[steveklabnik]

  > Sorry to be boring but a simple timer seems more sensible.

Not all projects are about being sensible. This is "hacker" News after all.

  > And kitty needs water.

Water and food have different needs; an automatic water fountain like http://www.amazon.com/Drinkwell-Platinum-Pet-Fountain-168oz/... keeps a pool of water fresh at all times, without needing to dispense a particular measure of it.

[nyan4]

> Not all projects are about being sensible. This is "hacker" News after all.

Problem is: people in the node.js community have a pattern of going from the "weekend hack" to the "production" stage in weeks. Code maturity has no meaning to some.

[rhgraysonii]

If were being honest with ourselves, are we really concerned about the code maturity of a simple server feeding a cat? This isn't rocket science. Its a silly/fun project.