Guy Dupont

Software/Hardware/Art/Nonsense

PC Gamer once called me "One of history's greatest monsters"

He/him

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GuyDupont
Hardware on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EsotericGadgetsByGuy
Hackaday.io: https://hackaday.io/dupontgu
GitHub: https://github.com/dupontgu

Last Notes

2025-04-15 17:11:11 UTC

I'm putting a tariff on the word "tariff"!
Hooked up an arcade dispenser to give me a ticket every time that god-forsaken word shows up on my computer screen.
20 tickets == 1 beer
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/343/082/386/979/938/original/4b08ef9deed46b28.mp4

2025-01-22 17:48:50 UTC

Playing with the idea of "different perspectives on the same story"!
A QR code that sends you to a different source based on the angle.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/873/256/150/519/026/original/879826a3baae2804.mp4

2025-01-21 14:52:54 UTC

Still using sticky notes with insecure passwords written on them to remember your creds?
What if I told you you could get sticky notes with SECURE, unique passwords pre-printed on them??
Introducing ✨Forti-flyers✨
We pick 'em, you stick 'em
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/866/902/677/832/784/original/f7323a7b6128c4d1.mp4

2025-01-10 15:10:20 UTC

designed some business cards that only show my info when you're in the sun.
DO NOT contact me unless you are OUT OF OFFICE 😎
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/804/691/767/005/033/original/8d107479aca655d9.png
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/804/692/617/098/782/original/419f857b3ad4ab09.png

2025-01-04 21:00:11 UTC

Wrote a script to generate these "Iso Slice-O" drawings directly from 3D model files (with a tiiiny bit of manual SVG cleanup at the end). Ran it on some of the most popular models and I'm obsessed with the results using white ink / black paper
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/772/092/478/094/136/original/cd60762120ccc41e.jpg
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/772/092/506/499/235/original/5d2feae3760923c1.jpg
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/772/092/526/336/506/original/5a70b06bf7cfdd53.jpg

2024-11-19 13:11:09 UTC

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My article explains how to share a file using a QR code without needing to host the file data on a server (and it shows up as a normal file download on standard smartphone scanners) Here's the Paged Out! logo as an example.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/509/782/001/786/373/original/136ca5086ee67506.png

2024-11-19 13:09:57 UTC

I've got a piece in the latest issue of Paged Out! about a QR code file sharing trick I discovered earlier this year!
This zine is insanely cool if you haven't checked it out yet - short but meaty technical articles by very smart people with some art sprinkled in as well.
https://pagedout.institute/

2024-10-09 16:05:29 UTC

All of the pieces are cool, but where on EARTH did Green Day get custom HitClips made in 2024?? 🤔 🤔 😉 🤔
https://www.dookiedemastered.com/

2024-10-03 17:07:50 UTC

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sorry random Q - any idea why they'd use different footprints for the d-pad vs letter button pads? I can see why they might have the orientation of the d-pad ones the way they are (slit in the same direction user is "dragging") but i'm curious why they wouldn't use the "S"-lookin footprint everywhere.

2024-09-15 01:13:43 UTC

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But when I put out a YouTube video... Yikes. I check those numbers very very frequently. Lots of self Googling. It is embarrassing. And I'm not trying to be obnoxious, I'm not doing crazy numbers - it's not like I actually need to keep up with it in any way. It's just very... slot-machiney.
Anyways! Going in next time with a plan and maybe some self-administered parental controls

2024-09-15 01:02:45 UTC

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I've made a bunch of improvements in the past few months, now that child is walking/talking.
- push notifications are off, except from family/work (during reasonable hrs)
- deleted Twitter and TikTok off of mobile completely (I know, should have happened long ago)
- I've really enjoyed straight-up leaving my phone behind when I know I'm going to be out with the family anyways.
- no more podcasts in a single earbud on walks with the kid. This was great while she was tiny, but had to go.

2024-09-15 00:58:44 UTC

(not necessarily looking for advice/engagement, just putting this here to say it out loud/hold myself accountable)
I need to to develop a healthier relationship with the internet, especially in the weeks following a project reveal 😅
I think in the early months of fatherhood I let my social media habits get out of hand - frankly, the phone was a cheap way to escape for a little while and stay stimulated during an extremely tiring and isolating time.

2024-08-27 20:18:30 UTC

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This is not a complaint - it's amazing what we can do with the Pi's!! I'm just always caught off guard by the unevenness of the developer experience.
I went from:
"oh wow I can run all this code originally designed to run in the cloud LOCALLY without changing a line!"
to:
"oh wow I just spent two entire evenings trying to get the right HDMI resolution to show up on my display"
Relatively small price to pay but just feels bad every time.

2024-08-27 17:13:23 UTC

Raspberry Pi project: "I'm only 10 lines of Python!!!"
Me: "..."
Raspberry Pi project: "... oh and a 25 step guide full of magic incantations and random bits of .txt files to replace (they're not where they lived a year ago btw)"

2024-08-14 22:23:00 UTC

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glad you asked! It's literally two sewing needles wired directly to an Xbox 360 controller rumble motor lol
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/962/708/979/154/311/original/56c0703acba8cfd4.jpg

2024-08-14 21:35:30 UTC

Tired of using your own tongue to test 9V batteries???
👅👅👅🔋🔋🔋 ouch!
Honored and humbled to announce my latest product:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/962/516/760/081/818/original/f582cb48ded12034.mp4

2024-08-07 20:23:10 UTC

💫DID YOU KNOW💫
that if you move a mouse cursor fast enough, you can get persistence of vision and, say...
*run a game of Pong inside your mouse's firmware*
🕹️🕹️🕹️🕹️🕹️🕹️🕹️🕹️🕹️
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/922/592/441/333/227/original/25214436e2ab4ae7.mp4