Kieran Nee
@kierannee.bsky.social
A Technical Director at Epic Games making fun stuff in UEFN.
Proud dad, crap runner.
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Proud dad, crap runner.
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Kieran Nee
@kierannee.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Hi! I'm Kieran, a coder who's been making games with amazing people for ~20 years.
- Started in AAA at Lionhead
- Co-founded @BitByBitGames with @thebag1981 in 2011
- Joined @Mediatonic in 2016
- Now at @EpicGames making things with UEFN
#MeetTheDev #PINNED
- Started in AAA at Lionhead
- Co-founded @BitByBitGames with @thebag1981 in 2011
- Joined @Mediatonic in 2016
- Now at @EpicGames making things with UEFN
#MeetTheDev #PINNED
Simultaneously addicted to "AI" Soul covers of songs from other genres and terrified for the future of music being highly personalised, stale retreads based purely on what's come before, without any creative spark.
October 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Simultaneously addicted to "AI" Soul covers of songs from other genres and terrified for the future of music being highly personalised, stale retreads based purely on what's come before, without any creative spark.
This. Why on earth would you willingly expose all your online usage to a company that within the last six months has made chats users thought were private publicly searchable never mind the PI risks?
The #1 criteria for my browser is that I trust it, and it’s secure. It’s logged into my email, Stripe account, stores my passwords and credit cards.
A browser is useful if it does all these.
These AI browsers are interesting but… with prompt injections, no way I trust them…
A browser is useful if it does all these.
These AI browsers are interesting but… with prompt injections, no way I trust them…
October 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This. Why on earth would you willingly expose all your online usage to a company that within the last six months has made chats users thought were private publicly searchable never mind the PI risks?
Modern nurseries keeping you updated with your child's day via app updates is mostly awesome, but damn do I get jealous of my son literally every day when I see the message "<name> had a nap of 2 hrs 43 minutes".
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Modern nurseries keeping you updated with your child's day via app updates is mostly awesome, but damn do I get jealous of my son literally every day when I see the message "<name> had a nap of 2 hrs 43 minutes".
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Mediatonic founder launches new group of studios under the banner Skeleton Crew
Mediatonic founder launches new group of studios under the banner Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew will consist of a slate of new companies, plus the existing teams at Payload, Brightrock and Mythwright.
www.gamedeveloper.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Mediatonic founder launches new group of studios under the banner Skeleton Crew
Using Swarm for code reviews more than I have in ages and returning to my overriding thought about it that it's my least favourite code review tool.. Not even the best code review tool I recall using for Perforce and the other one was over 15 years ago.
October 21, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Using Swarm for code reviews more than I have in ages and returning to my overriding thought about it that it's my least favourite code review tool.. Not even the best code review tool I recall using for Perforce and the other one was over 15 years ago.
This genuinely might be my favorite NIN album and as someone that's been a fan for most of my adult life that's saying something.
New hill to die on:
- We need a Tron film every 15 years or so to deliver an absolute banger of a soundtrack
Less fussed about actually watching the film this time, (Jared Leto? Really?). But damn am I enjoying the soundtrack.
- We need a Tron film every 15 years or so to deliver an absolute banger of a soundtrack
Less fussed about actually watching the film this time, (Jared Leto? Really?). But damn am I enjoying the soundtrack.
October 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This genuinely might be my favorite NIN album and as someone that's been a fan for most of my adult life that's saying something.
Does anyone else love their kid's nursery but have a fundamental mistrust of literally anything they say, purely because of the food they claim your child eats lots of that they won't touch a morsel of ANYWHERE ELSE?
Liars! Lovely, lovely liars!
Liars! Lovely, lovely liars!
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Does anyone else love their kid's nursery but have a fundamental mistrust of literally anything they say, purely because of the food they claim your child eats lots of that they won't touch a morsel of ANYWHERE ELSE?
Liars! Lovely, lovely liars!
Liars! Lovely, lovely liars!
Such a mild example of "Adult money", but incredibly excited at having just ordered the first 21 of the Discworld series from World of Books for only around £75 (pre-loved books ftw!).
I gave most of my books to charity when I moved to London about 8 years ago, and finally have the space 🎉.
I gave most of my books to charity when I moved to London about 8 years ago, and finally have the space 🎉.
October 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Such a mild example of "Adult money", but incredibly excited at having just ordered the first 21 of the Discworld series from World of Books for only around £75 (pre-loved books ftw!).
I gave most of my books to charity when I moved to London about 8 years ago, and finally have the space 🎉.
I gave most of my books to charity when I moved to London about 8 years ago, and finally have the space 🎉.
New hill to die on:
- We need a Tron film every 15 years or so to deliver an absolute banger of a soundtrack
Less fussed about actually watching the film this time, (Jared Leto? Really?). But damn am I enjoying the soundtrack.
- We need a Tron film every 15 years or so to deliver an absolute banger of a soundtrack
Less fussed about actually watching the film this time, (Jared Leto? Really?). But damn am I enjoying the soundtrack.
October 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
New hill to die on:
- We need a Tron film every 15 years or so to deliver an absolute banger of a soundtrack
Less fussed about actually watching the film this time, (Jared Leto? Really?). But damn am I enjoying the soundtrack.
- We need a Tron film every 15 years or so to deliver an absolute banger of a soundtrack
Less fussed about actually watching the film this time, (Jared Leto? Really?). But damn am I enjoying the soundtrack.
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Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company, PPE Medpro, has just been ordered to refund the Government £122m from a PPE contract.
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
Thread:
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
Thread:
October 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company, PPE Medpro, has just been ordered to refund the Government £122m from a PPE contract.
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
Thread:
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
Thread:
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This is why everything sucks. It's not trans people. It's not immigrants. You are being robbed blind before your eyes and those same people also own all the tech and media networks to tell you that the cause is not them
September 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is why everything sucks. It's not trans people. It's not immigrants. You are being robbed blind before your eyes and those same people also own all the tech and media networks to tell you that the cause is not them
Amazing how happy I am doing literally anything with code as long as I have a reliable form of source control.
Realised yesterday that not having it gives me low-grade anxiety that I usually don't notice is because of not having backups.
Realised yesterday that not having it gives me low-grade anxiety that I usually don't notice is because of not having backups.
September 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Amazing how happy I am doing literally anything with code as long as I have a reliable form of source control.
Realised yesterday that not having it gives me low-grade anxiety that I usually don't notice is because of not having backups.
Realised yesterday that not having it gives me low-grade anxiety that I usually don't notice is because of not having backups.
If you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky
September 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
If you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky
Pet hate:
- Retail websites who's filters don't actually work
Genuinely one of the many things that have gotten worse on the internet over time and that LLMs are really good at replacing 🤦♂️
- Retail websites who's filters don't actually work
Genuinely one of the many things that have gotten worse on the internet over time and that LLMs are really good at replacing 🤦♂️
August 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Pet hate:
- Retail websites who's filters don't actually work
Genuinely one of the many things that have gotten worse on the internet over time and that LLMs are really good at replacing 🤦♂️
- Retail websites who's filters don't actually work
Genuinely one of the many things that have gotten worse on the internet over time and that LLMs are really good at replacing 🤦♂️
Dreading the impact of the UK's online safety act and how likely it is to enable:
- Long-term censorship,
- Detailed tracking of what people have viewed,
- A raft of identity scams caused by inadequate data protection or legit appearing ID requests
All in all, fuck the UK MPs that voted for it
- Long-term censorship,
- Detailed tracking of what people have viewed,
- A raft of identity scams caused by inadequate data protection or legit appearing ID requests
All in all, fuck the UK MPs that voted for it
July 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Dreading the impact of the UK's online safety act and how likely it is to enable:
- Long-term censorship,
- Detailed tracking of what people have viewed,
- A raft of identity scams caused by inadequate data protection or legit appearing ID requests
All in all, fuck the UK MPs that voted for it
- Long-term censorship,
- Detailed tracking of what people have viewed,
- A raft of identity scams caused by inadequate data protection or legit appearing ID requests
All in all, fuck the UK MPs that voted for it
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Looting at Thames Water
Net assets in 1990, £1,329m;
2024, £1,301m;
2025, £359m negative - liabilities exceed assets
NO shareholder investment since privatisation?
Dividends £10.4bn.
Can't rebuild water services without ending privatisation.
Water Commission didn't spot looting,
Net assets in 1990, £1,329m;
2024, £1,301m;
2025, £359m negative - liabilities exceed assets
NO shareholder investment since privatisation?
Dividends £10.4bn.
Can't rebuild water services without ending privatisation.
Water Commission didn't spot looting,
July 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Looting at Thames Water
Net assets in 1990, £1,329m;
2024, £1,301m;
2025, £359m negative - liabilities exceed assets
NO shareholder investment since privatisation?
Dividends £10.4bn.
Can't rebuild water services without ending privatisation.
Water Commission didn't spot looting,
Net assets in 1990, £1,329m;
2024, £1,301m;
2025, £359m negative - liabilities exceed assets
NO shareholder investment since privatisation?
Dividends £10.4bn.
Can't rebuild water services without ending privatisation.
Water Commission didn't spot looting,
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I suspect that fact that the vast majority of LLM users don’t seem to have received this (really very simple!) message is because the AI companies have a vested interest in us not understanding it. “ChatGPT is smart, it just makes mistakes sometimes” is much more marketable than the truth.
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I suspect that fact that the vast majority of LLM users don’t seem to have received this (really very simple!) message is because the AI companies have a vested interest in us not understanding it. “ChatGPT is smart, it just makes mistakes sometimes” is much more marketable than the truth.
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The ‘Millionaire Exodus’ the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened
The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/t...
The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/t...
The 'Millionaire Exodus' the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened
The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"
bylinetimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The ‘Millionaire Exodus’ the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened
The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/t...
The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/t...
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Epic confirms the upgrades coming to Fortnite on Switch 2, including 60fps performance, support for GameChat, and mouse controls (!)
Plus, you get a free emote for logging in before March 31st next year: www.fortnite.com/news/fortnit...
Plus, you get a free emote for logging in before March 31st next year: www.fortnite.com/news/fortnit...
June 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Epic confirms the upgrades coming to Fortnite on Switch 2, including 60fps performance, support for GameChat, and mouse controls (!)
Plus, you get a free emote for logging in before March 31st next year: www.fortnite.com/news/fortnit...
Plus, you get a free emote for logging in before March 31st next year: www.fortnite.com/news/fortnit...
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Someone else said something very similar to this the other day, but.
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
May 31, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Someone else said something very similar to this the other day, but.
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
The new General Physics systems are well worth a look, they really bring a whole new way for players to interact with UEFN games.
May 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The new General Physics systems are well worth a look, they really bring a whole new way for players to interact with UEFN games.
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Tl;dr: Labour are unpopular with the people who might vote for them, and have failed to attract any of the people who would never vote for them. Not so very complex really.
A complex switch of votes in various direction.
Aggregate numbers suggest a limited number of direct Labour/Reform switchers
In this contest, Reform consolidated the right-of-centre anti-Labour vote, while Labour lost voters to non-voting, and could not squeeze Greens as Reform did Tories
Aggregate numbers suggest a limited number of direct Labour/Reform switchers
In this contest, Reform consolidated the right-of-centre anti-Labour vote, while Labour lost voters to non-voting, and could not squeeze Greens as Reform did Tories
May 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Tl;dr: Labour are unpopular with the people who might vote for them, and have failed to attract any of the people who would never vote for them. Not so very complex really.
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I once again find myself wondering what this country would look like today if the Green Party had been given even half the media attention that Farage’s various vanity projects got over the last ten years.
May 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I once again find myself wondering what this country would look like today if the Green Party had been given even half the media attention that Farage’s various vanity projects got over the last ten years.
Just wrote a small essay of recommendations and tips for my team that are visiting London next week. Nice reminder for me that after 7ish years and living in multiple areas I do really love London and know it reasonably well.
May 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Just wrote a small essay of recommendations and tips for my team that are visiting London next week. Nice reminder for me that after 7ish years and living in multiple areas I do really love London and know it reasonably well.
Says so much about the usefulness of the feature that after 6 months of having this laptop I've only just found out it's a touchscreen. Still can't think of a genuine use for that, it's a standard form factor not a fancy bendy one that can double as a tablet.
May 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Says so much about the usefulness of the feature that after 6 months of having this laptop I've only just found out it's a touchscreen. Still can't think of a genuine use for that, it's a standard form factor not a fancy bendy one that can double as a tablet.