Kevin Yap

@iKevinY
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Software engineer at Relay.app. Previously: Freshline, Google, Riot Games, and MLSE Digital Labs. I'm posting over on Bluesky now! https://bsky.app/profile/kevinyap.ca
Websitehttps://kevinyap.ca
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/iKevinY
GitHubhttps://github.com/iKevinY
Blueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinyap.ca
Show threadKevin YapNov 18, 2024
It would probably help if I actually linked to the correct profile... (updated now 🤦‍♂️)
Kevin YapNov 18, 2024

As much as I would've liked Mastodon to be Twitter's accepted successor, it seems like the public is choosing Bluesky instead.

Gonna be posting more over there for the foreseeable future, whilst praying for a @tapbots client to come soon!

https://bsky.app/profile/ikeviny.bsky.social

Kevin Yap (@ikeviny.bsky.social)

Software engineer at MLSE Digital Labs. Previously: Freshline, Google, Riot Games. I made @zeal.gg! 🎮 💻 🇨🇦

Bluesky Social
Kevin YapJan 21, 2024

This is one of the projects that I've been working on at MLSE over the past few months! 🐻‍❄️

Once things settle down a bit more, I'll write up a technical blog post detailing some of the interesting challenges we had to solve and decisions we made.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/01/19/maple-leafs-mlse-arena-showdown

Maple Leafs fans can compete on the ice with new interactive gaming experience

MLSE created a game that's projected onto the rink surface for fans at Scotiabank Arena. In its five activations this season, Rink Racer has attracted participation from an average of 2,566 fans.

Kevin YapJun 8, 2023
Christian SeligJun 8, 2023
Apollo will close down on June 30th. Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue. Thank you so, so much for all the support over the years. ❤️ https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_will_close_down_on_june_30th_reddits/
📣 Apollo will close down on June 30th. Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue. Thank you so, so much for all the support over the years. ❤️

Hey all, It's been an amazing run thanks to all of you. Eight years ago, I posted in the Apple subreddit [about a Reddit app I was looking for...

reddit
Kevin YapJan 24, 2023
Ivory by Tapbots Jan 24, 2023

Say Hello to Ivory. We are now available to all on Apple’s App Store! We have launched as “Early Access” because we still have a lot of exciting plans ahead of that will make Ivory even better. Go download it, try it free for 7 days, and experience it for yourself!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ivory-for-mastodon-by-tapbots/id6444602274

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots App - App Store

Download Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots by Tapbots on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Ivory for Mastodon by…

App Store
Kevin YapJan 21, 2023
Paul Haddad Jan 20, 2023
And now its officially official.
https://tapbots.com/tweetbot/
Tweetbot. April 2011 - January 2023

An award-winning Twitter Client for iOS.

Kevin YapJan 21, 2023

Got into the @ivory beta, and my immediate feeling was "it's almost like I can use Twitter again, just that... this platform is totally fragmented compared to my network on Twitter".

RIP Tweetbot; I'm not sure what happens from here.

Kevin YapDec 18, 2022

For me, the most saddening part of the Twitter exodus is the fracturing of the ~1000 interesting people/organizations that I've curated over half my life.

Some of those people will remain on Twitter, some of them might move to Mastodon instances, but with outbound links being potentially suspendable on Twitter, it'll be even harder for tooling to rebuild your follow-network to function.

Kevin YapDec 18, 2022

Seems like today is finally the day that broke the camel's back for the people that I tend to follow on Twitter finally leaving the site.

Eagerly awaiting playing around with @ivory, since Tweetbot is my preferred method of interacting with Twitter anyways.