Yichao
@michaelyichao.com
Professional nerd making games & theater. Cofounded Jam & Tea Studios. Previously: Riot Games, Wizards of the Coast, ArenaNet, Imagineering. Most often found in Seattle. http://bio.site/michaelyichao
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Yichao
@michaelyichao.com
· Sep 24
very amused that to some folks this meme is my greatest contribution to game design
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
Applying nondeterministic tech to deterministic tasks we've *already solved* is dumb as hell, and it's baffling that massive companies are burning down trust in a desperate attempt to prove a use case for the tech 🔥
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Applying nondeterministic tech to deterministic tasks we've *already solved* is dumb as hell, and it's baffling that massive companies are burning down trust in a desperate attempt to prove a use case for the tech 🔥
People really are out here just projecting whatever brainrot is in their head onto the few keywords they recognized in a post, huh
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
People really are out here just projecting whatever brainrot is in their head onto the few keywords they recognized in a post, huh
To the people who say “well I’m just not talented”—the amazing artist you love isn’t amazing because they’re talented. They’re amazing bc they sucked at first but then they practiced and studied and stuck with it until they made the thing that made you say “well I could never bc I’m not talented.”
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
To the people who say “well I’m just not talented”—the amazing artist you love isn’t amazing because they’re talented. They’re amazing bc they sucked at first but then they practiced and studied and stuck with it until they made the thing that made you say “well I could never bc I’m not talented.”
A child said to me “I feel like I have so much I could learn from your generation” after I said “thanks it’s an old tv show” when they complimented my Wishbone t-shirt and I have not been so casually slain this hard in a long time
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A child said to me “I feel like I have so much I could learn from your generation” after I said “thanks it’s an old tv show” when they complimented my Wishbone t-shirt and I have not been so casually slain this hard in a long time
It astounds me the number of folks (predominantly men) who assume they can do something they’ve never done before as good or better than professionals who have practiced and studied for years. From sports to game design, the confidence of the armchair expert is truly unmatched.
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
It astounds me the number of folks (predominantly men) who assume they can do something they’ve never done before as good or better than professionals who have practiced and studied for years. From sports to game design, the confidence of the armchair expert is truly unmatched.
There is something soul affirming and heartwarming about hearing a 12 year old girl tell another 12 year old girl “you got this girl you’re gonna cook for real for real”
November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
There is something soul affirming and heartwarming about hearing a 12 year old girl tell another 12 year old girl “you got this girl you’re gonna cook for real for real”
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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The fuckers got away with it.
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
*US DISMISSES BOEING CRIMINAL CHARGE OVER 737 MAX JET CRASHES
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The fuckers got away with it.
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
Thank you timeline for giving us nice things on this day
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Thank you timeline for giving us nice things on this day
Dear timeline, it’s been a wild one, let’s get some nice things today, we really deserve it
The Timeline:
The Timeline:
a little girl wearing a red jacket and a white fur collar
Alt: a little girl wearing a red jacket and a white fur collar turning to the camera with an inscrutable smile
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Dear timeline, it’s been a wild one, let’s get some nice things today, we really deserve it
The Timeline:
The Timeline:
Man is already delivering on lowering rent prices and improving neighborhoods, dang
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus: poll
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus: poll
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are prepared to bolt from the Big Apple if socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins Tuesday's mayoral race — potentially setting the stage for the largest population flight in US history, a new poll warns.
nypost.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Man is already delivering on lowering rent prices and improving neighborhoods, dang
Fear not the devil, for though his confections be delightful and his indulgences be quite fun actually and his whole vibe pretty chill all things considered and what were we talking about again?
My evangelical aunt refused the candy her grandchild offered her because it was 'devil' candy from Halloween. My 4 year old niece then replied the devil has good candy 😂
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Fear not the devil, for though his confections be delightful and his indulgences be quite fun actually and his whole vibe pretty chill all things considered and what were we talking about again?
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I won't miss out this time around
November 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I won't miss out this time around
In the last hours of the final day, I have remembered to update my name for the season 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
In the last hours of the final day, I have remembered to update my name for the season 🎃
Our couples costume this year: the Blue Prince and the Blue Prince Inventory and UI 💙👑✨
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Our couples costume this year: the Blue Prince and the Blue Prince Inventory and UI 💙👑✨
It’s simple. When others need help it’s bc they’re LAZY people. When I need help it’s just bad luck and also MY tax dollars.
Every govn shutdown in my life time without exception has been because democrats want people to have access to things and republicans don’t. Thats it. Every time. Republicans would rather everyone die than get anything. I do not understand how anyone ever votes for them without being stupid/evil.
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It’s simple. When others need help it’s bc they’re LAZY people. When I need help it’s just bad luck and also MY tax dollars.
unexpected and beloved @quest64official.bsky.social and @unpackinggame.com crossover let’s goooooo
October 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
unexpected and beloved @quest64official.bsky.social and @unpackinggame.com crossover let’s goooooo
When I was in college I impressed a sitting judge when he quoted a poem in conversation and I casually said “ah, Shelley’s Ozymandias,” and, impressed, he said “there’s the English major in the group!” and I didn’t have heart to tell him I only knew it bc a webcomic I liked had referenced it
October 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
When I was in college I impressed a sitting judge when he quoted a poem in conversation and I casually said “ah, Shelley’s Ozymandias,” and, impressed, he said “there’s the English major in the group!” and I didn’t have heart to tell him I only knew it bc a webcomic I liked had referenced it
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What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
Everyone tries to tell you apathy is cool, but the sooner you learn earnestness is strength not cringe and that all your quirks are what people will fall in love with, the sooner learn how to define your own happiness and find true friends who love youf for you
you have to be sincere and you have to get weird with it
October 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Everyone tries to tell you apathy is cool, but the sooner you learn earnestness is strength not cringe and that all your quirks are what people will fall in love with, the sooner learn how to define your own happiness and find true friends who love youf for you