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  • The same reason as to why have a fully foss vs closed sauce operating system. The main OS is just one thing, but lots of bits run their code (“OS”) too, like BIOS, on-CPU-low-level-code, etc - networking & storage firmware is also important to have some control over (“be yours bcs you bought it”), otherwise you have to just trust what the megacorp said it does & does not do (+security).


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    24 hours ago

    Yes, I said “thought” - literally that meme (origin) showed me how much better cats are vs eg dogs in regards to salt (and don’t forget some spices are still toxic to cats, and we like to spice our wieners).

    Some nuance debate still surrounds sodium content tho, cats can still get salt poisoning & high sodium in the blood affects all other organs (cells) too. Being able to survive vs good for them. Iirc they also require a bit less salt compared to humans.
    (Also being accustomed to low sodium diet & then consuming large amount of salt in a short time period causes headaches & vomiting in humans too - the same shock can happen in a cat, especially not a very young one.)