Interesting Links for 23-09-2014

[andrewducker]

• On Upgrading One’s Wristwatch
  (tags: watch technology Apple obsolescence )
• 'F*ck it, I quit': TV reporter Charlo Greene quits live on air in spectacular fashion
  (tags: tv marijuana )
• English devolution - with maps
  (tags: devolution uk england politics )
• Fantasy Flight's employees are leaving it the _worst_ reviews
  (tags: review employment )
• snopes

Comments

[quirkytizzy]

I WANT A CAT CAFE!!! I truly believe there are few things in the world that cannot be improved with the addition of cats. <3

And that Danish work thing is pretty amazing. Yeah, from what I hear, we're insane about our work. And we are. If there were some kind of global rating system about bad places to work, I'd put money on the fact that America would be the worst first world country to work in.

When money is your god, all of your devotees are martyrs.

[andrewducker]

I want a dog cafe :->

(Although at least a couple of bars nearby are dog-friendly, which is nice)

Oh, and the USA is...not great:
http://www.ituc-csi.org/new-ituc-global-rights-index-the

[alitheapipkin]

I would love to have somewhere I could go and cuddle cats on a regular basis. The problem is I've known a lot of cats and I don't think a single one of them would be very impressed at being shut in a room and having a parade of strangers trying to cuddle them.

ETA: Also, I've fostered cats looking for homes and they are often the last cats who are going to be relaxed with a parade of strangers and other cats for company.

[philmophlegm]

Yup.

Things that _will_ happen:

1. A cat will get out and get run over by a car (or a tram).
2. A cat will get pissed off with some annoying brat trying to pull its tail and will scratch said brat.
3. Some cats will get stressed by being around so many other cats in a confined space.
4. A stressed cat will have an 'accident'. This will happen regularly.
5. One cat will bully some of the other cats.
6. Customers will feed unsuitable human food to the cats as a 'treat'.

Mad idea, and not in a good way. Cats Protection have opposed cafes like this before.

[alitheapipkin]

Yeah, unfortunately it's a classic case of really not thinking things through beyond 'awww, cute'.

[alitheapipkin]

Do they? I haven't investigated. I mean maybe if the person running the cafe had very friendly pet cats they took to work with them, but the idea of trying to combine a cafe with a rescue centre in this way just seems like a recipe for disaster.

[andrewducker]

It mentioned in the original piece. Tokyo has 39 of them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_caf%C3%A9

[alitheapipkin]

Hmmm, let us say I am sceptical about the benefits for the cats. But I guess it is possible to make it work with the right set up.

[andrewducker]

I'm sceptical too. I'd love to see one in action though!