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Sam Hughes
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Pen nameqntm
Occupation
  • Author
  • programmer
NationalityBritish
GenreScience fiction
Notable worksThere Is No Antimemetics Division (2021)
Website
qntm.org

Sam Hughes (born 1983[1]), known online as qntm (pronounced "quantum"),[2] is a British programmer and science fiction author.[3] On his personal website, Hughes posts short stories such as "Lena" (2022), about the first digital snapshot of a human brain, and serial novels such as Ra and Fine Structure.[1][4][5] He has also written for the SCP Wiki, and his book There Is No Antimemetics Division (2021) is derived from that fictional universe.[6][7] He contributed to SCP-055 alongside user CptBellman.[8]

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[edit]

Hughes self-publishes his stories.

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Summary Bibliography: Sam Hughes". Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
  2. ^ "About me @ Things of Interest".
  3. ^ a b 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 (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.
  5. ^ Ritter, Dan (June 20, 2018). "SF For Nothing, Stories For Free". antipope.org. Charles Stross. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Adee, Sally (6 April 2022). "Sci-fi is starting to exploit the infectious horrors of memes". New Scientist. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. ^ 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!
  8. ^ Potvin, James (September 22, 2022). "What Is The SCP Foundation? 15 Best Pieces Every New Fan Should Read". Screen Rant. 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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