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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 30/09/2026

Also note, that the Mayor is but one vote on council. The Premier runs Toronto.

Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 28/09/2026

Here's a clip of Wizard of writing Alan Moore on why he left comics. It's interesting how a person's art can be embraced / monetized and completely misunderstood by some of the worst people in the world. :( www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N0N... #comics #art #writing

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Alan Moore explains why he stopped making comics

YouTube video by Half the Picture

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 27/09/2026

When I'm talking to normies about Global Warming, the prospect of $20 coffees (or no coffee at all) are what get them most worried.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 26/09/2026

To me the decision to throw away 50 years of Extended Universe stories was the main mistake. The new directors would have had an easier time adapting an existing story. And the fan reaction would be more predictable, because the material has already been vetted.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 26/09/2026

Socialism is the natural politics of factory workers, urban workers and farmers, but also aristocratic families (ie the Roosevelts) who recognize we MUST reinvest in our communities, or face revolution.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 26/09/2026

Each time one of these articles is posted, just remember how conservative Democrats worked to block Bernie in 2016 and 2020, and where that's lead us.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 26/09/2026

Here's an artist documentary on Thomas Dambo. He builds giant wooden Trolls and hides them around Denmark. Making real life as magical as a videogame... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfjm... #solodev #gamedev #gameart #art

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Thomas Dambo: TROLLMAKER (Artist Studio Tour)

YouTube video by Exploredinary

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 11/09/2026

Here’s a summary celebrating Dark Savior (1996 / Sega) for its innovative branched storytelling. I don’t remember this title! Good stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S76f... #gameart #gamedesign #solodev #gamedev

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The Sega Saturn Game That Was Too Ambitious for Its Own Time — Dark Savior's Lost Legacy

YouTube video by Memories of Sega

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 07/09/2026

I turned off all the recommendations algorithms, and my feed is now an old-school chronological list (like original Twitter). It’s heaven.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 06/09/2026

Here's a great summary on the creation of LETHAL COMPANY by the always prolific ThatGuyGlen. Good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgZl... #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gameart #lethalcompany

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How Lethal Company Was Made and Sold 10 Million Copies in 3 Months

YouTube video by ThatGuyGlen

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 06/09/2026

Notice all that flat suburban sprawl in photo, serviced by highways Toronto paid for?

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 06/09/2026

NIMBYs created the housing crisis.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 06/09/2026

I think I’m in the minority, but I love the Johnny Canuck jerseys. The lumberjack looks great on a hat too.

Image of the Johnny Canuck Vancouver Hockey jersey

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 02/09/2026

Imagine working at the CNE today??

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 02/09/2026

Green sky is tornado weather. 😬

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 02/09/2026

We're living in the Scam Economy. :p

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 02/09/2026

Fun. I wish the candidates were actual celebrity trees, that grow in each neighbourhood. There are some amazing trees in TO.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 02/09/2026

Here's a great talk with Robert Zacny, about the collapse of the corporate game industry. Some really concise insights I loved. Spoiler alert: Capitalism is always the final boss! www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7GF... #indiedev #solodev #undersoot #enshittification

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Is The Video Game Industry Collapsing?

YouTube video by Adam Conover

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 30/08/2026

Also, in case people missed it, this really a play to drain the Great Lakes for Data Centres. All the water in the region drains into Lake Ontario.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 30/08/2026

Rule # 1 for advocacy: Never repeat right-wing framing.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 30/08/2026

A reminder that Special Effects Animators need to UNIONIZE. The lack of ROYALTIES payments for effects workers, mean they essentially get no pension for creating our childhoods while corporate IP owners continue to rake in billions.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 29/08/2026

Here's a doc on how Disney Imagineers combine sightlines and lots painted plaster to create emersion, tell stories and subtly lead guests from one part of the park to the next. It's LEVEL DESIGN made real. Good stuff! youtu.be/C2aJpJJboKE?... #indiedev #solodev #gameart #leveldesign

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Disney Parkitecture | A Deep Dive Into the Architecture at Disney Parks

YouTube video by Walt Disney Imagineering

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 26/08/2026

Man Men had great dream sequences / hallucinations as well.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 25/08/2026

Here's a detailed doc on the creation of the original WAR CRAFT | ORCS vs HUMANS. I love playing these quiet docs on my second screen while I'm doing game art. :) Good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfOl... #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #gameart #warcraft

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Complete History of Warcraft

YouTube video by doodnat

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 24/08/2026

Here’s a summery of one the great indie RPGs of the decade, LOOK OUTSIDE. Probably my favourite of Mother-Influenced RPGs, and definitely the prettiest. Good stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n41P... #rpgmaker #indiedev #solodev #gameart

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 23/08/2026

I like that moss texture too. :)

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 23/08/2026

Here's an episode of one of my favourite kid's tv shows from the 90s EERIE INDIANA. It features an Ai bank machine desperate to make a friend... Good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgIj... #indiedev #solodev #retro #eerieindiana

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Eerie Indiana Episode 3: ATM with a Heart of Gold

YouTube video by Halloween Central

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 22/08/2026

Canada's stance is simple. We're not supporting the USA until they get rid of world's worst President.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 21/08/2026

I'm suspicious this is a publicity stunt to overshadow RockStar's union busting / the lack of physical media controversy. If the build actually leaks, I'll believe it. :)

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 21/08/2026

I bet you a dollar, Ford is clearing space for autonomous vehicle lanes.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 21/08/2026

Here's a documentary on the bitmap masterpiece DARK CASTLE. The Macintosh was my first computer as a kid and I made a lot of bitmap art on it. Good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_j6... #solodev #indiedev #gameart #macintosh

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The Story of Dark Castle

YouTube video by Classic Mac Gaming

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 18/08/2026

I wish the internet would go back to being something that only nerds and artists use. In that way, bsky is paradise. :)

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 17/08/2026

Here’s a documentary about the original CRPG that launched most of design ideas we use today, Wizardry (1981)! Good stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4oO... #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #rpg #gameart

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Wizardry Was More Important Than You Remember

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 09/08/2026

I’m really happy with Water Front Toronto, and I think a similar agency should be founded for long term Public Housing investments / developments.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 09/08/2026

It all worked out in the end, as Mother 3‘s pixel art is some of the most beautiful of all time.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 09/08/2026

Here’s a documentary about how Mother 3 (ie Earthbound 2) was nearly finished as an N64 title before being abruptly cancelled. Good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOQI... #earthbound #n64 #solodev #indiedev #mother3

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What Happened to EarthBound 64?

YouTube video by MonkeyNess

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 06/08/2026

Walkable neighbourhoods with amenities, density and lots of trees are best way to grow a community. Our modern suburbs surrounded by highways have created the loneliest generation, ever.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 06/08/2026

The sophistication of First Nation’s visual design compared to Europe is always striking.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 06/08/2026

Note: The only solution is new publicly owned, Paris-style apartment units. The private sector has failed.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 03/08/2026

The insistence that we have to read rightwing propaganda, for the sake of boosting “engagement” is corporate sociopathy. Europe and Canada should buy Bsky and make it a public utility.

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