ElderKat
@elderkat.bsky.social
Old person and future Luddite - assuming tech keeps going the way it is.
**REALLY PISSED** that I don't get to have a nice boring old age!
NO LLMs or "kings" for me!
**REALLY PISSED** that I don't get to have a nice boring old age!
NO LLMs or "kings" for me!
"Serve Humanity, Not Capital"
Good slogan for a more hopeful future!
Good slogan for a more hopeful future!
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"Serve Humanity, Not Capital"
Good slogan for a more hopeful future!
Good slogan for a more hopeful future!
I’ve had four cats (on the fifth). All lived into ‘cat old age’ (one to 19).
I’ve been utterly gutted every time. Hard grief *will* eventually ease and you will be able to simply enjoy the memories of your pal.
Anyway - just a reminder that there are many of us who understand!
I’ve been utterly gutted every time. Hard grief *will* eventually ease and you will be able to simply enjoy the memories of your pal.
Anyway - just a reminder that there are many of us who understand!
November 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I’ve had four cats (on the fifth). All lived into ‘cat old age’ (one to 19).
I’ve been utterly gutted every time. Hard grief *will* eventually ease and you will be able to simply enjoy the memories of your pal.
Anyway - just a reminder that there are many of us who understand!
I’ve been utterly gutted every time. Hard grief *will* eventually ease and you will be able to simply enjoy the memories of your pal.
Anyway - just a reminder that there are many of us who understand!
Ooooh… “pisspuffinry”! Thanks! New one for me & now stuffed in the back of my head where I hope to find it when wanted!
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Ooooh… “pisspuffinry”! Thanks! New one for me & now stuffed in the back of my head where I hope to find it when wanted!
Better for the cat. Better for the wildlife. Win/win
(Although, am not sure how one would drive off black bears - ref: videos of house cats terrifying & chasing bears out of backyards…)
(Although, am not sure how one would drive off black bears - ref: videos of house cats terrifying & chasing bears out of backyards…)
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Better for the cat. Better for the wildlife. Win/win
(Although, am not sure how one would drive off black bears - ref: videos of house cats terrifying & chasing bears out of backyards…)
(Although, am not sure how one would drive off black bears - ref: videos of house cats terrifying & chasing bears out of backyards…)
Elementary school for me. All the adults were upset and we were sent home. It was the first time I can recall the TV being on non-stop.
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Elementary school for me. All the adults were upset and we were sent home. It was the first time I can recall the TV being on non-stop.
How does he always manage to sound like an aggrieved middle-schooler?
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
How does he always manage to sound like an aggrieved middle-schooler?
Before anyone does this, they really, really need to read ’Rascal’ by Sterling North…
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Before anyone does this, they really, really need to read ’Rascal’ by Sterling North…
Official Tester.
This bed is good...
This bed is good...
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Official Tester.
This bed is good...
This bed is good...
I am regularly amazed (yeah, I know - old and should know better by now) by the ignorance & shortsightedness...
I think - and sincerely hope - I would not have fallen for this sort of double-sh*t when I was young, but yeegawds!
I think - and sincerely hope - I would not have fallen for this sort of double-sh*t when I was young, but yeegawds!
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I am regularly amazed (yeah, I know - old and should know better by now) by the ignorance & shortsightedness...
I think - and sincerely hope - I would not have fallen for this sort of double-sh*t when I was young, but yeegawds!
I think - and sincerely hope - I would not have fallen for this sort of double-sh*t when I was young, but yeegawds!
All the good “do this after you upgrade to OS 26” articles pointed to it in settings. Consequently it was the first thing I did*.
*on my iPad.
Still need to do the phone & laptop, but refuse to until I feel marginally less angry about 26’s “improvementsl”.
*on my iPad.
Still need to do the phone & laptop, but refuse to until I feel marginally less angry about 26’s “improvementsl”.
November 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
All the good “do this after you upgrade to OS 26” articles pointed to it in settings. Consequently it was the first thing I did*.
*on my iPad.
Still need to do the phone & laptop, but refuse to until I feel marginally less angry about 26’s “improvementsl”.
*on my iPad.
Still need to do the phone & laptop, but refuse to until I feel marginally less angry about 26’s “improvementsl”.
The real mistake - and the one literally costing us now - was to allow corporate $$$$ into politics.
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The real mistake - and the one literally costing us now - was to allow corporate $$$$ into politics.
"isolated photo" my ass. The video is even worse than this lone pic!
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"isolated photo" my ass. The video is even worse than this lone pic!
So, no American jobs?
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
So, no American jobs?
The wobbly tree. Definitely (shhhh, no be quiet... no ..... oooooooooooooo) the wobbly tree, but NOT haunted, nope, definitely not haunted!
🫣
🫣
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The wobbly tree. Definitely (shhhh, no be quiet... no ..... oooooooooooooo) the wobbly tree, but NOT haunted, nope, definitely not haunted!
🫣
🫣
As a kid in the '60s & teen in the '70s, I mostly ignored the ("boring") news. But, boy howdy, I remember those reports and visuals. Love Canal, big city smog, other rivers that didn't burn but were nasty!
I also remember the first Earth Day and all those really good reasons for it!
I also remember the first Earth Day and all those really good reasons for it!
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
As a kid in the '60s & teen in the '70s, I mostly ignored the ("boring") news. But, boy howdy, I remember those reports and visuals. Love Canal, big city smog, other rivers that didn't burn but were nasty!
I also remember the first Earth Day and all those really good reasons for it!
I also remember the first Earth Day and all those really good reasons for it!
Hey, Captain Oblivious - that *still* leaves everyone buying from those same ‘fat cat’ insurance companies…
How many days before we get a chance to have someone ‘in charge who actually knows How Everyday Life Functions?
How many days before we get a chance to have someone ‘in charge who actually knows How Everyday Life Functions?
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Hey, Captain Oblivious - that *still* leaves everyone buying from those same ‘fat cat’ insurance companies…
How many days before we get a chance to have someone ‘in charge who actually knows How Everyday Life Functions?
How many days before we get a chance to have someone ‘in charge who actually knows How Everyday Life Functions?
Some of us who are older (ahem) grew up under this sort of attitude dominating - the one difference now is that these sorts are no longer considered "rude" (but being "not rude" was always weighted toward the woman's responsibility).
So many strides forward have been/are being negated.
So many strides forward have been/are being negated.
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Some of us who are older (ahem) grew up under this sort of attitude dominating - the one difference now is that these sorts are no longer considered "rude" (but being "not rude" was always weighted toward the woman's responsibility).
So many strides forward have been/are being negated.
So many strides forward have been/are being negated.
I keep (forgetting & then) retrying that show when browsing for something to watch on the treadmill - but cannot get past the opening music…
November 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I keep (forgetting & then) retrying that show when browsing for something to watch on the treadmill - but cannot get past the opening music…