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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 28/09/2026

"assume good intent" doesn't have to be a free pass for shitheads. It could easily be a condemnation. Someone does something shitty, like constantly deadnaming someone Assume good intent So they thought it was "good" to deadname them So they're an anti-trans asshole Their version of "good" is shit

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 27/09/2026

Did you know you can use camera gear for other purposes? A magic arm and clamp make a pretty good pcb holder

A tripod with a magic arm and a clamp holding a PCB. The magic arm is an articulated arm with an elbow going in the middle and a ball joint on either end. There's a tightening nut on the middle elbow joint that secured all three joints

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 25/09/2026

my 8 year old was playing my old copy of pokemon emerald. Then my partner calls me in and asks if she's playing the gameboy advance pokemon because she just saw a reel about how they're worth a couple hundred $ so yeah, I did not know that

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 24/09/2026

It's actually doing something similar to working! The shift register's power pin wasn't soldered right so the LEDs weren't lighting up. The pattern is wrong and the button and switches don't work properly though, so still work to do!

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 23/09/2026

At least it's given me an excuse to finally use the little USB logic analyzer I got ages ago

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 23/09/2026

I am firmly in the "I don't know what I'm doing" portion of this project...

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 22/09/2026

cool, I managed to brick a pi4 2GB while setting up batocera Not batocera's fault. Not sure what happened I was getting 5v on the 3.3v pin so something was wrong. Now I have a short from 3.3 to gnd... sooo not so good. I have others, but it's not like they grow on trees

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 21/09/2026

I tried some hot plate soldering for the first time. It went well enough for a first try, lots of solder bridges though! I was placing the paste by hand though and I got a bit sloppy I guess

a close up of a circuit board with some components soldered to it. The focus of the photo is a chip with a bunch of solder bridges across some pins

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 18/09/2026

My oldest kid wants a capybara bubble tea themed birthday party so I came up with this as an invitation design. So far I'm pretty happy with it!

2 sides of a birthday invitation shaped like a front view of a capybara drinking bubble tea. The front of the invitation has details drawn in and the backside is just a light beige with some placeholder text.

At the bottom of the back side are 4 capybaras walking. They each have a party hat on but one of them has it on their nose instead of head. 2 of them have a balloon tied around their waist. The other two have cups of bubble tea on their backs.

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 18/09/2026

I think I've nearly perfected this VFX sequence that I've been using for video outros in this latest video. I'm pretty happy with the tile-based transition to GameBoy graphics/hardware. It gives me enough time to talk yet it's not subtle, so I'm hoping it can keep attention till the end

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 17/09/2026

I'm really going for broad general appeal with this one youtu.be/gpkhJV8PVpU It's about customizing a ROM when it's being downloaded. You could make each download have a unique dungeon for example

youtu.be

Can a Website Rewrite a GameBoy Game?

YouTube video by System of Levers

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 11/09/2026

The angle might be misleading. Here's another one from the above

A Montreal sesame bagel viewed from above.

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 11/09/2026

I'd miss that too! It's actually an ikea mattress for my kid's kura bed. Slightly different vibe

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 11/09/2026

Living the Montreal dream! Bringing a mattress from a friend home on a cargo bike while eating a fresh bagel

Me on a cargo bike with a rolled up mattress strapped to the back. I have a sesame bagel in my mouth.

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 09/09/2026

god damn it I'm doing trigonometry for a simple website that I'm making for like 6 seconds of a video

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Your Cool Uncle Marisa @marisamoureau.com · 07/09/2026

Watch this while my voice is too shot to make a new video. I genuinely love this thing. Drop SNES suggestions to play on it that I probably haven't heard of!

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Cool Uncle Reviews: The MINILOONG Pocket 1 - It Came Out of Nowhere and Stole My Heart

YouTube video by YourCoolUncleMarisa

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 06/09/2026

Yes it can be hard to get around the knowledge and self-critique so I appreciate the extra set of eyes!

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 06/09/2026

Thanks! There's some fluctuation around the gameboy's edges while it's moving in front of the screen that my eyes' can't not see But might be good enough!

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 06/09/2026

A more polished version. I think I prefer this transition between the fake and real GameBoy. Still some jank on the background removal around the GameBoy. Not sure if I'll bother fixing it.

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 05/09/2026

a rough draft of a VFX clip I'm working on for a video. Still trying to decide how I want the transition from the line-art GameBoy to the real one to work. I'm not the biggest fan of the current technique. Also the text on GameBoy is just placeholder for now

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 04/09/2026

The context switching must be terrible too

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 03/09/2026

Is there anyone in Montreal who'd be interested in a GB Interceptor github.com/Staacks/gbin... I'm thinking of getting some made and the price per unit drops quickly the more you order. Price could be around $20 CAD but will depend on order size and cost of other components.

github.com

GitHub - Staacks/gbinterceptor: Capture or stream Game Boy gameplay footage via USB without modifying the Game Boy.

Capture or stream Game Boy gameplay footage via USB without modifying the Game Boy. - Staacks/gbinterceptor

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 03/09/2026

It's been a while since I got one of these packages. Gotta fire up the ol' soldering iron!

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 02/09/2026

It's an fpga based emulation handheld for the game boy, game boy color, and game boy advance. It can be ordered from crowd supply but it's also entirely open source! www.crowdsupply.com/second-bedro...

crowdsupply.com

Game Bub

An open-source FPGA retro-emulation handheld

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 02/09/2026

I did a quick introduction to the Game Bub if you're curious! youtu.be/kTcTd7Kak0Q

youtu.be

The Game Bub: A New FPGA Retro Handheld

YouTube video by System of Levers

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 29/08/2026

why does the last sip of coffee always taste the best making me want another cup

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 27/08/2026

Idiosyncratic tooling is best tooling

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 22/08/2026

Ok, maybe I hadn't watched all the way to the impressions 😛 My sentiment still stands but I agree that the light looks too blue and maybe too dark w/o. So maybe I won't start my modding journey with this particular screen

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 22/08/2026

oooo my Game Bub has shipped! I might get it this monday!

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 22/08/2026

ok @marisamoureau.com your latest video youtu.be/_z5MlKRVxwU is starting to get me thinking about modding a gameboy Also, you description of the yellow shell colour was very ~good feelings~ Good stuff as always!

youtu.be

Cool Uncle Mods: The CGS Half-Reflection Half-Transmission Screen for Gameboy Color

YouTube video by YourCoolUncleMarisa

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 21/08/2026

sneak-peak of some future video work up on my ko-fi and patreon in case you want to give me money I like money ko-fi.com/i/IG4A225HCC4 www.patreon.com/SystemOfLeve...

A blurry preview image of something that's mostly blue with some red spots. It's a PCB, but that's all I'm saying!

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 14/08/2026

It all feels a bit fraught. No to AI, financial, and health sponsors though. hobby manufacturing, tooling, and services would probably be good (PCB, 3d printers/CNC, etc) Education might be fine. Consumer products could be fine. I don't have the exp to suss out all my feelings

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EGVroom @egvroom.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

WOLF is out NOW! An FPS for your Game Boy. HERE -> thalamusdigital.itch.io/wolf-game-bo... ⁠#gamedev #indiedev #retrogames #GameBoy #GBStudio #GBDK2020

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 11/08/2026

most of the youtube sponsorship offers I'm getting (not that I get a lot) are for AI companies and it's not ideal

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 09/08/2026

@nataliethenerd.com fyi I just noticed there seems to be an ssl issue with links.nataliethenerd.com ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH Unsupported protocol The client and server don't support a common SSL protocol version or cipher suite. I'm on chrome 151.0.7922.76 (Official Build) (arm64)

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 08/08/2026

This is one of the most absurd fake amazon product photos I've seen. It's great

A product image for a power-tool-battery powered hot glue gun. The image is of a toddler sitting on a woman's lap. The toddler has a shrunken down image of the glue gun photoshopped into her hand. She is pointing it at the woman's hand where the women is holding 2 toy blocks. It looks like the todler is going to glue the blocks.

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EGVroom @egvroom.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Todays #screenshotSaturday is the reveal trailer for WOLF A 3D FPS coming to #gameBoy in FIVE days! #gamedev #indiedev #retrogames #gbdk2020 #GBStudio #quakecon #doom

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EGVroom @egvroom.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

There'll be a First Person Shooter on your #gameBoy this day next week. WOLF drops on the 13th.🐺 #pixelart #indiedev #gameboy #GBDK2020 #gbstudio #retrogaming

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bbbbbr @bbbbbr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The legendary #Workboy found a new home! I ported the ROM to work on the #MegaDuck laptop (a #GameBoy clone). Not the hardware we wanted, but...it's hardware that exists! Keyboard, Real Time Clock and all. Free #DuckDuckWorkboy #rompatch on the itch page: bbbbbr.itch.io/mega-duck-pa... #romhacking

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 21/07/2026

Ending our cottage vacation by finding lice on our kids! Fun!

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 18/07/2026

😛 No DMG, it's rendered with a javascript graphics engine based on the game boy I mean obviously it's not a DMG but it's also not an emulator and has none of the cpu/memory constraints of the game boy

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 17/07/2026

I was trying to rearrange tiles in-place and update the tile map. I was building a list of moves then applying them. Since it was in-place, handling cases where one move affected future moves was getting too complicated for me at 10pm I decided to just construct a new tile set instead. WAY SIMPLER!

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Jesse Doherty @jesse.dhrt.ca · 17/07/2026

ok, fixed it. Now it's boring

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