Adam Heine
@adamheine.com
Editor-for-hire, Foster dad of 10+, Author (Izanami's Choice), Game dev (Torment: Tides of Numenera, Remnant: From the Ashes, Remnant 2). Daily gratitude. He/him.
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Guess I'm on Bluesky now. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'm a professional writer, game designer, and editor. More on that here: adamheine.com
Sci-fi/fantasy geek. Gamer. American in Thailand, where we take in kids with nowhere else to go. Posting daily gratitude since 2016.
I'm a professional writer, game designer, and editor. More on that here: adamheine.com
Sci-fi/fantasy geek. Gamer. American in Thailand, where we take in kids with nowhere else to go. Posting daily gratitude since 2016.
3333 - I'm so thankful my wife is back home again. It's been a very strange vacation without her. #gratitude
December 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM
3333 - I'm so thankful my wife is back home again. It's been a very strange vacation without her. #gratitude
3332 - I'm thankful that this remastering of my childhood came today. This was my first ever TTRPG, and it still holds a place in my heart. #gratitude #TTRPG
December 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
3332 - I'm thankful that this remastering of my childhood came today. This was my first ever TTRPG, and it still holds a place in my heart. #gratitude #TTRPG
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Hey, if you’re in the game industry and have a literature degree, would you please comment?
We got a family friend over here who insists my having a career in games while holding a literature degree is a one-off aberration and per usual, I’m not letting it go.
We got a family friend over here who insists my having a career in games while holding a literature degree is a one-off aberration and per usual, I’m not letting it go.
December 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Hey, if you’re in the game industry and have a literature degree, would you please comment?
We got a family friend over here who insists my having a career in games while holding a literature degree is a one-off aberration and per usual, I’m not letting it go.
We got a family friend over here who insists my having a career in games while holding a literature degree is a one-off aberration and per usual, I’m not letting it go.
Again and again, I have to ask the tech bros, "Did we read the same stories though?"
Why is it that tech and AI boosters keep saying "you can't put the genie back in the bottle" when making arguments about AI's supposed inevitable dominance? Did they not read the story? The genie does, indeed, go back in the bottle. Maybe we should start there.
December 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Again and again, I have to ask the tech bros, "Did we read the same stories though?"
3331 - I'm thankful that Anica and I are better learning how to speak to each other when one or both of us are upset. #gratitude
December 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
3331 - I'm thankful that Anica and I are better learning how to speak to each other when one or both of us are upset. #gratitude
3330 - I'm thankful I got to talk to Cindy for the first time in a while (what with her being gone and all). #gratitude
December 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
3330 - I'm thankful I got to talk to Cindy for the first time in a while (what with her being gone and all). #gratitude
How I'm walking out of 2025
December 28, 2025 at 4:05 AM
How I'm walking out of 2025
The best part is the robot afterwards.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The best part is the robot afterwards.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains.
December 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains.
3329 - I'm thankful I had to pick up Anica and her friend from thrifting. Turned out to be a fun time in the car with two of my favorite people. #gratitude
December 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
3329 - I'm thankful I had to pick up Anica and her friend from thrifting. Turned out to be a fun time in the car with two of my favorite people. #gratitude
3328 - I'm thankful we decided to order some Christmas pizza and watch some Christmas Gremlins. #gratitude
December 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
3328 - I'm thankful we decided to order some Christmas pizza and watch some Christmas Gremlins. #gratitude
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I started writing a "best of 2025" list, and it became more of an extended gratitude post, and I'm okay with that. Today on the blog: www.adamheine.com/2025/12/year... #gratitude #MentalHealth
Year-End Gratitude
If you follow me on social media, you know the one thing I'm consistent about is gratitude posts. You might not know that I also try to name...
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December 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I started writing a "best of 2025" list, and it became more of an extended gratitude post, and I'm okay with that. Today on the blog: www.adamheine.com/2025/12/year... #gratitude #MentalHealth
3327 - Our Christmas this year is very weird. Feels empty in places. But I'm thankful we have some people and traditions to celebrate with even so. #gratitude
December 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
3327 - Our Christmas this year is very weird. Feels empty in places. But I'm thankful we have some people and traditions to celebrate with even so. #gratitude
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I am dead
AAA Mario Game(Original Video From ryanstewartvo Instagram)
YouTube video by The Nick 23
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December 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I am dead
3326 - I'm thankful Anica has picked up some of my TV/movie-watching quirks, like watching certain opening and ending credits (or at least leaving the latter on all the way through). #gratitude
December 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
3326 - I'm thankful Anica has picked up some of my TV/movie-watching quirks, like watching certain opening and ending credits (or at least leaving the latter on all the way through). #gratitude
I started writing a "best of 2025" list, and it became more of an extended gratitude post, and I'm okay with that. Today on the blog: www.adamheine.com/2025/12/year... #gratitude #MentalHealth
Year-End Gratitude
If you follow me on social media, you know the one thing I'm consistent about is gratitude posts. You might not know that I also try to name...
www.adamheine.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I started writing a "best of 2025" list, and it became more of an extended gratitude post, and I'm okay with that. Today on the blog: www.adamheine.com/2025/12/year... #gratitude #MentalHealth
3324 - I'm thankful that the Hawkeye series isn't that long, so we can watch the whole thing in one lazy day. #gratitude
December 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
3324 - I'm thankful that the Hawkeye series isn't that long, so we can watch the whole thing in one lazy day. #gratitude
3323 - I'm thankful nobody noticed I skipped, like, hundreds of numbers in my gratitude-post numbering scheme at some point. 😅 #gratitude
December 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
3323 - I'm thankful nobody noticed I skipped, like, hundreds of numbers in my gratitude-post numbering scheme at some point. 😅 #gratitude
Uncertainty can be terrifying. What conservatism (and relatedly evangelicalism) provides is a feeling of certainty and security, and some people will do literally anything to avoid giving that up.
conservatives voting for their interests, ie "our arbitrary rules that put us at the top of the pyramid are enforced" (aka white supremacy/patriarchy)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrnmCSMW/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrnmCSMW/
they are voting in their own best interest. but their interests are not what you think they are. #americanculture #civics #voting #currentevents #news
TikTok video by protection_road
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December 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Uncertainty can be terrifying. What conservatism (and relatedly evangelicalism) provides is a feeling of certainty and security, and some people will do literally anything to avoid giving that up.
A great peek into how genAI is impacting gamedev concept art. (Spoiler: It's mostly bad.)
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
A great peek into how genAI is impacting gamedev concept art. (Spoiler: It's mostly bad.)
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I mean, you don't have to convince me, I do what an LLM is supposed to do, but much better, much cheaper and fueled almost entirely on snacks and Coke Zero. But then I want pesky things like human rights and a salary, so
You are right, but LLMs as technology are a BAD THING. Pure brute force crunching numbers to run a statistical token predictor. With datacenters consuming more power than medium sized cities. If their operating cost would be passed to the users they would be (as sold today) unsustainable
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I mean, you don't have to convince me, I do what an LLM is supposed to do, but much better, much cheaper and fueled almost entirely on snacks and Coke Zero. But then I want pesky things like human rights and a salary, so
4022 - I'm thankful for this podcast on writing with depression/anxiety/etc., in particular the reminder that pushing through emotional trauma can be just as bad for your mind as pushing through a physical injury can be for your body. #gratitude #AmWriting
redcircle.com/shows/848724...
redcircle.com/shows/848724...
20.50: Dan Wells’ Personal Writing Process
Listen to Writing Excuses on RedCircle
redcircle.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
4022 - I'm thankful for this podcast on writing with depression/anxiety/etc., in particular the reminder that pushing through emotional trauma can be just as bad for your mind as pushing through a physical injury can be for your body. #gratitude #AmWriting
redcircle.com/shows/848724...
redcircle.com/shows/848724...
I've edited AI slop many, many times. It takes just as long—if not longer—than editing something that a human wrote. AI creates fewer obvious errors, but the errors it does create are stupider and more difficult to identify.
December 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I've edited AI slop many, many times. It takes just as long—if not longer—than editing something that a human wrote. AI creates fewer obvious errors, but the errors it does create are stupider and more difficult to identify.
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"two tributes from each district"
I always suspected I was in District 12...
I always suspected I was in District 12...
December 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"two tributes from each district"
I always suspected I was in District 12...
I always suspected I was in District 12...