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
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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Geogram 1.9.8 is out !
github.com/BrunoLevy/ge...
Geogram is a programming library with geometric algorithm.
it has mesh repair, mesh simplification, mesh intersection, Delaunay triangulation, exact predicates and much more !
github.com/BrunoLevy/ge...
Geogram is a programming library with geometric algorithm.
it has mesh repair, mesh simplification, mesh intersection, Delaunay triangulation, exact predicates and much more !
December 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Geogram 1.9.8 is out !
github.com/BrunoLevy/ge...
Geogram is a programming library with geometric algorithm.
it has mesh repair, mesh simplification, mesh intersection, Delaunay triangulation, exact predicates and much more !
github.com/BrunoLevy/ge...
Geogram is a programming library with geometric algorithm.
it has mesh repair, mesh simplification, mesh intersection, Delaunay triangulation, exact predicates and much more !
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Got this fantastically clever Christmas gift. It's a dedicated algorithm free music player that you can carry around without the distractions of your phone, and it can hold thousands of songs without needing an internet connection. The UI is so simple anyone can manage it. Fantastic
December 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Got this fantastically clever Christmas gift. It's a dedicated algorithm free music player that you can carry around without the distractions of your phone, and it can hold thousands of songs without needing an internet connection. The UI is so simple anyone can manage it. Fantastic
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Just donated. Every day Russia is firing missiles and drone bombs to destroy power plants and substations, trying to freeze Ukraine into submission. Every day Ukrainian soldiers and engineers are out in the cold replacing them. Send them the equipment they need.
Heeft u het ook zo lekker warm? In Ukraine niet! Zelfs de ziekenhuizen en militaire veldhospitalen zitten nu soms zonder stroom. Doneer hier en Vrienden van Ukraine rijden er generatoren naar toe. Juist nu, belastingaftrekbaar nog ook (ANBI). vvodiel.nl/winteractie-...
December 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Just donated. Every day Russia is firing missiles and drone bombs to destroy power plants and substations, trying to freeze Ukraine into submission. Every day Ukrainian soldiers and engineers are out in the cold replacing them. Send them the equipment they need.
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This photosynthetic magic trick allows for the big finale: some sacoglossan sea slugs can detach their own heads from their body (which contains the gut!) & live on photosynthesis for a few weeks while the body regrows from the head!
The body, unfortunately, cannot grow a new head.
The body, unfortunately, cannot grow a new head.
This Sea Slug Can Chop Off Its Head and Grow an Entire New Body--Twice
It is one of the “most extreme” examples of regeneration ever seen
www.scientificamerican.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This photosynthetic magic trick allows for the big finale: some sacoglossan sea slugs can detach their own heads from their body (which contains the gut!) & live on photosynthesis for a few weeks while the body regrows from the head!
The body, unfortunately, cannot grow a new head.
The body, unfortunately, cannot grow a new head.
A kitty and his tree
December 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A kitty and his tree
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Now the winner ot the FIFA peace prize has launched missiles at two more countries I'm sure they'll reconsider the decision. Seems almost corrupt in retrospect.
December 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Now the winner ot the FIFA peace prize has launched missiles at two more countries I'm sure they'll reconsider the decision. Seems almost corrupt in retrospect.
Reader, it did not.
I hope Big Fat Quiz of the Year has a question about the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
December 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Reader, it did not.
It's an overhead view.
December 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It's an overhead view.
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Ten health breakthroughs in 2025.
10 breakthroughs in medicine in 2025
It’s been an incredible year: the first patient-specific medicine, new antibiotics, transplant breakthroughs — and maybe the first treatment for Huntington’s.
breakingground.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Ten health breakthroughs in 2025.
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The e-scooter isn’t new – London was zooming around on Autopeds a century ago
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
The e-scooter isn’t new – London was zooming around on Autopeds a century ago
The e-scooters that clutter up pavements may seem like a new thing, but a hundred years ago, there were already people zooming around London on powered scooters.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The e-scooter isn’t new – London was zooming around on Autopeds a century ago
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
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My wife's watching some programme about chefs getting Michelin stars and I wasn't very interested until it turned out when you get awarded one the actual Michelin man turns up
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My wife's watching some programme about chefs getting Michelin stars and I wasn't very interested until it turned out when you get awarded one the actual Michelin man turns up
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www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...
I remeber getting a call at CAA, from a very upset Vince and Jason. “Bobby is trying to take away the team’s royalty. Can you help?” It was such a hard time, and they were so strong for their team. He deserves better than this. It’s so sad.
I remeber getting a call at CAA, from a very upset Vince and Jason. “Bobby is trying to take away the team’s royalty. Can you help?” It was such a hard time, and they were so strong for their team. He deserves better than this. It’s so sad.
Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in mountain road crash
Vince Zampella is the former CEO of video game developers Infinity Ward, the studio behind the wildly successful "Call of Duty" franchise.
www.nbclosangeles.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...
I remeber getting a call at CAA, from a very upset Vince and Jason. “Bobby is trying to take away the team’s royalty. Can you help?” It was such a hard time, and they were so strong for their team. He deserves better than this. It’s so sad.
I remeber getting a call at CAA, from a very upset Vince and Jason. “Bobby is trying to take away the team’s royalty. Can you help?” It was such a hard time, and they were so strong for their team. He deserves better than this. It’s so sad.
To think that this was only the second-most mental play in the game. (It _was_ a TD.)
A crazy touchdown sequence to end the half for the Steelers and Kenneth Gainwell.
December 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
To think that this was only the second-most mental play in the game. (It _was_ a TD.)
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
Black Grape @ The Electric Brixton. (Sean Ryder herded by Kermit...)
December 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Black Grape @ The Electric Brixton. (Sean Ryder herded by Kermit...)
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Many forces affect productivity, but one stands out in Korea’s case: its commitment to innovation. The country spends nearly 5% of GDP on research and development, among the highest shares in the world, and it files far more patents per million people than any other nation.
December 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Many forces affect productivity, but one stands out in Korea’s case: its commitment to innovation. The country spends nearly 5% of GDP on research and development, among the highest shares in the world, and it files far more patents per million people than any other nation.
I'm sorry, but why does seemingly every Cloudflare-enabled website want to spend two seconds "verifying you are human"? Particularly when I'm on bog-standard OpenReach fibre in the UK.
December 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I'm sorry, but why does seemingly every Cloudflare-enabled website want to spend two seconds "verifying you are human"? Particularly when I'm on bog-standard OpenReach fibre in the UK.
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Remains absolutely wild to me we have a functional cure for HIV/AIDS.
Over 91% of Clients in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Reach Undetectable Status www.poz.com/article/91-c...
Over 91% of Clients in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Reach Undetectable Status
New data confirm Ryan White’s success—undetectable equals untransmittable (and healthier)—but GOP leaders want to slash these HIV funds.
www.poz.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Remains absolutely wild to me we have a functional cure for HIV/AIDS.
Jack Leach: 52 wickets at 22.79 in County Cricket Division One this year.
I wish TMS would stop asking, "why don't we have any spinners?" The question is why England (& Wales!) don't have any selectors with half a brain cell.
I wish TMS would stop asking, "why don't we have any spinners?" The question is why England (& Wales!) don't have any selectors with half a brain cell.
December 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Jack Leach: 52 wickets at 22.79 in County Cricket Division One this year.
I wish TMS would stop asking, "why don't we have any spinners?" The question is why England (& Wales!) don't have any selectors with half a brain cell.
I wish TMS would stop asking, "why don't we have any spinners?" The question is why England (& Wales!) don't have any selectors with half a brain cell.
"morale soared" maybe the AI knew what it was doing 🤔
"Within days, Claudius had given away nearly all its inventory for free—including a PlayStation 5 it had been talked into buying for “marketing purposes.” It ordered a live fish. It offered to buy stun guns, pepper spray, cigarettes and underwear.
Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared."
Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared."
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"morale soared" maybe the AI knew what it was doing 🤔
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Excitingly (for me), Everything Must Go is on the New Yorker's list of the best books of 2025
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
December 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Excitingly (for me), Everything Must Go is on the New Yorker's list of the best books of 2025
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
Pffft. The reality is that Stokes, Root and Archer are the only test quality players in this team. The experiment of ignoring county cricket in favour of hunches who've barely played long-form cricket has failed utterly against a team of experienced pros.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
The Ashes: England should resist wholesale changes - Michael Vaughan
England should not make wholesale changes to their playing group even if their expected Ashes defeat is confirmed, says former captain Michael Vaughan.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Pffft. The reality is that Stokes, Root and Archer are the only test quality players in this team. The experiment of ignoring county cricket in favour of hunches who've barely played long-form cricket has failed utterly against a team of experienced pros.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...