Ian Cooper
@icooper.bsky.social
Principal Engineer, speaker, gamer, geek. Tattooed, pierced, and bearded. The 'guv' on https://github.com/BrighterCommand Line Editor at Chaosium for QuestWorlds: https://github.com/ChaosiumInc/QuestWorlds
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Ian Cooper
@icooper.bsky.social
· Aug 19
KanDDDinsky - The art of business software
https://kandddinsky.de/workshop/pract…
For those interested in my two-day workshop on messaging (day one: messaging; day two: reactive architectures), then I will be presenting it next at KanDDDinsky.
kandddinsky.de/workshop/pract…
This will be the only remaining public presentation this year.
Hope to see you there.
kandddinsky.de/workshop/pract…
This will be the only remaining public presentation this year.
Hope to see you there.
I think that Labour MPs must make a stand and call for a leadership election to oust Starmer and his far right cronies from the Labour Party.
And we must go to the streets to protest this.
And we must go to the streets to protest this.
So the solution is… to join in?
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I think that Labour MPs must make a stand and call for a leadership election to oust Starmer and his far right cronies from the Labour Party.
And we must go to the streets to protest this.
And we must go to the streets to protest this.
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
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A friendly reminder to my friends and colleagues; the kickstarter campaign for Apocalypse World: Burned Over is going strong and now is a good chance to show your support to @megueyb.bsky.social and @lumpley.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A friendly reminder to my friends and colleagues; the kickstarter campaign for Apocalypse World: Burned Over is going strong and now is a good chance to show your support to @megueyb.bsky.social and @lumpley.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
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Want to play a Duck? After appearing as a location and then counters in Greg Stafford's 1975 board war game White Bear and Red Moon ("Ducks, Ducks, and More Ducks"), as #TTRPG creatures Ducks first appeared in @chaosium.bsky.social's first edition of #RuneQuest (1978).
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Want to play a Duck? After appearing as a location and then counters in Greg Stafford's 1975 board war game White Bear and Red Moon ("Ducks, Ducks, and More Ducks"), as #TTRPG creatures Ducks first appeared in @chaosium.bsky.social's first edition of #RuneQuest (1978).
It’s a day to be very glad that I left the Labour party and joined the Greens.
Amazed tha no one can see the echoes of the Holocaust in the principle of seizing refugees jewellery on arrival, to fill the public coffers.
We voted progressive; we got ethno-nationalism.
Amazed tha no one can see the echoes of the Holocaust in the principle of seizing refugees jewellery on arrival, to fill the public coffers.
We voted progressive; we got ethno-nationalism.
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It’s a day to be very glad that I left the Labour party and joined the Greens.
Amazed tha no one can see the echoes of the Holocaust in the principle of seizing refugees jewellery on arrival, to fill the public coffers.
We voted progressive; we got ethno-nationalism.
Amazed tha no one can see the echoes of the Holocaust in the principle of seizing refugees jewellery on arrival, to fill the public coffers.
We voted progressive; we got ethno-nationalism.
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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Hurrah! My article on the Twilight 2000 RPG in the Journal of American Studies is now open access (OA), so anyone who wants to can have a read. OA is important to me, as I want my work on RPG history to go beyond the academy and reach the gaming public.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
When You Say, “Thermonuclear War,” I Think You Mean “the Call to Adventure”! The Twilight: 2000 Tabletop Role-Playing Game and the Postapocalyptic World’s Imaginary Spaces | Journal of American Studie...
When You Say, “Thermonuclear War,” I Think You Mean “the Call to Adventure”! The Twilight: 2000 Tabletop Role-Playing Game and the Postapocalyptic World’s Imaginary Spaces
www.cambridge.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Hurrah! My article on the Twilight 2000 RPG in the Journal of American Studies is now open access (OA), so anyone who wants to can have a read. OA is important to me, as I want my work on RPG history to go beyond the academy and reach the gaming public.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
October was a crazy month for conference travel, work commitments whilst road warrioring etc.
Good to see friends on the tech conference “circus” but better to be home. Lovely to just spend time with my daughter, 11, yesterday at the London Youth Games, and just chill in the afternoon together.
Good to see friends on the tech conference “circus” but better to be home. Lovely to just spend time with my daughter, 11, yesterday at the London Youth Games, and just chill in the afternoon together.
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
October was a crazy month for conference travel, work commitments whilst road warrioring etc.
Good to see friends on the tech conference “circus” but better to be home. Lovely to just spend time with my daughter, 11, yesterday at the London Youth Games, and just chill in the afternoon together.
Good to see friends on the tech conference “circus” but better to be home. Lovely to just spend time with my daughter, 11, yesterday at the London Youth Games, and just chill in the afternoon together.
I’m a little mixed in Pluribus, but prepared to give it time. The first episode was great, but the character’s varied reactions to the trauma of the event in the second didn’t ring true.
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I’m a little mixed in Pluribus, but prepared to give it time. The first episode was great, but the character’s varied reactions to the trauma of the event in the second didn’t ring true.
It’s a Saturday, so it must be a cross-country
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It’s a Saturday, so it must be a cross-country
It's 2025, and we are raising a petition so that children can go to the toilet at school, but here we are. (For those not in the UK, yes, this is real, and as stupid and cruel as it seems.)
Please do sign:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Please do sign:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day
Make it mandatory for schools to allow students to go to the toilet at all times throughout the school day when they need to and do not lock toilets so that they aren’t accessible during certain times...
petition.parliament.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
It's 2025, and we are raising a petition so that children can go to the toilet at school, but here we are. (For those not in the UK, yes, this is real, and as stupid and cruel as it seems.)
Please do sign:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Please do sign:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
We have released V10 of Brighter. This represents a significant set of improvements and sets the groundwork for other changes in V10.X releases to come. (We will continue to support V9 with bug fixes until V11; Our release cadence for major versions is 1-2 years.) Details below.
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
We have released V10 of Brighter. This represents a significant set of improvements and sets the groundwork for other changes in V10.X releases to come. (We will continue to support V9 with bug fixes until V11; Our release cadence for major versions is 1-2 years.) Details below.
Well, I am never going to win a Penguin is better than Tim-Tam argument with an Australian ever again, am I?
October 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Well, I am never going to win a Penguin is better than Tim-Tam argument with an Australian ever again, am I?
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What happens when you mash up two of @chaosium.bsky.social 's biggest recent releases? Find out with our one-shot #actualplay of @icooper.bsky.social #Questworlds #AgeOfVikings over on Unconventional GMsa
youtu.be/0R1QtixmQRw?...
youtu.be/0R1QtixmQRw?...
Questworlds | Age of Vikings : One Shot | King of the Bears | Actual Play
YouTube video by Unconventional GMs
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 5:54 AM
What happens when you mash up two of @chaosium.bsky.social 's biggest recent releases? Find out with our one-shot #actualplay of @icooper.bsky.social #Questworlds #AgeOfVikings over on Unconventional GMsa
youtu.be/0R1QtixmQRw?...
youtu.be/0R1QtixmQRw?...
Sounds awesome
We mashed up @chaosium.bsky.social @icooper.bsky.social QuestWorlds with the Age of Vikings setting for an exciting Actual Play.
What's driving the polar bears to rampage and are the Hidden Folk to blame, Loki, or some other villain?
youtu.be/0R1QtixmQRw?...
What's driving the polar bears to rampage and are the Hidden Folk to blame, Loki, or some other villain?
youtu.be/0R1QtixmQRw?...
Questworlds | Age of Vikings : One Shot | King of the Bears | Actual Play
YouTube video by Unconventional GMs
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Sounds awesome
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Thank you @icooper.bsky.social for the talk on Responsibility Driven Design tonight at the London DDD group. A great talk as always. Thank you.
October 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Thank you @icooper.bsky.social for the talk on Responsibility Driven Design tonight at the London DDD group. A great talk as always. Thank you.
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If you want hardcore runtime details then I recommend botr (book of the runtime)
github.com/dotnet/runti...
github.com/dotnet/runti...
github.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:56 AM
If you want hardcore runtime details then I recommend botr (book of the runtime)
github.com/dotnet/runti...
github.com/dotnet/runti...
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Happy about it as @icooper.bsky.social is on my short list of the people I respect the most in messaging and architecture.
Plus, he's a cool guy, so feel invited, we'll try to keep it lightweight, but I'm sure that Ian will bring sound insights 🙂
Plus, he's a cool guy, so feel invited, we'll try to keep it lightweight, but I'm sure that Ian will bring sound insights 🙂
Don't miss a new Small Talk Episode! 🔔
Distributed Systems & Messaging Patterns with @icooper.bsky.social moderated by @oskardudycz.bsky.social
When: Oct 6th, from 3 pm (CEST)
RSVP on Meetup:
www.meetup.com/avanscoperta...
Live streaming on:
YouTube: youtube.com/live/0NYwN_p...
Distributed Systems & Messaging Patterns with @icooper.bsky.social moderated by @oskardudycz.bsky.social
When: Oct 6th, from 3 pm (CEST)
RSVP on Meetup:
www.meetup.com/avanscoperta...
Live streaming on:
YouTube: youtube.com/live/0NYwN_p...
October 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Happy about it as @icooper.bsky.social is on my short list of the people I respect the most in messaging and architecture.
Plus, he's a cool guy, so feel invited, we'll try to keep it lightweight, but I'm sure that Ian will bring sound insights 🙂
Plus, he's a cool guy, so feel invited, we'll try to keep it lightweight, but I'm sure that Ian will bring sound insights 🙂
Geek down!
So great was the amount of material in Monolith’s Conan Kickstarter shipment (an age of cardboard packaging undreamed of) that I have been injured during the unboxing.
So great was the amount of material in Monolith’s Conan Kickstarter shipment (an age of cardboard packaging undreamed of) that I have been injured during the unboxing.
September 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Geek down!
So great was the amount of material in Monolith’s Conan Kickstarter shipment (an age of cardboard packaging undreamed of) that I have been injured during the unboxing.
So great was the amount of material in Monolith’s Conan Kickstarter shipment (an age of cardboard packaging undreamed of) that I have been injured during the unboxing.
Finally, received confirmation of my resignation from the Labour Party. It took a while.
Whilst they have called Reform's deportation plans racist, they continue to appease Reform voters' racism and march to the beat of Nigel Farage's drum.
I'm done with them and will be joining the Greens.
Whilst they have called Reform's deportation plans racist, they continue to appease Reform voters' racism and march to the beat of Nigel Farage's drum.
I'm done with them and will be joining the Greens.
September 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Finally, received confirmation of my resignation from the Labour Party. It took a while.
Whilst they have called Reform's deportation plans racist, they continue to appease Reform voters' racism and march to the beat of Nigel Farage's drum.
I'm done with them and will be joining the Greens.
Whilst they have called Reform's deportation plans racist, they continue to appease Reform voters' racism and march to the beat of Nigel Farage's drum.
I'm done with them and will be joining the Greens.
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Architecture isn’t about perfect diagrams - it’s about enabling teams to decide well when you’re not there. As @icooper.bsky.social, @hanneslowette.net & @davidwhitney.co.uk say: the best architects create culture, not constraints.
Why SW Architecture is Mostly Communication • David Whitney, Ian Cooper & Hannes Lowette • GOTO 2025
This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscripted
https://gotopia.tech
Check out more here:
https://gotopia.tech/articles/400
David Whitney - Director of Architecture at…
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Architecture isn’t about perfect diagrams - it’s about enabling teams to decide well when you’re not there. As @icooper.bsky.social, @hanneslowette.net & @davidwhitney.co.uk say: the best architects create culture, not constraints.
So, Gandalf finds Thrain in Dol Guldur. Barley alive. He can’t remember his name. Stripped, tortured, his ring (one of the seven gone).
But Thrain has a map to the hidden entrance of Erebor and a key.
Where was Thrain hiding that map? What was Gandalf’s account of this to Thrain?
But Thrain has a map to the hidden entrance of Erebor and a key.
Where was Thrain hiding that map? What was Gandalf’s account of this to Thrain?
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a living room with his hands folded .
Alt: From Pulp Fiction, Capt. Koons, played by Christopher Walken hands over a gold watch
media.tenor.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So, Gandalf finds Thrain in Dol Guldur. Barley alive. He can’t remember his name. Stripped, tortured, his ring (one of the seven gone).
But Thrain has a map to the hidden entrance of Erebor and a key.
Where was Thrain hiding that map? What was Gandalf’s account of this to Thrain?
But Thrain has a map to the hidden entrance of Erebor and a key.
Where was Thrain hiding that map? What was Gandalf’s account of this to Thrain?
With the news that #dotnet will not be releasing its own eventing framework and that Mass Transit is going to a commercial license, Brighter (@BrighterCommand) remains FOSS, is mature (over 15 years old), and continues to expand its support for middleware and databases.
September 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
With the news that #dotnet will not be releasing its own eventing framework and that Mass Transit is going to a commercial license, Brighter (@BrighterCommand) remains FOSS, is mature (over 15 years old), and continues to expand its support for middleware and databases.
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If you're abroad and frustrated that our US-based company only ships to the US, remember: we release every title to international distribution so you can order it from your FLGS far cheaper than we could ship it.
In the UK, check out @leisuregames.bsky.social They have our latest titles in stock.
In the UK, check out @leisuregames.bsky.social They have our latest titles in stock.
Role Playing
Leisure Games is one of the UK's leading stockists of roleplaying games. We stock a huge range of settings and systems, from Dungeons & Dragons to the small self-published zines. Check out our ind...
leisuregames.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If you're abroad and frustrated that our US-based company only ships to the US, remember: we release every title to international distribution so you can order it from your FLGS far cheaper than we could ship it.
In the UK, check out @leisuregames.bsky.social They have our latest titles in stock.
In the UK, check out @leisuregames.bsky.social They have our latest titles in stock.
Very happy that you can get these again. Enjoy, or just share your memories of them if you have already seen them!
#QuestWorlds
#QuestWorlds
Returning as QuestWorlds publications! The Coming Storm and The Eleven Lights were originally HeroQuest titles, but have been rebadged. Together, these two books form a truly epic Gloranthan #TTRPG campaign.
The Coming Storm and The Eleven Lights, epic two volume Gloranthan campaign now redbadged for QuestWorlds and available again, in print and PDF
Returning as QuestWorlds publications! The Coming Storm and The Eleven Lights were originally released as HeroQuest titles, but have been rebadged. Together, these two books form a truly epic Glo...
www.chaosium.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Very happy that you can get these again. Enjoy, or just share your memories of them if you have already seen them!
#QuestWorlds
#QuestWorlds