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Andrew Willmott

@andrewwillmott.bsky.social

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Kiwi in the UK by way of the US Graphics / VFX / Sims / SimCity / Spore / Football Manager / Wayve / Odyssey / Helioflow https://github.com/andrewwillmott https://www.andrewwillmott.com https://soundcloud.com/radiator-8/albums

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Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 6m

!!!

(An editorial podcast on whether the US economy is in a massive bubble at the moment, sponsored by _Anthropic_, is, well, amusing at least.)

Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 3h

Recommended, the man is on top form

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 1d

if you put enough olive oil in a dish it stops being unhealthy and actually becomes healthier because the olive oil now counts as one of your five a day

Public Health England doesn't want you to know this

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Scifi Art @scifiart.bsky.social · 1d

Art by British artist and master of ‘epic’ John Harris

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Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 1d

I go to a Tron movie to see fun VFX eye candy, and this one mostly delivered.

Though, massive plot holes of course. The villain should've run 'killall -9 ...' and he'd have been fine.

(Also apparently 80s computing was comprised mostly of BASIC, CP/M, and Depeche Mode.)

Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 1d

just before 11, but KTF has a curfew so that's a given. I think it was something like 8:30 - 9:30 for SoM and Pharcyde 15 mins after that, but don't quote me! Some UK turntablism and even a short b boy set before all that.

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Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 1d

Well it _is_ early spring. Think April UK and fielders freezing in Durham.

Pity, it was looking tasty!

Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 2d

Just heard Jeru the Damaja is also guesting at tonight's Pharcyde/Souls of Mischief show at the Kentish Town Forum. 90s hiphop me can't wait...

a man standing on a stage with the words ladies and gentlemen written on the screen

ALT: a man standing on a stage with the words ladies and gentlemen written on the screen

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Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 2d

The inexplicably 'Secretary of War' Pete Hegseth wanted a decent coffee

Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 3d

'The old Saudi brand was “austere theocracy,” but the new one is “fun, fun, fun, but still with beheading.”'

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I Watched Stand-Up in Saudi Arabia

What the surreal Riyadh Comedy Festival foretold about the kingdom’s future

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Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 3d

I gather these days they're also heavily on the end-to-end DL approach that Wayve pioneered, so it's not impossible that they have, but I do wonder how much training they've done on London roads so far.

Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 3d

As someone who worked at Wayve, I'm agog to see if Waymo's solved things like buses, streets where parked cars effectively make them a single lane with unstructured giveway points, "jay walking", mad delivery bikers, and ten different bike lane demarcation schemes. It's a very different environment!

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Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 4d

Noooooooo

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 4d

The aircraft carrying US Secretary of Defense/war/whatevs Pete Hegseth from Brussels declared an emergency before turning around over the Atlantic and heading back toward the UK.

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Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 4d

Slop Will Eat Itself

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Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 5d

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We are live! Welcome to Design Room, a new independent games media site.

• We specialize in oral histories like the Final Fantasy 7 and Street Fighter 2 ones I (@mattleone.bsky.social) did at Polygon
• Our first big story is on Shadow of the Colossus: bit.ly/4hjwz8n
• See more: designroom.site

Design Room

Video game oral histories

designroom.site

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Non-Euclidean Dreamer @noneucldreamer.bsky.social · 5d

Exploring Waves passing through lenses.

Full Musical Video: youtu.be/cEoTLYnajNo

#creativecoding #mathsky

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 5d

An exhibition of fantasy maps all drawn by the fantasy author, Ursula K. Le Guin, has opened in central London.

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/map...

Mapping Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin's maps go on display at the Architectural Association

An exhibition of fantasy maps all drawn by the fantasy author, Ursula K. Le Guin, has opened in central London.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

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Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 5d

And that relies on the guard being physically able to get through the train past all the people standing.

Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 5d

It's better for smoothing solar than wind, due to the different timescales, but the UK's still finding it useful to build. Very simple business model for third parties too -- connect to the grid, buy low, sell high.

Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 5d

This is such a great in-depth article from the FT. Battery prices coming down at pace, battery plants increasingly being built to effectively replace gas turbine plants in smoothing demand. Sadly no sharing link yet :(

ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power

ig.ft.com

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Erin Catto @erincatto.bsky.social · 5d

When your graphics programmer tells you to stop simulating off-screen cloth, show them this video.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 7d

My personal rankings of bike hire schemes in central London:

3. Santander. Cheapest, but hardest to pay for & dock, & no phone holder. Best lights though.

2. Lime. Most ubiquitous, very easy to use, but a bit pricey.

1. Forest. Easy to find, hire, and park. Good pricing. Apparently most “green.”

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 7d

I’m concerned about the changes to the Skilled Worker visa route and the impact it may have on Londoners working for Transport for London, our other public services and beyond.

Sir Sadiq Khan calls for pause on new immigration rules

The mayor of London said the changes had

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social · 7d

So odd to hear given what a constructive influence they've been on the UK games industry.

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Will Kerslake @wkerslake.bsky.social · 8d

So good
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When the Controller Dies from the NPC's Perspective

YouTube video by Joel Haver

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