A big family stretches what it has
so everyone eats

We take retired computers, bring them back to life, and put them in the hands of kids who need them. No strings attached. Just compute.

423
devices donated
$0
cost to the kid
100%
goes to hardware
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Why fishcake

In a family of ten children, you learn to stretch what you have. You don't throw food away. You make fishcakes — cheap protein that feeds everyone at the table.

We do the same thing with compute. A corporation retires a workstation that still has years of life. A data center decommissions a GPU that can still run AI models. Instead of landfill, it becomes a kid's first dev rig.

Every child who wants to build should have a machine to build on. Not a phone. Not a tablet. A real computer with a terminal, a text editor, and the ability to run code.

That's fishcake. Stretch compute. Feed everyone.

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What your donation becomes

🖥

A kid's first computer

Refurbished workstation loaded with Ubuntu, Python, VS Code, and Ollama. Ready to learn, ready to build.

🎮

Their first GPU

A Quadro T1000 or GT 1030 so they can run their first AI model locally. The moment it clicks — they're a builder now.

📦

Shipped to their door

We test every machine, box it up, and ship it. The kid keeps it forever. No returns. No strings. It's theirs.

Free community GPU

An RTX 3090 (24GB) running 24/7. Free for anyone to use. No account needed.

Community Inference Rig

RTX 3090 24GB — donated by fishcake.ai
  • 24GB GDDR6X — runs 9B models in bf16
  • Ollama API — compatible with any Ollama client
  • Pre-loaded: Qwen3.5-9B, Llama 3.3 8B, Phi-4
  • Protected by Cloudflare Zero Trust
  • No account required. No data stored. No tracking.
  • Fair use: 100 requests/day per IP

Connect your Ollama client:

OLLAMA_HOST=https://gpu.fishcake.ai ollama run qwen3.5:9b

This rig is donated. When it's busy, requests queue. Be patient with each other.

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From the kids

"I never had my own computer before. Now I'm learning Python and I built a calculator app. My mom cried when it showed up at our door."

— Jaylen, age 13, Atlanta

"My dad said computers cost too much. Then this one came free with everything already on it. I'm making a game in Pygame now. Thank you fishcake."

— Sofia, age 11, Houston

"I ran an AI model on my computer for the first time. It talked back to me. I want to build AI when I grow up. This is the best thing anyone ever gave me."

— Marcus, age 14, Detroit

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Where the money goes

We publish receipts. Every donation is accounted for. Zero goes to salaries, marketing, or overhead. fishcake is a labor of love.

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My kid needs a computer

If your child wants to learn to code, build, or create — and they don't have a computer — tell us. We'll send one.