ThatKomputerKat 

@thatKomputerKat@oldbytes.space
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I like vintage computers and video games. I also collect music and video on old formats. My basement is a CRT display sanctuary.


If I were in a relationship, it'd be gay, but mostly I feel like I'm in a sinking ship.

he/him

I sometimes reply with bad jokes. I am not an authority. Seriously, the anxiety would destroy me.

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Location/CountrySpokane, WA/United States
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ThatKomputerKat 2h ago
Show threadFreediverX15h ago
@petrillic
ThatKomputerKat 3h ago
SwiftOnSecurity11h ago
Everything is GPU https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/business/private-equity-continuation-funds.html?unlocked_article_code=1._E8.Tr4f.3h1LKtFrqg3h&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Investors Warn of ‘Rot in Private Equity’ as Funds Strike Circular Deals

Buyout firms have struggled to sell companies they own and have instead found a workaround to get cash back to clients: Selling the companies to themselves.

The New York Times
ThatKomputerKat 5h ago
jwz5h ago
What asshat decided that user name and password should now always be on separate pages? How does this make anything better? Fuck you.
ThatKomputerKat 5h ago
Cursed Silicon8h ago
ThatKomputerKat 5h ago
PC8h ago
A "shithole country" isn't a poor country that can't feed its children. It's a rich country that won't feed its children.
ThatKomputerKat 6h ago
Show threadCharlie Stross11h ago
Desktop computer usability has been going backwards for 20 years.
ThatKomputerKat 23h ago
Thomas 🔭🕹️1d ago
You'd think with idk 200+ million people in the US who are eligible to be elected president they'd find one who isn't [points to everything]
ThatKomputerKat 1d ago
Erin1d ago

adoring the love with which ReBoot's being restored. Frame by frame, understanding the original workflow and its limitations, trying to get the absolute best out of the original work, made for cheap home CRT TVs, anticipating getting viewed on high-resolution modern displays

https://youtu.be/L00jx-GH2w8

WE SAVED REBOOT

YouTube
ThatKomputerKat 1d ago
Thomas 🔭🕹️1d ago
"Well, if you don't use AI it won't affect you, you luddite!"
ThatKomputerKat 1d ago
Totally Normal Adult Human1d ago
You know you're only here for one reason...