Andrew Willmott
@andrewwillmott.bsky.social
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
Graphics / VFX / Sims / SimCity / Spore / Football Manager / Wayve / Odyssey / Helioflow
https://github.com/andrewwillmott
https://www.andrewwillmott.com
https://soundcloud.com/radiator-8/albums
It's the most won-der-ful time of the year
November 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It's the most won-der-ful time of the year
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So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
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Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of extensive layoffs: www.gamesindustry.biz/splash-damag...
Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of redundancies
Splash Damage has announced a consultation process affecting all staff at the Bromley-based studio, which will conclude…
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of extensive layoffs: www.gamesindustry.biz/splash-damag...
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Jakarta is now the world’s most populous city with 42 million, according to a new UN report. Dhaka is second with 37 million and Tokyo has slipped to third with 33 million.
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Jakarta is now the world’s most populous city with 42 million, according to a new UN report. Dhaka is second with 37 million and Tokyo has slipped to third with 33 million.
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The hidden chemical attack that forced the Northern line’s extraordinary repair
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
The hidden chemical attack that forced the Northern line’s extraordinary repair
Thirty years ago, an entire section of the Northern line had to be replaced because it was under attack from acid, and hardly anyone noticed that it was happening.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The hidden chemical attack that forced the Northern line’s extraordinary repair
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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London is becoming a cycling city.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
London is becoming a cycling city.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
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the European ICE (petrol + diesel) auto market is in a death spiral while EV sales boom...except TSLA. September saw some quarter-end window dressing but October was a return to the regularly scheduled declines of more than 40% YoY. Elon + diesel are dead letters in the EU auto market at this point.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Depressing. I have ten (10) different versions of the Electron shared library in my applications folder, ranging from 67 MB to 344 MB*.
The largest one belongs to UA Connect, 99% of which is a background licensing client.
The largest one belongs to UA Connect, 99% of which is a background licensing client.
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Depressing. I have ten (10) different versions of the Electron shared library in my applications folder, ranging from 67 MB to 344 MB*.
The largest one belongs to UA Connect, 99% of which is a background licensing client.
The largest one belongs to UA Connect, 99% of which is a background licensing client.
And... two of them are kangaroos?!
Wild mammals once dominated the mammal kingdom. Not anymore. Today, humans and our livestock account for 98% of the world’s land mammals by weight, while wild land mammals are just 2%.
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
And... two of them are kangaroos?!
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The 2013 Mac Pro is actually a really fun/neat machine to disassemble and reassemble. I don’t know that I would call it Apple’s best hardware design, but certainly a lot of points earned for making something really weird and different!
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The 2013 Mac Pro is actually a really fun/neat machine to disassemble and reassemble. I don’t know that I would call it Apple’s best hardware design, but certainly a lot of points earned for making something really weird and different!
I wuv lldb. Every damned time.
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I wuv lldb. Every damned time.
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
Great news. I was expecting 2026 to be the year my London/Mach rail fare broke £100 😛. (5/3 x the cost of petrol to drive.)
A decade ago it was in the £50s. It's one of my single biggest expenses 🫤.
A decade ago it was in the £50s. It's one of my single biggest expenses 🫤.
The Chancellor has announced that regulated rail fares will be frozen next year. A huge win for passengers and the economy, and one of our Budget asks!
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Great news. I was expecting 2026 to be the year my London/Mach rail fare broke £100 😛. (5/3 x the cost of petrol to drive.)
A decade ago it was in the £50s. It's one of my single biggest expenses 🫤.
A decade ago it was in the £50s. It's one of my single biggest expenses 🫤.
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It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
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"Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10 per cent of its overall annual revenue — or $16bn — from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show" - Reuters www.ft.com/content/4560...
We have to be able to hold tech platforms accountable for fraud
Algorithms ensure that people who click on scams are likely to see more of them
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10 per cent of its overall annual revenue — or $16bn — from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show" - Reuters www.ft.com/content/4560...
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I present to you, one of the best-to-describe photos I have ever taken. It's a:
unicorn
wearing a dress
riding a shark
sledding down a volcano
unicorn
wearing a dress
riding a shark
sledding down a volcano
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I present to you, one of the best-to-describe photos I have ever taken. It's a:
unicorn
wearing a dress
riding a shark
sledding down a volcano
unicorn
wearing a dress
riding a shark
sledding down a volcano
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Here's a great video explaining/showing why the common CG practice of plugging smudge/fingerprints/dirt/whatever maps into roughness is wrong and why it should be done using material layering instead. This video is really well-made!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW4L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW4L...
Doing Surface Imperfections Right | Vray, Cycles, Arnold..
YouTube video by Lucas
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Here's a great video explaining/showing why the common CG practice of plugging smudge/fingerprints/dirt/whatever maps into roughness is wrong and why it should be done using material layering instead. This video is really well-made!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW4L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW4L...
Supposedly UK and European accounts are excluded from this by law, but I did not find that to be the case 😛, so worth checking regardless.
IMPORTANT message for everyone using Gmail. You have been automatically OPTED IN to allow Gmail to access all your private messages & attachments to train AI models, You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations
Gmail Users Were Automatically Opted In to This Controversial Setting. Here's How To Turn It Off. — HuffPost
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
apple.news
November 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Supposedly UK and European accounts are excluded from this by law, but I did not find that to be the case 😛, so worth checking regardless.
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It’s the exclusive everyone wanted, the story that will win next year’s Pulitzer…
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
London's giant AI artwork to be torn down
The bizarre story of why a much-talked-about creation is being torn down. Plus: Docklands Light Railway extension, giant laser stalks the night sky, and more tales of Android phone theft rejection.
www.londoncentric.media
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
It’s the exclusive everyone wanted, the story that will win next year’s Pulitzer…
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
Sigh, just missed the setting sun on Snowdonia when grabbing some photos at a pass north of here. Shouldn't have stopped for coffee 😄
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Sigh, just missed the setting sun on Snowdonia when grabbing some photos at a pass north of here. Shouldn't have stopped for coffee 😄
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I am moving to Dubai because England is so dangerous. www.ft.com/content/9bf6...
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I am moving to Dubai because England is so dangerous. www.ft.com/content/9bf6...
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford