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TechnoGram Super Geek  
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posted February 04, 2002 10:21
   
I love stuff that combines geeks and cats... "Cats, unable to soak in heat from CRT monitors, will soak in heat from other sources, thereby causing an ice age, ... is that why they say "that cat is chillin"?" LOL Well, my IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth!     
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posted February 04, 2002 17:33
At least My lap will always be warm.........Z IP: Logged |
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LifetimeTrekker Alpha Geek Posts: 326 |
posted February 04, 2002 20:45
If I had a cat, I'd let him sleep anywhere he wants. As it is, I have two dogs, and they sleep on my bed with the electric blanket on medium. one curls up behind my legs, the other at my back--when she isn't sleeping on the pillow next to my head. IP: Logged |
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seraphim Geek-in-Training  
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posted February 04, 2002 20:55
I always wondered why my cats looked guilty. now I do. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Deadsun Geek Larva 
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posted February 04, 2002 22:37
My Cat Just sleeps all day and eats all night..... then again he his 16 years old. IP: Logged |
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Max Heck Geek-in-Training
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posted February 04, 2002 23:26
I don't see this changing my cat's lifestyle much. She gets most of her warmth from her Endothermic Can Opener (tm) which is to say, myself. IP: Logged |
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Aiyana Geek-in-Training
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posted February 05, 2002 06:28
Silly cats, *laps* are for sleeping on! Take it from my toy poodle, Meesha...a lap is especially comfy when the person it belongs to is sitting in front of the computer. It poses an interesting dilemma, though. On one hand, "not wanting to disturb the dog" is a great excuse if you want to continue sitting on your butt and slacking. But you feel so guilty disturbing her when you do eventually have to get up. It's also hard to type or mouse when a little fuzzy head keeps wanting to rest on your wrist. Darn cute fuzzy animals...what can you do? IP: Logged |
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Papa Geek
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posted February 05, 2002 09:34
quote: Toy poodle huh? How about a 50+ lb shepherd who still thinks she's a lap puppy? That or she'll drop hwr chew toy down in back od the tower then want to digging through the cables back there for it. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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TechnoGram Super Geek
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posted February 05, 2002 10:21
quote: Cats are like 400 pound gorillas. They absolutely sleep anywhere they want. Marmalade sleeps on the DirecTv box during the day. At night he allows his humans 12 - 18 inches at the ends of the mattress. He sleeps between us -- sideways. IP: Logged |
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iballoondesign Alpha Geek Posts: 283 |
posted February 05, 2002 12:17
I don't have cat and I hate it. IP: Logged |
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TechnoGram Super Geek
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posted February 05, 2002 12:33
quote: Marmalade will sleep on my lap, but never while I'm at the computer. The only thing he likes about the computer is when he tries to crawl into the printer after the printing job is finished, so he can figure out where the paper is coming from. But he gets very insulted that I'm paying more attention to the computer than him, so he just steps on the power switch to shut it off. IP: Logged |
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Evilbunny Highlie 
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posted February 05, 2002 16:43
First of all, I have a dog. And he won't sleep on top of any monitor, flat or tube. In fact, I have a flat panel, maybe I should get a cat too! They I can watch him get annoyed! IP: Logged |
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Max Heck Geek-in-Training
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posted February 05, 2002 21:08
Vallying, eh? That's what my ex and I always called it. If there's two people in the bed, then cats know to snuggle between them. If there's only one person in the bed, then there's at least three options... A) give them a grand fur hat. B) Take a tip from Dr. Seuss... Hop On Pop! That waterbed effect rules! C) nestle between dad's knees, secure in the knowledge that he's not going to do anything so rude as to say, roll over, or get up for work. Ya know, if my Estelle didn't have me wrapped around her little dewclaw, I might even be resentful. Max. IP: Logged |
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TechnoGram Super Geek
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posted February 06, 2002 11:43
quote: Ah, yes. But does Estelle snuggle down the length of the bed, or sideways the way Marmie does? It's lucky we have a king size bed or we'd be sleeping on the floor. IP: Logged |
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Max Heck Geek-in-Training
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posted February 06, 2002 22:12
Estelle goes for maximum thermal contact, and so she snuggles lengthwise... You know, there might be a market for this... Thermal sinks for overclocked CPU's using cats. Max. IP: Logged |
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macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth!
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posted February 07, 2002 04:34
Oddly enough, my cat, does not lay around adn soak up heat. Can't figure it out.  Nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
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littlefish Geek
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posted February 07, 2002 06:14
Max- Gotto say ROTFLMAO. Maybe there are other uses too like air conditioning IP: Logged |
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TechnoGram Super Geek
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posted February 11, 2002 12:19
quote: Ya know.... there's a great capitalist opportunity here. We should form a company and go for -- heh -- gov't grants to fund it.
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Chris Gagne unregistered |
posted February 18, 2002 16:38
CATS n' CRTS... I lent my GF a IIci about 4 years ago. It had a gorgeous 17" graphic arts display complete with special video card and non-standard connectors. Of course, the CRT was also 60 pounds and shaped like an oversized rectangular toaster. That's probably why her cat couldn't tell the difference. Suffice to say, 40 cagillion jiggy-wattz (hyperbole), fur and flea droppings do terrible things to the inside of a monitor. Please, discourage your cat from sleeping on top of your iMac or monitor. Heat dissipates for a reason, which should not necessarily involve your cat. Also note that while water or frappeed tuna in a spray bottle works just fine for getting a cat off of a sofa, it is contraindicated when dealing with technology equipment of any kind... especially tubes. Doing so will probably void the warranty of both the CAT and the CRT, and puts a stench in the air only surpassed with my experiments in attempting to "beat match" and "pitch control" a iPod. I guess there is little coincidence that the only difference between CATS and CRTS is a single letter. Love, www.chrisgagne.com IP: Logged |
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TechnoGram Super Geek
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posted February 18, 2002 20:34
check this out: Nitrozac posted it in her thread best reason not to get a new iMac Seems like it would solve all the problems Chris Gagne mentions.
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Tau Zero BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted February 22, 2002 08:16
Today's Rhymes with Orange is just too fitting! (Edit: Image removed as it was outdated.) IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth!
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posted February 22, 2002 21:22
image is everything........Z IP: Logged |
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iballoondesign Alpha Geek Posts: 283 |
posted March 14, 2002 23:58
I tried to put my friend's cat on the large CRT. It seem being scary and running around like crazy honry! IP: Logged |
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Erbo Super Geek
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posted March 18, 2002 22:16
Our cats never sleep atop the monitors, for some reason. Maui, though, likes to sit in my computer chair and stare at the screen saver. (Maui is ~10 months old, a dark gray longhair.) Sometimes he bats at the screen, or leans up and plants his forepaws on the edge of the CRT to look more closely. Our other cat, Star (9 years old, mixed white & orange tabby) likes laps. She sits on my lap for awhile after I get in bed, and, if I lie down on the couch, she's likely to come down and sit on my lap. She also curls up right on my wife's knees when she's in bed...she helps my wife stay in bed and rest IP: Logged |
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cat will just sleep on top of my DirecTv box, which he does anyway.
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