Michael Dowden

Who wants a little lunchtime reading? @dramadoesthings.bsky.social has a Backerkit campaign for "If I Were You" running until early Friday morning, Eastern time. She talked to @mrdowden.com about it on the stream, and here it is! Share and back the game, please! lorelink.com/blog/if-i-we...

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🤖 KI braucht Vertrauen! @mrdowden.com spricht mit UX-Experte @konradpiercey.bsky.social im #signals Podcast über: • KI im UX-Design • Vertrauen & Transparenz • Bias in KI-Systemen 🎧 Jetzt reinhören: https://tinyurl.com/2cw6summ #AI #bastacon

I had a great time at my first @spielessen.bsky.social! Had great business conversations for @lorelink.com, demoed several games, and bought a few new games.

I'm in the business lounge at @spielessen.bsky.social representing @lorelink.com. Looking forward to meeting with some people here in Essen.

From this morning, getting ready for my first @spielessen.bsky.social

Please say hi if you see me! Also, I'll spend some time in the B2B Lounge on Friday so feel free to book time to meet. Through Spiel Essen Matchmaking: www.spiel-essen.de/en/the-spiel... Or directly: calendly.com/mrdowden/spi...

🛡️ How do you keep PHP secure after 30 years? Sebastian Bergmann joins @mrdowden.com on Signals: 🧪 PHPUnit 13.3 🔄 Flaky tests 🔐 Supply chain security 🎧 Tune in: https://devm.io/signals-podcast/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=content #IntPHPcon #PHP

🤖 Ready for the #AgenticEnterprise? @mrdowden.com & Matthias Biehl discuss: 🔗 MCP & enterprise APIs 🔐 Security & governance 🚀 Scalable #AI 🎧 Listen now: https://f.mtr.cool/dmj5rnyle0 #webinale

Tuesday is for Twitch! Today, join @mrdowden.com as he continues using Lore Link to plan out his upcoming game of The One Ring! Starting at 5 PM Eastern, over on Twitch! twitch.tv/LoreLinkRPG

To be clear, this would be devastating. One of my least favorite things in general is anything proclaiming "protect kids" that simply strips rights from kids at tremendously high social cost.

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Here's the link to the EU Kids Act (translated into all EU languages): eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten... And the news page on it from the @ec.europa.eu : digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/eu-k... And remember to sign and spread #StopKillingInternet!: eci.ec.europa.eu/066/public/

All hands on deck! Ross explains how the EU Kids Act could end #StopKillingGames by collapsing the EU gaming market! youtu.be/mQRcK9nYg9g "The best thing you can do is spread the word...The people who write this crap do not like it when the public at large knows what they're trying to do to you"

Proud to be the 8th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for If I Were You - A Conversation Before the End! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d... You can watch our entire launch stream here: www.youtube.com/live/JcMtbRz...

And that’s a wrap! We would like to give a big THANK YOU to @dramadoesthings.bsky.social for joining @mrdowden.com and @twenty20sight.com today and showing off If I Were You! Before we start the thread, you can check out and back If I Were You here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d...

Tuesday, on Twitch! @mrdowden.com and @Twenty20sight.com sit down and take a look at If I Were You by @dramadoesthings.bsky.social. Pregame and sign up for their upcoming Backerkit here: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

MCP verbindet KI-Agenten über bestehende APIs mit Enterprise-Systemen. @mrdowden.com  und Matthias Biehl erklären im Podcast, warum API-Governance dafür die Grundlage ist. Reinhören (EN): → https://app.entwickler.de/d95GHRdJl5b #MCP #APIManagement

Der Chatbot läuft. Und jetzt? @mrdowden.com  und @manfredsteyer.bsky.social sprechen darüber, wie du nicht-deterministische KI in große Enterprise-Anwendungen bringst. Frei verfügbar: https://f.mtr.cool/sp3qdvwnke #AgenticAI #Angular

🤖 Was passiert, wenn AI nicht nur beim Entwickeln hilft, sondern Teil des laufenden Systems wird? Christian Schneider, Torsten Bøgh Köster & @mrdowden.com sprechen über #AIOps, Observability, Security und AI im Betrieb. 🎧https://tinyurl.com/4d986mwt #podcast #jaxcon

In a little over a month, @markdc.bsky.social and @troxellstradingpost.com are heading north to Fort Wayne, Indiana for Mad Con! Who are we gong to see at the Grand Wayne Convention Center from October 23rd through the 25th? tabletop.events/conventions/...

A serious one today. "This is a call to our readers and future readers: please, consider before scrolling away, if you think our magazine is worth £18+postage. It is not just an investment in a bundle of paper, but in meaningful critique in the ttrpg space." playtestmaterial.org/playtest-mat...

I had a fantastic time in Oslo at @ndcconferences.com! It was my first time in Oslo but every NDC experience has been excellent. Thanks to everyone who helped make this a good conference.

Currently on my way to @ndcconferences.com Oslo with @martine.dev! I'm really looking forward to it.

I just realized I hadn't made the announcement on Bluesky so here it is - I've moved to Germany! It's been four months and so far it has been a great adventure.

The latest Lore Link release is out now, and includes the following: * Security & UI improvements * Deleted categories will no longer restore after saving your campaign * The Feedback form now accepts screenshots Please email support@lorelink.com with any questions, and have a great day!

With Who's Yer Con behind us, the Lore Link team has one more convention to hit in 2026 before we hunker down for the winter. Join us at MadCon in the Grand Wayne Center in beautiful Fort Wayne, Indiana from the 23rd to 25th of October! tabletop.events/conventions/...

🤝 Mind your API manners At #IntPHPcon Munich, @mrdowden.com shows you how to: ⚡ reduce over-fetching 📉 handle quotas 🔐 protect sensitive data 🧪 build resilient clients 📅 Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | 🕘 14:15 - 15:00 | IPC | 📍 Munich 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/25wvau6j #PHP #API

Tuesday is for Twitch! Today, the Indie Creator Series continues as @markdc.bsky.social sits with @jaztice.bsky.social to talk about their kids with powers game, Extra Ordinary! Join us at 5 PM Eastern, over on Twitch! twitch.tv/LoreLinkRPG

🤖 No trust, no AI UX. @mrdowden.com & @konradpiercey.bsky.social discuss: 🔍 transparency 🧠 AI bias 🤝 team alignment 🎧 Watch or listen on @devmio.bsky.social: https://devm.io/signals-podcast/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=content #webinale #AI #UX

As we get ready for Who's Yer Con, we're still wondering what you, as a player, think about not just Lore Link, but also the tabletop role playing game industry as a whole. Please, spill the tea: lorelink.com/get-started/...

Want some lunchtime reading? We're here for you! This month's "What's Going On?" post is now up on the blog. Gaming conventions, Lore Link appearances, and more. Give it a read! lorelink.com/blog/whats-g...

Was macht KI mit der Software-Branche – als Tool oder als Beschleuniger? Neue Podcast-Folge mit @ufried.bsky.social , @smeyen.bsky.social & @mrdowden.com, https://app.entwickler.de/Qkwnm33Ov3b #Podcast

Easily one of our best sellers at GenCon. We had some learn-to-play events this year and people LOVED the experience. Saw some amazing stories be told.

Tomorrow, the next Lore Link newsletter will be hitting the inboxes of our subscribers! Would you like to know more? lorelink.com/news-and-med...

I made another visit to the @devmio.bsky.social office today to record an episode of the Signals Dev Talk podcast. Be sure to catch the new episodes, and catch up on the backlog, by visiting devm.io/signals-podc...

Tuesday is for Twitch! Today, join @mrdowden.com as he continues using Lore Link to plan out his upcoming game of The One Ring! Starting at 5 PM Eastern, over on Twitch! twitch.tv/LoreLinkRPG

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🤖 Can bureaucracy improve your code? In “Not My Job/No Need to Know,” Alistair Cockburn & @mrdowden.com show you how to: 🧩 clarify roles 🔒 cut dependencies 🚨 spot design drift 🤖 control AI code 🎧 Listen now on @devmio.bsky.social: https://tinyurl.com/j95y6aef #IntPHPcon #AI #SoftwareDesign

🎙️ Was macht AI wirklich mit Software Engineering? @mrdowden.com, @smeyen.bsky.social & @ufried.bsky.social diskutieren: 🤖 AI als Beschleuniger ⚡ die Ruhe um Agile 🧠 warum der Mensch entscheidend ist 🎧 Jetzt auf @entwicklerde.bsky.social anhören: https://tinyurl.com/2cw6summ #SoftwareEngineering

Hey, looking for something to do during your lunch break? Have a blog post and a video, telling you about We Used to Be Friends by Firestorm Ink! lorelink.com/blog/we-used...

We want to know what you love about gaming, what you find hard, why you haven't started running games yet, and anything else might want to mention about the TTRPG hobby and industry. This means we have a survey! lorelink.com/get-started/... Please, share around! We appreciate it!

Hey, that's us! Thanks again to @dclasair.bsky.social for visiting our booth at Gen Con, and then taking a look at us on stream! We really do appreciate it!

🧩 What if “not my job” is good software design? Alistair Cockburn joins @mrdowden.com to explore: ✨ clear responsibilities 🤖 manageable AI-generated code 🔍 less design drift 🎧 Listen now on @devmio.bsky.social: https://tinyurl.com/j95y6aef #webinale #AI #SoftwareArchitecture

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Hey #TeamTwenty, I'm live over on the Lore Link channel! Come hang out!

Heads up! This stream is going to start at 4:30 PM Eastern, instead of 5! Make a note, and come say hi to @twenty20sight.com!

We are unpacked and home after a pretty decent weekend at Gen Con. We talked to a lot of cool people, gave out a lot of badge ribbons and dice, signed folks up for Lore Link, and made it through the Gen Con Tornado of 2026 relatively unscathed. Now, I've got a blog post to write!