How did that cat even get through admissions?! I smell a bribery scandal.

I mean, it is reposting other peoples’ old content, and there seems to be a lot of that going on here lately. People just like the attention, I guess.

Polydatctyly (extra toes) is not all that uncommon in cats. As far as I know it doesn’t lead to any notable negative outcomes. We had a poly cat (named Poly because that’s what the shelter called her) who lived a long and healthy life. Earnest Hemmingway famously kept and bred polydactyl cats at his home in Key West, and if you go visit the staff there still take care of their descendants.

Here’s our Poly:

We have one of those. Gray cats are really difficult to photo well. Cameras always seem to mis-set the exposure.

Honestly, the biggest issue with this one was that we had a bunch of food in the fridge, including our Thanksgiving turkey, and no idea when the power would be back on. I was able to run a bunch of stuff down to my parents’ house in Olympia, where they still had power. It has made me consider getting a small emergency generator with enough power to run our fridge, freezer, and furnace.

Hey, I have an older version of the same case. Very solid choice.

Aw… we used to have a ginger tabby that would get up on my desk to get my attention while I was gaming. She sadly passed about 8 years ago. I still miss her.

Tape to Tape. It’s a roguelite hockey game that has a big sense of humor.

You can already replace the battery. You can purchase a replacement here, along with all the tools you need to replace it if you don’t already have them: https://www.ifixit.com/products/steam-deck-battery

There’s also a full video guide on the process.

Valve worked with iFixit to make sure they have replacements available for every part in the deck. Valve was very up front that they wanted to enable people to do their own repairs and upgrades.

Solid state batteries are the next leap we’re likely to see. They already exist but aren’t widely available for consumer products yet.

Double-sided tape on the problem areas worked for our cats. But also make sure there are appropriate scratching posts available nearby.

Haha… our older cat will actually start crying at us when it gets close to bed time because she likes to sleep on the bed with us. Once we are safely in bed, she will crawl up and meow in my face until I pet her for 10-15 minutes, at which point she is usually satisfied and will go sleep at the foot of the bed. Sometimes she will curl up on my legs for a little while, but she never stays there.

Adorable. Reminds me of our cat, Ozzy. This was him a a little over a year ago, still a bit kittenish. He fell asleep in my lap while I was trimming his claws:

With that many cats, you’d really just have a black cat hole.

There are several options out there, and most of them don’t have a failure mode that could potentially harm your fur babies. They just stop working when something goes wrong. The one in the video has a design that is just inherently dangerous.

Just saw this video earlier today. Heartbreaking. I hope the online retailers respond and take action to get these things off the market. The design is just inherently dangerous.

Yeah, I really like the fact that my son and I can play different games from the same library at the same time. Also, the bi-directional sharing is very nice, and the whole thing is much easier to set up than the original library sharing.

What it’s made from is irrelevant. Plastic doesn’t break down in the gut and can cause dangerous blockages.

How is your first summer in Seattle going? ;)

Same. We adopted a boy in August that is the most chill, patient, and friendly cat I’ve ever shared a house with. I mean, I’ve had friendly cats before, but they’re usually still pretty aloof. This boy just always wants to be where the people are, soaking up attention like a sponge. He is the stark opposite of his big sister, who will flee at the slightest unexpected noise or movement and has been known to claw and bite people who try to pet her without an explicit invitation.