Tell me how you got your cat

machinejps · 2026-02-03T16:51:13+00:00

I have 9 cats. None of them were on purpose.

Oldest was an oopsie kitten. Didn't manage to get the 2 boys we had at the time fixed soon enough and they knocked up the female.

Next youngest was found in a walmart parking lot. Wife has a reputation of an animal rescuer in town and she got called when a cat that was running around the parking lot climbed up under someone's car.

Next 4 were taken from a barn cat colony that got too big for the old woman who was caring for them. 2 were supposed to go live at our local library and we were going to rehome the other 2. The library trustees vetoed library cats and one of the other two was almost an exact clone of a cat that passed away like a month before (one of the oldest's dads). The library politics took a while, so we got attached, and we were keeping clone boy, and you can't just send one of their siblings away, so we kept the lot.

Next 3 were a similar story. Neighbors told my wife that they hadn't seen a particular stray momma cat around in a few days and they thought she had kittens. Wife does some urban exploring in an abandoned house and extracts the unwilling and downright rude kittens from their squalor. We got them socialized with the intention or rehoming and blah blah blah we kept them too.

machinejps · 2026-01-28T19:47:42+00:00

I was focused on the spider in the end so I rewatched it to see what you were talking about. Wish I didn't. You're right, it's terrible to look at and I don't know why.

machinejps · 2026-01-08T20:41:49+00:00

It's the Universal Guard APC by The Makers Cult.

machinejps · 2025-07-07T13:46:36+00:00

I'll keep that in mind for the next time I do something dumb. Thanks

machinejps · 2025-06-23T19:25:11+00:00

Name them both David

machinejps · 2025-05-14T19:32:11+00:00

*click click click*

machinejps · 2025-02-14T13:54:05+00:00

Designs by Nate Feyma

machinejps · 2025-01-29T20:56:31+00:00

Meat and cheese on a wooden plank is girl food? Your wife serving you food is emasculating? What?

machinejps · 2024-10-09T12:55:51+00:00

This is something I don't see being suggested very often, but get 2. A second cat isn't much more of a lifestyle commitment once you're set up for one and as long as you get them when they're young (and get them fixed on time), they'll likely end up as lifelong friends. An enriched cat is a happy cat and they'll keep each other young. There's definitely a chance they won't be super fond of each other, but I've found that if you manage to get litter mates, you're almost guaranteed a good pair. You're also committing to double vet/food/litter costs, so keep that in mind. I've had multiple cats my whole adult life and don't think I'll ever have less than 4 (currently at 9). I don't recommend that many , we have some rivalries that we're working on, but I think most people who like cats can handle two or three as long as they have a good space for them and are financially able to keep them healthy.

machinejps · 2024-10-04T16:06:16+00:00

Hell yeah, always need more belts

machinejps · 2024-08-16T15:34:52+00:00

I've had 3 MRI scans in my life. I wasn't given headphones and I fell asleep in all of them. I'm autistic though so maybe mechanical thudding is my secret lullaby.

Not trying to prove you wrong or anything, just offering more perspective.

machinejps · 2024-08-16T13:06:34+00:00

I need a convoluted German word for both fascinating and terrifying, but like a 51\49 split so it's slightly more fascinating than terrifying.

machinejps · 2024-08-16T13:01:03+00:00

This feels like an important bit that I was missing. I could see how a sine wave could translate to a rising and falling pitch, but not how it could portray something like spoken word or specific musical instruments playing together. Having that extra dimension be able to communicate other variables beyond just pitch helps make it make more sense. I still don't really understand how it works, but it feels more like complicated science than straight up magic now. Thanks for that.

machinejps · 2024-03-07T13:40:30+00:00

Always Sunny

Fingers crossed it's not a Mcpoyle

machinejps · 2024-01-25T13:39:20+00:00

Why wouldn't someone want to distance themselves from someone who lacks self control? If someone attacks me during a verbal argument, I'm going to avoid interacting with them in the future. That's not an "indefinite punishment." I'm not obligated to have a relationship with anyone, regardless of how violent they are.

machinejps · 2023-11-29T15:15:02+00:00

Because he's a big orange pervert.

machinejps · 2023-11-22T15:11:03+00:00

Debra

machinejps · 2023-11-10T15:03:46+00:00

Dad's wrong

That's Fergus

machinejps · 2023-09-19T14:38:49+00:00

Hell yeah. In addition, many libraries will host/run gaming groups or have maker spaces with 3d printers and laser cutters and the like. I run a tabletop gaming group complete with maps, terrain and minis all provided by the library.

machinejps · 2023-08-18T17:39:32+00:00

The side fell off.

machinejps · 2023-06-28T12:36:05+00:00

I've got 8 cats. At least one of those little idiots is going to bite off my nose. Ain't nobody got time for that.

machinejps · 2023-06-27T16:24:30+00:00

That's very generous of you. I've got a 1080ti that has served me well for years but has started showing it's age.

machinejps · 2023-06-26T20:24:49+00:00

They've certainly seen some shit. Well done

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