Received a report saying:

please allow the community to vote on dead pet posts.

The community already votes on dead pet posts via upvotes/downvotes. And the results are largely in favor of allowing these posts.

I understand that death is a tough subject for some people. These sort of posts make me tear up too. But our beloved furry friends are not immortal. They all die eventually.

If this community can serve as a place to help people grieve when they lose their pets then I’d say it’s worth making a few people uncomfortable.

Rest in peace, Izumi. You were a beautiful cat that was clearly well loved in life.

It was given to me so I don’t know where it’s originally from.

I found what looks like the same thing by searching “mushroom scratching post” on amazon.

There’s no knife nearby. Guess I’ll get to gnawing.

The changes to the progression system, along with other system overhauls, are free. They’re part of the 2.0 update.

The DLC adds a new region and plot line and is paid.

My cat’s name is Possum. Not really a crazy name, but it has caused confusion before.

Once I was picking her up from the vet and said “I’m here to pick up Possum.”

Then the lady at the front gave me a confused look and said “We don’t treat Possums here.”

This is true.

But to be clear, I was talking about people lying about having skills required to perform the job they’re applying for. If you’re in a homeless situation I wouldn’t suggest lying to get into a job you’re incapable of performing unless there’s no other job options. Even if you don’t fail the interview you’ll end up in a job that you’re likely to get fired from.

That said, there is plenty of stuff that interviewers look for or ask about that has little or no impact on your ability to do the job (gaps in work history, weirdly specific minimum years of experience, etc). That sort of stuff is worth lying about.

At my current job (software engineer) I’ve had to interview a lot of people. It’s wild how many times I’ve asked a candidate about a skill they list on their resume only for them to completely fail even basic questions.

Then it gets really awkward when I point to it listed on their resume.

If you don’t even know the basics then don’t lie about it. If there’s any chance you’ll be asked more advanced questions then don’t lie about it. Save yourself the embarrassment.

They’ve talked about the ddosing on the lemmy.world discord server.

Adorable! He has beetle juice eyes.

I pay $64 a month for Verizon Fios in Maryland.

She is smart. Luckily the only asshole thing she uses her brain for is opening cabinets and closets.

I have child safety locks on my kitchen cabinets. I swear if she had hands she’d get past them.

It is a cozy blanket. Unfortunately I have no idea where you could find one.

I found it in a closet at my grandma’s house a few years back. I’m pretty sure she bought it over 30 years ago.

There was a tag on the blanket but someone cut it off long ago.

They gave the lemmy.ml link. You can find the community by searching for it or adding /c/<community_name>@<instance_name> at the end of lemmy.world.

Or click here: https://lemmy.world/c/torties@lemmy.ml

There’s probably a browser extension to do this automatically. But I don’t know.

Teaching a cat tricks of any kind isn’t inherently mean. Forcing a cat to do them against their will would be mean. If your little guy is willing to sit and learn tricks for treats then you’re not being mean. If he wants nothing to do with the tricks but you keep forcing him to try, or start only giving him food for tricks, then that’d be mean.

A surprisingly easy trick to teach him is jumping through an arm hoop. It might be a more fun for him. Here’s a pretty good video on how to teach it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-my7J_8gcE.

Just make sure to keep training sessions pretty short. 1 to 5 minutes is how long my cat’s training sessions tend to be. But you’ll have to figure out what your cat can handle. If he seems uninterested or tired then it’s time to stop.

Is he biting when you’re playing or just spontaneously? If it’s during playtime you can try making a pain noise and then stop playing with him for a bit. He should pick up that getting too rough equals no more fun.

Hiding treats is a great way to give him some stimulation, but I’m not certain it will help keep him off the plants. Some cats just really like shredding up plants. Maybe getting him some cat grass to destroy instead could work?

My cat always hides in a similar spot.