Ian S. Frazier
@tibermoon.bsky.social
Game designer, forever DM, RPGphile, lover of musicals, painter of minis. Senior Creative Director on the Iron Man project at EA Motive. Opinions my own.
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Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.
January 14, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.
@antodemico.bsky.social I just want you to know that I will be ordering all my lists by wrench type from now on.
That is all.
That is all.
January 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
@antodemico.bsky.social I just want you to know that I will be ordering all my lists by wrench type from now on.
That is all.
That is all.
This video from @hankgreen.bsky.social nails it.
Truth
YouTube video by Hank Green
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January 14, 2026 at 1:15 AM
This video from @hankgreen.bsky.social nails it.
I love “A Measure of a Man,” but the premise is…insane. The enlightened Federation apparently let Data join Starfleet, promoted and decorated him several times, all without *first* working out if they considered him a person or a toaster. :p
January 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
I love “A Measure of a Man,” but the premise is…insane. The enlightened Federation apparently let Data join Starfleet, promoted and decorated him several times, all without *first* working out if they considered him a person or a toaster. :p
I’ve come back to Ghost of Yotei after a break and cripes, that game is just *absurdly* pretty at all times.
January 11, 2026 at 11:40 PM
I’ve come back to Ghost of Yotei after a break and cripes, that game is just *absurdly* pretty at all times.
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
January 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
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So a CBS Evening News reporter actually did a pretty solid breakdown of the ICE murder video, talking to a former agent who details all the ways Ross messed up. And yet: It didn’t air on the actual show tonight. CBS did post it to YouTube—and it has nearly 800k views already youtu.be/6ywLEESFDu0?...
Retired ICE agent breaks down deadly Minneapolis shooting
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
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January 9, 2026 at 7:04 AM
So a CBS Evening News reporter actually did a pretty solid breakdown of the ICE murder video, talking to a former agent who details all the ways Ross messed up. And yet: It didn’t air on the actual show tonight. CBS did post it to YouTube—and it has nearly 800k views already youtu.be/6ywLEESFDu0?...
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The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says they've been informed by the FBI that US DOJ has said FBI will solely lead the investigation into Renee Nicole Good's killing by a federal officer. State investigators no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence/investigative interviews"
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says they've been informed by the FBI that US DOJ has said FBI will solely lead the investigation into Renee Nicole Good's killing by a federal officer. State investigators no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence/investigative interviews"
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
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In my case it took 5 1/2 years to get a visa to move to Canada, and I was lucky to have the time and resources.
It’s cute when non-Americans think we can just leave the country and move somewhere else to escape all this, as if their governments haven’t also made their immigration processes just as cruel and slow.
January 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
In my case it took 5 1/2 years to get a visa to move to Canada, and I was lucky to have the time and resources.
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The problem with watermarking images as AI is not all images will be watermarked given old phones, homebrew AI models, etc.
This fosters a risky expectation that unlabeled content is authentic. It’s safer to assume unmarked images are AI than to trust that the absence of a watermark proves reality.
This fosters a risky expectation that unlabeled content is authentic. It’s safer to assume unmarked images are AI than to trust that the absence of a watermark proves reality.
Instagram chief: AI is so ubiquitous 'it will be more practical to fingerprint real media than fake media'
Adam Mosseri offered a notably candid assessment on how AI is upending Instagram.
www.engadget.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
The problem with watermarking images as AI is not all images will be watermarked given old phones, homebrew AI models, etc.
This fosters a risky expectation that unlabeled content is authentic. It’s safer to assume unmarked images are AI than to trust that the absence of a watermark proves reality.
This fosters a risky expectation that unlabeled content is authentic. It’s safer to assume unmarked images are AI than to trust that the absence of a watermark proves reality.
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BREAKING: U.S. President Donald Trump says Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has been captured after US conducted a "large scale strike" on the country.
At least 7 explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela's Caracas
At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 9:36 AM
BREAKING: U.S. President Donald Trump says Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has been captured after US conducted a "large scale strike" on the country.
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This is why they want us talking about day care centers and $500 boots.
January 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This is why they want us talking about day care centers and $500 boots.
Just finished Stranger Things. Season 5 was definitely the weakest on multiple fronts, but the ending was strong. Thankfully not a GoT situation. Good stuff. :)
My final season rankings:
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My final season rankings:
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4
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5
January 2, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Just finished Stranger Things. Season 5 was definitely the weakest on multiple fronts, but the ending was strong. Thankfully not a GoT situation. Good stuff. :)
My final season rankings:
1
4
3
2
5
My final season rankings:
1
4
3
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5
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They gentrified the tinfoil hat
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
They gentrified the tinfoil hat
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The Onion is within a hair's breadth of reporting real news apnews.com/video/robert...
February 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Onion is within a hair's breadth of reporting real news apnews.com/video/robert...
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Thought I'd make a little thread (in no particular order) of some games that stuck with me in 2025!
Cheers to all the teams who helped create these stories.
Here we go...
Cheers to all the teams who helped create these stories.
Here we go...
December 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Thought I'd make a little thread (in no particular order) of some games that stuck with me in 2025!
Cheers to all the teams who helped create these stories.
Here we go...
Cheers to all the teams who helped create these stories.
Here we go...
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The endgame for crypto doesn’t threaten people’s livelihoods whereas the entire point of AGI is to replace us all with computers.
It’s no surprise that people now rail more against AI which provides genuine value to hundreds of millions of people than crypto which is a grifter’s paradise.
It’s no surprise that people now rail more against AI which provides genuine value to hundreds of millions of people than crypto which is a grifter’s paradise.
December 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The endgame for crypto doesn’t threaten people’s livelihoods whereas the entire point of AGI is to replace us all with computers.
It’s no surprise that people now rail more against AI which provides genuine value to hundreds of millions of people than crypto which is a grifter’s paradise.
It’s no surprise that people now rail more against AI which provides genuine value to hundreds of millions of people than crypto which is a grifter’s paradise.
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I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
August 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
Some of you clearly never kicked anyone into spikes in Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, and it shows.
December 29, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Some of you clearly never kicked anyone into spikes in Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, and it shows.
I ran ShadowDark for my family tonight, the first time my mother has ever played a TTRPG. The dice were not kind and the whole party wiped, sadly, but not before Mom killed the titular Scarlet Minotaur with a crossbow bolt into the butt. Fatal colonoscopy.
December 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I ran ShadowDark for my family tonight, the first time my mother has ever played a TTRPG. The dice were not kind and the whole party wiped, sadly, but not before Mom killed the titular Scarlet Minotaur with a crossbow bolt into the butt. Fatal colonoscopy.
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Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers