I just wanted to say, I enjoyed the little pixel art cat that runs towards where...

Semaphor · 2024-09-20T05:15:50 1726809350

As I didn’t get that, it seems like the dev honors prefers-reduced-motion, and doesn’t display it in that case. Excellent of them, give joy to those who want it, prevent annoyances for those who hate them.

jeroenhd · 2024-09-20T13:26:08 1726838768

It does: https://github.com/adryd325/oneko.js/blob/main/oneko.js

       const isReducedMotion =
         window.matchMedia(`(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)`) === true ||
         window.matchMedia(`(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)`).matches === true;
     
       if (isReducedMotion) return;

Simple but effective. More websites should include this check. Well done, adryd325!

mzs · 2024-09-20T06:03:20 1726812200

Same for me, on FF you can override it with:

  about:config
    ui.prefersReducedMotion = 0

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/pref...

mceachen · 2024-09-20T03:38:26 1726803506

It's doing great for being a 35-year-old cat!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_(software)

johndough · 2024-09-20T05:38:04 1726810684

On Debian, you can install and run the cat with

    sudo apt install oneko
    oneko &

Makes a great gift for colleagues who leave their computer unattended.

bbarnett · 2024-09-20T08:59:06 1726822746

Well that was a rabbit hole.

Current version is hard to even see with high-res screens. A few checks shows endless ports, code from the 90s and before, and all sorts of other fun.

Wonder if the author will reply.

0x1ceb00da · 2024-09-20T13:38:16 1726839496

You have sudo access to your colleagues computers?

johndough · 2024-09-20T20:36:14 1726864574

I don't, but I run the same system configuration, so I can compile it on my computer, transfer it and run it.

Alternatively, if a compiler such as gcc is available, you could also run

    # https seems to be broken on this website currently
    wget http://www.daidouji.com/oneko/distfiles/oneko-1.2.sakura.5.tar.gz
    tar -xf oneko-1.2.sakura.5.tar.gz
    cd oneko-1.2.sakura.5/
    gcc oneko.c -lX11 -lm -o oneko
    ./oneko &
    cd ..
    # remove all traces
    rm -r oneko-1.2.sakura.5 oneko-1.2.sakura.5.tar.gz

rixed · 2024-09-21T05:05:10 1726895110

so, to remind your coworkers that they should securely lock their computer, you download some software from http and run it on it?

ycombinatrix · 2024-09-23T06:58:40 1727074720

Not the person you're responding to but my workplace has a special internal link precisely to "remind" coworkers to not leave unlocked laptops unattended.

Don't worry, it's https ;)

johndough · 2024-09-21T07:17:03 1726903023

No. As mentioned before, I have a precompiled binary. But you are right about security, so here is how to verify the SHA-256 hash of this file:

    printf '2c2e05f1241e9b76f54475b5577cd4fb6670de058218d04a741a04ebd4a2b22f\t oneko-1.2.sakura.5.tar.gz' | sha256sum -c

hbn · 2024-09-20T18:49:49 1726858189

It's cute but I just can't focus on the article knowing the cat is gonna move every time I move my mouse or scroll. I popped open my console and deleted him. Sorry, kitty

nkrisc · 2024-09-20T10:28:21 1726828101

And here I was wishing it would go away and trying to find a way to hide it because on my phone it was always covering text. Firefox reader mode worked.

jonny_eh · 2024-09-20T19:29:51 1726860591

I found it, like an actual cat, extremely distracting.

knowitnone · 2024-09-21T00:03:32 1726877012

it sits when it's next to pointer. just don't move your mouse.

wpietri · 2024-09-20T12:40:34 1726836034

For the curious, that specific cat goes back to 1989:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_(software)

TiredOfLife · 2024-09-20T05:08:46 1726808926

On desktop it follows the mouse no need to click.

lukan · 2024-09-20T08:59:47 1726822787

I did not. On the firefox mobile browser it was just using screen space.

brettermeier · 2024-09-20T11:42:24 1726832544

It is distracting and annoyed me, I stopped reading because of it.

lelandfe · 2024-09-20T11:47:06 1726832826

I thought it just ran around on the top line of the header, and was quite taken with it. I then scrolled and it followed me right into the middle of a paragraph. Less taken, but cat's gonna cat.

zendaven · 2024-09-20T12:52:25 1726836745

I guess it's removed? I don't see it. On Windows Chrome.