DoubtingMichael
@doubtingmichael.bsky.social
I didn't become a software engineer to talk about other people's feelings, but here we are.
He/him or they/them if you prefer.
He/him or they/them if you prefer.
Don't forget they want to be admired for being unkind!
December 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Don't forget they want to be admired for being unkind!
That's how it was marketed when it came out. I read it ages about thirteen, and I think I was a sensible age to read it.
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
That's how it was marketed when it came out. I read it ages about thirteen, and I think I was a sensible age to read it.
Okay, it's just come back to me that the author was Leonard Barden. That's an unreliable memory, but he's still going, so you could ask him! This would suggest the paper was the Evening Standard, which he wrote for.
December 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Okay, it's just come back to me that the author was Leonard Barden. That's an unreliable memory, but he's still going, so you could ask him! This would suggest the paper was the Evening Standard, which he wrote for.
Sorry, nothing that finds it for you, though looking up tabloid paper histories might help.
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Sorry, nothing that finds it for you, though looking up tabloid paper histories might help.
I think I remember this too, probably in a newspaper. This would have been mid-70s, I think, so compatible with you having a book edition a few years later.
I think there was a dark haired young man who explained things to a couple of kids? While Foster-ish figures enacted his descriptions.
I think there was a dark haired young man who explained things to a couple of kids? While Foster-ish figures enacted his descriptions.
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I think I remember this too, probably in a newspaper. This would have been mid-70s, I think, so compatible with you having a book edition a few years later.
I think there was a dark haired young man who explained things to a couple of kids? While Foster-ish figures enacted his descriptions.
I think there was a dark haired young man who explained things to a couple of kids? While Foster-ish figures enacted his descriptions.
Ah, but importantly, she will always be someone who did do that before.
December 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Ah, but importantly, she will always be someone who did do that before.
The sun rose. Suddenly, a shot rang out! A door slammed. The maid screamed. A pirate ship appeared on the horizon! While millions of people were starving, the king lived in luxury. Meanwhile, on a small farm in Kansas, a boy was growing up, Charlie Brown.
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The sun rose. Suddenly, a shot rang out! A door slammed. The maid screamed. A pirate ship appeared on the horizon! While millions of people were starving, the king lived in luxury. Meanwhile, on a small farm in Kansas, a boy was growing up, Charlie Brown.
You can look forward to "Cuomo" getting smaller and smaller over the coming months.
December 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
You can look forward to "Cuomo" getting smaller and smaller over the coming months.
My self esteem took a small knock when I realised it but that size of game is beyond my capacity to enjoy.
To put it another way, if you win your lottery, thanks for the imaginary invite, but it's not for me.
To put it another way, if you win your lottery, thanks for the imaginary invite, but it's not for me.
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My self esteem took a small knock when I realised it but that size of game is beyond my capacity to enjoy.
To put it another way, if you win your lottery, thanks for the imaginary invite, but it's not for me.
To put it another way, if you win your lottery, thanks for the imaginary invite, but it's not for me.
I believe he never played it himself. And he and his team had a plan if anyone said it was unbalanced or ahistorical, which was basically "You can't expect to master this game on a single play through! Play it a few more times, and then get back to us!"
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I believe he never played it himself. And he and his team had a plan if anyone said it was unbalanced or ahistorical, which was basically "You can't expect to master this game on a single play through! Play it a few more times, and then get back to us!"
How do you divide a story into pages and panels? Do you move events to adjacent pages when you're assigning panels?
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
How do you divide a story into pages and panels? Do you move events to adjacent pages when you're assigning panels?
What would explain this was if the agent had a false clip-on beard, to further conceal his identity if his mask was ripped off.
Ideally, he would have had fake Groucho glasses-and-shnozz too.
Ideally, he would have had fake Groucho glasses-and-shnozz too.
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
What would explain this was if the agent had a false clip-on beard, to further conceal his identity if his mask was ripped off.
Ideally, he would have had fake Groucho glasses-and-shnozz too.
Ideally, he would have had fake Groucho glasses-and-shnozz too.
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed, Charlie Brown.
The fact that she's saying it proves a lot of people aren't with her any more, and she's noticed.
November 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The fact that she's saying it proves a lot of people aren't with her any more, and she's noticed.
Right! They aren't gods. Kevin isn't done playing with them yet.
November 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Right! They aren't gods. Kevin isn't done playing with them yet.
If only @muskratjohn.bsky.social could have been there to warn him.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
If only @muskratjohn.bsky.social could have been there to warn him.
You need a new acronym, something like TARNAL, for They Are Really Not A Lawyer.
November 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
You need a new acronym, something like TARNAL, for They Are Really Not A Lawyer.
Surely "It's the regular guest author feature on my long running blog, Whatever," is the right answer?
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Surely "It's the regular guest author feature on my long running blog, Whatever," is the right answer?