Notices by Flock of Cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🦃 (flockofcats@famichiki.jp)

Yet another example of how English pronunciation is cursed:

Width measured to be a *micrometer*

Width measured with a *micrometer*

@mekkaokereke

Where is @Gargron in all this?

You are both a supporter and constructive critic of Fedi/Mastodon. You drop truth bombs worthy of attention from the masto devs but do you hear back?

You are right that the dev is too slow. It’s not that they aren’t trying hard or doing a good job. There just aren’t enough of them. The official masto app still doesn’t have quote toots, so we still argue about them after many years!

:oof: yup #uspol

@dansup I’m surprised the furry porn wave generated only 31 reports 💀

Social media algorithms show me lots of videos from Japan travelers. I do like some, others are just standard Japan Content™️, and others are cringe.

The number one red flag: “Omg we’re here in Tokyo taking the taxi from Narita!!!”

@deivudesu @gullevek I guess there are a lot of Americans, in particular, who do that — just fly into an airport and then get a taxi as a matter of course

The smallest amount of research would show that the train or shuttle bus are way better and a tenth the price

I guess it is good for the taxi drivers though 😆

My #loops account has gotten more likes in one day for one video than my TikTok has gotten in its lifetime (I’m bad at TikTok lol)

My friend made skullshrooms 💀

In my defense, your honor, it was out for harambe

Unless you know the jargon, when you heard during the pandemic that hospitals had to cancel elective surgeries, you probably got the impression they were canceling “optional” surgeries

But most of those operations were very necessary (e.g., cancer resection). They are called “elective” because the surgeon can choose the time (cf. emergency surgery), but the impression is that the choice is whether to do the surgery at all

I think this is bad for patient understanding and public communication🤓

Dear English,

The term “elective surgery” should be replaced with “scheduled surgery”.

Thank you for your kind consideration of this matter.

Sincerely,

A Concerned Medical Editor

#editing

Protip: always search for “lumber” in spine surgery papers…it’s usually there 😊

#editing

@Dana this seems to be happening a lot lately 🫨

@Dana yikes 😳

Happy October everyone!

Gonna try making curry from the powder. I might rue this decision 😊

I’ve posted this before, but I’m always reminded of it when I find a new pet or threat in home 🤓

https://tokyocheapo.com/living/japanese-bugs-house-wildlife/

Lack of a prehensile nose is one of the major shortcomings of human evolution 🧐

Never forget what they’ve taken from you

Shogun burger time ☺️