CatButtes 🐾
@buttes.dev
System Integration Specialist, Dad of 2, Poker/Breaker of stuff. Extremely tired.
This is a great idea. A place to go and work up a proper sweat before boarding a sealed tin can with a bunch of other sweaty folks and launching it into the air. I can see no issues with this at all - it definitely passes the sniff test… 🤢
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is a great idea. A place to go and work up a proper sweat before boarding a sealed tin can with a bunch of other sweaty folks and launching it into the air. I can see no issues with this at all - it definitely passes the sniff test… 🤢
#cat has just noticed the neighbours Xmas lights. This pose was accompanied by confused growling at the odd flashy things over the road…
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#cat has just noticed the neighbours Xmas lights. This pose was accompanied by confused growling at the odd flashy things over the road…
Folks, if somebody has broken the law and stolen a bunch of sensitive data, what makes you think they will listen to the courts when the courts tell them not to publish it?
www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/news/cl0p-cy...
www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/news/cl0p-cy...
Cl0p cyberattack update | Barts Health's latest news
We are working with NHS England, the National Cyber Security Centre, and the Metropolitan Police, and reported the breach to relevant regulators.
www.bartshealth.nhs.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Folks, if somebody has broken the law and stolen a bunch of sensitive data, what makes you think they will listen to the courts when the courts tell them not to publish it?
www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/news/cl0p-cy...
www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/news/cl0p-cy...
I’m not normally a fan of vanilla, but I had recently discovered Twinings Vanilla Chai and that stuff has just the right amount of vanilla to be delicious. Worth a go if you are a tea drinker (and if you aren’t!)
December 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I’m not normally a fan of vanilla, but I had recently discovered Twinings Vanilla Chai and that stuff has just the right amount of vanilla to be delicious. Worth a go if you are a tea drinker (and if you aren’t!)
Me, sole income for the house and good credit: I’m going to pay for my new phone over a couple of years
EE: Lol no.
My wife, no income SAHM: Can I do it?
EE: Welcome aboard!
I honestly don’t know what the logic is here…
EE: Lol no.
My wife, no income SAHM: Can I do it?
EE: Welcome aboard!
I honestly don’t know what the logic is here…
December 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Me, sole income for the house and good credit: I’m going to pay for my new phone over a couple of years
EE: Lol no.
My wife, no income SAHM: Can I do it?
EE: Welcome aboard!
I honestly don’t know what the logic is here…
EE: Lol no.
My wife, no income SAHM: Can I do it?
EE: Welcome aboard!
I honestly don’t know what the logic is here…
#cat decided that she *must* go outside, despite the rain. It was for some unknown reason essential that she sat in the middle of the wet grass and got rained on for 5 minutes.
She is now back indoors, rubbing her soaking wet fur on the kids and making them squeal - which she usually hates…
She is now back indoors, rubbing her soaking wet fur on the kids and making them squeal - which she usually hates…
December 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
#cat decided that she *must* go outside, despite the rain. It was for some unknown reason essential that she sat in the middle of the wet grass and got rained on for 5 minutes.
She is now back indoors, rubbing her soaking wet fur on the kids and making them squeal - which she usually hates…
She is now back indoors, rubbing her soaking wet fur on the kids and making them squeal - which she usually hates…
It's flying Pinzgauer time!
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
It's flying Pinzgauer time!
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
Well shit. I didn't think the higher education finances was so bad that we would be announcing a campus closure today. The government really need to start to understand what is happening in the sector and do something to help!
#HigherEducation
#HigherEducation
December 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Well shit. I didn't think the higher education finances was so bad that we would be announcing a campus closure today. The government really need to start to understand what is happening in the sector and do something to help!
#HigherEducation
#HigherEducation
Somebody needs to tell #cat that acting like she has been stuck outside for hours and is freezing doesn’t work when I looked outside less than 30 seconds earlier and saw her bouncing around having zoomies…
November 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Somebody needs to tell #cat that acting like she has been stuck outside for hours and is freezing doesn’t work when I looked outside less than 30 seconds earlier and saw her bouncing around having zoomies…
I just realised that the iPhone is older than some uni students.
November 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I just realised that the iPhone is older than some uni students.
How to (correctly) use AI Contract summarization...
1. Ask the AI to summarize the contract you are about to sign
2. Check who is liable if what you sign doesn't match what the AI told you
cont...
1. Ask the AI to summarize the contract you are about to sign
2. Check who is liable if what you sign doesn't match what the AI told you
cont...
I cannot stress enough that you should not in any circumstances be using an AI-generated summary when you are signing contracts of any kind
DocuSign scrambling onto the anxiety-fuelled AI slop festival.....
DocuSign scrambling onto the anxiety-fuelled AI slop festival.....
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
How to (correctly) use AI Contract summarization...
1. Ask the AI to summarize the contract you are about to sign
2. Check who is liable if what you sign doesn't match what the AI told you
cont...
1. Ask the AI to summarize the contract you are about to sign
2. Check who is liable if what you sign doesn't match what the AI told you
cont...
I think I need to start a list of people whose hands I will *never* shake…
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I think I need to start a list of people whose hands I will *never* shake…
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October 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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It’s not compulsory to breath oxygen but it is mandatory for some applications
October 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It’s not compulsory to breath oxygen but it is mandatory for some applications
"We didn't invest our money over the past few years and instead just paid ourselves all of it. Now can't provide legally mandated service minimums. Can we make the rules not apply to us for another 15 years? We pinky promise that we will invest our money wisely this time..."
October 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"We didn't invest our money over the past few years and instead just paid ourselves all of it. Now can't provide legally mandated service minimums. Can we make the rules not apply to us for another 15 years? We pinky promise that we will invest our money wisely this time..."
Oh the joys of discovering that you are more reliant on power than you thought. Just had a brief power cut and it turns out that my local phone mast doesn't appear to have a proper battery backup. Even though I had signal, I couldn't call out - just hope that it was still allowing emergency calls...
September 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Oh the joys of discovering that you are more reliant on power than you thought. Just had a brief power cut and it turns out that my local phone mast doesn't appear to have a proper battery backup. Even though I had signal, I couldn't call out - just hope that it was still allowing emergency calls...
Exactly this. If we end up with a sane, well designed system that allows for anonymous verification via signed credentials then I would have no problem with it. If we end up with a system where everything is reported back to Oracle data centers in the US for verification then there is a big problem.
The UK ID card debate is tedious. A France/Belgium-style unifying social security number/digital ID is pretty unobjectionable stuff. It’s all about data security and the state’s audit trail. What does govt get to learn about you? Who is building it? How secure is access?
September 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Exactly this. If we end up with a sane, well designed system that allows for anonymous verification via signed credentials then I would have no problem with it. If we end up with a system where everything is reported back to Oracle data centers in the US for verification then there is a big problem.
I thought I had a problem with keeping tabs open in Firefox. I just glanced at my wife’s screen. Suddenly I feel better about my double digit number of open tabs…
September 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I thought I had a problem with keeping tabs open in Firefox. I just glanced at my wife’s screen. Suddenly I feel better about my double digit number of open tabs…
Is there a prize for greatest subtitles? If so, I want to nominate this gem...
![[dramatic marimba music]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ciouwz2pylefcnfrotwm6ees/bafkreif4kopqhnasc64zdx5klb27kg2s2x3s5mwam6reaaanxoyaqclrsq@jpeg)
September 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Is there a prize for greatest subtitles? If so, I want to nominate this gem...
I'm starting to think that with all the folks who believe that the Rapture is coming, I should start a company selling Rapture insurance. For $9.95 per month, we will take care of pets and pass messages to your loved ones in the event you are Raptured.
Policy will not cover Acts of God.
#rapture
Policy will not cover Acts of God.
#rapture
September 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I'm starting to think that with all the folks who believe that the Rapture is coming, I should start a company selling Rapture insurance. For $9.95 per month, we will take care of pets and pass messages to your loved ones in the event you are Raptured.
Policy will not cover Acts of God.
#rapture
Policy will not cover Acts of God.
#rapture
WTF is up with the rapture shit on my funny cat videos app? Have I missed a joke or do these people actually believe that the rapture is a thing and is coming?
September 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
WTF is up with the rapture shit on my funny cat videos app? Have I missed a joke or do these people actually believe that the rapture is a thing and is coming?
#cat: "The back door is open, I must go out and explore."
#cat, 5 minutes later: "I have reached the front of the house. Oh no, the door is shut! I'm trapped and must sing... Meeerrrooooowwwwwww"
*I open the door and let her in*
#cat: "The back door is open, I must go out and explore."
Me: 🤦
#cat, 5 minutes later: "I have reached the front of the house. Oh no, the door is shut! I'm trapped and must sing... Meeerrrooooowwwwwww"
*I open the door and let her in*
#cat: "The back door is open, I must go out and explore."
Me: 🤦
September 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM