Clotty's inventor hopes to add more features in the near future. Credit: Miss Molerat

Doom is much more than a classic, bloodsoaked first-person shooter known for its chaotic action, over-the-top weapons, and challenging boss fights. For some odd (but very enjoyable) reason, it’s served as a benchmark for testing basic computing capabilities for well over 30 years. Name a device ——calculators, ATMs, digitally enabled tractors, and even biochips built with E. coli bacteria —and someone has likely coded it to run Doom .

The latest entry in the ever-growing list of Doom compatible contraptions is a double-dose of DIY ingenuity, however. The Linux software engineer known as Miss Molerat recently began tinkering with a pocket-sized medical gadget made specifically to keep track of her menstrual cycle . But unlike many similar commercial products , “Clotty” keeps all personal data strictly on the device itself.…