Kat Kayelem 🏳️⚧️
@kayelem23.bsky.social
voider of warranties • fixer of things • collector of stuff • audio, video, radio, TV, photography, music gear, T&M, retro/modern computer h/w; anything interesting
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Kat Kayelem 🏳️⚧️
@kayelem23.bsky.social
· Aug 31
Hi, I'm Kat.
I take stuff apart. Sometimes, I put it back together...
I also collect obsolete television standards.
Currently not owned by a cat, so here's a 2005 pic of Frankie (RIP ~1985 - 2006) being a trip hazard.
#Introduction #ProofOfCat
I take stuff apart. Sometimes, I put it back together...
I also collect obsolete television standards.
Currently not owned by a cat, so here's a 2005 pic of Frankie (RIP ~1985 - 2006) being a trip hazard.
#Introduction #ProofOfCat
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The Bombay Mix is open. I guess we are officially commencing the run-up to Yule... 🎍 🎄🎍
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Bombay Mix is open. I guess we are officially commencing the run-up to Yule... 🎍 🎄🎍
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at this point AI is the equivalent of your friend eating something disgusting and asking 800 times if you wanna try it
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
at this point AI is the equivalent of your friend eating something disgusting and asking 800 times if you wanna try it
Ah, the excitement of ordering from AliExpress..!
Did it just poof out of existence somewhere?
Is it what I ordered?
Is it what I thought I ordered?
Was it well packed?
Is it intact?
Does it work..?
Did it just poof out of existence somewhere?
Is it what I ordered?
Is it what I thought I ordered?
Was it well packed?
Is it intact?
Does it work..?
December 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Ah, the excitement of ordering from AliExpress..!
Did it just poof out of existence somewhere?
Is it what I ordered?
Is it what I thought I ordered?
Was it well packed?
Is it intact?
Does it work..?
Did it just poof out of existence somewhere?
Is it what I ordered?
Is it what I thought I ordered?
Was it well packed?
Is it intact?
Does it work..?
Got Internet access in late 1998; recently was reminiscing about those happy, fun, carefree times, long before <gestures widely>.
For some reason, I remembered this, and wondered if I could find it anywhere and if there was a way to play it.
For some reason, I remembered this, and wondered if I could find it anywhere and if there was a way to play it.
The original Joe Forman Micro Gerbil 2001 : joecartoon.com : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
It's a smartass gerbil in a microwave. Show him who's boss in 10 easy steps.
archive.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Got Internet access in late 1998; recently was reminiscing about those happy, fun, carefree times, long before <gestures widely>.
For some reason, I remembered this, and wondered if I could find it anywhere and if there was a way to play it.
For some reason, I remembered this, and wondered if I could find it anywhere and if there was a way to play it.
Reposted by Kat Kayelem 🏳️⚧️
Latest news from EVRi:
Full capacity restored at processing hub after overhaul and recommissioning of primary parcel mill.
Full capacity restored at processing hub after overhaul and recommissioning of primary parcel mill.
December 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Latest news from EVRi:
Full capacity restored at processing hub after overhaul and recommissioning of primary parcel mill.
Full capacity restored at processing hub after overhaul and recommissioning of primary parcel mill.
In case anyone wondered, but didn't want to ask...
CW: surgery
A little PSA for those folks who may benefit from this knowledge. No, trans women do not get their "cock cut off".
The surgery redistributes the external parts (which have already changed through HRT) to their relative internal position.
More like origami.
A little PSA for those folks who may benefit from this knowledge. No, trans women do not get their "cock cut off".
The surgery redistributes the external parts (which have already changed through HRT) to their relative internal position.
More like origami.
December 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
In case anyone wondered, but didn't want to ask...
Didn't the default in MS Word change to Calibri a while ago?
(Not used Word since ~2002 when the default was Times New Roman.)
Returning (retvrning?) to Times New Roman is the 'wasteful' choice then; there's the added friction of selecting something other than the default...
(Not used Word since ~2002 when the default was Times New Roman.)
Returning (retvrning?) to Times New Roman is the 'wasteful' choice then; there's the added friction of selecting something other than the default...
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Didn't the default in MS Word change to Calibri a while ago?
(Not used Word since ~2002 when the default was Times New Roman.)
Returning (retvrning?) to Times New Roman is the 'wasteful' choice then; there's the added friction of selecting something other than the default...
(Not used Word since ~2002 when the default was Times New Roman.)
Returning (retvrning?) to Times New Roman is the 'wasteful' choice then; there's the added friction of selecting something other than the default...
Latest news from EVRi:
Full capacity restored at processing hub after overhaul and recommissioning of primary parcel mill.
Full capacity restored at processing hub after overhaul and recommissioning of primary parcel mill.
December 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Latest news from EVRi:
Full capacity restored at processing hub after overhaul and recommissioning of primary parcel mill.
Full capacity restored at processing hub after overhaul and recommissioning of primary parcel mill.
"2025-12-09 08:50 We're processing your parcel at our hub"
I think 'processing' means my parcel is now inside one of their massive industrial rock tumblers...
I think 'processing' means my parcel is now inside one of their massive industrial rock tumblers...
December 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"2025-12-09 08:50 We're processing your parcel at our hub"
I think 'processing' means my parcel is now inside one of their massive industrial rock tumblers...
I think 'processing' means my parcel is now inside one of their massive industrial rock tumblers...
Yesterday, washed out empty bag previously containing frozen sausages, for recycling.
Noticed blue thing in the bottom. Some sort of rubber.
Tempted to contact manufacturer. OTOH, nowt wrong with with the sausages, ate them all. This thing was just loose in the bottom of the bag...
Noticed blue thing in the bottom. Some sort of rubber.
Tempted to contact manufacturer. OTOH, nowt wrong with with the sausages, ate them all. This thing was just loose in the bottom of the bag...
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Yesterday, washed out empty bag previously containing frozen sausages, for recycling.
Noticed blue thing in the bottom. Some sort of rubber.
Tempted to contact manufacturer. OTOH, nowt wrong with with the sausages, ate them all. This thing was just loose in the bottom of the bag...
Noticed blue thing in the bottom. Some sort of rubber.
Tempted to contact manufacturer. OTOH, nowt wrong with with the sausages, ate them all. This thing was just loose in the bottom of the bag...
Snacking in an Ingredients House:
I have just eaten a teacup full of grated mozzarella.
I have just eaten a teacup full of grated mozzarella.
December 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Snacking in an Ingredients House:
I have just eaten a teacup full of grated mozzarella.
I have just eaten a teacup full of grated mozzarella.
Talk of station wagons has me thinking about one specific object of lust I bookmarked ages ago.
1977 LTD Country Squire.
I need this in my life. Same year, spec, colour, interior, etc. Exactly this. That interior. Wood on everything. They don't make 'em like they used to...
1977 LTD Country Squire.
I need this in my life. Same year, spec, colour, interior, etc. Exactly this. That interior. Wood on everything. They don't make 'em like they used to...
1977 Ford LTD Country Squire: Suburban luxury from the Wagonmaster - Hagerty Media
Jonny V. was a serious station wagon man, particularly when it came to Country Squires. So every time I see one, I can't help but think of him.
www.hagerty.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Talk of station wagons has me thinking about one specific object of lust I bookmarked ages ago.
1977 LTD Country Squire.
I need this in my life. Same year, spec, colour, interior, etc. Exactly this. That interior. Wood on everything. They don't make 'em like they used to...
1977 LTD Country Squire.
I need this in my life. Same year, spec, colour, interior, etc. Exactly this. That interior. Wood on everything. They don't make 'em like they used to...
I knew there was something I'd forgotten to do. Got my order in just now :-)
I am, indeed, a computer nerd. And I am 'typed listings from magazines into my ZX81' years old.
Probably why I forget things...
I am, indeed, a computer nerd. And I am 'typed listings from magazines into my ZX81' years old.
Probably why I forget things...
🚀🎅 Get your DOCTYPE Christmas orders in this week to be safe!
It’s the perfect gift for every computer nerd you know
vole.wtf/doctype/
It’s the perfect gift for every computer nerd you know
vole.wtf/doctype/
DOCTYPE magazine 🚀⌨️
’80s BASIC type-in mags are back, but this time for HTML!
vole.wtf
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I knew there was something I'd forgotten to do. Got my order in just now :-)
I am, indeed, a computer nerd. And I am 'typed listings from magazines into my ZX81' years old.
Probably why I forget things...
I am, indeed, a computer nerd. And I am 'typed listings from magazines into my ZX81' years old.
Probably why I forget things...
People of Earth, your attention please.
Message begins:
Warburtons crumpets are superior to Sainsbury's crumpets.
Message ends.
Message begins:
Warburtons crumpets are superior to Sainsbury's crumpets.
Message ends.
December 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
People of Earth, your attention please.
Message begins:
Warburtons crumpets are superior to Sainsbury's crumpets.
Message ends.
Message begins:
Warburtons crumpets are superior to Sainsbury's crumpets.
Message ends.
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Fungal Misadventure (a story in the form of a Bluesky thread)
"Have you ever wondered?" he asked, as they picked mushrooms in the forest near her house. "How many people died from fungal misadventure during prehistory before we found out which of these were safe to eat?"
"Have you ever wondered?" he asked, as they picked mushrooms in the forest near her house. "How many people died from fungal misadventure during prehistory before we found out which of these were safe to eat?"
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Fungal Misadventure (a story in the form of a Bluesky thread)
"Have you ever wondered?" he asked, as they picked mushrooms in the forest near her house. "How many people died from fungal misadventure during prehistory before we found out which of these were safe to eat?"
"Have you ever wondered?" he asked, as they picked mushrooms in the forest near her house. "How many people died from fungal misadventure during prehistory before we found out which of these were safe to eat?"
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Watching flights of interesting aircraft types, as one does. Anyone have any idea why this An-26 from Keflavik took a rather circuitous route to Liverpool..?
Avoiding built-up areas, weather, Wigan..?
Avoiding built-up areas, weather, Wigan..?
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Watching flights of interesting aircraft types, as one does. Anyone have any idea why this An-26 from Keflavik took a rather circuitous route to Liverpool..?
Avoiding built-up areas, weather, Wigan..?
Avoiding built-up areas, weather, Wigan..?
Watching flights of interesting aircraft types, as one does. Anyone have any idea why this An-26 from Keflavik took a rather circuitous route to Liverpool..?
Avoiding built-up areas, weather, Wigan..?
Avoiding built-up areas, weather, Wigan..?
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Watching flights of interesting aircraft types, as one does. Anyone have any idea why this An-26 from Keflavik took a rather circuitous route to Liverpool..?
Avoiding built-up areas, weather, Wigan..?
Avoiding built-up areas, weather, Wigan..?
Two words I have, not once, in over half a century existing on this planet, ever seen used together like this:
"Adversarial poetry".
What a time to be alive...
"Adversarial poetry".
What a time to be alive...
Okay, this is deeply intriguing: adversarial poetry prompts have a significantly higher rate of jailbreak success on nearly every model the researchers tried. Guardian article: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI’s safety features can be circumvented with poetry, research finds
Poems containing prompts for harmful content prove effective at duping large language models
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Two words I have, not once, in over half a century existing on this planet, ever seen used together like this:
"Adversarial poetry".
What a time to be alive...
"Adversarial poetry".
What a time to be alive...
May I apologise to @midnightdorifto.bsky.social for the notification explosion. Found account earlier, can't stop scrolling and liking :-)
I'll leave a tab open and come back later.
Now fighting the urge to plot a route between now and owning something older, Japanese, probably with a six...
I'll leave a tab open and come back later.
Now fighting the urge to plot a route between now and owning something older, Japanese, probably with a six...
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
May I apologise to @midnightdorifto.bsky.social for the notification explosion. Found account earlier, can't stop scrolling and liking :-)
I'll leave a tab open and come back later.
Now fighting the urge to plot a route between now and owning something older, Japanese, probably with a six...
I'll leave a tab open and come back later.
Now fighting the urge to plot a route between now and owning something older, Japanese, probably with a six...
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If, when this all inevitably implodes, there is talk of bailouts, we need to break some shit. They want us to let them erase our humanity and kill the planet. Time to take a lesson from the French.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:46 AM
If, when this all inevitably implodes, there is talk of bailouts, we need to break some shit. They want us to let them erase our humanity and kill the planet. Time to take a lesson from the French.
Scrolling through my TL, it is full of les réactions de Maillard and I'm bloody starving now..!
Gonna have to find something to make brown for lunch.
Gonna have to find something to make brown for lunch.
November 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Scrolling through my TL, it is full of les réactions de Maillard and I'm bloody starving now..!
Gonna have to find something to make brown for lunch.
Gonna have to find something to make brown for lunch.
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It's arrived..! It's in pretty good, near new condition, in the original box, with a bunch of accessories. Not bad.
There's no signs of life whatsoever so I'll try charging it fully before doing anything. And it is charging, or pretending to. Energy is going somewhere..!
There's no signs of life whatsoever so I'll try charging it fully before doing anything. And it is charging, or pretending to. Energy is going somewhere..!
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It's arrived..! It's in pretty good, near new condition, in the original box, with a bunch of accessories. Not bad.
There's no signs of life whatsoever so I'll try charging it fully before doing anything. And it is charging, or pretending to. Energy is going somewhere..!
There's no signs of life whatsoever so I'll try charging it fully before doing anything. And it is charging, or pretending to. Energy is going somewhere..!
Meh. Bulb in the Big Light in the living room went 'tink' then slightly dimmer and a bit flickery. 6500K 30W LED, installed 4th January 2022; it's done pretty well.
New one ordered. Of course I'll be taking the old one apart; no need to ask...
New one ordered. Of course I'll be taking the old one apart; no need to ask...
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Meh. Bulb in the Big Light in the living room went 'tink' then slightly dimmer and a bit flickery. 6500K 30W LED, installed 4th January 2022; it's done pretty well.
New one ordered. Of course I'll be taking the old one apart; no need to ask...
New one ordered. Of course I'll be taking the old one apart; no need to ask...
A few days ago I had no idea this was an actual thing which exists, then I saw John's post...
So I've just bought one. Of course it's non-functional; I do have a reputation to live up to.
If anyone wants to see what's inside without voiding their warranty, watch this space..!
So I've just bought one. Of course it's non-functional; I do have a reputation to live up to.
If anyone wants to see what's inside without voiding their warranty, watch this space..!
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A few days ago I had no idea this was an actual thing which exists, then I saw John's post...
So I've just bought one. Of course it's non-functional; I do have a reputation to live up to.
If anyone wants to see what's inside without voiding their warranty, watch this space..!
So I've just bought one. Of course it's non-functional; I do have a reputation to live up to.
If anyone wants to see what's inside without voiding their warranty, watch this space..!
"Qualcomm have bought out Arduino, and several weeks later have altered the Terms & Conditions."
This is probably not good. Think I'll use something else for future microcontroller-based projects. That said, I expect there will be forking...
This is probably not good. Think I'll use something else for future microcontroller-based projects. That said, I expect there will be forking...
EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive)
YouTube video by EEVblog
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"Qualcomm have bought out Arduino, and several weeks later have altered the Terms & Conditions."
This is probably not good. Think I'll use something else for future microcontroller-based projects. That said, I expect there will be forking...
This is probably not good. Think I'll use something else for future microcontroller-based projects. That said, I expect there will be forking...