MC Catdad
@mccatdad.bsky.social
A pinball enthusiast, operator, and repairman. I have a lot of cats. My 9 to 5 is infosec, so remember to use long passwords and MFA... Also, please tell your pets that I said "Hi!"
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MC Catdad
@mccatdad.bsky.social
· May 7
In my family, we have a tradition we uphold when a loved one or friend loses a pet. It's called "The Feast of St. $petname". We give our animals (and sometimes ourselves) some extra special food, and extra love and attention, to honor the animal that passed.
Hmmmmmmm, should I?
December 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hmmmmmmm, should I?
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Study Finds Humans Made Fire 400,000 Years Ago
https://theonion.com/study-finds-humans-made-fire-400000-years-ago/
https://theonion.com/study-finds-humans-made-fire-400000-years-ago/
December 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Study Finds Humans Made Fire 400,000 Years Ago
https://theonion.com/study-finds-humans-made-fire-400000-years-ago/
https://theonion.com/study-finds-humans-made-fire-400000-years-ago/
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Folks! We did it! The Onion has 60,000 subscribers!
We're that much closer to reaching our goal of beating The Washington Post's print circulation by the end of next year. (They were last reported at 97k, but it's probably lower now.)
Thank you all. Democracy died in darkness but we're still here.
We're that much closer to reaching our goal of beating The Washington Post's print circulation by the end of next year. (They were last reported at 97k, but it's probably lower now.)
Thank you all. Democracy died in darkness but we're still here.
December 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Folks! We did it! The Onion has 60,000 subscribers!
We're that much closer to reaching our goal of beating The Washington Post's print circulation by the end of next year. (They were last reported at 97k, but it's probably lower now.)
Thank you all. Democracy died in darkness but we're still here.
We're that much closer to reaching our goal of beating The Washington Post's print circulation by the end of next year. (They were last reported at 97k, but it's probably lower now.)
Thank you all. Democracy died in darkness but we're still here.
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Re: everything has to have Ai in it now.
I took a web dev class in college. It was all about learning flash. Because every website and their dog *had* to have flash to be cool. I deemed purely flash websites stupid AF because they took 10x the time to make as html.
Anyway, flash is dead now. ☺️
I took a web dev class in college. It was all about learning flash. Because every website and their dog *had* to have flash to be cool. I deemed purely flash websites stupid AF because they took 10x the time to make as html.
Anyway, flash is dead now. ☺️
December 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Re: everything has to have Ai in it now.
I took a web dev class in college. It was all about learning flash. Because every website and their dog *had* to have flash to be cool. I deemed purely flash websites stupid AF because they took 10x the time to make as html.
Anyway, flash is dead now. ☺️
I took a web dev class in college. It was all about learning flash. Because every website and their dog *had* to have flash to be cool. I deemed purely flash websites stupid AF because they took 10x the time to make as html.
Anyway, flash is dead now. ☺️
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Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
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A commonly-misunderstood aspect of computer security is that you are battling computers.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A commonly-misunderstood aspect of computer security is that you are battling computers.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
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Last night, November 19th, in response to the ongoing controversy around the OBX Fall Flippers Tournament, the remaining members of the IFPA Women's Advisory Board officially resigned. Read their statement here.
www.kineticist.com/post/ifpa-wo...
www.kineticist.com/post/ifpa-wo...
IFPA Women's Advisory Board Resigns; Issues Statement | Kineticist
The remaining members of the IFPA Women's Advisory Board have resigned; read their statement.
www.kineticist.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Last night, November 19th, in response to the ongoing controversy around the OBX Fall Flippers Tournament, the remaining members of the IFPA Women's Advisory Board officially resigned. Read their statement here.
www.kineticist.com/post/ifpa-wo...
www.kineticist.com/post/ifpa-wo...
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and this is all because the IFPA leadership ignored their own policies on inclusivity and decided "We made a bad call but we must be consistent" is more important than cancelling tainted stats on an event where an entire bloc of people had to leave due to bigotry.
This was avoidable.
This was avoidable.
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
and this is all because the IFPA leadership ignored their own policies on inclusivity and decided "We made a bad call but we must be consistent" is more important than cancelling tainted stats on an event where an entire bloc of people had to leave due to bigotry.
This was avoidable.
This was avoidable.
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WAITER: Drinks for the table?
ME: I'll have a Diet Coke
WAITER: Ooh, I'm so sorry, we only stock Pepsi products
ME:
ME: I'll have a Diet Coke
WAITER: Ooh, I'm so sorry, we only stock Pepsi products
ME:
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
WAITER: Drinks for the table?
ME: I'll have a Diet Coke
WAITER: Ooh, I'm so sorry, we only stock Pepsi products
ME:
ME: I'll have a Diet Coke
WAITER: Ooh, I'm so sorry, we only stock Pepsi products
ME:
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More to come. But how I feel with the IFPA's statement (and lack thereof in some parts):
November 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
More to come. But how I feel with the IFPA's statement (and lack thereof in some parts):
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The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.
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The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
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Reminder: Not *all* of us software guys are evil!
The Python Software Foundation rejected a $1.5 million U.S. government grant because it required them to renounce all diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
www.theregister.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Reminder: Not *all* of us software guys are evil!
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it's crazy that if you're a cat, your only two life outcomes are eating out of a trash can or getting treated like a little baby
October 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
it's crazy that if you're a cat, your only two life outcomes are eating out of a trash can or getting treated like a little baby
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It's starting to get chilly
October 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It's starting to get chilly
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I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
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Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
October 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
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LMAOOOOO
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money
Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.
www.vulture.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
LMAOOOOO
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
