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John Riney III

@8bithe.art

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8-bit heart in a double precision world. Mostly old computers and cats. My opinions are mine alone. Fuck Trump, fuck Elon, fuck Nazis. Instagram: https://instagram.com/8bithe.art Twitch: https://twitch.tv/jay_threezy Blog, projects: https://8bithe.art

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John Riney III @8bithe.art · 9h

Amphibitifa

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 1d

And MS13 is hiding razor blades in all the Halloween candy!

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 1d

It's like the author of all those mid-nineties chain emails about people giving Mickey Mouse LSD tabs to kids is suddenly in charge of security.

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 2d

jumbo packet
#kaypro #nonlinearsystems #commodore #radioshack #vintagecomputer

Several old Kaypro, Commodore, and Radio Shack computers on a large, wheeled cart

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 2d

Oof.

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 5d

So muddy...

a truck is driving through a muddy field with a red truck in the background .

ALT: a truck is driving through a muddy field with a red truck in the background .

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John Riney III @8bithe.art · 6d

Shit.

I saw Woz the other weekend. He said to ask for $666.66 whenever a monetary value is required.

I now own this nearly-functional SuperPET.

I blame you, @stevewoz.bsky.social. In the nicest possible way.

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 7d

Ethics is always the problem, isn't it.

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 7d

I mean I've got actual diagnosed brain damage and whatever shit she said is still utterly inscrutable

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 7d

man hurry up and finish modeling, I just wanna jump my car

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 7d

errrrrr is that like a triple negative

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 7d

What the fuck is wrong with these people

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 8d

Everybody knows you put them over the oval bit at the end to keep the datas from leaking out

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 8d

😬

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 9d

Excellent, thank you!

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 9d

And my 5G reception is still pretty crappy sometimes.

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 9d

If you're curious why AI's so shitty, it's probably because of these dickbags.

sfstandard.com/2025/09/29/t...

Tech Bro 2.0: The new Silicon Valley archetype dominating the AI age

He’s not what he used to be. He’s jacked, cracked, and thinks he might save America.

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 10d

I now have a PC-9821, specifically a Cx13. It has a 4-disc slot loading CD changer and a video capture card. I plan to use it to host a PC-FXGA card. Runs beautifully out of the box! #pc98 #japanese #vintagecomputing

A NEC PC-9821 Cx13 Japanese desktop computer, displaying a Windows 98 welcome screen.

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 10d

me: "thinks about a kiwi"

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 10d

This is a very very good event! You should go. #vcf #vcfsocal

VCF SoCal @vcfsocal.bsky.social · 10d

Tix & Hotel Rooms are available for VCF SoCal 2026!
vcfsocal.com/so/bdPcBQ2JH

#VCFSoCal #VCF #Festivals #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #FUN

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 10d

I'm in! Looking forward to it.

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 11d

There was a lot of AI in my Maker Faire this year 🙄

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 11d

Hardware drop shadows!

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 11d

At Maker Faire today to look at all the things! #bayareamakerfaire

John Riney III @8bithe.art · 11d

Fiddling around with mode 13h graphics in DOS/Open Watcom 2. Programming used to be a lot more fun. I can cross-compile on my Mac and run instantly on DOSBox-X.

A green and white checkerboard, displayed in a DOSBox-X emulation window.