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Dan Ports
Dan Ports

Getting daily updates from the cat sitters to reassure me that the cats’ noses are not going unbooped.

#cats #catsofmastodon

Minion, a fluffy white cat, gets a noseboop
Pixel, a tuxedo cat, gets booped
15 April at 3:44 | Open on discuss.systems
Dan Ports

Max will be taking all of my meetings while we’re at NSDI.

#cats

A tabby cat wearing a tie on Irene’s shoulder
11 April at 16:59 | Open on discuss.systems
Dan Ports

I see that my iPhone has discovered a new photo classification

#cats

Photos featuring “wild cats” They are all photos of Max, a tabby cat, outside on a leash, sometimes wearing a plaid fleece
4 April at 23:29 | Open on discuss.systems
Dan Ports

It has now been 6 years since I was banned from home decor.

Two giant googly eyes above a rectangular fireplace looking like a shocked face
3 April at 11:07 | Open on discuss.systems
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Dan Ports

Yesterday I found myself sitting at 40,000 feet over the middle of the Pacific, miles from any civilization, when my phone popped up a notification that one of my cats had used the litter box.

This is a level of technology I could never have dreamed of. Or necessarily wanted to.

28 March at 23:45 | Open on discuss.systems
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David J. Atkinson #🟦

@dan It is the great transparency of life. Think of the planetary wealth required to get that urgent message to you. I wonder if your cat would be self conscious about bouncing signals off satellites in orbit to get this information to you within a few seconds of it happening, or would it be overwhelmed and hide in a cardboard box until your return? I suspect cats, if they knew, would hack their litter box and spam you for ransom treats.

29 March at 7:48 | Open on c.im
Irina

@dan Why do you have a litter box that's wired to alert you when it's used?

29 March at 10:20 | Open on wandering.shop
a stinky ox 🐂

@dan modern technology is indeed amazing.

it's a picture of my old Pebble watch on my wrist. The display shows me receiving an important message from Giles whilst I am on the train. The message reads "I had an enormous shit".
29 March at 10:55 | Open on toot.wales
Dan Ports

I think Minion melted into a fluffy puddle.

#cats #catsofmastodon

An absurdly fluffy white cat on top of an ottoman. He is surprisingly flat.
Close up of the absurdly fluffy white cat. He has his paws sticking out and his face is smooshy.
26 March at 6:31 | Open on discuss.systems
Dan Ports

My meetings this morning were interrupted by a surprisingly loud snoring sound from the couch.

#cats #catsofmastodon

A smol black cat curled up sleepily on a pile of microfleece blankets in front of the window.
25 March at 19:04 | Open on discuss.systems
Dan Ports

@irene got some new boots, and this has been very popular… or at least the box has been

#cats #catsofmastodon

A Siamese/tabby cat in a large cardboard box
20 March at 4:18 | Open on discuss.systems
Dan Ports

Max is pleased that the sun stays up later now so he can go for more walks, but it’s still cold enough that he has to wear his winter coat.

#cats #catsofmastodon

A tabby cat wearing a plaid fleece coat walking across grass on a leash
Max is waiting excitedly by the door in his coat
14 March at 1:28 | Open on discuss.systems
Dan Ports

Max, Pixel, and Minion would like to wish everyone a happy National Napping Day.

#cats #catsofmastodon

A tabby cat napping in the box part of a modern cat tree
A tuxedo cat sprawled out on a white (human) bed
An absurdly fluffy white cat, curled up and napping on a colorful rug
11 March at 22:55 | Open on discuss.systems
Dan Ports

Automotive tip: be sure to have your muffler inspected periodically.

#cats #catsofmastodon

A tabby cat on a leash sniffs at a car’s muffler
5 March at 21:28 | Open on discuss.systems
Dan Ports
Dan Ports
Dan Ports

The weather is just about warm enough to take Max for a walk

#cats #catsofmastodon

A tabby cat on a leash crossing a concrete bridge into a garden
22 February at 21:33 | Open on discuss.systems
Dan Ports
Dan Ports

Pixel is confused by this tungsten cube because it weighs more than her and it's the one thing she can't knock off the nightstand.

#cats #catsofmastodon

9lb of cat with 10lb of tungsten
7 February at 19:17 | Open on discuss.systems
Dan Ports

Max woke me up early this morning to make sure that I installed the #Mastodon v4.2.5 update…

…and also to make sure I fed him.

#cats #catsofmastodon

Close up of a tabby Siamese cat sitting on a red chair
2 February at 6:31 | Open on discuss.systems
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