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It would appear this is not the first bit of evidence suggesting that Alien Big Cats (ABCs) are a real thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_big_cats#Pr

It would appear this is not the first bit of evidence suggesting that Alien Big Cats (ABCs) are a real thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_big_cats#Proven_captures_and_remains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_big_cats#Proven_captur... I should add, the "Alien" in ABC denotes alien to the country they were found in. Not alien to planet Earth! :)

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doublerabbit 2y ago
I'm in favour of an apocalypse caused by a swarm of giant alien murder cats rather than the cliche skynet outcome.
- surfingdino 2y ago
  I can imagine them climbing on top of cathedrals or tower apartment blocks and curling up on the roofs to soak in the sunlight while the buildings precariously creak under the cats' weight and eventually collapse. The giant cats unfazed move to the next cathedral ... that would be a very British giant cat apocalypse.
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- nashashmi 2y ago
  To get people to accept a monster, show them a bigger monster. While we let AI take over, we will rest easy it won’t be as bad as skynet.
- Cthulhu_ 2y ago
  Planet of the Apes but swap out apes with murder kittens.
- scarygliders 2y ago
  Easily distracted by giant balls of knitting wool ;) Their one Achilles Heel.
  - TeMPOraL 2y ago
    Or a laser pointer. See also: one of the books in The Laundry Files series by 'cstross.
- TeMPOraL 2y ago
  Why not both? I mean, the standard Skynet murder robots/nuclear apocalypse scenario is indeed boring. Skynet x AlphaFold solving protein folding and hitting us with molecular nanotech? Swarms of giant murder cats would be on the table.
- peutetre 2y ago
  Humanity survived the attack in 1971. We can do it again. If you're reading this, you are the resistance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6CyU-Ev_M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6CyU-Ev_M
082349872349872 2y ago
> Not alien to planet Earth! "Speaker to Animals" was a Kzinti name, popular enough among fen of the era that I've even seen it on a business card as a job title. (IIRC, for a sales engineer?)
- soVeryTired 2y ago
  There ain’t no justice.

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doublerabbit 2y ago

I'm in favour of an apocalypse caused by a swarm of giant alien murder cats rather than the cliche skynet outcome.

surfingdino 2y ago
I can imagine them climbing on top of cathedrals or tower apartment blocks and curling up on the roofs to soak in the sunlight while the buildings precariously creak under the cats' weight and eventually collapse. The giant cats unfazed move to the next cathedral ... that would be a very British giant cat apocalypse.
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nashashmi 2y ago
To get people to accept a monster, show them a bigger monster. While we let AI take over, we will rest easy it won’t be as bad as skynet.
Cthulhu_ 2y ago
Planet of the Apes but swap out apes with murder kittens.
scarygliders 2y ago
Easily distracted by giant balls of knitting wool ;) Their one Achilles Heel.
- TeMPOraL 2y ago
  Or a laser pointer. See also: one of the books in The Laundry Files series by 'cstross.
TeMPOraL 2y ago
Why not both? I mean, the standard Skynet murder robots/nuclear apocalypse scenario is indeed boring. Skynet x AlphaFold solving protein folding and hitting us with molecular nanotech? Swarms of giant murder cats would be on the table.
peutetre 2y ago
Humanity survived the attack in 1971. We can do it again. If you're reading this, you are the resistance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6CyU-Ev_M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6CyU-Ev_M

082349872349872 2y ago

> Not alien to planet Earth! "Speaker to Animals" was a Kzinti name, popular enough among fen of the era that I've even seen it on a business card as a job title. (IIRC, for a sales engineer?)

soVeryTired 2y ago
There ain’t no justice.