Hacker News with Generative AI: Cats

A DIY digital stethoscope for cats (davidrevoy.com)
Hey everyone, I'm taking a break from my usual digital painting topics to share a special DIY project. I'm not sure who this will help, but I think there's a place for it on my blog somehow. Who knows, maybe it will spark some ideas for your own DIY projects.

DIY Projects, Pets, Health, Cats

6 points by Tomte 2 days ago | 0 comments

Do cat buttholes touch every surface they sit on? (upworthy.com)
A question no one knew they needed answered.

Cats, Animal Behavior, Science, Humor

18 points by stubish 3 days ago | 4 comments

The complex origin story of domestic cats (phys.org)
Researchers looking into the origin of domestic cats have long considered that cats likely accompanied early farmers during the Neolithic, spreading through Europe alongside the adoption of agriculture.

Cats, Genetics, History, Agriculture, Europe

137 points by gmays 4 days ago | 84 comments

Sheet Mewsic: Moritz von Schwind's Katzensymphonie (1868) (publicdomainreview.org)
Cats are not the most innately musical creatures. They cannot sing like the thrush or drone with the whales. But their mews and paws have been long incorporated into other kinds of improvisations.

Music, Cats, History, Art

8 points by tintinnabula 14 days ago | 0 comments

Why Are Cats Such a Medical Black Box? (nytimes.com)
When my husband and I took our cat to the vet early last year, we were hoping to hear that we had nothing to worry about.

Cats, Veterinary Medicine, Health, Pets

11 points by mooreds 41 days ago | 1 comments

Study: Cats in little crocheted hats shed light on feline chronic pain (arstechnica.com)
Our feline overlords aren't particularly known for obeying commands from mere humans, which can make it difficult to study their behaviors in controlled laboratory settings. So a certain degree of ingenuity is required to get usable results—like crocheting adorable little hats for kitties taking part in electroencephalogram (EEG) experiments.

Science, Animals, Research, Cats, Health

63 points by tomwiddles 209 days ago | 8 comments

Cat memes went viral 100 years ago (bbc.com)
In the age of social media, we're living through a communications revolution. But this isn't the first one, nor is it the first time cats have been at the centre of social change.

Social Media, History, Cats, Internet Culture

143 points by zdw 213 days ago | 37 comments

Gottfried Mind, the Raphael of Cats (publicdomainreview.org)
Labelled a “cretin” and “imbecile” in his lifetime, the Swiss artist Gottfried Mind had profound talents when it came to drafting the feline form.

Art, Cats, History, Biography

57 points by prismatic 227 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: I am using AI to measure how well cats sit like bread (rateloaf.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Cats, Creative Projects

96 points by jimhi 268 days ago | 18 comments

The man who reinvented the cat (newyorker.com)

Pets, Cats, Animals, Journalism, Writing

45 points by fortran77 323 days ago | 15 comments

Cat as a Service (cataas.com)

Cats, APIs, Web Services

82 points by kaycebasques 327 days ago | 70 comments

Sir, there's a cat in your mirror dimension (lcamtuf.substack.com)