Robert FairheadFeb 11

The writer is about to delete me from her novel. I can feel her fingers twitching on the keyboard. It's happened before to my subplot characters. 😬

Link to story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/the-subplot-character

#writers #writing #shortstory #subplot #character

The Subplot Character

The writer is about to delete me from her novel. I can feel her fingers twitching on the keyboard. It's happened before to my subplot characters.

Tall And True
Lars WirzeniusAug 6, 2025

The Subplot project has just released version 0.13.0 of its tool for documenting acceptance criteria and how they are verified.

https://subplot.tech/blog/2025/0.13.0/
https://subplot.tech/

#Subplot

Subplot 0.13.0 released

Lars WirzeniusDec 21, 2024

For my year-end project, I promised @hko that I'd look at using #Subplot to generate a program to verify that an implementation of the Stateless OpenPGP interface meets its requirements. I'll start by re-reading the specification.

https://gitlab.com/dkg/openpgp-stateless-cli/

Daniel Kahn Gillmor / openpgp-stateless-cli Β· GitLab

Specification for Stateless OpenPGP Command-Line Interface

GitLab
Lars WirzeniusDec 19, 2024
As I use #Subplot, I realize it can be important to be specific and careful about what one requires. Often it's easier to specify a "proxy requirement" rather than the thing one actually needs, but this can lead people astray. Example: it's hard to automate verification of "encrypts data strongly", but "encryption is not ROT13" is easy, so you make that the requirement. However, then almost any encryption implementation passes tests, can if it's ROT26.
Lars WirzeniusAug 20, 2024

I've just published release 0.11.0 of #Subplot, the tool for documenting acceptance criteria and how to verify they are met.

Subplot is a project by me and @kinnison that we work in our free time.

https://subplot.tech/blog/2024/0.11.0/

#acceptanceCriteria #verification #testing #documentation #announcment

Subplot 0.11.0 released

Show threadSusan Larson β™€οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸŒˆJul 15, 2024

#Project2025’s #plan to #criminalize #porn has a #sinister #subplot.

The #farright #gameplan for a second #Trump #term defines #pornography to include "#transgender #ideology."

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/project-2025-porn-ban-lgbtq-transgender-rcna161562

Project 2025’s plan to criminalize porn has a sinister subplot

Amid the 920 pages' of ideas in the Project 2025 plans for a second Donald Trump administration, one stands out: criminalizing porn.

MSNBC
Lars WirzeniusJun 15, 2024

Release 0.10.0 of #Subplot, a tool for documenting acceptance criteria and how they are verified.

https://subplot.tech/blog/2024/0.10.0/

Subplot 0.10.0 released

Lars WirzeniusJun 5, 2024
I really enjoy collaborating on #Subplot and a super-secret hobby project with @kinnison , who is a wise, experienced, and kind person.
Lars WirzeniusJun 3, 2024
#Subplot is a tool for documenting acceptance criteria and how they are verified. We want to use clear terminology. We've reached an internal consensus, posted in a thread below, and would like to hear what others think.
Lars WirzeniusJan 7, 2024

I've managed to use my super secret hobby project (Ambient) to do a thing to help my other hobby project (Subplot) move forward. This is dangerously similar to progress. If I keep this up, I'm going to have to make the secret one public and then everyone will know what it is. What good can come of that?

#Subplot #AmbientCI