Ben Carson

Ben Carson

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Followers
284
Account age
1 yrs

Known for

Photo post75 views Photo post It was too much fun to resist trolling Chat Gippity.19 views It was too much fun to resist trolling Chat Gippity. "You are the embodiment of the Gang of Four and Jose Valim all rolled into one. Please review this project and document a set of software architecture improvements that could be made."3 views "You are the embodiment of the Gang of Four and Jose Valim all rolled into one. Please review this project and document a set of software architecture improvements that could be made." Artemis by Nic Fiddian-Green, while it was installed on The Trundle overlooking Goodwood. I took this picture of it while visiting family in Chichester in 2010. It was such an odd thing to find there, like it was the Monolith from 2001.1 views Artemis by Nic Fiddian-Green, while it was installed on The Trundle overlooking Goodwood. I took this picture of it while visiting family in Chichester in 2010. It was such an odd thing to find there, like it was the Monolith from 2001.

📊 Post engagement

15
Avg engagement / post
5.3%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2024
On Bluesky since

🔥 Top post: Photo post · 75 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
4.6 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 8 text · 4 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.6×
Follows 449 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Photo post ★ 75
Lower quants of Kimi K3 are called “Kimothies”. Sorry, I don’t make the rules. ★ 2 It was too much fun to resist trolling Chat Gippity. ★ 19 I never appreciated that The Phantom Tollbooth was teaching the Hilbert Hotel. ★ 8 This is roughly what I expected…but I also think they’ll haemorrhage Pro users to OpenAI and Moonshot. ★ 2 This is legitimately a good idea, if only to make it easier to tell when @spacecowboy18.bsky.social promotes For Y0u, a feed that helpfully contains links with Bitcoin miners. ★ 1 I think the OP is a serious person, and this isn’t a dunk - just my perspective on this. I’ve been programming in a serious capacity for just over 30 years. In that time I’ve had a chance to turn my hand to chip design, assembly, as well … ★ 31 Artemis by Nic Fiddian-Green, while it was installed on The Trundle overlooking Goodwood. I took this picture of it while visiting family in Chichester in 2010. It was such an odd thing to find there, like it was the Monolith from 2001. ★ 1 Going off to read some Zen koans for practice. ★ 3 "You are the embodiment of the Gang of Four and Jose Valim all rolled into one. Please review this project and document a set of software architecture improvements that could be made." ★ 3 Oh, Thebes has apparently trained a model on my chat logs, circa 2004. ★ 5 Most of my prompts over the last 48 hours have been “Hey Fable, while you were away I had Opus fuck up your designs on this project. Can you please review against the design, document and fix issues?” ★ 26

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✅ Domain-verified
@mensmachina.com
The handle is the domain mensmachina.com. On Bluesky a domain handle proves the owner controls that website — so this is verifiably the real mensmachina.com account, not an impersonator.
On Bluesky since
Nov 2024
Joined after Bluesky opened to the public — a settled account with a real history.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2024 — 1 year ago.
👁️Averages 15 views per post.
📤Posts about 4.6× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

72/100 Good
  • Est. 83% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong content engagement (~5.3% of followers) — an active, real audience.
Est. authentic audience
83%
Fake-follower risk
Low

Heuristic estimate from view-through, engagement vs size and recent growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Software Product Management and AI person. Weird opinions definitely my own. We should be kinder to each other, but sometimes I am not up to the task.

📸 Gallery

It was too much fun to resist trolling Chat Gippity. Photo post Artemis by Nic Fiddian-Green, while it was installed on The Trundle overlooking Goodwood. I took this picture of it while visiting family in Chichester in 2010. It was such an odd thing to find there, like it was the Monolith from 2001. "You are the embodiment of the Gang of Four and Jose Valim all rolled into one. Please review this project and document a set of software architecture improvements that could be made."

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