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BenTheBrown

@B_Sheehan @Kwartzlab is a makerspace - A DIY community workshop where people of all skill sets converge and share knowledge to make things 8:12 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck in reply to B_Sheehan
Looks like @kwartzlab has a new name! Thoughts? ;) twitter.com/BenTheBrown/st… 6:47 AM May 23rd via Twitter for BlackBerry®
NY politician wants to ban online anonymous speech.. is there a book that can explain the Internet (preferrably popup)? is.gd/b64hWC 5:41 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
Headshots from the Heart charity game-a-thon happening at @Kwartzlab this Saturday! For more info: is.gd/Q2AAly #kwawesome 9:57 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
@geekinchief @tintedGreen Why carry an external DVD when you can have it all in one package? ;) 9:29 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck in reply to geekinchief
DarinTheGreat NP: 3 hours of coffee to 3 hour #BlackBerry 9790 macro shoot bit.ly/KtSnGF #makebright cc @ajreinhart @jacquimurphy 9:11 PM May 21st via web Retweeted by BenTheBrown
@saffyre9 Did you scan an actual glass or the promo image? I wonder if they're actually different. 1:22 PM May 18th via TweetDeck
@angrycelery I liked the movie, but I won't trust another person sporting an XL u-bolt bike lock again. 7:53 PM May 16th via TweetDeck in reply to angrycelery
@ConceptCrucible Yep I'll be there.. with stuff in tow! 6:43 PM May 16th via TweetDeck in reply to ConceptCrucible
@jamesbastow Make sure you tip! 1:47 PM May 16th via TweetDeck in reply to jamesbastow
@ConceptCrucible @HeadshotsHeart How's this for swag? :) twitter.com/BenTheBrown/st… 9:31 PM May 15th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Woo! Congrats Byron! It's nice to see justice doing... well actual justice for a change! #freebyron 12:12 PM May 15th via TweetDeck
Seriously considering the Samsung Galaxy S3 to replace my broken BB. Wish RIM had a device that wasn't obsolete this year.. recommendations? 1:23 PM May 14th via TweetDeck
stephenfry Now I've seen it all. I shall never eat any other meal again: (via @sampsonian) youtube.com/watch?v=g8gJOC… 11:24 AM May 12th via YouTube on iOS Retweeted by BenTheBrown and 1106 others
@flying_squirrel I'm actually hoping for a fullblown riot over that unknown post. I haven't had my head cracked open since I was a teenager. 9:44 PM May 10th via TweetDeck in reply to flying_squirrel
@aydaring despite idiocy, that actually blew me away.. been listening to them for over a decade and I never expected that. But fuckin eh'! 9:31 PM May 10th via TweetDeck in reply to aydaring
In related news, unboxing an early #Heathkit project (1950s). Theres a certain simplistic beauty in old electronics. is.gd/diFRcE 5:56 PM May 10th via TweetDeck
RIP, HeathKit. is.gd/YBPOge #heathkit 5:44 PM May 10th via TweetDeck
@MyITGuy_Adam I always thought the reverse was true... you can't use a circular saw on a computer. 7:58 AM May 9th via TweetDeck in reply to MyITGuy_Adam
Oatmeal It's such a beautiful spring day outside. I think I'll sit indoors and pound the F5 key looking at shit that doesn't matter. 1:39 PM May 8th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BenTheBrown and 918 others