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Too bad you don't live in a tropical clime. Smelling old soup would be the least of your problems. Around here, week-old soup can walk, jump and is growing fangs!
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Talking about cats, I can only give advice about how to hunt them. Cats are evil. Cats are a silent Skynet. Cats would rule the world weren't it that we still can stop them with a good side kick. They know this and it frustrates them even more. Cats are useless, they only sleep, eat and disappear to reappear at the very moment you do not need them. They break things for the mere purpose of breaking them. They show no joy. They do not play once they are more than a couple of weeks old, or only to torture mices endlessly before eating them. They lose their fur everywhere in the house with being ashamed about it. They are useless against intruders.
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Yes, but they have bad points as well. 
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Yes you can, apparently: YouTube has many examples.
Here's one - Marmalade The Cat Uses The Toilet And Flushes When He Is Done!! - YouTube[^] - but if you are at work, remember you will be watching a cat have a dump ...
Come to think about it, even if you aren't at work, you will be watching a cat have a dump. I try to avoid that in real life myself, but whatever floats your boat.
Out cat tries as hard as possible to not use his litter tray: he prefers to go outside. When it's really pouring down with rain, the look of indecision on his face is priceless - but outdoor loo always wins.
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Did he ever turn around and try the front door in hope the weather there would be better?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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No, but ...
The back door is a sliding glass thingie, and I have a Portable Cat Flap that I made to fit it: a plank with a cat flap in it, polished, routed, and coated in Danish Oil, fitted with door furniture and handles so I can slide the door, fit the cat flap, and the cat can go in and out as he wants without the weather getting in. When I want to go in or out, or it's lock-in time for the cat, I remove it and slide the door shut.
So in the morning he bounces from foot to foot by the door in anticipation: looking at me, then the door, then me, then the door, ... until I give in and open it for him. Then he sticks his head out, looks at the weather in disgust, turns around, and sits down to glare through the glass door with a "well and truly pissed off" look on his face. 
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Thanks for the link, but I think i wil refrain from looking videos, even if I was at home 
But if anybody is interested on this kind of shows, he can go to vet and ask for their "menu", at least mine has a big menu with pictures of all the possible shapes and consistencies to choose from 
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5imone wrote: So, the question is, did anybody try to teach his pet master how to properly use a real toilette? If yes, did it work?
been done, seen it on youtube somewhere.
probably Japan, they do weird stuff like that all the time (and the cat's there know if they don't do it they really will be replaced by a robot.)
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Unfortunately they (since I'm talking of 2 new comers) are not yet allowed to get outside, since they could not get vaccinated due to massive worm infestation (or at least this said the vet). Another point that inhibit the outdoor, is the fact they are female and still "complete", so i would not like to let 2 cats out and get 10 or more back.
Finally, even if it would be just a couple of months more to have them allowed to get out, Winter is coming, and i fear it would be not a real option when snow and frozen mud will be the panorama for some months
And yes, I know internet is full of everything, but I'd be more interested in direct experience
'Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.'
Benny Hill
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I didn't know you can't vaccinate cats with worms, but since most vets want as much of your money as they can get hold of I'd tend to believe him ... worming treatments cost me around £8 per year per cat, but vaccinations make them a whole load more dosh!
Definitely leave them in until they are vaccinated, fixed, and microchipped - but after that the weather shouldn't be a major problem, they will treat it as an adventure / hunt / territorial exploration anyway!
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My wife tried with our rescue cat who was a few years old, and it was an unsuccessful, traumatic experience for the cat. I suggest trying it only with a kitten.
I understand that a large water bill is a potential side effect. Cats a keenly interested in the flushing water, so if you teach your cat to flush, watch out!
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5imone wrote: how to properly use a real toilette?
I've never even considered that. The onboard firmware seems to handle the litter box routine with only minor prompting on first installation(*).
(*) Translation: All of my cats have either known how to use a litter box, or could figure it out by me dragging their front paws through the litter once or twice.
Software Zen: delete this;
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You're perfectly right, the outine in itself works perfectly right; the problem is most due to the garbage collector thread, that consumes too many resources, especially in the morning when all the systems are starting up and some of them have strict time limitation (the cloud named school does not accept delays )
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Herte's my procedure.When the cat goes to the litter box, grab it walk to the toilet, raise the lid, that is important
SAY "hERE KITTY, YOU NEED TO GO HERE FROM NOW ON. tHE SECOND TIME REPEAT, BUT THROW THE CAT IN THE TOILET. iF IT TAKES A THIRD TIME, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
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I hate this. I always feel like throwing up when I go to a new job. Not a big fan of change, I think.
And the offer is 10K less than I wanted, 8K less (gross) than I'm making now.
However, because income tax wouldn't apply, my actual take-home would be about 800 more per paycheck.
So it's a good deal, but it still feels like a crap deal. Weird psychology and tummy going rumble rumble rumble.
And it's Java. 
I should just close my eyes and push the "accept" button.
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I know how you feel. You really had my sympathy... until ...Quote: And it's Java
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GenJerDan wrote: I should just close my eyes and push the "accept" button.
It's a big decision - it always is - so you do need to be reasonably sure it's right for you before going ahead.
I have no idea how you earn tax free money legally - most countries try to avoid letting you do that unless you change your name to "Amazon" or "Google" - but money isn't the only factor, honest!
Think about the location: where is it? Does it mean moving town, city, country? Or is it close enough that you can live where you are? What's the commute like? Better or worse than you have at the moment? If it's better, then it's can be worth taking a drop in pay because you save in travel costs, and get extra free time (which is priceless).
What's the new company like? The people? The work? You are going to spend 1/3 of your life with them (and 1/3 sleeping) so there is a good chance that you will be with them more than you are with your SO / friends ...
Don't just push the button for money: it's not worth the stress if you don't like what you are doing, honest!
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It's in Wiesbaden, vice Stuttgart. I HATE Stuttgart. Well, Baden-Württemberg, in general.
So it's a move...paid for by someone else.
No idea about the company, the people. But the ultimate employer is still the same. It's a contract position working for the DoD. So, the penumbra (not the right word, but whatever) is the same.
But I won't be sitting in a basement pretending to be a DHCP administrator.
I'd be sitting in a basement doing something else.
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DoD and java ? This is matching all stereotypes about German Defense so far 
GenJerDan wrote: I'd be sitting in a basement doing something else
I think John may have a lot of basement and DoD stories to tell...
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If it's Contract vs Permanent, then you may want to look a bit more closely: Contract != IncomeTaxFree
It means that you become responsible for your own tax affairs, and will have to pay the government directly instead of the company you work for doing it for you. You need to plan for that, and deduct it from your "pay packet" in advance or you will come a serious cropper at the end of the tax year.
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Nope. There's an income tax exclusion up to $105K. I could pay it and "get it back", or just tell them not to do any deductions, since I will not be going over 105K. The only non-elective deductions I should have will be the 14% (or so) for Social Security & Medicare.
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Nice!
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GenJerDan wrote: There's an income tax exclusion up to $105K
Do you have a link to more information on this? I am just curious more than anything else
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