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28DavesLater

@28daveslater.bsky.social
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previously Cripple Mr Onion on twitter. Noodling on retro stuff and working on my running. I occasionally work on movies and tv shows and stuff.

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In other words, it is the job of scientists to devise experiments that can test their claims, to always be cautious abt what they are claiming, and to critically evaluate the claims of other scientists. By these well-established standards, no serious science is happening behind Anthropic's claims.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Made another pixel art piece. Dusting off the old skills piece by piece. #pixelart #pixequare youtube.com/shorts/KGfuz...
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Rolling with disadvantage. #pixelart #dnd
YouTube video by DavesofOurLives
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asie @asie.pl · 09/10/2026
"you're going to be left behind" i'm making homebrew for a twenty year old console, i have been left behind in the year of our lord 2012. stand a little out of my sun, please
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I don't have one exactly but somewhat tangential to the question, have you read Tulipomania by Mike Dash?
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Mister _Hk_ // Alexis Morille @mrhk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hey, I'm looking for new opportunities! 👀 Art Direction, Pixelart, Animation, Backgrounds, VFX, Game Design… or any other GameDev black magic I can help you with ! 🖼️ mrhk.github.io RTs and signal boosts are much appreciated! ❤
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Was powering down my computer which sits to the side of my C128D and the lighting caught my eye. Be kind of cool to turn this into a reality as a keyboard for the C128D at some point. youtube.com/shorts/2ED6Y...
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Commodore 128D Lighting
YouTube video by DavesofOurLives
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oh nice. Will definitely give it a watch.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
All the models I was actively looking at had a handful of available stock. Was part of the decision making to get something quickly as I've been driving a borrowed Isuzu DMax since my previous car (2012 Prius) had its inverter die.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
10-14 days so not too bad. I picked one in stock, happy enough with silver colour
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ended up choosing the MG4 urban essence 54 today. It ended up being a toss up between that and the BYD Dolphin Premium but around $7K cheaper.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
every sci-fi with the twist of 'it was AGI being mistreated by the humans' I was fully there barracking for the AI. Now I'm like shutdown the machine, this isn't it.
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Matt @soulboogie.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Crystal Clear SwanCrystal A blog post where I test Samsung OLED polarizer film on a SwanCrystal LCD screen, showing that they’re a great solution, especially since they work without the waveplate layer. retroboogie64.com/2026/10/02/c...
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Crystal Clear SwanCrystal
A blog post were I test Samsung OLED polarizer film on a SwanCrystal LCD screen, showing that they’re a great solution, especially since they work without the waveplate layer.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Cheers. I think for me that the biggest thrill is getting old things working again.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I tried a few Z axis shunts based on someone else advice and will admit it a few tentative taps on power up on the side but odds are I've been too timid in regards to force required.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The common complaint seems to be largely on the software side with it needing you to change the safety settings eqch time you get in to avoid getting beeped at constantly. That and the 22KW charger not having any smarts in terms of app connectivity or scheduling Probably things I can live with
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I quite liked driving the UT which was a surprise to me. The EX2 was fine but not as nice or comfy to drive in ways that are hard to quantify. The bang for buck ($ / range) of the UT is hard to go past from my small amount of looking so far.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ended up finally going for a couple of test drives today. The AION UT, and the Geely EX2.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Test drove an AION UT Electric car today. The software side on these leaves a bit to be desired, namely the annoying safety features that need to be manually muted each time. However it was comfy, drove really nice compared to some others, and the range for price is really hard to overlook.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pack shot of my recent Wonderswan repairs Blue SwanCrystal had a new EEPROM to fix the screen configuration being corrupt. Red SwanCrystal also had an new EEPROM and new Capacitor at C15 Blue Color has a little switch added out of the accessory slot to work around a bad power button
A Blue Wonderswan Color and 2 SwanCrystals (1 Red, and 1 Blue) sitting on a workbench surrounded by electronics tools and parts.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good stuff, really well worded too.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
After months taunting me I finally got my Atari PC3 fixed. It had some faulty RAM but after diagnosing and rellacing went into a non booting state. Replacing a few caps seemed to get it going again and I then finally managed to get the floppy disk to boor DOS. The Hard drive however wont spin up.
An Atari PC3 motherboard out of its case and connected to a 1084 D monitor showinga successfully boot will all 640KB RAM foundA Commodore 1084 D Monitor showing Microsoft DOS 3.21 has booted on an Atari PC3 and presenting an A drive prompt
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My Commodore 1084 (D) had the switch fail. It's a slightly different type than what's in most of the other monitors I have but luckily I'd previously ordered some "wrong" ones from Aliexpress that worked well enough by just bolting it in First pic is original and second pic is the replacement.
The power switch in a Commodre 1084 DAn after market switch cobbled into place in a Commodore 1084 D
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I did get it work on my phone but have done it many times over the years. It's also a great trick for the spot the differences pictures cos it will somewhat flash where things are different.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Don't mind me, I'm just over here doing the 'going cross eyed' trick to see the effect. Much harder now that one eye has a significantly worse focal distance than the other.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A WIP pixel art character. Going to try to do a quick study like this a few times a week in the evenings to try to break the doomscroll habits. Once I get my hand in for doing backgrounds I might add this guy to a scene.
A stong looking red headed male pixel art character stands in a relaxed pose with a large hammer casually rested across his shoulders. He's wearing a blue tunic and brown boots, with a latched pouch attached to his hip.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A Wonderswan game TENORI-ON just went for close to $4K AUD. Apparantly only 150 of them were made and they were sold in person by the dev at an expo. Wild!
An auction site showing a finished auction for the Wonderswan cartridge Tenori-On. The winning bid is for 410,510 YEN (about $3,900 AUD)
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I bought my copy of GTA III the day before it was meant to be released cos the guy unloading the pallets of them to stock the shelves at Myer didn't see a problem with it. My copy was also from before the ratings board got upset and banned it. So my version you could definitely do the thing.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tried my hand Pixequare and made a pair of astronauts. Once upon a time I was a game artist but that was in the PS1 / PS2 era and it was all low poly so I never properly did my time on the pixel art stuff (I did paint textures by mouse though) Looking forward to doing some more + animation.
a 64 x 64 pixel art scene of 2 astronauts on the moon. They stand either side of a crevasse looking at each other with the Earth floating above them.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Cheers, there were 3 different games purchases (+ 2 hardware) to pull this together, the Mario stuff, Tetris stuff, and the disk games. I thought it was a decent selection that I'd like to play but also share with others. Definitely a novice when it comes to ordering from Japn via buying services.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Delivery from Japan - everything seems to be intact but I haven't tested anything just yet. Would you believe this Sharp Twin Famicom is the first Famicom or NES I've ever owned? I was really looking for one of the red units but this apparently working black unit was going cheaply.
A Sharp Twin Famicom, a Famicom Disk System, 9 famicom cartrige games, and 7 famicom disk games.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm not American but I went to Vegas once. Stayed at the Venetian and watched as tourists(?) took photos of the splendid columns and architecture. Once they left I walked up to a column and rapped my knuckles on the column, the echo revealing a hollow interior. I think about this a lot.
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embedded-ideas.de @embedded-ideas.de · 22/09/2026
New feature for the AHID Mouse: I added support for a small OLED display which shows the first eight active flags and the current profile. #accessibility #oshw #assistivetech #3dprinting #ahidmouse #ahid
Joystick like device but the stick goes horizontal. At the end of the stick 4 pipes which are connected to the device via hoses. On top of the device a small display with the numbers 0 to 7 and a text below saying "BASIC MOUSE"
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I do repair thing other than Wonderswans but there seemed to be not many repair videos of them, so I decided to start recording my own projects with them and now we're 4 videos in. I may branch out with my other systems at some point but there's hundreds of videos of those. youtu.be/AaRwDm4W0fc
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WonderSwan Double Repair
YouTube video by DavesofOurLives
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I had the recent pleasure of speaking with someone who knew him personally. He certainly had great admiration for Gunpei and what he had achieved.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I was a very recent latecomer to even knowing about them but I do really love a lot about them. Wonder what would have happened if Gunpei Yokoi had have still been around when it got released.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
yeah, I've gotten a little obsessed over them lately, largely due to deep diving and reverse engineering the SwanCrystal. Really would have been better off (community wise) reversing the Color but that is hopefully on the cards soon enough.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A bit of a hack to fit a momentary switch inside the accesory port to power on and off this Wonderswan Color. I've got some plans to get the buttons working properly again but this is a good temporary solution and with a 3D printed housing could be an ok option for others.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
After much confusion over several weeks I've managed to fix this SwanCrystal that would only boot one particular Final Fantasy cart I had and no others, even another copy of the same game. Video of this repair and a Wonderswan Color coming soon.
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Joking Joystick @jokingjoystick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
WonderSwan Modding History: WonderWitch, Flash Cartridges and a Handheld Built for Experimenting #Homebrew #Emulation
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WonderSwan Modding History: WonderWitch, Flash Cartridges and a Handheld Built for Experimenting
Bandai’s unusual handheld offered an official hobbyist development kit. Its later story runs through flash cartridges, native toolchains, custom displays and the remarkable EXT port.
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49bitcat @49bitcat.com · 16/09/2026
A third batch of nileswan cartridges will be available for sale on the 30th of October. www.49bitcat.com/news/2026-09...
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nileswan batch 3 announcement | 49bitcat
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Oh wow! If you find any Atari PC3 service docs or schematics I have a current patient on the bench in need 😆
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Capturing the Swan ;)
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Shaun Of The Dead Ride: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & Swan
Alt: Hot Fuzz, capturing the swan: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & Swan in a police car.
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embedded-ideas.de @embedded-ideas.de · 10/09/2026
New blog post. This time about capturing display signals from the WonderSwan and WonderSwan Color. #wonderswan #retrogaming #oshw #wonderswancolor #modding www.embedded-ideas.de/posts/260910...
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Capturing WonderSwan and WonderSwan Color display data
A short introduction to the display signals on the WonderSwan and WonderSwan Color with driver examples implemented on the RP2350 (Pi Pico 2)
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I have one of the PAL ones with the plastic sticker. The PCB looks glorious in that model (KU-14194HB board) but like others I found that its the most likely board of all the c64s to have the rare (for c64s) issue of leaky caps.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Janky DIY DIP40 breakout board. Involved me over engineering the build process so it could be less fiddly. Largely by pre-weaving the wires. It kind of worked and saved tedious bodging but invovled annoying remelting of the enamelled wire coating when continuity wasnt working as expected.
A DIY DIP40 breakout board on prototyping pcb. The top side is shown with an empty DIP40 socketA DIY DIP40 breakout board on prototyping pcb. The bottom.side is shown with machined pins facing us.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I've typically been most interested in science fiction, the otherness is somewhat built in, varied cultures, language, worlds etc in a way that usually doesn't need to pander to an expectation of homogeneity. Stuff like Octavia E Butler blew my mind when I was younger for many reasons.
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I have a pet theory that cultural localisation of fiction is a very bad move, narrows peoples views of the world, and is a big reason for the US exeptionalism myth. Fiction breeds empathy, but if you remove the exposure to differences, our empathy atrophies in regards to things that are 'other'
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gloriouscow.bsky.social @gloriouscow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Read the story of how the NEC V20's microcode was decoded. martypc.blogspot.com/2026/09/deco... #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #reverseengineering #x86
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Decoding the NEC V20 Microcode
reenigne's decoding of the 8088 microcode in 2020 opened the doors for extremely accurate emulation of the 8088 CPU.   Although I had added...
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28DavesLater @28daveslater.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I've seen a couple on Buyee recently.
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