corroborating evidence: cats! cats! cats!
January 27, 2010 2:08 PM Subscribe
A compelling hypothesis: the internet is made of cats.
This alternative history of the internet is brought to you by old but good rathergood. They are very fond of cats.
This alternative history of the internet is brought to you by old but good rathergood. They are very fond of cats.
Cat-Scan.com is one of the strangest sites I've seen in some time. I have no idea how these people got their cats wedged into their scanners, or why.
posted by Schmucko at 2:19 PM on January 27, 2010 [7 favorites]
posted by Schmucko at 2:19 PM on January 27, 2010 [7 favorites]
Does anybody read the posts down here?
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 2:33 PM on January 27, 2010
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 2:33 PM on January 27, 2010
i do.
posted by languagehat at 2:51 PM on January 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by languagehat at 2:51 PM on January 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
we all do.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 2:55 PM on January 27, 2010
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 2:55 PM on January 27, 2010
we all float down here
posted by subbes at 3:02 PM on January 27, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by subbes at 3:02 PM on January 27, 2010 [3 favorites]
The Internet is made of code words and obsessively repeated references which establish insider status so that we can feel that we are accepted members in a tribe while alone in front of glowing rectangles.
posted by idiopath at 3:05 PM on January 27, 2010 [16 favorites]
posted by idiopath at 3:05 PM on January 27, 2010 [16 favorites]
The Internet is made of code words and obsessively repeated references which establish insider status so that we can feel that we are accepted members in a tribe while alone in front of glowing rectangles.
I believe that they wire Werner Herzog's Internet that way specially.
posted by Wavelet at 3:14 PM on January 27, 2010 [6 favorites]
I believe that they wire Werner Herzog's Internet that way specially.
posted by Wavelet at 3:14 PM on January 27, 2010 [6 favorites]
Not to ruin the metadiscussion, but does the link resolve for anyone? I've been reloading the page intermittently for about an hour and I only ever get database errors.
posted by Kattullus at 3:15 PM on January 27, 2010
posted by Kattullus at 3:15 PM on January 27, 2010
Its not resolving for me either, but, to be fair, I don't know where the hell my cats are half of the time either and that doesn't mean that they're not there. Watching.
posted by Joey Michaels at 3:21 PM on January 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Joey Michaels at 3:21 PM on January 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
Wavelet: "I believe that they wire Werner Herzog's Internet that way specially."
Yeah, you pay extra to use The HerzogNet, but IMHO it is worth it.
posted by idiopath at 3:24 PM on January 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
Yeah, you pay extra to use The HerzogNet, but IMHO it is worth it.
posted by idiopath at 3:24 PM on January 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
Rather Good remains one my most favorite websites EVER. Make sure you check out Rocket Dog when the site is back to functioning (in the archives) - it's a catchy little tune (that I sing when I'm walking my dogs.)
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 3:45 PM on January 27, 2010
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 3:45 PM on January 27, 2010
Meow. Meowmeowmeowmeow. Meowmeow. Meow.
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 4:07 PM on January 27, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 4:07 PM on January 27, 2010 [2 favorites]
> I have no idea how these people got their cats wedged into their scanners, or why.
They shouldn't have used the document feeder.
posted by jfuller at 4:17 PM on January 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
They shouldn't have used the document feeder.
posted by jfuller at 4:17 PM on January 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
I hate cats and love the internet so this theory is full of holes.
posted by GavinR at 5:07 PM on January 27, 2010
posted by GavinR at 5:07 PM on January 27, 2010
Darn, the link is down. Here is the internet is made of cats on youtube.
posted by Wavelet at 5:16 PM on January 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Wavelet at 5:16 PM on January 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
I came for the IT reference, and I was not disappointed.
posted by davejay at 5:24 PM on January 27, 2010
posted by davejay at 5:24 PM on January 27, 2010
Awww, Wavelet, thanks for the working link! The logic is irrefutable.
posted by misha at 5:57 PM on January 27, 2010
posted by misha at 5:57 PM on January 27, 2010
Did they make their webserver out cats to test the hypothesis?
I've seen keyboard cat but I don't think they can type that fast for long!
posted by delmoi at 6:00 PM on January 27, 2010
I've seen keyboard cat but I don't think they can type that fast for long!
posted by delmoi at 6:00 PM on January 27, 2010
So did Tim Berners-Lee test positive for toxoplasmosis parasite?
posted by Schmucko at 7:23 PM on January 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Schmucko at 7:23 PM on January 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
It could have been powered by monkeys, but our short sighted government pulled the plug.
posted by doctor_negative at 7:27 PM on January 27, 2010
posted by doctor_negative at 7:27 PM on January 27, 2010
My cats will be interested to know that their website is down. Thanks for letting me know to let them know.
posted by localhuman at 7:49 PM on January 27, 2010
posted by localhuman at 7:49 PM on January 27, 2010
And now I have the refrain stuck in my head. I will be singing it at my cats. Cats! Cats! Cats!
posted by sandraregina at 7:50 PM on January 27, 2010
posted by sandraregina at 7:50 PM on January 27, 2010
WHO TOLD YOU!?
posted by Scattercat at 8:23 PM on January 27, 2010
posted by Scattercat at 8:23 PM on January 27, 2010
Nearly 4 hours later and this website is STILL DEAD.
Why is this post still here?
posted by hippybear at 8:50 PM on January 27, 2010
Why is this post still here?
posted by hippybear at 8:50 PM on January 27, 2010
What to do with a dead internet cat....
Down again. I feel guilty for clicking on the link.
posted by warbaby at 9:51 PM on January 27, 2010
Down again. I feel guilty for clicking on the link.
posted by warbaby at 9:51 PM on January 27, 2010
You know, I wasn't feeling it until they got to Maru, and then it all clicked into place. Rather better than what I've grown used to from Rathergood.
posted by Mizu at 1:36 AM on January 28, 2010
posted by Mizu at 1:36 AM on January 28, 2010
HOW ARE YOU GENTLEMEN
posted by Pallas Athena at 3:09 AM on January 28, 2010
posted by Pallas Athena at 3:09 AM on January 28, 2010
ALL YOUR INTERNET ARE MADE OF US
posted by Pallas Athena at 3:26 AM on January 28, 2010
posted by Pallas Athena at 3:26 AM on January 28, 2010
Half an hour later, and the link is still down.
If y'all weren't such a bunch of wankers...
posted by drlith at 6:20 AM on January 28, 2010
If y'all weren't such a bunch of wankers...
posted by drlith at 6:20 AM on January 28, 2010
I am so fucking allergic to the internet.
posted by not_on_display at 8:58 AM on January 28, 2010
posted by not_on_display at 8:58 AM on January 28, 2010
Oh, I dunno, Mizu, maybe it's just my sense of humor, but I've always liked Rathergood -- there are several of their older songs on perma-play in the back of my head somewhere (the one about the muskox being dirty...aiyi). This will now join them, taking up valuable spare brain space that I could've used to, hmm, cure cancer or something.
posted by bitter-girl.com at 2:56 PM on January 28, 2010
posted by bitter-girl.com at 2:56 PM on January 28, 2010
Wavelet: A compelling hypothesis: the internet is made of cats.
So's discordian hell.
posted by MikeHarris at 6:44 PM on January 28, 2010
So's discordian hell.
posted by MikeHarris at 6:44 PM on January 28, 2010
MA-RUUUUUUUUUU
posted by you're a kitty! at 9:00 PM on January 28, 2010
posted by you're a kitty! at 9:00 PM on January 28, 2010
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