Comments on: Caturday chaser

By: Cat's Staff

Cat's Staff — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:38:39 +0000

@ QuietDesperation “Macs can accept any old USB keyboard?”

A Mac should be able to accept any USB keyboard or mouse. If the keyboard is made for Windows the meta keys (start menu/alt) will be wired reversed for the Mac Command and Option keys. To fix this just goto “Keyboard” in the System Preferences, then “Modifier Keys…” and switch the Option key to be Command and the Command key to be Option.

I’m sure Phil either has an old Windows keyboard on a Mac, or he’s using an ex-Windows computer with something like Ubuntu.

By: QuietDesperation

QuietDesperation — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:29:15 +0000

“I had thought you were a mac user, but that looks like a Windoze keyboard. What’s going on here?!?!”

Er, Macs can accept any old USB keyboard?

I have a SteelSeries gaming keyboard connected to my iMac. It’s all glowy at night.

By: QuietDesperation

QuietDesperation — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:27:35 +0000

Nah, the stoopidity of the Texas board is just too much to- ZOMG! KITTY!!!!!!

By: icemith

icemith — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:21:20 +0000

I think Phil has recycled his old k/b. Macs can accept that. But a new(ish) Alumin-i-um version would make typing SO much easier. I know, I’ve recently discovered that.

By: TGAP Dad

TGAP Dad — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:08:31 +0000

Hold on a sec here. I had thought you were a mac user, but that looks like a Windoze keyboard. What’s going on here?!?!

By: fred edison

fred edison — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:58:35 +0000

One word describes Caturday’s picture: SuperStar.

“Drawstring noodles are so NOM! NOM! NOM!”

By: Autumn

Autumn — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:00:27 +0000

Why the cats? I come here for astronomy!
Also, your cat is obviously pulling to the left, you liberal, you.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 05:18:00 +0000

Greetings and Salutations…
Really enjoyed the cat’s appearance on your interview with Dr. Kiki. I have five of them living with me, and, they DO enjoy getting in the way, then, hanging out with that casual “Oh…is something going on here? I am MUCH more interested in what is going on over THERE” attitude.
regards
xmundt

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:38:51 +0000

You’re not really a bad astronomer, Dr. Plait. But I guess ‘Mildly unpleasant occasionally Astronomer’ doesn’t quite flow as well…

By: Glencoe

Glencoe — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:15:54 +0000

You don’t want to walk past someone in a hoodie at night in Britain, you will be mugged.

By: Markle

Markle — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:37:31 +0000

Ivan #1
Here in North America hoodies are considered apparel. Human beings wear them. Well… I’ve seen one or two on dogs too….

I must say, we were rather amused when, for a while, your ‘chavs’ adopted burberry as a uniform. The national angst over whether to ban England’s signature tartan fabric in order to demonize and marginalize your youth was hilarious.

Cute cat.

By: Mario

Mario — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 23:33:25 +0000

OMFSM Phil, your keyboard is a Microsoft 3000, just like mine.

By: Chris Winter

Chris Winter — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:13:36 +0000

Seeing as it’s Caturday, this may be of interest. (And speaking of “chasers”…)

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/visualscience/2010/09/08/killers-in-the-night/

By: Tribeca Mike

Tribeca Mike — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 19:06:15 +0000

I recall a few years ago now-Prime Minister David Cameron coined the phrase “Hug a hoodie, power to the police”. Tories say the darndest things.

By: Benny

Benny — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:57:02 +0000

@#1 I had NO idea that anyone viewed hoodies with suspicion. Here (Wisconsin USA) nearly EVERYONE wears hoodies, all ages all income levels all cultures. It’s just too darned cold half the year and hoodies are warm and comfortable. The indication of shop-lifting here is oversized parkas – usually extremely oversized.

By: Ross

Ross — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:43:10 +0000

Whoa, I’m from Britain and I have loads of hoodies. Fortunately bluewater is the last place I would ever shop :p

By: Davidlpf

Davidlpf — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:43:02 +0000

“Hey, big guy time for food.”

By: Cat's Staff

Cat's Staff — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:12:03 +0000

It’s not a hoodie with a drawstring…it’s a wearable cat toy.

By: Tribeca Mike

Tribeca Mike — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:11:57 +0000

Oops, meant to write “Nice sleight of paw work there.”

By: John Ellis

John Ellis — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:02:59 +0000

Dowsing cat is looking for mouse stream!

By: Tribeca Mike

Tribeca Mike — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:51:49 +0000

Wow, a kitty rope trick! Nice sleight of hand work there. Hope the Amazing Randi sees this.

By: IVAN3MAN_AT_LARGE

IVAN3MAN_AT_LARGE — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:23:11 +0000

You wear a hoodie? In Britain, people who wear hoodies are viewed with suspicion.