This one’s a bit of a c/noContext moment

It haunts me in my dreams

Darn autocorrect

I usually have it disabled, but I’ve been too lazy with the new phone

Be calm, gentle, but firm. No build up, no “I’m sorry kitty, don’t be mad” and try not to be tense. Just do it. (If you’re tense, they’re tense)

Use a treat or food to distract the cat, and hold them firmly (preferably, have a second pair of hands, but I manage just fine on my own)

Proceed with the processes, even if the cat complains, or gets a little feisty (back off if they’re ballistic). Let them know (with your body language) that you’re not stopping because they’re unhappy

Also, make sure they have a good footing. Cats get uneasy if they don’t have their feet on something, or if the ground is slippery (like a bathtub)

Put a towel in the bottom of the tub to give them better footing (not the best solution, but it works)

Try one of these: https://a.co/d/08I5FYeD

Cats really only like to scratch on tall and sturdy things like trees or heavy couches

If their post isn’t tall enough, they can’t get a good stretch out of it

If the post tips over easily, they just won’t want to use it (you can also use a heavy weight to keep the base steady, but I find that solution rather cumbersome )

IIRC, it was actually Webster, who was writing the dictionary, decided to simplify spelling

A large amount of spelling differences between the US and UK like mould/mold and center/center, are due to him

Let’s not spin our wheels on this

For lurkers hoarding high quality content for this community, this is your sign to press the button “New post”

I’ve never really had good ideas to post

Even on reddit

I have Arch on my workstation at work, and I love it

(With permission, of course)

We kinda do, with GPS satellites that have to correct their clocks due to the effects of gravity and speed

And communication with space probes

I use 24h clocks and ISO 8601 dates almost always

Honestly, I’m better at organizing code than I am my actual life

Timezones make intuitive sense for humans

UTC / Unix timestamps make intuitive sense for computers

The issue is bridging the gap

I don’t understand non-mammalian pets

Why have a tarantula that you just look at, instead of a Golden retriever to goof off with?

I pay for spoofie premium because it’s convenient

But I’m not defending this money-grubbing behavior

I just started using Spotify for the first time last year, mainly because I got tired of trying to figure out what this meat paste wanted to listen to

YT is great when you know what you want to hear, but it’s garbage at (music) recommendations (I haven’t tried YT music)

Spoofie isn’t the best, but for right now, it’s worth the price just so I can actually get back to work, and not fiddle with YT for 3 hours looking for music this meat paste wants right now

Although, I’m open to alternatives, if they’re viable

I was in high school during that time

It’s really weird to see actually witness history becoming “history”

What’s the likelihood of a reattempt, if the first shot wasn’t fatal?

I’m not sure many people would be capable of doing so, given how addled they’d likely be

I love RafVicAlv’s comics

Is there a c/imSorryJohn ?

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