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Re: Meow.camera

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Post by lopatnov »

isolay wrote: post #5

Almost as good as the cat aquarium! https://customcataquarium.com/

Not the same - different ideas. Cat aquarium is for cats, for their relax. But meow camera is for watching by human. From description: "It provides a platform for many cat feeders around china which can have food dispensed to them through the app." I don't understand how it's working

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Post by 0x3f »

moffkalast wrote: post #2

Every time this is posted I wonder if one could improve the backend so it doesn't take 5-10 seconds for a video stream to connect. Right now it's quite populated, but if I ever check it otherwise it's like this: wait 10 seconds, no cat, wait 10 seconds, no cat, wait 7 seconds, leave.

They're in China so there's some inherent latency, but it only takes about a second to load each stream for me (in Europe).

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Post by MarsIronPI »

himata4113 wrote: post #18

I was reading that this is actually for neutering cats and that there is some deep dark secret behind these, might be something else tho.

Yes, part of the use of this network is to track strays and neuter them. I don't think it's sinister though.

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Post by parpfish »

i'd love to have a sort of chatroulette/omegele app for my cats to "socialize" with other cats while I'm away, but it's the internet so I know that it'd get filled with trolls.

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Post by flysand7 »

opengrass wrote: post #36

Why does everyone have the same container?

A chinese company Hello has created an app called Hello Street Cat - a livestreaming app that allows viwers to donate money to feed stray cats. Presumably, since it's the same company, maybe they purchased the feeders in bulk, that'll explain why the feeders look the same

But I wonder why some feeders are more decorated than others. For example Mr. Happy doesn't seem to have a container at all.

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Post by flysand7 »

shevy-java wrote: post #33

There are many cameras spying on cats. People are not concerned about private data being broadcasted of our feline overlords.

Cats aren't social species, they don't have the capability to understand what is and isn't private. If a cat wants to lick its balls it'll do that, even if the owner is watching.

Also, even if we wanted to push for some sick agenda that cats should have rights too, you can't really make a cat aware of said rights. Cats dont give a shit about cameras watching them

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