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The guitar cat got me.
Avalokitesha@programming.devto
Technology@beehaw.org•“ChatGPT killed my son”: Parents’ lawsuit describes suicide notes in chat logs
5·5 months agoExcept some agents go against explicit instructions and delete the prod database. You know your argument doesn’t hold, we’ve all seen the news.
Avalokitesha@programming.devto
cats@lemmy.world•Cat enrichment questions from new cat owner (WARNING: incredibly long and rambling lol)
4·5 months agoSticks may be something that he has been hit with before - or maybe it’s the position above his head of something that scares him. You never know what a former stray experienced.
In my experience toy type matters a lot too. My current cat goes crazy over feathers at a rope that you can whirl around with a stick - I guess the sound the feathers make trigger her hunting instincts? Our other cat gets scared of that but hes always been sensitive to noise.
He loves those little snakes that are attached to sticks with a rope though. Leaves the feather cat completely cold. Catnip was meh for ours, but both lost their shit with Valerian, totally drugged up for five minutes (then the effect wears off and the cats won’t feel the same even with fresh scent). Where I live it gets used to help people sleep so we buy a whole bunch at a pharmacy, fill it into an airtight container (that shit stinks, it could make me vomit) and marinate cloth toys in their that we give them every now and then.
At the end of the day, all cats are different and trial and error is best. Also, if you found a cheap toy that works, stock up - often it’s not easy to get replacements once they break.
Wait you wouldn’t take your cat? After a week of you rarely being available you consider not being home at all for two days and a night?
I would strongly recommend against that. I’m worried that this may cause behavioral issues with the cat getting bored, depressed, feeling caged…
Possible consequences could be urinating outside the litterbox, willfully scratching your furniture/walls and more.
I’m not sure if with your work and travel habits a pet would be a good choice. Maybe one that doesn’t need social interaction?
I would advise against. A house is not a good place for a cat to be alone, and 40h per week is a lot. We have an old cat (17) and my roommate is at home all day and our cat still is super needy for attention.
There may be more aloof cats, but from my experience with cats they are most likely the exception and your cat would likely be understimulated.
Also, most cats do not handle traveling well. It is possible to train them but that works best when they are young and young cats should never be alone in a house for 40h/ week. My mom has taken in cats from an animal rescue organization where the owner was out for long hours too and she got depressed and overate so badly she had lifelong issues, even when she was with my mom and lost weight again. She also was incredibly anxious about my mom leaving her and would get stressed out if she had to be alone.
Despite what you may hear, cats are social animals and need interaction. If you are away from home 40h/week (and that’s not counting going to work), it’s better to get a bonded pair so they can play and interact. In rare cases you may find an old grumpy cat that will be fine - but you will probably never have a close bond with that kind of cat, and often they are used to going outside.
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cats@lemmy.world•Die Katze hat einfach gewaltsam den Panda vertrieben
8·6 months agoThe cat violently displaced the Panda.
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Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Anyone have the experience registering a domain name with false personal information?English
3·6 months agoI mean that’s a black hat hacking forum. That alone would make me question what they were doing with their domains x)
That smug face.
Avalokitesha@programming.devto
Technology@lemmy.ml•Recommendation Algorithms & Advertising - Where do you draw the line?
3·2 years ago“Hey, it’s me, Amazon. I noticed you recently bought a fridge! Here’s five more fridges for you to look at, on case you need to complete your fridge selection!”
Like. Why?!
I’m an outsider “looking in”, so to say, as in I met quite a few people attending a local Waldorf-School near where I went to school. I always felt a lot of them were a little out of touch with the real world, not quite prepared for how things are outside. Very sheltered and… For lack of a better word, dreamy? It felt like they hadn’t learned some of the fundamentals of science but focused a lot on soft stuff instead.
It’s hard to put into words since those are impressions of a pretty judgemental teenager x) and stored in a different language than English since my english back then was still pretty bad.
But their education seemed to lack real preparation for anything but social sciences. It’s been a while, though, maybe it has changed by now.

I was thinking of getting my next desktop from them. Can you elaborate?