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Jerry Bell :verified_paw: :donor: :verified_dragon: :rebelverified:​

Do you have a big monitor and often lose your mouse pointer on the screen?

Are you in denial about being old enough to turn on mouse trails?

Well, I have the solution for you!

A desk kitten!

Desk kittens can locate your lost mouse pointer in approximately 3 nanoseconds and feature a clear and reliable indicator that ensures you know EXACTLY where your mouse pointer is.

Get your desk kitten today!

Act now and we’ll throw in the relaxing “purr” mode upgrade, guaranteed to relieve stress while responding to people who are wrong on the internet.

26 Dec 2024 at 16:17 | Open on infosec.exchange
35 comments
c0debabe :nonbinary:
Steve 🇨🇦🇺🇦

@jerry I have two desk kittens that no longer perform this function, but no, I’m not sending them back.

26 Dec 2024 at 16:22 | Open on appdot.net
Melroy van den Berg
Jerry Bell :verified_paw: :donor: :verified_dragon: :rebelverified:​
Melroy van den Berg

@jerry Your cat btw looks really really like one of my cats called Sterra.

My cat, her name is Sterra.
26 Dec 2024 at 18:07 | Open on mastodon.melroy.org
Yuri Arabadji

This is a striped tabby that's hard to distinguish specifically because it's an average cat in all aspects. It's of a mixed breed which represents the most populous cat group in the world.

26 Dec 2024 at 21:51 | Open on techhub.social
Melroy van den Berg

@cek don't say that out loud to my cat, she might get offended 😅

27 Dec 2024 at 2:08 | Open on mastodon.melroy.org
codecolorist @ 37c3

@jerry What is this raw editing software?

26 Dec 2024 at 16:52 | Open on infosec.exchange
Jerry Bell :verified_paw: :donor: :verified_dragon: :rebelverified:​

@codecolorist Lightroom is in one window and photoshop in the other window. I also have Capture One, but I use that only when taking pics

26 Dec 2024 at 16:53 | Open on infosec.exchange
codecolorist @ 37c3

@jerry Slightly different than mac that I didn't recognize them. Thanks!

26 Dec 2024 at 16:54 | Open on infosec.exchange
SusannaH

@jerry Excellent idea. Now all I need is a working plan on how to bring it to my office without anyone noticing.

26 Dec 2024 at 17:28 | Open on mastodon.nu
Dr Neenah Estrella-Luna

@jerry What kind of warranty or protection plan are you offering? 😺

26 Dec 2024 at 17:39 | Open on mastodon.social
Martin

@starluna @jerry
Thats very important.
My desktop kitten insists on sleeping on the keyboard and when I try to get my fingers on keys I get a claw-out tab.
I'm running out on tape.

Is this a Linux problem, maybe?

26 Dec 2024 at 22:20 | Open on infosec.exchange
todd williamson

@jerry instructions unclear, kitten is now GIAC certified practitioner...

26 Dec 2024 at 17:51 | Open on infosec.exchange
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Alan Miller :verified_paw:

@jerry I no longer remember if it's part of PowerToys or Windows, but tapping Ctrl to make the pointer 'splash' is very handy.

26 Dec 2024 at 18:19 | Open on infosec.exchange
Nazo

@fencepost @jerry I think it's a built in accessibility option in Windows and Linux both these days.

But turning it on is kind of an admission similar to turning on mouse trails I imagine?

26 Dec 2024 at 20:26 | Open on urusai.social
Alan Miller :verified_paw:

@nazokiyoubinbou @jerry bah, in my case it's an admission that my monitor layout is both not optimized and too large. Also if I've left the mouse over a text window it may be much less obvious.

26 Dec 2024 at 21:27 | Open on infosec.exchange
Andrew Bartlett

@jerry I certainly remember a a derivative of this on my Windows PC before I moved to Linux in around 2000.

eliotakira.com/neko/

26 Dec 2024 at 18:44 | Open on mastodon.nzoss.nz
Jernej Simončič �

@jerry Back when I had a CRT, my previous cat would lay on it and sometimes chase the pointer.

26 Dec 2024 at 19:00 | Open on infosec.exchange
OnlyMe
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Nazo

@jerry So the classic Windows Neko application finally got an even more modern upgrade than Neko98. I have to admit, the graphics on that Neko are amazingly realistic!

26 Dec 2024 at 20:25 | Open on urusai.social
SirWumpus

@jerry Or enable Ctrl key mouse finder, which when pressed draws a bulls-eye like animation of where the cursor currently sits.

26 Dec 2024 at 20:32 | Open on tilde.zone
GolfNovemberUniform

@jerry I had one. The maintenance cost is insane so it's not a thing for everyone.

26 Dec 2024 at 20:54 | Open on infosec.exchange
Rafał :C_H: :verified_paw:

@jerry Do I need firmware update to get this functionality ?

26 Dec 2024 at 20:56 | Open on infosec.exchange
John Maxwell
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bjb :devuannew: :emacs:

@jerry
First Image description:  photograph of a large monitor.  A tabby kitten is sitting on the desk in front of the monitor.
The monitor has a couple of windows open - one has photograph of a bright pink orchid in it.  The other has a photograph if a white orchid.

26 Dec 2024 at 22:51 | Open on fosstodon.org
bjb :devuannew: :emacs:

@jerry
Second image description:  photograph of a large monitor.  A tabby kitten is sitting on the desk in front of the monitor.  The kitten has a forepaw raised and is touching the screen.
The monitor has a couple of windows open - one has photograph of a bright pink orchid in it.  The other has a photograph if a white orchid.

26 Dec 2024 at 22:52 | Open on fosstodon.org
AkhIL

@jerry If someone does not have a kitten to find a mouse pointer, but has a Gnome-based desktop. There is an option "Locate pointer" in the "Accessibility" settings. Enable it and tap the left control key, you will see circles going from the cursor location.
zdnet.com/article/how-to-easil

26 Dec 2024 at 23:53 | Open on mastodon.ml
Ryan Frederick
Steven Lipton

@jerry I already got one. Jesse likes to type.

27 Dec 2024 at 5:28 | Open on techhub.social
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