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Larry Ellison’s Cat Island
- andyjohnson0 11y agoInteresting quote: "[...] Ellison’s relationship with his own cats was remarkable enough to deserve two mentions in his 1997 biography The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison (subtitle: “God Doesn’t Think He’s Larry Ellison”). Ellison’s biographer, journalist Mike Wilson, relays a story told to him by Ellison’s first wife, Adda Quinn. When Ellison’s cat Yitzhak died, Quinn said, he “took off two weeks in mourning. He was nonfunctional.” In another anecdote, Ellison tells Wilson he once returned home to find out his cat Clio died while he was out of town on business. Ellison had the cat’s body exhumed so she could be buried under her favorite tree."
- enraged_camel 11y agoI never thought I'd be upvoting a BuzzFeed article on Hacker News, but this was surprisingly well-written and interesting. The best part: "Since litter training is the only thing separating the sanctuary’s residents from their feral cousins, one might wonder about logistics of supplying all that kitty litter. Where do all these cats go to shit? Here, Ellison’s predecessors have unknowingly left behind a solution: the common but non-native Cook Island pines, which were imported to the island in 1911 by naturalist and rancher George Munro after he noticed the fog condensing on the stubby needles of the lone pine outside his cabin and saw an opportunity to solve the island’s fresh-water problem. Fast-forward a hundred years and it turns out those needles, once dried out and mulched in a woodchipper, are also great for soaking up cat piss."
- drb311 11y agoNot just a BuzzFeed article, but a BuzzFeed CATS article. You should be ashamed of yourself. (But I agree -- BuzzFeed has grown up.)
- robotmlg 11y agoBuzzfeed News does some fantastic long-form reporting. I'm pretty sure they take the money from all their clickbait listicles and use it to fund their serious reporting. Just don't read the comments...
- oldmanjay 11y agoI'm probably too cynical but I assume this is native advertising for the Ellison brand as he gears up to do something shitty.
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- ourmandave 11y agoCat Island is cute, but Japan's Bunny Island is adorable. http://www.dailydot.com/lol/rabbit-island-japan/ http://www.dailydot.com/lol/rabbit-island-japan/
- fluidcruft 11y agoI think we all see where this is going. [x] Evil [x] Volcanic island [x] Cats
- alphadevx 11y ago[x] Buzzfeed [x] Cats [x] LOLZ
- parenthesis 11y agoDon't forget the beard.
- kaonashi 11y agoHe's just a simple product-driven CEO.
- astazangasta 11y agoWhat's the difference between a billionaire and a king? The former "earned" the right to rule the rest of us? This is a sad state for an alleged democracy.
- photosinensis 11y agoOn the one hand, it sounds like a cool place to visit. On the other hand, I'd have to give Larry Ellison money. And that just won't do.