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👻Kate

@spoopykate.bsky.social

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She/her 🏳️‍⚧️ Writer, gamer, follower of intellectual rabbit holes that tickle my brain in the most curious of ways. My interests are broad and diverse, from technology, to music and film, to the diverse and beautiful cultures of our world.

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👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · Oct 3

Throwback to a sketch I did a while ago. Still proud of it.

A simple sketch of Buggyboo, the bestest little rotund friend with warm eyes, a slight blush, and dapper hair.

👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 2h

I was so tired after lunch I curled up on bed and fell asleep cuddling the cat. We both enjoyed the rest.

👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 19h

I appreciate that in Legends ZA I am finally able to capture my true self. Much like a raccoon I prefer to be more nocturnal and also have dark circles under my eyes.

A screenshot of Pokémon Legends ZA featuring my character at the very start of the game when she arrived at the station in Lumiose City. The train is to the left. To the right of my character is an NPC in yellow jacket matching their Helioptile. The character says, "Lumiose City! We made it!" My character stands in the center wearing a pale lavender top with sleeves to her elbows. It's paired with wide legged jeans that perfectly capture how we've gone back to late 90s baggy jeans once more, just like I remember when Pokémon first was exploding in popularity. My character has dark ruddy brown hair and olive eyes that look tired and have small, dark circles underneath them. She holds a large, brown suitcase that can best be described as looking like a stereotypical brown leather doctor's bag.

👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 19h

I just want this painting of Pumpkaboo from Legends ZA. I've always loved ghost types and Halloween and Pumpkaboo is the zenith of those combined.

Screenshot from Pokémon Legends ZA featuring a painting of Pumpkaboo in a relaxed setting. They're on a table with a tall, white teapot and some leaves and orange flowers. It's painted in broad, soft strokes giving the image a warm and comforting feel. Pumpkaboo is perfect as usual.

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👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 20h

Kitty sneezes are one of the absolutely cutest things.

👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 20h

As someone who is perhaps a bit obsessed with overly detailed data that is, generally unnecessary, USB cables with built in power usage displays tickle that itch particularly well.

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Tabbeigh Cat 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @tabbeigh.bsky.social · 2d

I wanna port Hannah Montana Linux for portable gaming systems and call it Handheld Montandheld Linux

Screenshot from Hannah Montana Linux showinf a desktop environment, Hannah Montana wallpaper with a pink background and Tux the Linux penguin mascot in the upper right corner. A desktop folder window appears to be open with an extremely transparent window, letting that wallpaper show through it

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AzulCrescent @azulcrescent.bsky.social · 2d

Be proud

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👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 3d

ParaNorman is one of my favorite spooky month movies. Just watched it again with my cutiebutts and reaffirmed my love of the movie. They hadn't seen it before so it was fun getting their reactions to it too.

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HiMyNameisChair 🏳️‍⚧️ @himynameischair.bsky.social · 4d

The short version: the Gzdoom team has finally had enough of Graf Zhal's shit (including but not limited to pushing AI code into Gzdoom).

The entire team has packed up and made a new fork of Gzdoom.

github.com/DZDoom/DZDoo...

GitHub - DZDoom/DZDoom: DZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on ZDoom, adding an OpenGL renderer and powerful scripting capabilities

DZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on ZDoom, adding an OpenGL renderer and powerful scripting capabilities - DZDoom/DZDoom

github.com

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👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 8d

What's this? Another article on the Razer Pro Click V2 Vertical Edition? Indeed it is!

katetypestech.blogspot.com/2025/10/thou...

Thoughts on the Razer Pro Click V2 Vertical Edition

I’ve been using lightweight mice for years now. My first was the original Glorious Model O wired mouse around 2019 or thereabouts. They were...

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Delaney (Pum)King (She/Her/Whomst) @delaneyking.bsky.social · 9d

One of the problems of watching Startrek is the feeling that in a better universe, I would be being absolutely railed by a cute Vulcan scientist up against a replicator and the floor would be piled with plates of old cod because it misheard my vocalisations.

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Tabbeigh Cat 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @tabbeigh.bsky.social · 10d

War. War never changes

Since the dawn of human kind, when our ancestors first discovered the killing power of rock and bone, blood has been spilled in the name of everything: from God to justice to simple, psychotic rage. In the year 2025 the destructive nature of man could sustain itself no longer

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 10d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 18d

They’re often called Bradford pear in the US and I’d see them everywhere in spring in Ohio. Would smell horrendous if I went on a walk in spring and I absolutely don’t miss them. They were also notorious for splintering during summer thunderstorms and winds.

👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 19d

I had three of those and loved them. Never played ZOE but I'm sure I would've enjoyed it. GS and FFTA were absolutely watershed RPGs for me of that era. And I picked up Iridion 3D on a whim used from Blockbuster for like $5 and had a blast. Picked it up again on Steam when I saw it there.

👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 19d

Trying out some other new kit that I'll inevitably write about. Specifically, I picked up an Epomaker HE68 keyboard which utilizes Hall effect switches and a Razer Pro Click V2 Vertical Edition. Been using the mouse longer and initial impression is less wrist pain and easily adjusted to it.

👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 19d

Also, yes, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a blast so far. How could you tell?

I already loved prog rock so this has been an absolute treat for me.

👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 19d

I'm not saying it needs to happen but I feel like if Roundabout by Yes played every time I left work that would leave me in a better mood than that not happening.

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👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 20d

I did a little write up on my general experience of using an ultrawide (21:9) monitor for the past year and a half. And why I've gone back to 16:9 with the ultrawide as my secondary.

katetypestech.blogspot.com/2025/09/thou...

Thoughts on switching back to 16:9

I have been using a Pixio PXC348C ultrawide monitor since April 2023 as my primary monitor. Over that time, I’ve enjoyed using 21:9 in many ...

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👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 24d

So, being caught up on Dandadan for the moment I'm now in the mood for something -completely different- that's on my long backlog list of anime. This round? It's JoJo time! It's every bit as melodramatic as I thought it would be and that's just plain fun

👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · 27d

I kind of had blank expectations for Dandadan when I started watching it. I still was surprised, quite pleasantly. And the references to so many other shows and movies really made it feel special and fun. I think this is the most fun I've had in a series in some time!

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1000xRESIST | Available Now @sunsetvisitor.studio · Sep 15

🎊 We’re in the Fellow Traveller Publisher Sale starting today! 🎊

If you haven’t already checked out our game, it’s 30% off! It has:

‼️ a deadly pandemic
❌ no combat, just (emotionally destructive) vibes
❤️ generational trauma that will wreck your heart

Gogogo, get it while it’s cheap!

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👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · Sep 15

Finished up Stargate SG-1 once again. So many good stories and such memorable characters. Always a fun time and a window back to that era of my life and of the early 2000s

👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · Sep 15

Websites that ignore system settings and default to light mode are heinous.

👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · Sep 15

Fred Willard as Jacek is such an unscrupulous little jackass as Vala's father. It's a fun episode that builds on her character growth. Honestly? I really liked Claudia Black in Stargate. I know the last two-three seasons were very different but they were fun, even if very different.

👻Kate @spoopykate.bsky.social · Sep 14

Yerba mate sounds like something a close Australian friend would say to encourage you during a rough patch.