Cat Advice: Rehoming a recent stray?
https://midwest.social/post/17203973
Cat Advice: Rehoming a recent stray? - midwest.social
My fiance and I took in a stray female kitten about 3 months ago. She was 2
months old at the time, so 5 months now. She showed up at my fiance’s coworker’s
door and once my partner saw the pictures, she wanted her. I’m going to be
honest and say that I didn’t want to take her in. My fiance must have asked over
30 times in 2 weeks. She was in tears pleading before I finally caved. And I
regret it. I regret it a lot. We are not equipped to handle her. We live in a
loft style apartment with only one door (to the bathroom). She doesn’t have
enough space to be a cat, and we’re gone an average of 9-10 hours a day for
work. Our cat can be really sweet when she’s calm, but that’s increasingly rare
as she gets more bored with the lack of human companionship. She’s even losing
interest in her toys and I just don’t think this environment is good for her.
Beyond that, I just need space from her. My job is stressful (as is my
partner’s) and I don’t have the mental or physical energy to give this kitten
attention, and nowhere to go to get a break. It’s reached a point where I dread
coming home and I enjoy work more. This cat is just an unrelenting ball of
energy. She’s destructive, she doesn’t know what boundaries are, etc. And while
none of that is her fault, I’m just not ready for it. I have too much on my
plate already. I even started therapy just to try to find ways to cope, but I’m
frequently the target of our cat’s play aggression and none of the therapy
exercises help me deal with that. I am stuck doing most of the cat duties
because, despite her repeated assurances, my fiance will not step up and do much
to care for her. But at the same time, I worry about what her life will be like
if we send her to a shelter. Where should I even begin? The vet we got her fixed
at just said “well, what did you expect? She’s a kitten.” Which is true, but not
very helpful.
‘Unconscionable’: Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate ‘not seen since the Great Depression’ — here’s what’s driving this terrible trend
https://midwest.social/post/3516256
‘Unconscionable’: Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate ‘not seen since the Great Depression’ — here’s what’s driving this terrible trend - midwest.social
I wish I could feel sympathy, but I don’t. The Reagan generation did this to
themselves, and the rest of us have to suffer with them.
Moving to Arch/EndeavorOS from PopOS?
https://midwest.social/post/3481307
Moving to Arch/EndeavorOS from PopOS? - midwest.social
I’ve been using PopOS for a few months now, and I’m interested in Arch, but I’m
worried about whether or not I have enough experience to do that successfully.
Also, I have an Nvidia GPU until I start a new build in the next year or so. I
don’t know if that’ll be a problem in Arch. It was a major issue with Fedora for
me. I’m willing to learn the terminal, but right now I’m still pretty dependent
on tutorials to do more than basic things, like installing software. Most of
those are catered to Ubuntu-based distros, so I’m concerned I won’t have the
luxury of guides to more complex terminal stuff. Am I overthinking this? Or
should I wait longer (maybe even until I build a new PC)? How difficult is the
transition from Ubuntu-based to Arch?
Does it worry you when libs say things like "let the red states seceed already"?
https://midwest.social/post/3316243
Does it worry you when libs say things like "let the red states seceed already"? - midwest.social
For the past few years, I’ve been seeing a rapid increase in liberal rhetoric
surrounding secession, and it scares me. I’m white, engaged to a black woman. We
have already gotten pretty overt hostility from racists in our community. When
people say shit like that, they’re saying it’s okay to throw me, my fiancee, and
tens of millions (including other liberals) to the wolves to win some political
points. It embodies the disregard for human rights we see in the U.S.
government. I feel like me and my soon-to-be wife are just props to them. We
exist when it’s convenient, but the moment it isn’t, we’re fucked. I don’t even
know how to address it, either. I don’t want my family and anyone who isn’t
white or doesn’t have the right religion, skin tone, political beliefs or sexual
orientation to live as a second class citizen, but a growing number of “allies”
seem to think it’s okay. Most of us can’t “just leave” like they say, either.
That’s too fucking expensive. It’d financially destroy most people if they tried
to uproot their lives like that.
An exhaustive guide to Gmail alternatives
https://midwest.social/post/1503103
An exhaustive guide to Gmail alternatives - midwest.social
This guy can be pretty harsh at times, but he’s clearly very knowledgeable.
[https://digdeeper.neocities.org/articles/email#intro]. However, not all
providers have a recent review, and his priorities are skewed heavily to the
“paranoid” side of the tech world. For example, he considers being able to mail
cash to a provider a significant pro. The overwhelming majority of users aren’t
mailing cash to pay for their email. Overall, it’s good info that’s worth
sharing.
