Software engineer at @relay.app. Previously: Google, Riot Games, and MLSE Digital Labs. I made @zeal.gg and post about code, games, and baseball. Aspiring MTG tournament grinder. kevinyap.ca 🇨🇦https://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.cahttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mknoczmrts2oFollowing @mitchellh.com's post, I checked out out @tangled.org and it really reminds me of early days of GitHub when you could actually discover people and interesting repos from the global timeline. Mirrored my Advent of Code solution repo and will probably start bringing other projects over too. https://tangled.org/kevinyap.ca/advent/29 Apr 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknoczmrts2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mkcfp3amd22lI stumbled upon the realization that calling "prime = win" for Ral flips would be valid†, and inadvertently let this cursed idea loose in the Storm Discord — sorry not sorry if anyone pulls this on you in paper. † For any 𝑛-sided die where 𝑛 ∈ {2,4,6,8}.25 Apr 2026 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcfp3amd22lhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mk7o7lwzik2aRamping up the Modern grind again now that RCQ season has begun. I've been excited to test out Flashback in Storm since SOS spoilers, and happened to go 5-0 in the first league that I tried it in! R1: Izzet Wizards ❌🌩🌩 R2: Ruby Storm ❌🌩🌩 R3: Boros Energy 🌩🌩 R4: Phoenix Dredge 🌩🌩 R5: Jeskai Blink 🌩🌩24 Apr 2026 04:17 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7o7lwzik2ahttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mjxbeq2h2k2dGreat write-up on how Shazam's audio fingerprints work, and how songs can be robustly and quickly identified, even when there's a lot of background noise obscuring the actual music. Spoiler: it's hashing, as is the case with most interesting CS problems. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxbeq2h2k2dhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mjczxkytvs2qSpending the day migrating @zeal.gg off of Heroku and onto @fly.io, along with some other infra simplifications like using Postgres as the job queue instead of requiring Redis for that purpose. I honestly should've done this *years* ago but have just been too lazy to do it until now.12 Apr 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjczxkytvs2qhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mi3ltk37c22yCannot believe Gausman had an 11 K 6 IP opening day, but didn't get credited with the win because Hoffman threw a wild pitch and ended up with 4 K 1 IP, a blown save, and stole the win. Our funny stat game is SO BACK. #BlueJays28 Mar 2026 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi3ltk37c22yhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mi3bavref22yThey played RISE during the hype videos for the Blue Jays home opener and I momentarily thought I was watching a League of Legends stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB8TyLTD7EE27 Mar 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi3bavref22yhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mhlftasf3c2dOne of my biggest pet peeves on the road; glad Transport Canada is taking this seriously. Please fill this out if you're a fellow Canadian that also hates being blinded by LED headlights! 🔦 (It's more of a 5-minute survey than 15 minutes like they claim, so just do it!) [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlftasf3c2dhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mh5ithrncc24I was legtimately stunned while watching this because I couldn't figure out why the game had ended… I thought Perdomo must've swung through the pitch and I had a memory lapse or something. Thank god we have ABS this season. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2026 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5ithrncc24https://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mh2eok3zq22eWhoa, this is a virtual desktop with applications & games that lives in the browser and stores all of your documents, preferences, etc. directly in your AT Protocol repo. Such a sweet aesthetic too. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2eok3zq22ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mgskemfwcc2rIn case people weren't keeping track, if the final score in the Mexico vs. Italy WBC game is 𝑥 to 𝑦 (𝑥 > 𝑦; 𝑥 ≤ 4), Team USA will be eliminated from the tournament in the group stage.11 Mar 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgskemfwcc2rhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mgc6n4fye222Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie was probably the best theatre-going experience I've ever had. Best to go in completely blind and just enjoy this absolute masterpiece. (It's an extra special watch for Torontonians/Canadians due to the setting, but most of the bits in the film are universal.)05 Mar 2026 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgc6n4fye222https://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mg6b5jw4fc2nI didn't expect this benefit from Bluesky labels, but I think this pattern of seeing that someone on the platform plays the same game as you is super delightful — like meeting someone new in-person and realizing you have overlapping interests. Hope this catches on with other games & services! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6b5jw4fc2nhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mg6acwoghs2nIt's been a while I played @puzzmo.com, so I hadn't seen the "Champs leaderboards" until now. Basically, if you get a top score in a game, you graduate to the Champions League that has its own leaderboard, and your scores don't appear on the "general" leaderboard that everyone else sees.03 Mar 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6acwoghs2nhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mffet3m4ec2eFirst day of Spring Training for the Jays, and I've finally completed chores I've been putting off for weeks. The ultimate productivity hack is SO back.21 Feb 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mffet3m4ec2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mf5ovslmdk2rBeing an OSS maintainer was already a thankless job in the pre-LLM world, but I can't imagine having to navigate the reams of AI slop that hundreds of thousands of people now have access to spit out with literally zero-effort or accountability from their own end. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Feb 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5ovslmdk2rhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mf35mwfakk2tI'm honestly confused what incentive WotC has to make this change. Wouldn't they *want* Standard to develop quicker so that people are forced to buy more cards to keep up? Unless they feel that would scare off newer players, but 6+ Standard sets per year is already accomplishing that outcome. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf35mwfakk2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3meyqlvzlfc2bBlue Jays fans: "Can we have Ohtani & Teo?" Atkins: "We have Ohtani & Teo at home." Ohtani & Teo at home: [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Feb 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyqlvzlfc2bhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mecpgwghlc2xWent 5–3 playing in Magic Spotlight: Eclipsed today. Honestly I can't be that sad about ending with a positive record, but it does sting starting 3–0, then getting to 4–2 to 5–2 and then losing the final win-and-in. Pool was absolutely cracked, will post later. Others' were just better sometimes.08 Feb 2026 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mecpgwghlc2xhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mdl2x64cms2eGot my first Limited trophy on MTGO playing Sealed Leagues last night; many 0–5s and 1–4s initially, but slowly improving! I'm having a lot of fun grinding Lorwyn Eclipsed in preparation for the upcoming Spotlight Series. The gameplay feels really engaging with all of the mechanics in the set.29 Jan 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdl2x64cms2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mdf3kcgtak2zOpening treasure chests in Magic Online and selling cards to trade-bots that have their own sophisticated websites gives me so much nostalgia from doing the same thing 15 years ago with crates in Team Fortress 2.27 Jan 2026 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdf3kcgtak2zhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mczvr7wwl222Started to play around with @leaflet.pub (thinking of writing longer-form MTG stuff there), and although the site itself doesn't currently support deleting publications, since it's built on top of ATProto, you can just delete it using a PDS browser like @pdsls.dev which was a cool experience!22 Jan 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczvr7wwl222https://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mc2mp5jolk2tGot 2nd place in the Modern Challenge on MTGO tonight playing Boros Ruby Storm! Nice to finally get another Challenge top 8. R1: Boros Energy ⛈⛈ R2: Neoform ⛈⛈ R3: Ruby Storm ⛈⛈ R4: Tron ⛈⛈ R5: Living End ❌❌ R6: Mono-B Midrange ⛈❌❌ QF: Grixis Reanimator ❌⛈⛈ SF: Affinity ⛈⛈ F: Broodscale ⛈❌❌10 Jan 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc2mp5jolk2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mbx6g244bc2mIt's honestly so cool that a such a huge open event is going to be happening at a venue closer via transit to me than most of the LGSes I go to for RCQs. Love seeing Canada show up for competitive gaming! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jan 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbx6g244bc2mhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mbqlntohmc2lHexing Squelcher is my "wow this is *too* perfect for Ruby Storm" card of ECL that'll probably not end up actually seeing play. 1R for an anti-counterspell hatebear that itself can't be countered has gotta be something though (it's like a Spider-Punk that you can safely play T2).06 Jan 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqlntohmc2lhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3mae3zbc7lc2nForgot to post about this, but @rd.7thbe.at fully launched a couple weeks ago! It's legitimately in my top 10 games of all time — the amount of creativity and musical genius that went into developing a single-button rhythm game is impossible to describe without actually playing it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Dec 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mae3zbc7lc2nhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3m6vh5igzec2vFirst December in a literal decade where I'm not staying up to do #AdventOfCode right when new puzzles drop. It feels refreshingly… freeing? Focusing my energy towards other things right now and no global leaderboard = no pressure, but I'll still check out all the puzzles at my own pace!01 Dec 2025 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6vh5igzec2vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3m6cpwits5k26Running back Ruby Storm in the Modern 5K today to try to get my qualification for RC Vancouver. Made one change to the list I played yesterday (-1 Spell Pierce, +1 Untimely Malfunction anticipating seeing Belcher). Praying to play against some Blink and Energy today…23 Nov 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6cpwits5k26https://blacksky.community/profile/kevinyap.ca/post/3m6acexptrc2aIt's time to play way too much Magic! Going to start a thread to summarize match results. 🧵 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2025 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:kewhcp362af66czceva4dhrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6acexptrc2a