Ian Birnbaum

I knew there *were* bombs, but not dropped-out-of-airplanes bombs.

I noticed that constant doomscrolling was affecting my mood, so I uninstalled all my social apps back in April. I jokingly told my wife I was logging back in today to make sure all my friends were still alive.

These are the kinds of jokes that can haunt you

Remembering Leif Johnson, the gaming industry's one and only cowboy poet Leif was a historian, a fountain pen connoisseur, and a kind soul who brought a remarkably eclectic background to his time writing about games.

Logged in today after many months away and learned that my friend Leif died back in May. I'm shocked and horrified that I missed the news. www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

I'm sorry. You are one of the best in the world at what you do and it was a privilege to read your work

Master and Commander/TNG Intro

this was rendering all day while I was out lol

Ok so I just realized I misread and stepped on the damn joke

Can I apply to be the guy you point to for "he doesn't like you, either?" I feel like I could bring a lot of experience to that

Shit dude that's crazy, maybe you should call a senator

Save 60% on Rogue System on Steam Our goal is to depict the possibilities of space exploration & combat within a realistic environment- to emphasize the "science" in science-fiction. Key features to include: proper orbit...

I still mourn for Rogue System and I'm constantly looking for other games like it, but there's nothing. I want DCS or Flight Simulator in space! store.steampowered.com/app/366000/R...

GNU Terry Pratchett <3

5 CFR § 2635.702 - Use of public office for private gain.

It's not! But we're not doing "laws" right now, only vibes www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/2...

Paz is the best in the city, agreed!

We've found a couple of good places in Glasgow too, but a lot of hit or miss spots in Edinburgh. At least, from my Tex-Mex focused point of view

This whole thing explains a lot about trying to find Mexican food in Edinburgh!

"it was 60* during the Iditarod" is one of those sentences where global warming really smacked me in the face

She wasn't even missing paperwork! They just said "hey we think you might do a crime, get in this box."

Fighting facism is a full-time job

Roses are red,
Elon's a knob,

Brother that's so many words you wrote

Dungeon party do some laundry challenge. Difficulty: impossible

It's just about 95% the same. I could tell they are different in a blind taste test, but not sure I'd be able to nail which is which.

Congratulations

He has more than 1,000 of these up for auction and he's still trying to pretend they're hand painted?

I'm desperate for it. I follow a few people who do great tweets and spam terrible nonsense

This sounds terrible man. I'm sorry that they're in it so deep

Pictured: the world's most sane DM

My movie podcast @thefilmcastpod.bsky.social just celebrated 800 episodes! In this video I share three tips for podcasting success.

A picture of Monty rolling his green eyes at me, sitting in a sunbeam, a choir of angels humming from above

Pixel tweaking out in the plastic grocery bag, full goblin mode, no thoughts, only violence

Monty sleeping on a lap

Pixel cross-eyed with a catnip filled avocado, drugs, violence, a being of chaos

After we settled down in the UK, the first thing we did was get a cat. The cat that chose us at the shelter had an older brother, and that's how we ended up with two: Monty (wise, regal, stupid) and Pixel (insane, goblin, stupid)

City view of Edinburgh at sunset from Inverleith Park, the castle sticking out at the center

The canal and waterfront down in Leith on a clear day

A view of shop fronts down Rose Street in New Town, Edinburgh

After traveling around Europe for two years, my now-wife and I settled down in Edinburgh. It's my favorite city in the world. I miss my friends in Texas but I know I could never go back.

Me with my wife and best friend on a hike through the Highlands of Scotland. Specifically this is on the West Highland Way between Tydrum and Bridge of Orchy

Me and my wife in the town square of Linlithgow, Scotland, near the front entrance of Linlithgow Palace. Soaking up some rare Scottish sunshine

Me and my lads out on a sailing crew course, learning how to sail off the west coast of Scotland in the Firth of Clyde

Me in a sidewalk cafe in Munich. Probably waiting on a beer

I've had an account here for a while, but the slow, shitty death of Twitter has finally pushed me over to active use.

I'm Ian, a writer living in Scotland. I'm a former Texan, former digital nomad and full-time traveler.

Hi! Let's make this place better than the last place.

For me, Twitter died when I realized I couldn't post anything--no matter how innocuous--without getting hate. When I was working on Fable, I posted that I was excited to go home for xmas because I hadn't seen my family in years. The response? "Fuck you. Where's Fable?" 💀