Keith Kaisershot
blitter.bsky.social
Keith Kaisershot
@blitter.bsky.social
Programmer. Pippin hacker. Fan of Macs, Apple, 70s/80s/novelty music, retro gaming, VR, DeLoreans, and combinations thereof. Opinions expressed are mine. He/him. blitter.net
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"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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using AI for code is great to get you 50% of the way there, especially if you were 80% there already
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Shot + chaser
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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I wrote an obituary of celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman for Ars Technica:

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman dies at age 62
The gaming community mourns a beloved mentor and LGBTQ+ advocate with a storied career.
arstechnica.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Rebecca Heineman passed today.

She was a unique talent, to understate things. Anyone could see that in her long list of accomplishments.

But we are not just our catalogs of retail products. She was a force of nature, a light in the darkness.

This is an unimaginable sadness.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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RIP @burgerbecky.bsky.social Rebecca Heineman and thanks for all the wonderful games 😢
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Rebecca Heineman is a goddamn legend among women. She did SO much great stuff, from her impossible game ports, to tirelessly keeping the mac gaming scene alive, to making sure that the Kinect works when you're wearing a skirt, to making the worst version of DOOM kinda glorious in its own way.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.

Fuck cancer.

Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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The last toast by the legend herself:

I leave it up to you to go to lindken.com and look up Jennell Jacques, now look at her job description, goddess of technology… and fuck cancer, fuck it in the ass

- Becky
lindken.com
lindken.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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The 1/2 last toast from the legend herself:

Valhalla really really reeked of beer, but Jennell seems happy

The other angels are tired of me saying “fight for the other users” while throwing my halo around

- Becky
lindken.com
lindken.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
❤️
November 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Rebecca Heineman is a legend. If you’re playing video games right now then the work she has done has impacted you.
Rebecca Heineman doesn't have much time left. If you can, please donate for her and her family to make end of life arrangements.
One last kindness we can offer for a legend of the games industry and loud and proud trans woman:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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This is it. I nearly suffocated by using the reetroom. I’m asking my doctors agreeing on a short cure. Only really sure painful prolonged angona is hereafter the grim reaps me. Please donate on the funeral fund me now.
November 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social needs to be transfered by helicopter to a medical center where they can better treat her cancer, which means her gofundme needs $20k more. please give to support this trans game dev elder if you can!
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Foundational figure in PC games. One of those load-bearing creatives where things would look very different for entire genres if she wasn’t around. Please help her out
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Dug out my TI-86 and put in some fresh batteries after over a year of it being in storage, and discovered to my delight that its memory had retained its contents.
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Printers and computers treat each other like they broke up the night before and you’re they’re mutual friend
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Back for round two today! Come watch me play through more games today from 9-9 Pacific while raising money for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals: www.extra-life.org/participants... . If you drop in, say hi. 🙂

I'm on my friend Alex's stream this year, so I'll be live here: twitch.tv/humaninteract
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Game Day is today! Come tune in and watch me play through several games today (and tomorrow) while raising money for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. I start in about 90 minutes at 9am Pacific time, going until 9pm tonight. If you drop into the chat, say hi. :) twitch.tv/humaninteract
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
November 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
2026 may well be the first year since 2011 that I choose not to attend GDC. Just looked at the pricing and it’s hard to justify— the least expensive option (if I pay my own way) is nearly $700.

Ah well, I guess technically it’s called the “Festival of Gaming” now so I’m not really missing out. RIP.
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Mamdani elected and GZDoom has already been forked with texture filtering off by default. Promises kept.
is this really the world you want your children to live in, and your children's children,
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
It's almost Extra Life weekend, and this year will be my 11th year raising money to serve children in need of medical care. Come take a look at my campaign page, tune in this coming weekend (11/8 and 11/9), and please spread the word. See you all in the stream! www.extra-life.org/participants...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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I asked Microsoft PR about this—specially the DHS using Halo IP to recruit for ICE—and the company declined to comment.
October 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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legit crying so hard right now about this little boy who gave away his skateboard to save a little kitten
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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October 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM