Post a picture of a cat!

[Nominal Animal]

Our Zenobe throws himself on his back when he wants to be fed. No idea who taught him this as we got him when he was a mere 9 weeks old.

He did, to you, of course.

I've seen dogs teach their human the same way.  Most common is staring at the bowl, then the human, then the bowl.  Which is kinda surprising, because it involves the understanding that the other can understand what you are looking at; a pretty complex concept not at all common among animals.  Many cats get it too, in my experience (much better than finger-pointing, which dogs and elephants do instinctively understand); most just don't care much.

[Neper]

All this with a look that says: "Why not just take us back to the animal shelter if you don't want to feed us." Our two cats are great masters at this act.

[eti]

I find it somewhat odd that this thread, as lovely as it is, seems to have escaped the wrath of "this is not a technical topic", and yet I've just had one of my equally non-technical topics locked. Maybe Mr Simon would kindly explain as to why this one is fine, but others are not... and I am not wanting to provoke, it's a little strange is all.

[DiTBho]

I had a nightmare last night. That's probably what happens when you watch weird stuff on Youtube before going to sleep.

I dreamed to wake up in 3021 when Earth was so polluted that trees were all dead, the atmosphere was only a big-hole, and bees and animals and plants all extinct, while human beings could only survive if transformed in pets for the pleasure of weird A.I. beings who had the technology to synthesize simple organic compounds containing both carboxyl and amino.

Food for humans, that smelt like food for cats.

When I looked around the sterile factory that picked me up, I realized that humans had been completely transformed into stuffed ornaments, hung on the wall as trophies or scanned and exposed on giant LCDs, and the few still alive were like pets in slavery.

- Am I your prisoner? - I asked

- you are our deliver - a thing with a metallic voice replied

And holy-wood when you don't even know *for whom* then it's seriously time to rebel.

So I smashed the camera in front of me with a fist, and a led immediately turned from green to red, and the same metallic voice talked again to give me ultimatum

going up two tones - carbon unit, listen - they said - if you refuse to be a pet, there are only two logical choices for you -
Paused - A) either you load your consciousness into the matrix to become one of us -
Paused - B) or you die as an abandoned pet in the desert. without any medical treatment or food. -
Paused. A led matrix blinked in reverse order - being assimilated like a sub node is an unique privilege due to the fact you are a human being from the past - they pointed out.

At that point, without even thinking about it, I immediately made my choice by offering my figurative finger to the second camera and they kicked me out their cubic-factory.

But they weren't lying, outside there was only sand and nothing else. and I died alone under the radioactive wind trying to reach the corpse of a human settlement, probably a post-atomic remains of a city, after a war in which humans lost. I felt my skin burning and my bones crumbling from the high exposure to radioactive particles.

Then I woke up in my bed, still shocked. And I immediately checked the clock happy to see it was October 2021. I opened the window and, despite it being autumn, I felt really really happy to see trees were still outside, just near my box for bees..

Holly wood, my sweet bees. I like bees!

My cat was sleeping on my bed, but at that point he too woke up and followed me into the kitchen. I drank a glass of water with a spoon of honey, and he asked me for his food.

Without questioning, I offered him a double ration and the cat looked at me as if he wanted to know what made that day so special to receive his favorite croquettes.

I though something like - nothing special, I am just happy to lick some honey from the spoon, god I cannot really imagine a world without bees - and I was about replying something, but he was already gone ...

[eti]

I had a nightmare last night. That's probably what happens when you watch weird stuff on Youtube before going to sleep.

I dreamed to wake up in 3021 when Earth was so polluted that trees were all dead, the atmosphere was only a big-hole, and bees and animals and plants all extinct, while human beings could only survive if transformed in pets for the pleasure of weird A.I. beings who had the technology to synthesize simple organic compounds containing both carboxyl and amino.

Food for humans, that smelt like food for cats.

When I looked around the sterile factory that picked me up, I realized that humans had been completely transformed into stuffed ornaments, hung on the wall as trophies or scanned and exposed on giant LCDs, and the few still alive were like pets in slavery.

- Am I your prisoner? - I asked

- you are our deliver - a thing with a metallic voice replied

And holy-wood when you don't even know *for whom* then it's seriously time to rebel.

So I smashed the camera in front of me with a fist, and a led immediately turned from green to red, and the same metallic voice talked again to give me ultimatum

going up two tones - carbon unit, listen - they said - if you refuse to be a pet, there are only two logical choices for you -
Paused - A) either you load your consciousness into the matrix to become one of us -
Paused - B) or you die as an abandoned pet in the desert. without any medical treatment or food. -
Paused. A led matrix blinked in reverse order - being assimilated like a sub node is an unique privilege due to the fact you are a human being from the past - they pointed out.

At that point, without even thinking about it, I immediately made my choice by offering my figurative finger to the second camera and they kicked me out their cubic-factory.

But they weren't lying, outside there was only sand and nothing else. and I died alone under the radioactive wind trying to reach the corpse of a human settlement, probably a post-atomic remains of a city, after a war in which humans lost. I felt my skin burning and my bones crumbling from the high exposure to radioactive particles.

Then I woke up in my bed, still shocked. And I immediately checked the clock happy to see it was October 2021. I opened the window and, despite it being autumn, I felt really really happy to see trees were still outside, just near my box for bees..

Holly wood, my sweet bees. I like bees!

My cat was sleeping on my bed, but at that point he too woke up and followed me into the kitchen. I drank a glass of water with a spoon of honey, and he asked me for his food.

Without questioning, I offered him a double ration and the cat looked at me as if he wanted to know what made that day so special to receive his favorite croquettes.

I though something like - nothing special, I am just happy to lick some honey from the spoon, god I cannot really imagine a world without bees - and I was about replying something, but he was already gone ...

You have EXTREMELY detailed dreams, and great recall... or else you made that up! 

[PlainName]

Maybe Mr Simon would kindly explain

For all his faults, Mr Simon did actually explain quite clearly that the lock was because you diverged to a forbidden topic.

[eti]

Maybe Mr Simon would kindly explain

For all his faults, Mr Simon did actually explain quite clearly that the lock was because you diverged to a forbidden topic.

I don't see how me saying I think the earth is 12,000 yrs old is "forbidden"; what about the person to whom I was replying, quoting 50,000 years for something?

A distraction, as I still don't know how this thread continues, and yet mine was cut short (and yet left alone for a week). To clarify, I do not care THAT much, but I still see the existence of this thread as contradicting the very thing which caused mine to be locked, and also caused a few of my other threads to attract comments of the similar reprimanding ilk, when I first joined.

I am merely asking, not upset or wanting to annoy, but I am going to ask, am I not?

Mysterrrrrious 

[xrunner]

A distraction, as I still don't know how this thread continues, and yet mine was cut short (and yet left alone for a week).

Mysterrrrrious 

Because it is a legacy thread, we don't argue or fight over cat pics, and you should have PM'ed Simon and not taken your problems here because we can't help you.

[eti]

A distraction, as I still don't know how this thread continues, and yet mine was cut short (and yet left alone for a week).

Mysterrrrrious 

Because it is a legacy thread, we don't argue or fight over cat pics, and you should have PM'ed Simon and not taken your problems here because we can't help you.

Ah well that's different then...     

Had my thread been left for 5 years, it may also have magically, silently morphed from "not allowed" to "It's legacy, so..." and silently left alone

Ah the internet, LOL! 

[Ed.Kloonk]

You shouldn't kick the hornets nest and then complain about the hornets and the smell of fly spray.

[eti]

You shouldn't kick the hornets nest and then complain about the hornets and the smell of fly spray.

I do not see that, in a forum full of polite and intelligent people, that one must tiptoe around for fear of "upsetting" someone, when it should be obvious I am merely asking, as it seems that something doesn't add up. To clarify - I accept my thread is locked, all fine, no strife, hardly life changing stuff, just asking why the misalignment of rules.

No problem, but I am entitled and perfectly reasonable in my asking why.

Forget I asked, let's move on.

[eti]

A distraction, as I still don't know how this thread continues, and yet mine was cut short (and yet left alone for a week).

Mysterrrrrious 

Because it is a legacy thread, we don't argue or fight over cat pics, and you should have PM'ed Simon and not taken your problems here because we can't help you.

This is the internet - people can, and will find ANYTHING to fight over! 

[joeqsmith]

Forget I asked, let's move on.

As you continue to post.    

I think if your goal is to have this thread locked as well, I would opt for a different solution.

[eti]

Forget I asked, let's move on.

As you continue to post.    

I think if your goal is to have this thread locked as well, I would opt for a different solution.

That might be a little petty, no? Maybe you think that way, so assume I do, but I do not. Long may this thread continue

[Cerebus]

Can everybody please stop participating in dragging this off topic by simply stopping replying to off topic posts (this one included). The off topic stuff will quickly die if people don't feed it. Thank you in advance.

[rob77]

back to the topic

[bsfeechannel]

I find it somewhat odd that this thread, as lovely as it is, seems to have escaped the wrath of "this is not a technical topic"

Whatcha talkin' about? This thread is absolutely electronics related.

[xrunner]

Whatcha talkin' about? This thread is absolutely electronics related.

I agree!

[Ed.Kloonk]

Whatcha talkin' about? This thread is absolutely electronics related.

My cat can operate the computer.

[jonovid]

its True live video not stills

[Cubdriver]

Nixie, Pixel, and Gilmore

-Pat

[Mr.B]

I find it somewhat odd that this thread, as lovely as it is, seems to have escaped the wrath of "this is not a technical topic"

Whatcha talkin' about? This thread is absolutely electronics related.

For the love of Fluke...!

[EEVblog]

I find it somewhat odd that this thread, as lovely as it is, seems to have escaped the wrath of "this is not a technical topic", and yet I've just had one of my equally non-technical topics locked. Maybe Mr Simon would kindly explain as to why this one is fine, but others are not... and I am not wanting to provoke, it's a little strange is all.

Because we can't go on allowing off-topic posts forever, otherwise the forum will be filled with them.
Just because a few of them exist does not mean it's open season.
If you think that's unfair, then sorry, too bad, that's the way it is.

[Ed.Kloonk]

[DavidAlfa]

Wife when you start looking around for more electronics: