought "what if music production was a DSL with an obscure regular expression-like syntax?"
https://strudel.cc
#musicProduction #strudel #liveCoding
*And of course @npub1t2k…dp2g is on Fedi! 👋

2026-04-21 14:03:36 UTC

I just spent four days at a football camp with what I can safely say is a broad cross-section of British society. Fuel prices, solar, EVs, battery systems all featured quite heavily in the conversation. The transition is coming hard and fast.

2026-04-21 14:01:10 UTC

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"The battery industry will experience a sustained boom. The fortunes that fossil fuel companies are reaping from the current shortage is their last windfall." 2/2
https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/20/praxis/

2026-04-21 14:00:41 UTC

"This is the template for the long-foreseeable future. Thanks to Trump's stupid, bloody, unforgivable war of choice in the Gulf, the world is going to install unimaginable amounts of cleantech. They are going to throw away their water heaters, motorbikes, furnaces and cars and replace them with all-electric versions. They're going to cover their roofs and balconies with panels." 1/2

2026-04-15 10:48:31 UTC

RE: https://mamot.fr/@Khrys/116408277099821253
"Public polling of AI sentiment is in the gutter; it’s never been popular, and it’s especially unpopular now. A widely discussed NBC poll found that just 26% of Americans had positive feelings about AI; around half had negative feelings. Gen Z in particular loathes AI: For respondents aged 18-34, AI’s net favorability rating was minus 44." #ai
#note1gpy…26fr

2026-04-01 10:15:27 UTC

What if the Loneliness Epidemic isn't a side effect of modern life, but one of its most important features? Featuring Alexis de Tocqueville.
https://youtube.com/shorts/D17klqECeGU #loneliness #philosophy #individualism #community

2026-03-29 10:51:10 UTC

Aussies in two states offered free public transport as price of fuel surges
"Victorians will be offered free public transport for one month while Tasmanians will travel for free until July, as the country is gripped by an escalating fuel crisis.
Trains, trams and buses will be free in Victoria from March 31 until the end of April, a temporary measure announced to help ease cost of living pain in the state."
https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-news-free-public-transport-in-the-state-to-address-fuel-shortage/aa18489c-095a-4bbc-93a5-a806c0bd3c60 #australia #oilCrisis #publicTransport
(via my brother in Oz)

2026-03-29 09:30:06 UTC

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There's a great airport book called The Culture Code, about attitudes worldwide and how to adjust your expectations in dealing with people. There are two countries that are outliers in terms of bluntness, giving you negative feedback in front of others, and other such behaviours which make them come across as assholes to others - Russia and Israel.
I tread very carefully when dealing with people from these countries, and prefer to keep my interactions functional and short.

2026-03-24 13:22:16 UTC

Why Is It That We Are More Patient With Our Friends Than With Our Partners?
https://youtube.com/shorts/KHqDsaVVvuY #philosophy #relationships #tsol

2026-03-04 09:56:20 UTC

In case there was any doubt that Reform are a party of racists.
Most Reform members believe non-white UK CITIZENS born abroad should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/03/half-reform-voters-believe-non-white-british-citizens-forced-encouraged-leave #reform #ukPol #racism

2026-02-23 14:50:53 UTC

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- Freedom of expression
- Freedom of assembly and association
- Right to marry and found a family
- Right to an effective remedy before a national authority
- Prohibition of discrimination in the enjoyment of Convention rights
You don't get to pick and choose rights. Assume they want to get rid of them all. #ukPol #reform #echr
https://cdn.mastodon.org.uk/media_attachments/files/116/120/498/710/947/770/original/536998b3b3ace143.webp

2026-02-23 14:49:02 UTC

Reform want the UK to exit the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) . It guarantees the following fundamental rights and freedoms:
- Right to life
- Prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Prohibition of slavery and forced labour
- Right to liberty and security
- Right to a fair trial
- No punishment without law
- Right to respect for private and family life
- Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
#ukPol #reform #ehcr
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2026-02-13 10:45:31 UTC

I needed this reminder today.
Give Me 3 Minutes and I'll Save You 10 Years of Suffering
https://youtube.com/watch?v=V4liZGKva8g #philosophy #theBigStuff #detachment

2026-01-16 13:07:57 UTC

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I read back in 2010 that the 21st century's politics will be defined as Greens vs Nazis. #teamGreen

2026-01-08 21:48:14 UTC

Once you accept that every relationship that you have will end at some point, it frees you up to extract every last piece of joy from your interactions. This is my key insight from both Stoicism and Buddhism. #philosophy #relationships #presence #awareness

2026-01-06 09:29:55 UTC

Why Being “Useful” Can Destroy Your Life:An Ancient Chinese Idea That Feels Uncomfortably True Today
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dFwGqdJwDaQ #philosophy

2025-12-14 14:25:05 UTC

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It's ironic since both of the families that I know that moved back did so because of the lack of health care and special needs provision. But, you know, Daily Mail....

2025-12-14 14:12:09 UTC

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I think the way that's phrased, it's less about Poles leaving and more about pushing the narrative of "needing" to tax less. Always think of the most self-serving intent with the Daily Mail.

2025-11-14 21:36:13 UTC

Why, yes, I am spending my Friday night making garlic confit while listening to BBC Radio 1 dance. #cartoucheMFs #food #cookingWithWine
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2025-08-23 17:27:37 UTC

My mum once told my wife that "every girl needs a pearl necklace" and years later whenever I remember I still cry laughing.

2025-08-20 09:46:53 UTC

The Great British Firewall: Age Verification has Failed
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-great-british-firewall-age-verification-has-failed/ #ageVerification

2025-05-09 13:14:01 UTC

I'm sitting in the back yard having just bailed on a meeting. I've just eaten an ice cream in the sunshine and am about to get a coffee.

2025-04-07 11:39:21 UTC

Out of curiosity I checked the price of second hand Teslas. They've gone through the floor.

2025-03-29 08:25:42 UTC

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Challenge accepted
https://cdn.mastodon.org.uk/media_attachments/files/114/244/750/099/708/421/original/4f6537e01db7bebb.jpg

2025-02-21 09:57:47 UTC

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The answer is in the question https://mstdn.social/@calmeilles/114012759798655423

2025-01-30 10:33:48 UTC

Red Flags for Everyone: How Therapy can make it Harder to Love
http://youtube.com/post/UgkxfDt27mJ2UySx2Ho9A2Pz6u8F64DPMqFY #therapy #relationships #schoolOfLife #philosophy

2024-12-31 08:34:13 UTC

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The situation makes a farce of the argument that companies have obligations to their shareholders alone.

2024-12-31 08:25:44 UTC

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The rise of index funds means that most investors are absentee landlords who neither care who they invest in or what those companies do day-to-day to make money. Following that logic, if nobody is there to hold company executives to account then they will act only to further their own interests. #coffeeThoughts

2024-12-06 11:49:45 UTC

AI is shit for any application that deals in absolutes. At best, its answers are fuzzy vibes and generalisms. It should not be used in applications where complex rules must be applied consistently, e.g., in insurance claims adjudication. If your use case can't tolerate 10-20% of answers being wrong, this is the wrong tool. #ai

2024-11-06 08:47:15 UTC

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Wrong audience. Ask on LinkedIn.

2024-10-24 12:40:57 UTC

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Happy birthday! 28 again!

2024-10-14 14:00:41 UTC

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Yes. There's a great bit of writing that I bookmarked:
"The past two weeks have made unmistakably vivid to me that hope is a kind of discipline; it is something you do. I have felt the daily effort of it: gritting my teeth and wrenching some glimmer from the gloom"

2024-10-14 09:57:46 UTC

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Being cynical is easy, hope involves work (or supporting those who do the work) https://youtu.be/_eHoibY4Rjw #plastics #oceanCleanup

2024-08-05 15:49:49 UTC

I'm just a boy staring at a car charger begging it to let me tap in with a credit card instead of installing another bloody app with no internet connection.

2022-12-14 20:59:14 UTC

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