Grandpa Yoshitaka is well-known in Japan and has gone viral elsewhere for his lovely photographs with his cats Chouchou and Miko, and their beloved predecessor Wolf out in nature. Yoshitaka always has a beaming smile that competes with the cats. Or almost always. Getting two cats to get along long enough for a photo shoot in a flower garden isn't always easy. When they are good, they produce serene and beautiful images, but when they are bad, they are just funny. We know how hard it is to get cats to go with the program, and the fact that they manage to get so many good photos is a real accomplishment. You can see years worth iof these photos, the good ones and the ones with cat spats, at Instagram.
Monday, October 12, 2026
Cat Models
Packaging
You might think you're getting more when you buy the bottle instead of the tube, but always check the net weight. (via Bored Panda)
Cat on the Catwalk
A cat strutted her stuff on the catwalk during a fashion show in Istanbul. Watch her graceful strides as she shows off a classic fur coat. Granted, she gets distracted by the models passing by, and has to stop for sudden grooming needs, but that's what you'd expect from a feline fashionista. (via Tastefully Offensive)
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Pete Hegseth Addresses the Crew of the Lincoln
I just got back in town, and I missed Saturday Night Live completely. But here is the opening skit from last night featuring Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth.
Cats Take to Abandoned Puppy
Irresponsible pet owners often dump kittens or puppies in random places when they can't find homes for all of them. The lucky ones will be found by people who care. This abandoned puppy has no idea what happened to him and where his mother went. The house cats, who might have a real problem accepting a grown dog or cat, recognized a baby in distress and are quick to comfort him. My cats are like this. They take months to accept a new adult cat, and they don't think much of dogs. But put a kitten in the mix, and my toms and queens, all fixed, run to dote on a new kitten. I bet they'd be the same with a puppy.
We Finally Know More About Humanity’s First Civilization
The scientific consensus is that human civilization started about 12,000 years ago. yeah, we don't really know for sure, but that's how far back the evidence we have goes. For the purpose of this video, Kurzgesagt assigns that point to be the year zero. This is when the first stone settlements were built, which left us traces of their history. From there, they progressed to religion, agriculture, trade, and war, in that order as these civilized people traveled to the ends of the earth. Then came climate change and the flood, causing many communities to relocate to survive. Those who did survive flourished, leading to larger cities, governments, and written language. Kurzgesagt only covers the time between the first human settlements and the first written evidence of history. This video is 15:40; the rest is an ad.
Bride of Resistor
Last week I posted Mr. Resistor, a 1994 animation by Mark Gustafson. Here is the sequel, Bride of Resistor, which Gustafson unveiled in 1997.
Spell Check is Important
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— Randall Munroe (@xkcd.com) October 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Saturday, October 10, 2026
The Crawling Hand
The 1963 science fiction horror film The Crawling Hand involves an astronaut infected with an alien microbe or something. The astronaut is blown to smithereens early, but his disembodied arm is found, and it's still controlled by alien life. Somehow, the space agency avoids any publicity about the astronaut's death, but his fingerprints are found at the scene of a murder. There are two teenagers in love, an unexpected pop song, and Alan Hale, Jr. (the Skipper) is the town sheriff. The Crawling Hand was later featured on MST3K. (Thanks, WTM!)
Prints of Darkness
Simon's Cat confronts his scariest nemesis yet, the infernal monster that is the household printer. It's a rare scene in which the loser isn't Simon himself, although his documents may be shredded by the time he finds them.
The Logistics of NYC Waste Management
New York City has 8.5 million people living within the city limits, which are in a relatively small area compared to other large cities. Manhattan has more than 70,000 people per square mile, stacked atop each other in tall buildings, all producing garbage everyday. Where does all that garbage go? Up until 2001, it was taken to a landfill on Staten Island, but Fresh Kills was never adequate or safe. And you can't just dump all that trash in the ocean.
New York City employees more than 9,000 people to deal with garbage, and there are thousands more working for private companies under city contracts. They collect trash every day, compact it, load it onto huge containers, and send it by train to far-flung parts of the country. Half as Interesting explains the complex logistics of dealing with trash in a system most New Yorkers know little about, and don't want to think about. The video is only 5:45, the rest is an ad.
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