Lady @Lady@cat.family

just gonna say that most people do not use computers for ideological reasons, they use computers because they have things they want to accomplish

if people use computers in a way which does not line up with how your ideology thinks computers should be, that is a damning indictment of either :—

1. the people who share your ideological commitments, or

2. the ideology itself

—: and their/its ability to actually meet people’s real material needs

« Associations are extremely useful, but they are not magic. » unlike everything else in Rails

i’m rereading all the Rails Guides since i haven’t worked seriously with Rails since sometime in 2018 and like 90% of it is just me going “oh so that’s what that spelling means” and the remaining 10% is me digging through the source code and becoming gradually more horrified at what i unearth there

okay i’m gonna admit i thought there was going to be more to this chapter than there is

« During the normal operation of a Rails application, objects may be created, updated, and destroyed. » whew imagine if they mayn’t be

anyway, time to learn about the LIFE CYCLE of ACTIVE RECORD OBJECTS 🌎🌱🌧🌴🦒🦁🪦😭

it is a VERY cute tiger face

tiger is the only one which really surprised me here

things which are baby according to macOS character picker, in order of appearance :—

1. crying face
2. cat
3. chick
4. hatchling
5. baby bottle
6. tiger
7. human baby

@Satsuma idk the pokédex entries don’t really talk about Torracat fur except to say that « [Ultra Moon] When its mane is standing on end, you can tell it's feeling good. When it isn't feeling well, its fur will lie down flat. »

@Satsuma once it evolves it gets a little bell around its neck that it stores/generates fire in instead

@Satsuma i think it sheds constantly but sets itself on fire to switch between summer/winter coat

@Satsuma « [Ultra Moon] Its coat regrows twice a year. When the time comes, Litten sets its own body on fire and burns away the old fur. »

@Satsuma « [Sun] While grooming itself, it builds up fur inside its stomach. It sets the fur alight and spews fiery attacks, which change based on how it coughs. »

today i learned that Litten’s fire attacks are hairballs that it sets alight

anyway moral of the story is google is better

not sure how this relates but 🆗

@monorail honestly i’d be very surprised if this gitea instance didn’t exist