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What would you name this cat? (Original Post) True Dough Aug 23 OP
Leftovers. What a sweet kitty. marble falls Aug 23 #1
Camo Emile Aug 23 #2
I think I'd go with True Dough Aug 23 #3
Harvey Dent (Batman reference). Rincewind Aug 23 #4
Chimera Donkees Aug 23 #5
I was also thinking Chimera, but in the mythological sense. soldierant Aug 26 #71
You nailed it!! ailsagirl Aug 29 #79
Rolo Siwsan Aug 23 #6
The Borg Blue Full Moon Aug 23 #7
2 Faced. SamKnause Aug 23 #8
Gremlin The Madcap Aug 23 #9
Charon (Star Trek, not Greek mythology) hatrack Aug 23 #10
Was that the character with half white half black face? Demovictory9 Aug 23 #56
It was the name of the planet that the half-and-half people come from. Intractable Aug 23 #63
Lil Ying Yang wishstar Aug 23 #11
Janus Danmel Aug 23 #12
Patches CountMyVote4Reality Aug 23 #13
Sweetheart COL Mustard Aug 23 #14
I agree with this. What a sweetheart!💗💗💗 Hope22 Aug 23 #27
Lokai. Harker Aug 23 #15
Paddleboard if..fish..had..wings Aug 23 #16
Is there any non Ai content online anymore? jfz9580m Aug 23 #17
Fugazi Martin Eden Aug 23 #43
Thanks Martin Eden jfz9580m Aug 23 #48
Picasso if..fish..had..wings Aug 23 #18
We has a cat with similar markings. WinstonSmith4740 Aug 23 #23
Picasso sindri Aug 23 #19
Pablo? twodogsbarking Aug 23 #20
Pussy. I had a gf years ago and her mother would yell "here pussy, pussy". Hard to not laugh. twodogsbarking Aug 23 #21
Phantom. mwmisses4289 Aug 23 #22
Tommy Two Tones lark Aug 23 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author lark Aug 23 #25
Eclipse. hay rick Aug 23 #26
Mason Dixon Captain Zero Aug 23 #28
AI cat, because. . . UniqueUserName Aug 23 #29
Actually, youtube before ai had videos mwmisses4289 Aug 23 #57
I love cat videos and I love the dodo UniqueUserName Aug 23 #59
Shadow doc03 Aug 23 #30
Harley short for Harlequin Chicagogrl1 Aug 23 #31
Goblin Chipper Chat Aug 23 #32
Kinda remains me sorta of....................... Lovie777 Aug 23 #33
Beauty AverageOldGuy Aug 23 #34
Bele or Lokai sl8 Aug 23 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Aug 23 #41
Bele. Marcuse Aug 23 #36
Picasso Karadeniz Aug 23 #37
Phantom lonely bird Aug 23 #38
Half Pint. nt Trueblue Texan Aug 23 #39
Confucius JMCKUSICK Aug 23 #40
More videos (TikTok) sl8 Aug 23 #42
Ziggy WA-03 Democrat Aug 23 #44
Don't name your dog "Shark" and take then him to the beach. twodogsbarking Aug 23 #45
Jester. sinkingfeeling Aug 23 #46
Gladys 12 kozar Aug 23 #47
Harlequin (Harley for short) justaprogressive Aug 23 #49
Gremlin! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 23 #50
OREO Cookie Jrose Aug 23 #51
Mr Lucky or Miss Lucky womanofthehills Aug 23 #52
Spare Cat Parts jmbar2 Aug 23 #53
Salvador or Dali kimbutgar Aug 23 #54
HALF 'N HALF Xoan Aug 23 #55
Beat me to it ! nt eppur_se_muova Aug 29 #80
Frisky....nt Figarosmom Aug 23 #58
Jigsaw Midnight Writer Aug 23 #60
wot a cutie . awww. AllaN01Bear Aug 23 #61
i prefer names. pansypoo53219 Aug 23 #62
Flopsy. nt BWdem4life Aug 23 #64
Sparky Chalco Aug 23 #65
Is this Quimera when she was little? Starseer Aug 23 #66
The name would revolve around the gender and personality of this enchanted creature Niagara Aug 26 #67
And you would True Dough Aug 26 #69
Absolutely! Niagara Aug 26 #70
Whoa! That's a chimera kitty. Laffy Kat Aug 26 #68
Klaus... Tikki Aug 26 #72
After Klaus Mikaelson? Niagara Aug 28 #73
Now that is a nice looking man.. Tikki Aug 28 #74
That's actor Joseph Morgan that portrays Klaus Michaelson in both Niagara Aug 28 #75
Twofur. :-) consider_this Aug 28 #76
Everything GreenWave Aug 28 #77
Chimmy.....nt Figarosmom Aug 28 #78

Donkees

(33,149 posts)
5. Chimera
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 07:13 AM
Aug 23
A genetic chimerism or chimera /kaɪˈmɪərə/ ky-MEER-ə or /kɪˈmɪərə/ kim-EER-ə is a single organism composed of cells of different genotypes. Animal chimeras can be produced by the fusion of two (or more) embryos. In plants and some animal chimeras, mosaicism involves distinct types of tissue that originated from the same zygote but differ due to mutation during ordinary cell division.

soldierant

(8,946 posts)
71. I was also thinking Chimera, but in the mythological sense.
Tue Aug 26, 2025, 10:22 PM
Aug 26

And she was said to be the mother of both the Nemean Lion and the Sphinx (the live one, not the brock tomb.) I suppose "Sphinx" might work i a pinch.

ailsagirl

(24,282 posts)
79. You nailed it!!
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 07:02 AM
Aug 29

What I unearthed:

"A chimera is not a specific breed; it's a rare genetic mutation where two embryos fuse together in the womb to form a single individual with two different sets of DNA. This can result in distinctive traits, such as two-toned fur or different colored eyes, but the genetic condition can occur in any cat breed."
😻😺

jfz9580m

(15,958 posts)
17. Is there any non Ai content online anymore?
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 08:48 AM
Aug 23

DallE? Unlike ChatGPT I don’t even know the names of the programs for these things except DallE. I have never used any of them.
Well ChatGPT via duck.ai and a few times straight up ChatGPT, but I found it lame.

jfz9580m

(15,958 posts)
48. Thanks Martin Eden
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 10:16 AM
Aug 23

Never heard of that before
(I save these in my journal in case I ever need em again. Lousy memory and organization skills ;-/)


Fugazi regulation for AI: strategic tolerance for ethics washing

Gleb Papyshev, Keith Jin Deng Chan

October 2024
© The Author(s) 2024

Abstract
Regulation theory offers a unique perspective on the institutional aspects of digital capitalism’s accumulation regime. How-
ever, a gap exists in examining the associated mode of regulation. Based on the analysis of AI ethics washing phenomenon, we suggest the state is delicately balancing between fueling innovation and reducing uncertainty in emerging technologies.
This balance leads to a unique mode of regulation, "Fugazi regulation," characterized by vaguely defined, non-enforceable moral principles with no specific implementation mechanisms. We propose a microeconomic model that rationalizes this approach and shows that it is justifiable when the government struggles to differentiate between benign and harmful technology use due to capacity constraints. The potential for private companies to adopt ethical practices under Fugazi regulation supports the government’s preference for this method. This regulation mode is particularly attractive to the government during technology’s early development stages, marked by governmental optimism and uncertainty about the technology. Implications for greenwashing are also derived from the analysis.


Sounds completely irresponsible and explains a lot.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,383 posts)
23. We has a cat with similar markings.
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 09:03 AM
Aug 23

Not that exact division, but close. We named her Dora Maar, after his favorite model.

Response to True Dough (Original post)

mwmisses4289

(2,227 posts)
57. Actually, youtube before ai had videos
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 12:45 PM
Aug 23

of cats like this (geo beats and the dodo come to mind). So yes, these cats, while rare, do exist.

UniqueUserName

(378 posts)
59. I love cat videos and I love the dodo
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 01:00 PM
Aug 23

The dodo recently had a video in which they posted about how they try to ensure that their videos aren't AI slop. I know they make the effort. And sometimes the AI slop just gets through. I can't fathom why content creators make it. For clicks I guess.

This one is obviously ai. How many cats have you seen in real life that have blue ear fluff that mysteriously comes and goes? If you go back and look at it you can see at some point prefer takes on a weird blue hue. That's just one of the indicators that it's ai. There's lots of others

Lovie777

(20,271 posts)
33. Kinda remains me sorta of.......................
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 09:29 AM
Aug 23

Star Trek "let that be your last battlefield"

I would name her Lovely tho.

sl8

(16,851 posts)
35. Bele or Lokai
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 09:33 AM
Aug 23


Star Trek, "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" episode

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On edit, more videos (TikTok):

Мантис химера (Mantis Chimera?)

https://www.tiktok.com/@saida_ary

Response to sl8 (Reply #35)

kozar

(3,233 posts)
47. Gladys 12
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 10:15 AM
Aug 23

Same name of every cat I've adopted in my life. I've saved well over 200 dollars in my 64 years, by not having to buy new personalized, cat collars.

Koz

womanofthehills

(10,382 posts)
52. Mr Lucky or Miss Lucky
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 11:50 AM
Aug 23

Lucky to be born so unusual she/he will have a good life.

I named my tux cat Mr Lucky because he found my house way in the country -and he was lucky he did .

He just died at almost 20 yrs old but had a great life.

Midnight Writer

(24,716 posts)
60. Jigsaw
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 01:26 PM
Aug 23

Hope MAGAs don't see this and have a conniption over all the beautiful diversity on display.

Niagara

(10,817 posts)
67. The name would revolve around the gender and personality of this enchanted creature
Tue Aug 26, 2025, 02:22 PM
Aug 26

Right now, I'm pondering the name "Eclipse".




Laffy Kat

(16,777 posts)
68. Whoa! That's a chimera kitty.
Tue Aug 26, 2025, 02:41 PM
Aug 26

They are the rarest cats in the world. Therefore, the name must be extra special.

Tikki

(14,937 posts)
74. Now that is a nice looking man..
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 11:29 AM
Aug 28

I was thinking of Klaus Nomi and his song "Total Eclipse" because the cute cat looks like he
is heading in to an eclipse.

Tikki

Niagara

(10,817 posts)
75. That's actor Joseph Morgan that portrays Klaus Michaelson in both
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 04:19 PM
Aug 28

television series The Vampire Diaries and The Originals.

Anytime certain names are mentioned my brain goes straight to the L.J. Smiths books and television series. Obviously the name Klaus is one of those names that does this to me.


Thank you for the Klaus Nomi introduction!

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