Mike W
@gekido.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Canadian Metis, Emmy award-winning Tech Producer / Tech Director. ex-Unity, Namco, Roadhouse, Gamedev for 25+ years...
Current: Cloudhead, Megacrush,
Instructor @ VFS
In Vancouver
Current: Cloudhead, Megacrush,
Instructor @ VFS
In Vancouver
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Mike W
@gekido.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Intro! I'm a Metis Canadian living near Vancouver. I've help grow a half dozen studios over the years (Namco, DeNA, etc), founded 2 studios, worked at Unity for 7 years, and have shipped a few dozen games doing tech direction and producing. Cofounded Megacrush, building games, animation and previs!
Specifically AI slop (Ai is inseparable from it)
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Specifically AI slop (Ai is inseparable from it)
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alternative math curriculum for game developers:
- probabilities and loot tables, aka If you Fuck This Up Your Endgame Playerbase Will Be So Mad At You, Pay Attention
- physics, aka Oh God Is The Player Stuck In That Wall Again
- vector math, aka Bullet Logic Is Mostly Raycasts Honestly
- probabilities and loot tables, aka If you Fuck This Up Your Endgame Playerbase Will Be So Mad At You, Pay Attention
- physics, aka Oh God Is The Player Stuck In That Wall Again
- vector math, aka Bullet Logic Is Mostly Raycasts Honestly
December 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
alternative math curriculum for game developers:
- probabilities and loot tables, aka If you Fuck This Up Your Endgame Playerbase Will Be So Mad At You, Pay Attention
- physics, aka Oh God Is The Player Stuck In That Wall Again
- vector math, aka Bullet Logic Is Mostly Raycasts Honestly
- probabilities and loot tables, aka If you Fuck This Up Your Endgame Playerbase Will Be So Mad At You, Pay Attention
- physics, aka Oh God Is The Player Stuck In That Wall Again
- vector math, aka Bullet Logic Is Mostly Raycasts Honestly
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in a way aren't we all looking for more sink cheese where we found it yesterday
August 4, 2025 at 6:41 AM
in a way aren't we all looking for more sink cheese where we found it yesterday
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I think it's kind of beautiful that this was Rob Reiner's final line on television
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I think it's kind of beautiful that this was Rob Reiner's final line on television
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Me: "The things you’ve told me today are—every single google workspace user has been forced into having this plagiarism software in email and drive, putting their security and potentially in cases like mine contracts and entire business at risk."
Google: "Yes."
Google: "Yes."
January 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Me: "The things you’ve told me today are—every single google workspace user has been forced into having this plagiarism software in email and drive, putting their security and potentially in cases like mine contracts and entire business at risk."
Google: "Yes."
Google: "Yes."
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I want to share my experience today with Google support, trying to get Gemini (their AI/plagiarism machine) turned off in my Google workspace account. That account is where I personally do all my work communication—I am an editor, and most of my work contracts explicitly ban any use of Generative AI
January 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I want to share my experience today with Google support, trying to get Gemini (their AI/plagiarism machine) turned off in my Google workspace account. That account is where I personally do all my work communication—I am an editor, and most of my work contracts explicitly ban any use of Generative AI
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anyone in my old area, please be careful!
Dam break at the Green River levee.
komonews.com/news/local/f...
Tukwila, Kent, Renton
(Includes the IKEA.)
komonews.com/news/local/f...
Tukwila, Kent, Renton
(Includes the IKEA.)
GO NOW: Flash flood warning issued for Tukwila area after Green River levee failure
The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a flash flood warning for west central King County, Washington, following the failure of the Green River Leve
komonews.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
anyone in my old area, please be careful!
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Alright come on narrative team, a bit on the nose don't you think? how many times we gotta talk about subtlety?
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Alright come on narrative team, a bit on the nose don't you think? how many times we gotta talk about subtlety?
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me, a remote worker: if you can't figure out how to run a studio remotely (*especially* after the pandemic) that's a skill issue
December 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
me, a remote worker: if you can't figure out how to run a studio remotely (*especially* after the pandemic) that's a skill issue
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there is no amount of llm that will be more useful to me than being able to buy an ssd
Samsung halting SATA SSD production says leaker, warns of 18 months of SSD price pressure
Samsung halting SATA SSD production says leaker, warns of 18 months of SSD price pressure
Samsung plans to stop making SATA SSDs in 2026, likely causing tighter supply and higher prices for SSDs over the next 18 months. ⚠️💾
www.tweaktown.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:16 AM
there is no amount of llm that will be more useful to me than being able to buy an ssd
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Thank you majority: "According to the most recent edition of an annual Harris Poll, for the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy." You're right.
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thank you majority: "According to the most recent edition of an annual Harris Poll, for the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy." You're right.
Wow, was a bit wimby last night, wonder if power is out anywhere...
Yikes
Yikes
December 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Wow, was a bit wimby last night, wonder if power is out anywhere...
Yikes
Yikes
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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THE ITERATION IS THE GOOD BIIIIIIIT
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
THE ITERATION IS THE GOOD BIIIIIIIT
NRA paid shills the lot of them.
Could all the American influencers pushing in tandem for more guns in Australian just Fuck. The. Hell. Off. Thank you.
December 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
NRA paid shills the lot of them.
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
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He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
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'Things Can Happen,' Says Only Nation Where Things Can Regularly Happen
December 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
'Things Can Happen,' Says Only Nation Where Things Can Regularly Happen
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people don't want an agentic os they want to do this
December 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
people don't want an agentic os they want to do this
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Zootopia 2 is the highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year & Kpop Demon Hunters was Netflix's most popular movie of all time, but fuck animators, am I right? I hate reading about how huge & beloved this stuff is while knowing how hard creators have it & how it still isn't broadly taken seriously
December 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Zootopia 2 is the highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year & Kpop Demon Hunters was Netflix's most popular movie of all time, but fuck animators, am I right? I hate reading about how huge & beloved this stuff is while knowing how hard creators have it & how it still isn't broadly taken seriously
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Time for another reference dump!
This zip file contains 2,566 photos (6.58 GB) from the Metropolitan Museum of Art arms and armor collection. I tried to focus on the types of details you don't see in most available reference, like hinges and fasteners.
Enjoy!
drive.google.com/file/d/1emF3...
This zip file contains 2,566 photos (6.58 GB) from the Metropolitan Museum of Art arms and armor collection. I tried to focus on the types of details you don't see in most available reference, like hinges and fasteners.
Enjoy!
drive.google.com/file/d/1emF3...
October 28, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Time for another reference dump!
This zip file contains 2,566 photos (6.58 GB) from the Metropolitan Museum of Art arms and armor collection. I tried to focus on the types of details you don't see in most available reference, like hinges and fasteners.
Enjoy!
drive.google.com/file/d/1emF3...
This zip file contains 2,566 photos (6.58 GB) from the Metropolitan Museum of Art arms and armor collection. I tried to focus on the types of details you don't see in most available reference, like hinges and fasteners.
Enjoy!
drive.google.com/file/d/1emF3...
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God UNBEATABLE might be the first 12/10 game I’ve ever played. Just rolled credits. This game will be with me for the rest of my life. Thank you @dcellgames.com. You all truly have made something special. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. <3
December 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
God UNBEATABLE might be the first 12/10 game I’ve ever played. Just rolled credits. This game will be with me for the rest of my life. Thank you @dcellgames.com. You all truly have made something special. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. <3
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Here are walking vs driving conditions in Minneapolis. THIS IS A CITY CHOICE. This is not snow as it fell, but how the city chose to what to plow and where to leave the ice chunks.
December 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Here are walking vs driving conditions in Minneapolis. THIS IS A CITY CHOICE. This is not snow as it fell, but how the city chose to what to plow and where to leave the ice chunks.