Cats

News

Bomb Squad X-Rays Suspicious Package, Finds Cat Inside

4:30AM Yesterday | Casey Chan

In a disturbing story (that comes with a happy ending!), the bomb squad of Amherst, New York, responded to reports of a suspicious package but instead of figuring out which colour wire to cut, they found a living cat sealed inside the box. More »


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NASA Engineer Reveals Space Cats Secret

8:30AM February 1, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

Brant Widgeon, an Astronomical Image Enhancement Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center*, explains his experience creating all those amazing space images that leave the entire world in awe. What the entire world doesn’t know is how they are really created. More »


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How To Keep Your House From Reeking Of Cat Piss With A Computer Fan And Some Ducting

9:00PM January 21, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

You haven’t cleaned the litterbox in what, two weeks now? It’s all well and good that you’ve acclimated to the overwhelming stench of ammonia and kitty poop but what about when guests come over? With some minor mods and a little electrical engineering, you can keep your home from smelling of feline by-products without actually having to be a responsible pet owner and clean up! More »


Gaming

This Cat Just Beat Your Fruit Ninja High Score

4:10AM December 31, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Of all the trends to close out 2011, I couldn’t be happier with the emergence of Animals Playing Games On Gadgets. First came the agile-bearded dragon, then the vicious African Bullfrog, and now, in perhaps the most impressive display yet: a cat that is very, very good at Fruit Ninja. More »


Computing

HP Considers Cats A Warranty-Voiding, Computer-Killing Biological Hazard

12:00AM December 11, 2011 | Sam Biddle

When cat owner Chris sent his HP Elitebook in for repairs, he received a nasty surprise — not only weren’t his repairs covered by his warranty, but his cat was to blame. HP claims the computer was furred to death. More »


News

Browser Fights And Other Stories We Didn’t Post

5:30PM December 2, 2011 | Brian Barrett

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. More »


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Analogue Animated GIF Player Just Secured A Place On My Wall

12:40PM November 23, 2011 | Roberto Baldwin

It looks like Santa got the letter I sent that asked for an animated GIF of a kitten nodding off that I can hang on my wall. Animated kittens and crafts, always a winning combination. More »


Gadgets

7 Tools For Negligent Pet Owners

10:45AM October 26, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

They’re so cute when they’re young, and even make for trendy fashion accessories, but eventually that new pet is going to need training, cleaning, feeding, exercise and a long list of other responsibilities you never realised were part of the package. So here are seven tools that allow pet owners to avoid as much of that muss and fuss as possible. More »


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What Happens When Your Cat Earns More Than You Do

2:00AM October 26, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Well, The Rapture was a bust. AGAIN. And 2012 isn’t really shaping up the be the End of Days (so disappointing), so how exactly will modern culture meet its destruction? Simply: LOLCats. [Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal via Laughing Squid]


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Watch A Cute Cat Fight A Hair Dryer’s Invisible Hot Air

1:30AM October 14, 2011 | Casey Chan

Cats. Those cute little kitties always have a mind of their own and they’re not afraid to show it. So if you blow hot air in their face with a hair dryer, they’ll try to smack the beejizzle out of the air. So. Damn. Cute. [MoonGrate via The Awesomer]