Shane
@bucklingspring.bsky.social
design and web dev guy
canadian
he/him
@bucklingspring_ on Twitter
canadian
he/him
@bucklingspring_ on Twitter
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In the decade-plus I've been making my weekly videos, Rebecca was the only developer to have jumped into my comments to clear up a point I was unclear about—then she graciously agreed to be on the podcast. I found her to be as generous and kind as she was talented. It's truly tragic that she's gone.
In hearing of the passing of Rebecca Heineman, I thought it would be worth sharing this wonderful interview she did on @retronauts.bsky.social:
retronauts.com/article/1167...
retronauts.com/article/1167...
Episode 211 explores the career of Rebecca Heineman
A whirlwind overview of a legendary programmer's work.
retronauts.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
In the decade-plus I've been making my weekly videos, Rebecca was the only developer to have jumped into my comments to clear up a point I was unclear about—then she graciously agreed to be on the podcast. I found her to be as generous and kind as she was talented. It's truly tragic that she's gone.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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first episode of Pluribus:
what the fuck (complimentary)
what the fuck (complimentary)
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
first episode of Pluribus:
what the fuck (complimentary)
what the fuck (complimentary)
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half a billion dollars for a police force that still feels the need to shakedown local markets, events, and fairs for protection money
Some breaking news: in a special Vancouver Police Board meeting only announced over the weekend, the police board has requested a $50 million increase to their budget for 2026.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
November 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
half a billion dollars for a police force that still feels the need to shakedown local markets, events, and fairs for protection money
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don't write developer documentation with LLMs dude we are filling up the web with The Gunk
August 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
don't write developer documentation with LLMs dude we are filling up the web with The Gunk
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I love Clint. Last year a hurricane took out his house and huge amounts of his stuff last year, and this refreshingly honest and positive outlook coupled with that soothing voice is a joy.
It's Been 16 Years of LGR! ...now what?
youtu.be/1gNoeCP1SCU
Thinking back on how it's been, how it's been going, and how I hope it might go in the future. Especially the last part because things are changing — for the better, I hope! Also some home rebuild updates 8 months after the hurricane.
youtu.be/1gNoeCP1SCU
Thinking back on how it's been, how it's been going, and how I hope it might go in the future. Especially the last part because things are changing — for the better, I hope! Also some home rebuild updates 8 months after the hurricane.
It's Been 16 Years of LGR! ...now what?
YouTube video by LGR
youtu.be
June 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I love Clint. Last year a hurricane took out his house and huge amounts of his stuff last year, and this refreshingly honest and positive outlook coupled with that soothing voice is a joy.
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In memoriam.
www.eurogamer.net/how-viktor-a...
www.eurogamer.net/how-viktor-a...
How Viktor Antonov turned from building cities to planets
Viktor Antonov hasn't built a world like this before.
www.eurogamer.net
February 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM
In memoriam.
www.eurogamer.net/how-viktor-a...
www.eurogamer.net/how-viktor-a...
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SO FRIGGEN RELIEVED
January 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
SO FRIGGEN RELIEVED
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This is a perfect sentence:
"All we’ve gotten in the past decade is example after example of how little these people know about anything other than making apps that destroy something you previously loved, by hollowing it out into a subscription service that no longer works and everyone hates."
"All we’ve gotten in the past decade is example after example of how little these people know about anything other than making apps that destroy something you previously loved, by hollowing it out into a subscription service that no longer works and everyone hates."
I wrote this on eternal life and ceaseless cringe. And how I've no interest in living forever if it's in a world ruled by the weird, brittle freaks we call tech CEOs.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
Séamas O'Reilly: The world is an objectively worse place because of tech-bro oligarchs
As Zuckerberg pontificates about masculinity and traditional values, he does so in soundbites as lifeless as his former paeans to gender and racial equality
www.irishexaminer.com
January 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This is a perfect sentence:
"All we’ve gotten in the past decade is example after example of how little these people know about anything other than making apps that destroy something you previously loved, by hollowing it out into a subscription service that no longer works and everyone hates."
"All we’ve gotten in the past decade is example after example of how little these people know about anything other than making apps that destroy something you previously loved, by hollowing it out into a subscription service that no longer works and everyone hates."
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its wild how much local LA news is fixated on the threat of looting even though it was like single digit arrests. if you're looking for a juicy story about loss of personal property, might i suggest the devastating inferno
January 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
its wild how much local LA news is fixated on the threat of looting even though it was like single digit arrests. if you're looking for a juicy story about loss of personal property, might i suggest the devastating inferno
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this is how i found out
Carter has passed. An accomplished man. A brilliant legacy. Although for many of us he died years ago when he refused to condemn, gamer gate
December 29, 2024 at 10:23 PM
this is how i found out
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Waiter waiter! More type safety please!
TLDR 🤖 4.4:
Metal, 3D physics interpolation, shader precompilation, 2D batching, UIDs, typed dictionaries, inspector buttons, favorite props, animation markers, visual shader improvements, lightmap improvements, editor window remembers position, in-editor game mode, Jolt (maybe?), tons of bugfixes
Metal, 3D physics interpolation, shader precompilation, 2D batching, UIDs, typed dictionaries, inspector buttons, favorite props, animation markers, visual shader improvements, lightmap improvements, editor window remembers position, in-editor game mode, Jolt (maybe?), tons of bugfixes
New snapshot on the road to beta, with a lot of 3D workflow goodies ✨
#godot #godotengine
godotengine.org/article/dev-...
#godot #godotengine
godotengine.org/article/dev-...
December 6, 2024 at 2:32 AM
Waiter waiter! More type safety please!
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i admit i live in an echo chamber of leftist politics, the only exception being when i hear things said by the president, the next president, the supreme court, members of congress, people on the news, my family, or people i encounter in my daily life.
November 17, 2024 at 10:34 PM
i admit i live in an echo chamber of leftist politics, the only exception being when i hear things said by the president, the next president, the supreme court, members of congress, people on the news, my family, or people i encounter in my daily life.
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Me: *Literally never touch LinkedIn*
LinkedIn, every month: Wow, my dude, you are on a ROLL on LinkedIn!
LinkedIn, every month: Wow, my dude, you are on a ROLL on LinkedIn!
November 19, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Me: *Literally never touch LinkedIn*
LinkedIn, every month: Wow, my dude, you are on a ROLL on LinkedIn!
LinkedIn, every month: Wow, my dude, you are on a ROLL on LinkedIn!
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Folks, if you haven't done this: ALL GERMAN STEAM USERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE OR BUY YOUR GAME. Your game cannot even be searched! it is only accessible via direct link.
It's super quick, go do it!
partner.steamgames.com/healthcheck/...
It's super quick, go do it!
partner.steamgames.com/healthcheck/...
November 19, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Folks, if you haven't done this: ALL GERMAN STEAM USERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE OR BUY YOUR GAME. Your game cannot even be searched! it is only accessible via direct link.
It's super quick, go do it!
partner.steamgames.com/healthcheck/...
It's super quick, go do it!
partner.steamgames.com/healthcheck/...
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Admiring the laconic graphic design in the Half-Life series. Always had a soft spot for the simplicity and restraint in these UIs
Undoubtedly elevated by the superb audio design as well
Undoubtedly elevated by the superb audio design as well
November 17, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Admiring the laconic graphic design in the Half-Life series. Always had a soft spot for the simplicity and restraint in these UIs
Undoubtedly elevated by the superb audio design as well
Undoubtedly elevated by the superb audio design as well
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This was a great week to be a Half-Life fan. So many awesome community projects, a fun celebration from Valve and loads of people sharing memories online. If you'd have told me 20 years after the release of HL2 we'd be getting together to celebrate it, I'd have called that a win.
November 16, 2024 at 6:26 AM
This was a great week to be a Half-Life fan. So many awesome community projects, a fun celebration from Valve and loads of people sharing memories online. If you'd have told me 20 years after the release of HL2 we'd be getting together to celebrate it, I'd have called that a win.
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Message to all my haters
November 9, 2024 at 6:48 AM
Message to all my haters
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For anyone who grieves while looking at world events and is asking "What do I do now?", the answer is "the things that are worth doing".
There is reason for despair, but there is always reason for hope. Do good things.
There is reason for despair, but there is always reason for hope. Do good things.
November 7, 2024 at 7:35 PM
For anyone who grieves while looking at world events and is asking "What do I do now?", the answer is "the things that are worth doing".
There is reason for despair, but there is always reason for hope. Do good things.
There is reason for despair, but there is always reason for hope. Do good things.