Ben Peachey

@potherca

I make software during the day but at night... I make more software.

Behind a laptop.
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Joined June 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    6 Apr 2018

    To quote myself: "The hardest problems in software development aren't in the code"

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  2. Feb 25

    That moment when you are waiting for a phone call, and when the phone does ring, its the people from the "We are calling you from Microsoft to fix your computer" scam. 🙄

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  3. Feb 24

    . I think it's great your are testing their software but this might not be what you want...

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  4. Jan 30

    Today I learned that can also handle files! Great for that want a quick overview of a file's complexity. For instance (using a random Github Actions file as an example):

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  5. Jan 25

    I think you'll enjoy this one (I know I did!😀)

    When testing password fields, my preferred password is: %01%E2%80%AEalert%0D%0A Let's break it down: %01 is SOH %e2%80%ae is RTLO %0d%0a is CRLF Test cases on login: 1. can I log in only using %01? 2. without the CRLF in it? 3. is trela accepted instead of alert? (due to RTLO)
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  6. Jan 25

    I've been asked if I find the curfew in the Netherlands an (unreasonable) restriction of my freedom. My answer? No. I'm asleep through most of it and I can plan around the rest. Except for, you know, rioting, thrashing windows, and setting other people's property on fire... 🤷

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  7. Jan 21

    When writing scrips for , have you been using this? git --git-dir=/path/to/repo/.git --work-tree=/path/to/repo/ status Use this instead! git -C /path/to/repo/ status

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  8. Jan 12

    I've been trying out for the last couple of weeks. It's been a great tool in helping me get to by showing me all my email subscription (and making it super simple to unsubscribe). Want to see for your self? Visit:

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  9. Retweeted
    29 Dec 2020

    It is the end of 2020 so I made a super small game in just 90 bytes: (t,i,x,y)=> 1>hypot(a=(B=(_,o)=>_-((r=o*t%32)<16?r:32-r))(x,9),b=B(y,5))|(!x|14<x)&abs(b+3*sin(a/3))<2 I will explain the basic concepts in the following thread … (1/9)

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  10. 29 Dec 2020

    Besides the "project stage" badges I already add, I'm seriously considering also adding "project type" badges (thought out by ) to my projects. Spoiler: My projects are _mostly_ Toy and Club types. Want to know more? Visit

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  11. 25 Dec 2020

    A festive greeting and a short story for the kids (and grown-up kids). Stay safe and have a healthy and happy holidays!

    That your days may grow brighter and the sun shine longer!
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  12. Retweeted
    19 Dec 2020

    Awesome Web Monetization A free open web standard service that allows you to send money directly in your browser.

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  13. 18 Dec 2020

    Speaking of useless help message: "Phone number failed regular expression validation" That's just fine and dandy ... So what *is* the regular expression?🤔

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  14. 17 Dec 2020

    Just discovered which have an awesome 12 Billion Unique Multicultural Avatars! Oddly, the multiavatar for my handle looks a bit like me... Learn more at

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  15. 12 Dec 2020

    In the year that visionary (yes, the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media) said: "Data is going to be the new source of lock-in", 's Solid project is just what the world-wide-web needs...

    "Data is going to be the new source of lock-in" ~ Tim O'Reilly
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  16. 11 Dec 2020

    And another one

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  17. 11 Dec 2020

    My first Tixy!

    Waves after the dawn animation
    Replying to @aemkei
    I would like to dedicate my first Tixy to my twitter friend "Waves after the dawn" (a=t*x*y/i%1)<1?a:-1
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  18. 9 Dec 2020

    Just discovered by (thanks to ) Well... there goes my e̶v̶e̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ week... 😁

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  19. 4 Dec 2020

    Wondering about your peer's knowledge, adaptation, and usage of in 2020? The result of 11,492 from 102 countries are in... Read all about it in "The State of CSS"!

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  20. 2 Dec 2020

    Relive ! Listen to brilliant ode to !

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  21. 30 Nov 2020

    . I just came across Awesome stuff! and I are building something similar with (but not GitHub or PHP specific). Would you care to exchange thoughts and ideas sometime in the near future?

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