This is definitely a product category that needs shaken up.
My parents recently had to buy four or five of these things just to find one that worked kind-of sort-of reliably.
Automated Cat feeder powered by Node.js
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#12I backed a kickstarter for something like this, plus a wifi camera and laser pointer. It hasn't shipped yet, but does look like it might actually deliver (which is something for hardward KS). http://kittyo.com/
Holy batman that scroll hijacking.
I have to ask. Why do people dislike this? The browser scroll bar is often ugly as sin. Also its useful when having more than one area that needs scrolling capability without having that ugly default scrollbar junk up the middle of the screen in said application.
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What do you mean? What do you feed them instead? Curious. I have 3 cats and they are on the kibble. 1 of them has IBS. I always wonder(ed) if it's cos of this solid food full or "fillers".
raw food. checkout primal if you just want something simple to start out.
You can get high quality grain-free dry "kibble" pet food. Just because it's kibble doesn't mean it's low quality or full of junk.
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Holy batman that scroll hijacking.
I have to ask. Why do people dislike this? The browser scroll bar is often ugly as sin. Also its useful when having more than one area that needs scrolling capability without having that ugly default scrollbar junk up the middle of the screen in said application.
I hate it because it completely distorts my view of how the input works. It's just as annoying as changing the velocity of the mouse on a page. Don't mess with inputs.
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Holy batman that scroll hijacking.
I have to ask. Why do people dislike this? The browser scroll bar is often ugly as sin. Also its useful when having more than one area that needs scrolling capability without having that ugly default scrollbar junk up the middle of the screen in said application.
It's not the appearance so much as the behavior. For example, I have (probably like many) an intimate muscle memory associated with the sensitivity of my touch pad for scrolling. The deviation from how I expect the software to behave using the same physical interactions I normally use suddenly makes me feel like a clumsy oaf.
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#16Cool project, I'm a major fan of automated cat feeders but never attempted the DIY approach. On a related note, I got a laugh out of this insanely complex "review" about hacking a cat feeder: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3V5LAWRW84JF7/
I love when people who are obviously of the engineering persuasion write Amazon reviews. I came across this one when shopping for an automated litter box recently. A list of issues, with hardware fixes!
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Holy batman that scroll hijacking.
I have to ask. Why do people dislike this? The browser scroll bar is often ugly as sin. Also its useful when having more than one area that needs scrolling capability without having that ugly default scrollbar junk up the middle of the screen in said application.
I have a touchscreen laptop, so the inertial scrolling often gets broken when sites scrolljack. That said, styling the default scrollbar (except in Firefox, where it can't be done) is a different behaviour, and whilst imho it should be discouraged for "regular" sites like this example, is totally fine when scrolling small widgets.
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#18A simple (gravity-powered) cat feeder works perfectly well. Unlike dogs, cats are smart enough to eat only what they need. I have to refill the feeder for our 3 cats maybe once or twice a month.
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#19Sorry to be boring but a simple timer seems more sensible. Dispense the preset amount everyday at the same time. And kitty needs water.
> Sorry to be boring but a simple timer seems more sensible.
> And kitty needs water.
Re: Automated Cat feeder powered by Node.js
#20A simple (gravity-powered) cat feeder works perfectly well. Unlike dogs, cats are smart enough to eat only what they need. I have to refill the feeder for our 3 cats maybe once or twice a month.
> cats are smart enough to eat only what they need
Could you tell my immense cat about that?