https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/ Recent content in Ideas on Stray Cats Hugo en-us Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/the-building-blocks/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/the-building-blocks/ Twelve concepts the system will need to understand, long before anyone writes code. https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/meeting-a-cat/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/meeting-a-cat/ Meeting a cat should take one photo and feel like a small gift. But the gift is for the cat: every meeting adds to its story and helps the people who look after it. https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/cat-identity/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/cat-identity/ How do you model one cat that has three names, two homes and no clear owner? https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/encounters/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/encounters/ Each time someone meets a cat, they add a little to its shared history. https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/care-network/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/care-network/ Many people quietly care for the same cats with no coordination. What if they could find each other? https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/education-and-awareness/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/education-and-awareness/ Many of the dangers street cats face come from things people simply don’t know. Awareness may help cats more than any feature. https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/lost-and-found/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/lost-and-found/ Many ‘strays’ are someone’s pet, and many pets live like strays. Ownership is a spectrum. https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/when-a-cat-goes-missing/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/when-a-cat-goes-missing/ A missing cat is one of the hardest things a person who loves cats goes through. The people who’ve met that cat may be the best chance of finding it. https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/privacy-and-safety/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/privacy-and-safety/ Location data about vulnerable animals can be misused. How do we protect them? https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/open-data-and-tech/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://david-williston.github.io/straycats/ideas/open-data-and-tech/ Thoughts on how the app could be built, hosted and kept sustainable as a non-profit.