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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe

@modorchaidhe.bsky.social
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Game developer. Previous credits incl SSE @ Diablo 4, Destiny 2, EA Sports, Frostbite. Now micro-indie (@odorchaidhe.games) Tá mé i mo chónaí i mBéal Feirste. 🟢 Gaeilge, English, 日本語 🟡 Magyarul, Español, Français 🔴 everything else

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Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
given a quaternion rotation q, q² doubles the rotation √q halves the rotation qˣ scales the rotation by x as a rule of thumb - whatever operator you would use with vectors, like, say, addition, elevate it to the higher order operator (multiplication) to do the same thing on a quaternion
a table comparing vector operations to quaternion operations side by side, highlighting the similarities. the quaternion variants look almost identical, except they use the next higher order operator in each expression. ie: multiplication instead of addition. exponentiation instead of multiplication, etc.
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 28/09/2026
L + ratio + don’t care + didn’t ask + it shall be engraved upon your soul + divine assault + nibelung valesti
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
They really want to sell you a worse brain on subscription. I have nothing but contempt for these people.
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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 08/08/2025
part of my resentment towards LLMs is to do with them crowding out anything else we could be talking about. there are so many things I could be reading to get better at my craft but I'm presented with "you should actually get worse at it on purpose because nothing matters any more"
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The UK does this to non-British spouses of British citizens as well, and Mahmood is trying her best to make it worse.
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I have this but with younger queer folks... who are often completely unaware that I couldn't safely hold a girl's hand in public as a teenager... (I'm about to be 32).
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Will Cooling @willcooling.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
An absolute disgrace. Fire Mahmood now.
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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Here is the section where UNHCR refers to a risk of wrong decisions being made, and you’ll note immediately that it expresses concern at a “risk” that *both refusals and grants* of asylum may be of insufficient quality.
Enhancing quality assurance in the immediate term will help maintain high standards in decision-making while systemic improvements to interview procedures are being implemented.
This research indicates that there is a real risk that applicants are being refused despite being in need of international protection; and that applicants are being granted asylum even though they are not entitled to it. This report contains multiple recommendations to address the quality of decision-making, focused on enhancing existing training, improving support tools and further developing the skills of Decision-Makers. This work will take time and it is essential that in the interim, quality assurance mechanisms are enhanced to ensure that decisions are properly reviewed before being served.
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Hard to describe how happy this made me to watch. Actual craftsmanship and care, just for the sake of it, is probably my favourite thing about humans.
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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I've seen everyone sharing that US Dialect Quiz so I decided to make my own, much crappier, CANADIAN DIALECT QUIZ to guess where in Canada you're from
A flow chart I have created with multiple questions and the answers determine where you're from.

Question 1 is do you call it a hydro bill (which then branches down to ON, QC, BC, MB) or an electric bill (which then branches down to SK, AB, NS, NB, PEI, NL)

Question 2 is do you call it a cabin (BC, MB, AB, SK) cottage (ON and atlantic) camp (northern Ontario) chalet (QC) or bungalow (Cape Breton)

To delineate BC from MB: do you call it dinner or supper

To delineate southern Ontario rural or big city: have you heard of a stag & doe

To delineate SK from AB: do you call a hoodie a bunnyhug

And finally to delineate NL from the other atlantic provinces: whaddayat? (Correct answer: dis is it b'y)
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wish they included other countries in this, but this is interesting I suppose?
A heatmap of dialect similarity in the US, reading "Your dialect map. Redder areas talk more like you; bluer areas least. You talk most like someone from New York - about 42% of your answers match a typical resident". The entire south east of the US is completely blue other than a small part of southern Florida which is a neutral yellow, the north east starting with New York is Red, some small parts of the west coast are orange.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 04/09/2026
BTW this was something I wrote to a press outlet in April during the Mythos hype. I'm realizing more & more the trap of constantly having to spend the time debunking this stuff. We spend time on that instead of implementing our visions, while they implement their dystopian tech futures.🧵
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
not out of the woods yet, but biscuit is breathing much better than yesterday, and the cardiologist says her condition should be treatable. I am BEYOND relieved now the bad news: this has been hellaciously expensive. if you can help in any way, it'd be massively appreciated
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Donate to Help Biscuit recover from heart failure and keep being alive, organized by Nathan Grayson
Hi, I'm Nathan Grayson. At least some of you probably know me… Nathan Grayson needs your support for Help Biscuit recover from heart failure and keep being alive
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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 03/09/2026
finally, I have completed this tooling project and now I can use the tool to build a video game [thinks about the video game's design for ten seconds] unfortunately the spec for the tool has just grown another feature
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title. Two friends have a tech startup in a garage, and manage to get their experimental prototype working.
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Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
this wave of AI has legitimately killed a huge part of what I loved about seeing stuff online, what I loved about being an educator, and what I loved about sharing my own work I just don't feel like doing it anymore
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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 27/08/2026
To honor Tim Curry's memory, we are making Brütal Legend FREE on Itch.io, for 666 minutes: itch.io/s/199277/the...
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Brütal Legend | The Tainted Coil shall rule forever! by Double Fine Productions
A sale by Double Fine Productions, 100% off Brütal Legend
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
One of the downsides of having a clever toddler is that they regularly do things that are cheeky but so impressive that you don't really want to discourage it.
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Just confirming that this goes for code too, as I’ve seen some discourse. Any bugs are entirely my fault, and I like it that way.
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Not going to touch the Spider Man concept art discourse other than questioning why we needed concept art of standard issue sanitised & hollywood-friendly Midtown Manhattan Are we really pretending that there's a filmmaker alive in 2026 who cannot picture Hollywood Manhattan unaided?
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I'm not sure reminding people you made Captain America: Brave New World is an effective way to convince them to buy tickets to your new project.
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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It has been very hard leaving corporate games for so long, and I do miss it, but the best part has been being able to decide what I do with my free time and being able to post on social media, give advice to people, help people with their projects, etc.
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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I suspect anyone who's worked at a major studio in a full-time capacity has encountered these clauses, which seem oddly self-defeating in how they prevent employees from bettering themselves outside the confines of the workplace—and subsequently sharing that knowledge with their peers.
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Tales from the Mabinogion @mabinogiongame.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
#PitchYaGame Before Games of Thrones, before Lord of the Rings, before even Geoffrey of Monmouth compiled the legends of King Arthur - before all of these came the Mabinogion. Discover the magical stories of this ancient book in Tales from the Mabinogion.
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Will 🌱 @willmesilane.com · 24/07/2026
In October last year I was fired by Rockstar Games in what we believe was a union busting move. We lost our home. We lost 2 jobs with my partner being forced to resign. We lost a community. Most importantly however we had to leave our two dogs behind, one of which will never return.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 21/07/2026
It is a country that has done its best to heal despite the efforts of those in power to keep old wounds festering. The story of the people of Northern Ireland is one of fighting and scraping to make this place better for everybody while repeatedly being kicked in the head and ignored.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 21/07/2026
The Sex Matters event has been dropped by Féile an Phobail www.facebook.com/story.php?st...
Statement from Féile an Phobail

An event application was submitted to this years Féile programme by a group called the Women’s Rights Network.

Féile an Phobail was unaware from the initial submission that this event would promote campaigns against rights for the Transgender community.

Féile an Phobail takes pride in standing up for those who are marginalised and attacked.

Féile was formed in 1988 at a time when the community of West Belfast was being attacked and demonised, and as a positive response to that demonisation.

In recent years Féile has organised discussion events with the Transgender community, providing a platform to raise issues of pressing concern, and we fully support the right of the Transgender community to be treated with equality and respect.

On that basis, Féile an Phobail has informed the organiser of this event that we are withdrawing their event.

This event is no longer part of the Féile programme.
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Proud to announce the next game Vampirium: 1997 Dracula is king of the United British Empire. Kill his enemies and find your own path through a minimalist immersive sim sandbox. Wishlists and retweets massively appreciated (and, you know, massively helpful) store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...
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Vampirium: 1997 on Steam
1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Getting a lot of eyeballs at the moment, so, if you’ve also announced an indie game recently, reply here and show off your wares with a trailer. If you’re reading this later, go checkout these games and get them wishlisted (you know, just like you’ve already wishlisted Vampirium: 1997)
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
A dark day for the games industry today, after a very long string of dark days. There has to be a better way than this.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Congratulations on ordering football. It will be delivered to: home. The fulfilment company is: Evri.
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Ending under a safety car is such a kick in the teeth. Ugh.
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Considering how much worse life has gotten for SO many since 2024, this makes me so angry I'm a bit nauseous from it. How dare you co-opt this language, Keir Starmer. You have made nearly every choice possible to drive us away from these ideals.
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Cabo Verde is the best team of this tournament and nobody can change my mind
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 03/07/2026
🚨 WE NEED YOU 🚨 As a new Prime Minister comes into power, we want to show that an overwhelming number of people support trans people, and want the government to take serious action to protect their rights. Will you say you stand with trans people? And share with everyone you know?
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I stand with trans people | Good Law Project
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Mx. Moz @mleelunsford.com · 04/08/2025
My Cousin Vinny: Ace Attorney Had to finally release this from my head
Vinny from "My Cousin Vinny" in Ace Attorney style. Dialog reads "Everything that guy said is bullshit"The Judge from "My Cousin Vinny" in Ace Attorney style. Dialog reads: "Are you on drugs?" Mr. Tipton from "My Cousin Vinny" in Ace Attorney style. Dialog reads: "I don't know, I'm a fast cook, I guess."Mona Lisa  from "My Cousin Vinny" in Ace Attorney style. Dialog reads: "A little? You've been thrown in jail twice!"
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Alien Bob but also @jeremyoduber.com · 02/07/2026
you wouldn't be having any of these problems if you used linux you'd have different problems entirely
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
It's never a good sign when prod & non-Christian friends are texting me questions about Catholicism
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I (and my spouse + toddler, at times) will be at Develop Brighton this year, by the way. Hoping to make some new game dev friends and see some old ones :)
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Do the Right Thing
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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 30/06/2026
Something different this week—a column about coping with the unending tide of bad news in the game industry (and beyond). It's difficult to express, but I'm not a pessimist about all this. There is a way through—but we don't know what it looks like, and in the meantime, boy does everything hurt.
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joannes @playthroughline.com · 30/06/2026
A vicious cycle of four steps surrounding a black cat with a thousand-yard stare and a dapper little tie. The four endlessly cycling steps read:

-going forward we're gonna need more of your data to make sure it's you

-ahaha youre not gonna believe this but we had a bit of a data breach

-your data is probably for sale online now

-that means someone could easily impersonate you
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Synahel @synahel.eurosky.social · 30/06/2026
Happy birthday, Usagi Tsukino
Screenshots from Sailor Moon with Usagi showing today's date, June 30th, with stars in her eyes, saying: "Today, June 30th... ...is my birthday!"
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This quiz sucks but happy to be @edzitron.com
A politics quiz result page from https://britmonkey.com/2020s-political-compass/

Your Results:
72% Woke 28% Chud
27% Techbro 73% Neo-Luddite
47% Hopepilled 53% Doomer
77% Davos 23% Dubai

Your closest match: Ed Zitron - Podcaster and Pundit
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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Wonderful underrated movie
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Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Starmer has the opportunity to do the funniest thing
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 24/06/2026
Folks, there's a fundraiser for the families of the trans kids who were with WellBN but are being stripped of their healthcare and it urgently needs eyes and wallets on it. Full details on the fundraiser page. Please share. www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...
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Donate to Emergency Support for WellBN Families, organized by Wellbn Families Fund
Families of trans children urgently need help before a 31 July 2026 NHS med… Wellbn Families Fund needs your support for Emergency Support for WellBN Families
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/06/2026
Look at Keir Starmer’s tenure as prime minister. This is no ‘decent man’ who got unlucky | Owen Jones
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Look at Keir Starmer’s tenure as prime minister. This is no ‘decent man’ who got unlucky | Owen Jones
From Gaza to the Peter Mandelson row, his abandoned pledges to the ‘island of strangers’ claim, Starmer’s time at No 10 was truly dismal, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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Vivaldi Browser @vivaldi.com · 23/06/2026
The free and open web still exists, but it's buried under something ugly. And it should've never been this way. Let's join forces. Bring your friends and colleagues over. Together, we can whack some digital weeds together. It’s time to reclaim what’s ours: vivaldi.com/blog/how-can...
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