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Cake day: June 26th, 2023

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  • I like to believe that cats truly do have 9 lives. But each of their lives is the entire time that they spend with an owner. While you got 18 years of wonderful companionship, she got to spend 0.1111111 of her entire lifespan being treated as a best friend and closest companion.

    Some problems can only be fixed by a cat and some of the lives that some cats endure are surely more difficult than others. I’m sure she’s with her next assignment and still thinking about what a wonderful 18-year reprieve you gave her and I’m sure other cats are aching for their turn to spend a life with you based on reputation.


  • I rescued a cat a few months ago from in front of my work. She turned out to be a 13-year-old sweetheart who was abandoned by her original owner. She was so loving and cuddly and incredibly happy to interact with anyone.

    As much as it warmed my heart that she loved to cuddle on me and next to me, there was something about the texture of her fur, the structure of her joints and bones, and her size:weight ratio that gave me a huge feeling of ick that I simply couldn’t shake. I always felt nauseous while petting her, it felt like a furry underweight roasting chicken. I wanted so badly to cuddle her and loved her so much (from a distance).

    I’d take care of all of her feeding and cleaning and my wife took care of all the longer interactions/cuddles. She also hated our dog and was stressed out by our dog’s mere existence. I’m glad that we eventually got her into a new happy, loving home. I still miss her head bumps, mews, purrs, and licks.

    That’s why seeing people love their cats like this vicariously makes me feel so happy. I get to read and share how happy your cat makes you without any of the physical interaction.
















  • I asked Google why search engines are so bad now and its AI summaries its own deficiencies quite well:

    Some say search engines have declined in quality due to a number of factors, including:

    Search engine optimization (SEO) spam A wave of SEO spam has contributed to the decline in search result quality.

    Affiliate marketing Affiliate link sites contribute to the low-quality content that floods the internet.

    AI-generated content New technology can quickly produce low-quality content.

    Marketing Search results are filled with marketing and links that may not be relevant to the query.

    Recommender algorithms Some say the algorithm that recommends content is a mess. For example, someone might be recommended alt-right content after watching a click-bait video.

    Ads Google’s biggest business is advertising, and it’s inserting more ads into its products to make more money.

    Some say it’s harder to find specific information these days, and that search operators are often needed to filter search results.