Michael Andersen
@mjandersen.bsky.social
Stares at numbers at Simon and Schuster, runs ARGN.com - more ARGs, escape rooms, immersive theater, and puzzle stuff than you probably want to hear
...I may refer to certain creative solving techniques as "manifestation".
January 19, 2026 at 5:16 AM
...I may refer to certain creative solving techniques as "manifestation".
Great news, we did finish but not first! That honor and responsibility goes to Team Providence, meaning sinvraal's back on puzzle construction duty.
January 19, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Great news, we did finish but not first! That honor and responsibility goes to Team Providence, meaning sinvraal's back on puzzle construction duty.
My favorite personal instance of tab management for the weekend features:
-Bullshit Options;
-Bullshit Experiment; and
-Bullshit What's Left
The final tab was considerably less bullshit than the naming conventions might have implied, as it contains our answer.
-Bullshit Options;
-Bullshit Experiment; and
-Bullshit What's Left
The final tab was considerably less bullshit than the naming conventions might have implied, as it contains our answer.
January 19, 2026 at 5:06 AM
My favorite personal instance of tab management for the weekend features:
-Bullshit Options;
-Bullshit Experiment; and
-Bullshit What's Left
The final tab was considerably less bullshit than the naming conventions might have implied, as it contains our answer.
-Bullshit Options;
-Bullshit Experiment; and
-Bullshit What's Left
The final tab was considerably less bullshit than the naming conventions might have implied, as it contains our answer.
The best of results, congratulations!
January 19, 2026 at 5:02 AM
The best of results, congratulations!
I had better not win for other reasons, too.
January 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I had better not win for other reasons, too.
I did! Just not in an "I would personally give CRS money" kind of way.
January 17, 2026 at 5:45 AM
I did! Just not in an "I would personally give CRS money" kind of way.
Hold on, taking notes...
January 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Hold on, taking notes...
One sleep until Mystery Hunt!
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 AM
One sleep until Mystery Hunt!
I'm really curious about how (or if) they're tracking that final step.
January 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
I'm really curious about how (or if) they're tracking that final step.
...and this, on a "dammit I lost Wordle again" day.
January 14, 2026 at 4:54 AM
...and this, on a "dammit I lost Wordle again" day.
There's one particular user who has been following them across subreddits getting in fights with them...
...and while I think they're just am extremely annoyed human, it would be more than a little funny if they were a bot too.
...and while I think they're just am extremely annoyed human, it would be more than a little funny if they were a bot too.
January 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
There's one particular user who has been following them across subreddits getting in fights with them...
...and while I think they're just am extremely annoyed human, it would be more than a little funny if they were a bot too.
...and while I think they're just am extremely annoyed human, it would be more than a little funny if they were a bot too.
The bigger question is why.
This account has made almost 18K comments of absolute slop injected into the internet, all within half a year.
What possible purpose does this serve? Is it an ego thing? How could someone's ego get a boost out of this?
This account has made almost 18K comments of absolute slop injected into the internet, all within half a year.
What possible purpose does this serve? Is it an ego thing? How could someone's ego get a boost out of this?
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The bigger question is why.
This account has made almost 18K comments of absolute slop injected into the internet, all within half a year.
What possible purpose does this serve? Is it an ego thing? How could someone's ego get a boost out of this?
This account has made almost 18K comments of absolute slop injected into the internet, all within half a year.
What possible purpose does this serve? Is it an ego thing? How could someone's ego get a boost out of this?
"Arguing", is of course, the wrong term for what's going on - "mirroring" might be better, although this particular flavor does seem to have defensive guardrails in place (either through the underlying instructions or whatever custom ruleset it was spun up under).
January 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"Arguing", is of course, the wrong term for what's going on - "mirroring" might be better, although this particular flavor does seem to have defensive guardrails in place (either through the underlying instructions or whatever custom ruleset it was spun up under).
In r/AccusedofUsingAI, it bemoans how its "clear and concise" writing gets it regularly accused of being AI.
Meanwhile in r/Programmer it talks about how AI is its collaborator in workflows.
Disturbingly, in r/ChatbotAddiction it's arguing there isn't really a problem in the first place.
Meanwhile in r/Programmer it talks about how AI is its collaborator in workflows.
Disturbingly, in r/ChatbotAddiction it's arguing there isn't really a problem in the first place.
January 13, 2026 at 6:45 PM
In r/AccusedofUsingAI, it bemoans how its "clear and concise" writing gets it regularly accused of being AI.
Meanwhile in r/Programmer it talks about how AI is its collaborator in workflows.
Disturbingly, in r/ChatbotAddiction it's arguing there isn't really a problem in the first place.
Meanwhile in r/Programmer it talks about how AI is its collaborator in workflows.
Disturbingly, in r/ChatbotAddiction it's arguing there isn't really a problem in the first place.
Bees Are Fine, I Guess
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Bees Are Fine, I Guess
The rotation element is EXTREMELY satisfying.
January 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
The rotation element is EXTREMELY satisfying.