Ian Stokes
@ianvancheese.bsky.social
Entertainment Editor @spacecom.bsky.social
Freelance writer, editor, & YouTuber.
Videos @ https://www.youtube.com/@Ian_Van_Cheese
Came for the memes, stayed for the existential horror.
Just a normal he... just an innocent him.
Freelance writer, editor, & YouTuber.
Videos @ https://www.youtube.com/@Ian_Van_Cheese
Came for the memes, stayed for the existential horror.
Just a normal he... just an innocent him.
a man in a suit and tie looks at the camera
ALT: a man in a suit and tie looks at the camera
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Can the Manhattan Project avoid building the nuclear bomb?
October 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Can the Manhattan Project avoid building the nuclear bomb?
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Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
October 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
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when was the last time you heard someone mention NFTs?
gotta remember to savor these little things
gotta remember to savor these little things
October 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
when was the last time you heard someone mention NFTs?
gotta remember to savor these little things
gotta remember to savor these little things
Replaying Halo Infinite atm.
Open-world was a bit of a dud, samey environments, Ubisoft-esque checklist of icons to visit etc, but man, the moment-to-moment gunplay is the best.
Like literally the best, nothing else comes close. Really wish MS hadn't given up on this one.
Open-world was a bit of a dud, samey environments, Ubisoft-esque checklist of icons to visit etc, but man, the moment-to-moment gunplay is the best.
Like literally the best, nothing else comes close. Really wish MS hadn't given up on this one.
October 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Replaying Halo Infinite atm.
Open-world was a bit of a dud, samey environments, Ubisoft-esque checklist of icons to visit etc, but man, the moment-to-moment gunplay is the best.
Like literally the best, nothing else comes close. Really wish MS hadn't given up on this one.
Open-world was a bit of a dud, samey environments, Ubisoft-esque checklist of icons to visit etc, but man, the moment-to-moment gunplay is the best.
Like literally the best, nothing else comes close. Really wish MS hadn't given up on this one.
Anyone else notice that around the time AI became a big thing, Grammarly turned into a useless piece of junk?
October 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Anyone else notice that around the time AI became a big thing, Grammarly turned into a useless piece of junk?
Yeah I tried, but this one defeated me. I was the coughing baby, it was the hydrogen bomb.
REPORT: Local Nine Sols Fan Thinks It’s Cute When Silksong Players Complain About Difficultly
October 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Yeah I tried, but this one defeated me. I was the coughing baby, it was the hydrogen bomb.
The change to Indigenous Peoples day was obviously excellent, but it has cost me several Columbussy jokes today, so spare a thought.
October 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The change to Indigenous Peoples day was obviously excellent, but it has cost me several Columbussy jokes today, so spare a thought.
Proud to announce my autobiography is in stores.
October 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Proud to announce my autobiography is in stores.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but the kettle we bought from Amazon just died... on Prime Day.
October 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but the kettle we bought from Amazon just died... on Prime Day.
This chicken tender is making me feel inadequate.
October 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This chicken tender is making me feel inadequate.
Shout out to Perseverance for finding my keys. Knew I'd left them somewhere around here.
www.space.com/astronomy/ma...
www.space.com/astronomy/ma...
'The metal detector has gone off': Perseverance rover's find is a shiny new clue in the search for life on Mars
"This is the moment where the metal detector has gone off and you've dug up something shiny. You still need to find out exactly what you've got — but you've got something to work with."
www.space.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Shout out to Perseverance for finding my keys. Knew I'd left them somewhere around here.
www.space.com/astronomy/ma...
www.space.com/astronomy/ma...
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Do you ever think about the fact that Wikipedia is the last good major website on the internet? You aren't bombarded with ads. It doesn't try to push video on you, and it doesn't redirect you to a scam site.
October 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Do you ever think about the fact that Wikipedia is the last good major website on the internet? You aren't bombarded with ads. It doesn't try to push video on you, and it doesn't redirect you to a scam site.
Is it about my cube?
what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.
October 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Is it about my cube?
We had a good run. I'm paid up until 2027, but that's the end for me.
Microsoft is increasing the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by 50% to $30 a month ($360 annually)
➡️ news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...
New updates and changes to tiers, Essential, Premium, and Ultimate, Cloud streaming quality, etc
#Xbox #XboxGamePass
➡️ news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...
New updates and changes to tiers, Essential, Premium, and Ultimate, Cloud streaming quality, etc
#Xbox #XboxGamePass
October 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We had a good run. I'm paid up until 2027, but that's the end for me.
Hidden edge state? We got scientists out here wasting money on gooning research, I'd have done it pro bono.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/a680...
www.popularmechanics.com/science/a680...
Scientists Found the Hidden 'Edge State' That May Lead to Practically Infinite Energy
Now, how can we harness it?
www.popularmechanics.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Hidden edge state? We got scientists out here wasting money on gooning research, I'd have done it pro bono.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/a680...
www.popularmechanics.com/science/a680...
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The mainstream media shift from just using someone’s gender pronouns like normal to always clarifying that “this person is trans” and that this is their “preferred” pronoun is weak ass shit. Go take a beta blocker you nervous rats.
September 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The mainstream media shift from just using someone’s gender pronouns like normal to always clarifying that “this person is trans” and that this is their “preferred” pronoun is weak ass shit. Go take a beta blocker you nervous rats.
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wild that MP3 is an audio file, MP4 is a video file, but MP5 is a submachine gun. Digimon-ass evolution line.
September 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
wild that MP3 is an audio file, MP4 is a video file, but MP5 is a submachine gun. Digimon-ass evolution line.
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Woah, incredible. The release of Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots today has crashed both the eShop and Steam. Guess fans are really excited to see a sequel to their beloved game after seven years
September 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Woah, incredible. The release of Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots today has crashed both the eShop and Steam. Guess fans are really excited to see a sequel to their beloved game after seven years
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My job is cool, but sometimes it's *extremely* cool. The most recent case: I got to write about MTG's Edge of Eternities set for @space.com and we had astrophysicist Zoe Le Conte give her thoughts on some of the expansion's most striking cards. Read here: www.space.com/entertainmen...
Magic: The Gathering has gone to space, so we talked to an astrophysicist about the striking art in 'Edge of Eternities' (exclusive)
The iconic tabletop card game has dabbled in science fiction before, but this new set is space opera-flavored and full of celestial phenomena.
www.space.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
My job is cool, but sometimes it's *extremely* cool. The most recent case: I got to write about MTG's Edge of Eternities set for @space.com and we had astrophysicist Zoe Le Conte give her thoughts on some of the expansion's most striking cards. Read here: www.space.com/entertainmen...
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My boss: Can't you get Copilot to validate the info in the spreadsheet?
Me: Well, do we want it to be accurate or not? Because either I check it myself or I ask Copilot and then check its output *and* the spreadsheet, so...
Boss: What's the point of Copilot then?
Me: Exactly.
Me: Well, do we want it to be accurate or not? Because either I check it myself or I ask Copilot and then check its output *and* the spreadsheet, so...
Boss: What's the point of Copilot then?
Me: Exactly.
September 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My boss: Can't you get Copilot to validate the info in the spreadsheet?
Me: Well, do we want it to be accurate or not? Because either I check it myself or I ask Copilot and then check its output *and* the spreadsheet, so...
Boss: What's the point of Copilot then?
Me: Exactly.
Me: Well, do we want it to be accurate or not? Because either I check it myself or I ask Copilot and then check its output *and* the spreadsheet, so...
Boss: What's the point of Copilot then?
Me: Exactly.
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People saying Trump is dying or possibly dead, but I for one would urge caution, because it is quite possible a second healtbar will appear as he enters his second phase and a gargantuan centipede will burst forth from his torso, so be careful of his new sweep attacks and toxic buildup from bites.
August 30, 2025 at 4:50 AM
People saying Trump is dying or possibly dead, but I for one would urge caution, because it is quite possible a second healtbar will appear as he enters his second phase and a gargantuan centipede will burst forth from his torso, so be careful of his new sweep attacks and toxic buildup from bites.