That Ian Weirdo
@ianparmenter.bsky.social
Gamer, storyteller, coder, geek, nerd... oh, and middle-aged white guy, the source of all the world's evil. But I'm trying not to be!
Remember, “fair” is relative. The poor think it’s fair that if they pay 20% in tax, the rich should too. The rich think it’s fair that if the poor pay $5,000 in tax, they should too.
This also applies to issues of race, religion, etc.
Life is fair. Just not always your version of fair. Be Good.
This also applies to issues of race, religion, etc.
Life is fair. Just not always your version of fair. Be Good.
January 15, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Remember, “fair” is relative. The poor think it’s fair that if they pay 20% in tax, the rich should too. The rich think it’s fair that if the poor pay $5,000 in tax, they should too.
This also applies to issues of race, religion, etc.
Life is fair. Just not always your version of fair. Be Good.
This also applies to issues of race, religion, etc.
Life is fair. Just not always your version of fair. Be Good.
I just realize where the government got their most recent playbook from.
Deny.
Defend.
Depose.
Deny.
Defend.
Depose.
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I just realize where the government got their most recent playbook from.
Deny.
Defend.
Depose.
Deny.
Defend.
Depose.
Sooooo this is all a 'jealousy' thing, right? Russia wants Ukraine, China wants Taiwan, Trump got too much pushback on Greenland so he's going for Venezuela instead. He can't take the fact these 'big manly countries' have targets to take over and he didn't. So he made one. Prick.
January 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Sooooo this is all a 'jealousy' thing, right? Russia wants Ukraine, China wants Taiwan, Trump got too much pushback on Greenland so he's going for Venezuela instead. He can't take the fact these 'big manly countries' have targets to take over and he didn't. So he made one. Prick.
D&D character concept: The Atheist Cleric. He doesn’t know which god is giving him spells, and frankly, he’s really annoyed about it. Nothing he does seems to make them stop. Turns out he’s the favored servant of the God of Irony.
December 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
D&D character concept: The Atheist Cleric. He doesn’t know which god is giving him spells, and frankly, he’s really annoyed about it. Nothing he does seems to make them stop. Turns out he’s the favored servant of the God of Irony.
I think what I missed most about AEW Dark is the ‘MLB announcers when nothing interesting is going on’ quality of the announcing. Just so damn good.
December 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I think what I missed most about AEW Dark is the ‘MLB announcers when nothing interesting is going on’ quality of the announcing. Just so damn good.
#AEW question: if the Triangle of Madness is a 90s girl-music callback (Julia is Avril, Skyr is Xtina, and Tekla is Britney), then who is going to be their Pink? I would have said pre-Timeless Toni, but now I don’t know…
December 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
#AEW question: if the Triangle of Madness is a 90s girl-music callback (Julia is Avril, Skyr is Xtina, and Tekla is Britney), then who is going to be their Pink? I would have said pre-Timeless Toni, but now I don’t know…
I’ve realized the reason big corps are embracing AI* is because AI* is very good at corp-speak and exec-speak. You ask it to summarize something, and it sounds like an email from someone two steps higher up the chain that you never interact with. They don’t realize how bad it is at other stuff.
December 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I’ve realized the reason big corps are embracing AI* is because AI* is very good at corp-speak and exec-speak. You ask it to summarize something, and it sounds like an email from someone two steps higher up the chain that you never interact with. They don’t realize how bad it is at other stuff.
“Now making his way to the ring, from The Mancave, weighing in at twenty to thirty pounds more than he probably should, it’s… Your Dad!”
A pro wrestler who always loses, but that’s okay, because failing is the first step of learning. He’s not mad you cheated… just disappointed. #gimmickideas
A pro wrestler who always loses, but that’s okay, because failing is the first step of learning. He’s not mad you cheated… just disappointed. #gimmickideas
October 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Now making his way to the ring, from The Mancave, weighing in at twenty to thirty pounds more than he probably should, it’s… Your Dad!”
A pro wrestler who always loses, but that’s okay, because failing is the first step of learning. He’s not mad you cheated… just disappointed. #gimmickideas
A pro wrestler who always loses, but that’s okay, because failing is the first step of learning. He’s not mad you cheated… just disappointed. #gimmickideas
I’m seeing a trend here. Final Fantasy had their own TCG, before being a Magic set. Spider-Man was in Overpower and Vs. first. TMNT was in UniVersus. Star Trek had their own game. Magic: The Gathering’s Universes Beyond is just TCG sloppy seconds. @magic.wizards.com @universusccg.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I’m seeing a trend here. Final Fantasy had their own TCG, before being a Magic set. Spider-Man was in Overpower and Vs. first. TMNT was in UniVersus. Star Trek had their own game. Magic: The Gathering’s Universes Beyond is just TCG sloppy seconds. @magic.wizards.com @universusccg.bsky.social
Reminder for those who seem to have forgotten: The best way to start an insurrection is to act like there's already one in progress where there isn't one. You reap what you sow.
October 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Reminder for those who seem to have forgotten: The best way to start an insurrection is to act like there's already one in progress where there isn't one. You reap what you sow.
If I have to watch another ‘Join ICE’ ad, I may just give up on @aewontv.bsky.social and @hbomax.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
If I have to watch another ‘Join ICE’ ad, I may just give up on @aewontv.bsky.social and @hbomax.bsky.social
So if McDonalds dropped the price of a Big Mac Meal to $8... how long have they been charging us three bucks more than they needed to?
September 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
So if McDonalds dropped the price of a Big Mac Meal to $8... how long have they been charging us three bucks more than they needed to?
It kinda says something that when Democrats get shot, it’s Republicans… and when Republicans get shot, it’s Republicans.
September 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It kinda says something that when Democrats get shot, it’s Republicans… and when Republicans get shot, it’s Republicans.
Trump says Russia, China, and Korea are 'conspiring against America'. As much as I hate all involved, I would love for one of them (Kim, preferably, but any of them) to respond with "It's called 'Diplomacy'. You might want to consider learning about it."
September 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Trump says Russia, China, and Korea are 'conspiring against America'. As much as I hate all involved, I would love for one of them (Kim, preferably, but any of them) to respond with "It's called 'Diplomacy'. You might want to consider learning about it."
I think that the problem with Unreal Engine 5 is that, once you hit a certain level of 'looks like reality'... there's nowhere to go. Every game I've seen that uses it, the 'outside wilderness' seems almost exactly the same. Because... they're real. I miss when you could tell a game by it's trees.
September 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I think that the problem with Unreal Engine 5 is that, once you hit a certain level of 'looks like reality'... there's nowhere to go. Every game I've seen that uses it, the 'outside wilderness' seems almost exactly the same. Because... they're real. I miss when you could tell a game by it's trees.
I swear to Babbage, I'm not buying a new GPU until someone comes out with one and says "It's as strong as the best card from six years ago, but you can game for more than ten minutes without raising the room temperature by ten degrees."
Less power, less pixels, better thermal management, please.
Less power, less pixels, better thermal management, please.
August 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I swear to Babbage, I'm not buying a new GPU until someone comes out with one and says "It's as strong as the best card from six years ago, but you can game for more than ten minutes without raising the room temperature by ten degrees."
Less power, less pixels, better thermal management, please.
Less power, less pixels, better thermal management, please.
Hot take: If you think Superman protecting civilians from an invading military is antisemitic, I’m not going to tell you you’re wrong — I’m just going to tell you that Superman (and his creators and writers) would be very disappointed in you.
July 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Hot take: If you think Superman protecting civilians from an invading military is antisemitic, I’m not going to tell you you’re wrong — I’m just going to tell you that Superman (and his creators and writers) would be very disappointed in you.
Just saw an ad for a game saying "Turn-based tactics meets Warhammer 40,000." Like, do people not know what Warhammer 40,000 -started- as? It was turn-based tactics on a tabletop before 'turn-based tactics' ever really existed as a videogame genre. I swear, some people just don't know their history.
June 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just saw an ad for a game saying "Turn-based tactics meets Warhammer 40,000." Like, do people not know what Warhammer 40,000 -started- as? It was turn-based tactics on a tabletop before 'turn-based tactics' ever really existed as a videogame genre. I swear, some people just don't know their history.
Health Insurance Companies should be forced to publish a count of all policyholders who have had a claim denied in the last twelve months who have also died in the last month.
June 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Health Insurance Companies should be forced to publish a count of all policyholders who have had a claim denied in the last twelve months who have also died in the last month.
I think Monster Train 2 just gave me the biggest “Oh, F*CK YEAH” moment I’ve had in a game in a long time. But then, I loved the original, so adding more story onto it was pretty much a no-fail idea.
June 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I think Monster Train 2 just gave me the biggest “Oh, F*CK YEAH” moment I’ve had in a game in a long time. But then, I loved the original, so adding more story onto it was pretty much a no-fail idea.
Remember, when people say ‘AI’, they don’t mean the computer from Star Trek, they’re talking about a bigger version of that thing everyone thought was cool when your phone could predict the next word of the text you’re sending so you didn’t have to type it all — just for the whole Internet’s texts.
June 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Remember, when people say ‘AI’, they don’t mean the computer from Star Trek, they’re talking about a bigger version of that thing everyone thought was cool when your phone could predict the next word of the text you’re sending so you didn’t have to type it all — just for the whole Internet’s texts.
Went to see A Taste Of Ireland.
Wife: "Everyone in this show has a great butt and legs."
Me: "Well, yeah. For them, every day is leg day."
Wife: "Everyone in this show has a great butt and legs."
Me: "Well, yeah. For them, every day is leg day."
June 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Went to see A Taste Of Ireland.
Wife: "Everyone in this show has a great butt and legs."
Me: "Well, yeah. For them, every day is leg day."
Wife: "Everyone in this show has a great butt and legs."
Me: "Well, yeah. For them, every day is leg day."
Realization: The same people who refuse to call a transwoman a woman are usually the same people who say "Well, they call themselves the N-word, why can't I call them that?"
May 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Realization: The same people who refuse to call a transwoman a woman are usually the same people who say "Well, they call themselves the N-word, why can't I call them that?"
At some point, the people running things started being more worried about what was legal than what was ethical, moral, or right. That's when it all went downhill.
April 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
At some point, the people running things started being more worried about what was legal than what was ethical, moral, or right. That's when it all went downhill.