qntm

Sam Hughes (born 1983[1]), known online as qntm (pronounced "quantum")[2], is a British programmer and science fiction author.[3] Hughes has written for the SCP Foundation, and his book There Is No Antimemetics Division (2021) is derived from that fictional universe.[4][5] He contributed to SCP-055 alongside user CptBellman.[6] On his personal website, Hughes writes short stories such as "I Don't Know, Timmy, Being God is a Big Responsibility" (2007) and "Lena" (2022), about the first digital snapshot of a human brain, and serial novels such as Ra and Fine Structure.[1][7][8]

Sam Hughes
Born1983 (age 39–40)
Pen nameqntm
Occupation
  • Author
  • programmer
NationalityBritish
GenreScience fiction
Notable worksThere Is No Antimemetics Division (2021)
Website
qntm.org

In 2022, Hughes created Absurdle, a variant of Wordle wherein the word changes with every guess, while still remaining true to previous hints.[3][9][10] The Guardian described it as "the machiavellian version of Wordle", and Hughes described it as an "experiment to find the most difficult [...] variant of Wordle", comparing it to one of his previous projects, the Tetris variant Hatetris.[11]

Bibliography

Hughes' novels are all self-published.

  • qntm (May 20, 2021). Ed. ISBN 979-8-5079-7398-9.
  • ———— (May 29, 2021). Fine Structure. ISBN 979-8-5120-3906-9.
  • ———— (June 2, 2021). Ra. ISBN 979-8-5140-8424-1.
  • ———— (June 19, 2021). There Is No Antimemetics Division. ISBN 979-8-5140-6303-1.
  • ———— (November 9, 2022). Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories. ISBN 979-8-3592-9806-3.

References
  1. "Summary Bibliography: Sam Hughes". Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
  2. https://qntm.org/self
  3. McCammon, Sarah (23 January 2022). "You've heard of Wordle — now get ready for Sweardle and Absurdle". NPR (Interview). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. Adee, Sally (6 April 2022). "Sci-fi is starting to exploit the infectious horrors of memes". New Scientist. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. O'Connor, Alice (2 February 2022). "Iconic Internet monster SCP-173 is losing its look". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 24 October 2022. I liked the There Is No Antimemetics Division tales by "qntm", who also wrote SCP/Control crossover fanfic. And I've only just realized qntm is also behind Absurdle, a Wordle variant that changes the answer while you play. Huh!
  6. Potvin, James (September 22, 2022). "What Is The SCP Foundation? 15 Best Pieces Every New Fan Should Read". Screen Rant. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  7. Adee, Sally (9 February 2022). "Mickey7 review: If you want to live forever, read the small print". New Scientist. Retrieved 24 October 2022. A well-meaning neuroscience grad student donates his digital consciousness to science, a decision he may find he "lives" to regret.
  8. Ritter, Dan (June 20, 2018). "SF For Nothing, Stories For Free". antipope.org. Charles Stross. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  9. Haysom, Sam (20 January 2022). "Hooked on 'Wordle'? You're really going to hate 'Absurdle'". Mashable. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  10. Rocha, Paul (8 May 2022). "How and where to play Absurdle". Dot Esports. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  11. Winkie, Luke (14 January 2022). "Absurdle: the machiavellian version of Wordle". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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