Hi, I’m Ben.
Creative developer.
Long-time web tinkerer.
For almost 20 years, I’ve been building for the web, working on massive game titles such as No Man’s Sky and Fable Legends (RIP). Welcome to my personal space and microblog: a stream of what I’m learning, playing, thinking, and doing.
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Basic Gmail SMTP setup for Ghost
Item flow: a potential concept for masonry layouts
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2026-04-21 18:43
A chunk of one of my molars broke away whilst eating dinner. 🦷 Zero pain, fortunately. But now the tooth has a very sharp edge that my tongue keep brushing up against.
What's weird is that I wasn't even eating anything that would have been tough on my teeth, just some potato and veg.
I actually have a dentist appointment in 5 days time, so if ever there was a good time for this to happen then it was now. Fingers crossed it hasn't weakened the tooth.
2026-04-17 22:26
On the 6th April, I placed an order online for a new ottoman bed base (honestly, life as a 40 year old is crazy!). The next day, an email landed titled, "Your order is now in production". Sweet!
However, by the 16th, I hadn't heard anything else, so I did what anyone in my situation would do and (politely) emailed the company's support address asking for an update on my order.
A day later (today), I got a response:
Good evening Ben, I hope you're well.
Our delivery partner will contact you once the order has been dispatched.
Kind regards,
<Company Name>*
What in the dismissive, unhelpful world of how not to reply to a customer is that? No acknowledgement or apology that the order is taking longer than expected (for reference, the website says delivery is 3-7 working days, and it's now been 9).
*I've left out the company name for now. Let's see how this plays out first. If it doesn't go well, I'll be back to spill the tea. 🍵
2026-04-16 17:49
I used InDesign today. I've no idea how long its been since I last used it. I hope a long time passes before I need to use it again.