Randolph West (they/them)
@randolphwest.ca
Actor, author, activist, autistic.
Docs at Microsoft.
I don’t read DMs.
Use alt text on your images.
https://randolphwest.ca
https://patreon.com/westyyc
https://youtube.com/@BornSQL
https://youtube.com/@westyyc
https://soundcloud.com/rabryst
Docs at Microsoft.
I don’t read DMs.
Use alt text on your images.
https://randolphwest.ca
https://patreon.com/westyyc
https://youtube.com/@BornSQL
https://youtube.com/@westyyc
https://soundcloud.com/rabryst
Pinned
Forgive all student debt
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! I HAVE WRITTEN A NEW ARTICLE!
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
some loosely organized thoughts about dialogue sysin games
think of this as me trying to find out what parts of dialogue choices are load bearing game design and what else can be done with dialogue.
docseuss.medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! I HAVE WRITTEN A NEW ARTICLE!
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
100% this.
If you can't find joy in the act of writing, and feel euphoria after editing several drafts into exactly what your thoughts had in mind (or close to it), then I really suggest you don't become a writer.
The idea, the thoughts, are nothing without execution. The work is the thing.
If you can't find joy in the act of writing, and feel euphoria after editing several drafts into exactly what your thoughts had in mind (or close to it), then I really suggest you don't become a writer.
The idea, the thoughts, are nothing without execution. The work is the thing.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
100% this.
If you can't find joy in the act of writing, and feel euphoria after editing several drafts into exactly what your thoughts had in mind (or close to it), then I really suggest you don't become a writer.
The idea, the thoughts, are nothing without execution. The work is the thing.
If you can't find joy in the act of writing, and feel euphoria after editing several drafts into exactly what your thoughts had in mind (or close to it), then I really suggest you don't become a writer.
The idea, the thoughts, are nothing without execution. The work is the thing.
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalin...
News reports today have been ignoring her completely. Share this so that she doesn’t get ignored.
News reports today have been ignoring her completely. Share this so that she doesn’t get ignored.
Rosalind Franklin - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalin...
News reports today have been ignoring her completely. Share this so that she doesn’t get ignored.
News reports today have been ignoring her completely. Share this so that she doesn’t get ignored.
Wait, so all those celebrities weren’t actually murdered in the castle?
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Wait, so all those celebrities weren’t actually murdered in the castle?
Hey folks, if you’re feeling down, give this a listen. Ellen Green’s voice is one of those rare gifts we sometimes need. youtu.be/Uqh1CQvR1Cg?...
Suddenly, Seymour - 45 RPM Single - RARE - 1986 - Little Shop of Horrors
YouTube video by The Little Shop Archive
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Hey folks, if you’re feeling down, give this a listen. Ellen Green’s voice is one of those rare gifts we sometimes need. youtu.be/Uqh1CQvR1Cg?...
Designers! It’s very important that you crop your image or video thumbnails properly.
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Designers! It’s very important that you crop your image or video thumbnails properly.
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
Reminder that I’m a comic artist
December 16, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Reminder that I’m a comic artist
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
.NET is hiring. WinForms is looking for an SDE2 to help us drive the next version of the best UI stack of all time jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
Search Jobs | Microsoft Careers
jobs.careers.microsoft.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
.NET is hiring. WinForms is looking for an SDE2 to help us drive the next version of the best UI stack of all time jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
Sad we never got to see this remake.
November 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Sad we never got to see this remake.
Muting “AI” was a good idea
November 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Muting “AI” was a good idea
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
Surround yourself with the kind of people who appreciate, defend, and respect the Oxford comma.
November 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Surround yourself with the kind of people who appreciate, defend, and respect the Oxford comma.
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
everyone automatically clacks these twice upon picking them up because deep down we all know we’re crabs
February 22, 2024 at 3:14 AM
everyone automatically clacks these twice upon picking them up because deep down we all know we’re crabs
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
Also many people have a hard time remembering to use Alt text! Thankfully Bluesky has a setting which will remind you to add Alt text prior to posting.
Here are the instructions:
Here are the instructions:
I see people saying
“I would use alt text but I keep forgetting!”
Thankfully, @bsky.app has a setting for that.
- Go to Settings
- Then Accessibility
- Toggle “Require alt text before posting” to the active setting.
Now Bluesky will remind you to add alt text to all of your posts.
“I would use alt text but I keep forgetting!”
Thankfully, @bsky.app has a setting for that.
- Go to Settings
- Then Accessibility
- Toggle “Require alt text before posting” to the active setting.
Now Bluesky will remind you to add alt text to all of your posts.
November 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Also many people have a hard time remembering to use Alt text! Thankfully Bluesky has a setting which will remind you to add Alt text prior to posting.
Here are the instructions:
Here are the instructions:
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
i keep getting served ads like "apps like this that used to take months to build are now possible in hours with no coding experience, using [whatever AI code thing]!" to which I'm thinking ok so if every user is creating dozens of apps every week where are literally any of those, name one people use
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
i keep getting served ads like "apps like this that used to take months to build are now possible in hours with no coding experience, using [whatever AI code thing]!" to which I'm thinking ok so if every user is creating dozens of apps every week where are literally any of those, name one people use
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
Enjoyed this, mostly because I have a lot to thank this film for.
November 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Enjoyed this, mostly because I have a lot to thank this film for.
Goodbye, civilization, we’re gonna check out the polar bears
November 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Goodbye, civilization, we’re gonna check out the polar bears
Me, an immigrant to North America, learning for the tenth time that the game I’ve never played is spelled “pinochle” and not how I think it is.
November 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Me, an immigrant to North America, learning for the tenth time that the game I’ve never played is spelled “pinochle” and not how I think it is.
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
Well that only took … 58 years? Chief Albert Luthuli’s death ruled a murder. newsday.co.za/south-africa...
Former ANC President’s death ruled an apartheid-era murder
The High Court set aside the findings of prior inquests that claimed Chief Albert Luthuli was killed in a railway accident.
newsday.co.za
October 31, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Well that only took … 58 years? Chief Albert Luthuli’s death ruled a murder. newsday.co.za/south-africa...
Huh. I wonder if it’s a result of growing up in South Africa, but our household’s daily water consumption is about half the Canadian average.
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Huh. I wonder if it’s a result of growing up in South Africa, but our household’s daily water consumption is about half the Canadian average.
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
Queensland’s controversial puberty blocker ban overturned by supreme court
Queensland’s controversial puberty blocker ban overturned by supreme court
Parent of transgender child successfully challenged decision by Crisafulli government to halt treatment for under 18s
Queensland’s controversial ban on puberty blockers for transgender patients has been overturned by the supreme court.
On Tuesday, Justice Peter Callaghan ruled in favour of a challenge by the parent of a transgender child, judging that the directive establishing the ban was made improperly and is unlawful. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Queensland’s controversial puberty blocker ban overturned by supreme court
Reposted by Randolph West (they/them)
Danielle Smith and the UCP must resign or be forced from office. Today they have spat in the face of every single Albertan, blatantly violating our rights to cover for her own incompetence. This is an attack on the charter and an attack on the democratic and legal rights of every Canadian. #ableg
October 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Danielle Smith and the UCP must resign or be forced from office. Today they have spat in the face of every single Albertan, blatantly violating our rights to cover for her own incompetence. This is an attack on the charter and an attack on the democratic and legal rights of every Canadian. #ableg