Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for June 22, 2024

That’s why I’m not too wild about security cameras inside my house. Too easy to hack.

I can tell this story is gonna race to a photo finish…

Step, stomp, hack?

Go Burt! Cameras galore means we can see Sophie! (And hopefully signal her as well. Does Sophie know Morse code? Or perhaps Mouse code?)

Also, if these people have their security systems set so high that small birds are setting off the floodlights, they are a town hazard and I bet all their neighbors despise them. Neighbors in this case including “overflying airplanes” and “small cities one state over”. Yeesh.

Lots of intel from the boids. And now Burt is on the case! Sure they have a CRAZY security system, but our heroes are CRAZY about Sophie. They cannot fail!

Who would know cameras better?

Big, beautiful, battlin’ Burt enters the fray. The system will fall!

I’m thinking of NCIS Agent McGee and his special paintfall formula that resembles bird guano used to blind security cameras. We’re going to need a bigger bird!

The security system explains why Sophie hasn’t escaped yet. This is going to take a team effort.

This is gonna be good. The fancier the system, the more stuff there is that can go wrong..

A house on the edges of town

Caused neighbors to complain and frown

When alarms shrieked and cried,

Tho folks were locked inside.

When Burt made their electronics go down.

I foresee some great hacking skills!

I love how Georgia keeps the narrative moving. Some strips rehash and rehash.

So Burt doesn’t need to send camera one so we can see Sophie, he just needs to hack into the security system feeds.

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You go Burt!! ❤

Wow! Good one!

We have a security-cam system, so we can keep track of the bobcats, raccoons, deer, coyotes, and bears. The blueberries and huckleberries (saskatoons) will be ripe in about three weeks and it will turn into critter central for the rest of the Summer!

I can’t see the bird’s eyes!

Crazy security systems? Why of course them secret hideout of steenky aliens will haves lotsa crazy security systems.

Go Burt!

Burt to the rescue! :D

Yay! For once, no rugs will be harmed, because a cat, Hacked!

Go, Burt, go! Hack, Burt, hack!

If I hear my cat doing the “step stomp hack” in the night it means I’d better watch my step in the morning

That’s why Holmes is constantly walking across my keyboard! Why that silly little bugger.

We’re on three acres and have security cameras outside on our house and outbuilding. We have deer, fox, racoon, o’possom, woodchuck, coyote and unfortunately, the occasional human up to no good. I also have indoor cameras to keep an eye on Beau and to talk to him when we’re not home because of his anxiety so if I see he’s starting to have issues, I talk to him and calm him down and he does fine until we get home. I also have one in the room where Chaos sleeps when she stays over so I can make sure she does well during the night and I know when she wakes. The problem with any cameras on/at your home isn’t the passwords on the cameras, it’s the level of security on your routers. Most people get the router from their internet provider and never change the username/password. Almost every router delivered to a home comes with the username ‘admin’ and the password “password”. How easy is that to hack?

The best thing about having a security system like that is that it tells the bad guys who has the best loot in the neighborhood and who they should rob … Nobody pays attention to lights or alarms when they go off anyway.

Looks like a plan is finally coming together!

Hmmm. An impregnable fortress. Security out the wazoo…Yup, they’re super-villains.

Okay, Archers, I want two points of suppressing fire, here….and here.

Breach Team, I want you ready to go on my mark. Once inside, if you meet resistance, I want you to toss the dwarf, er, I mean Orazella.

Love the Ebenezer Scrooge reference.

We should be able to see Sophie soon.

Burt’ll hijack those security cameras in no time! :D Hacker extraordinaire!

Paranoid people!

On topic: If you have security cameras that are anything other than closed-circuit TV connected by physical cables to a recording device, those cameras and their output are a lot more hackable than you think. For instance, DO. NOT. under any freaking circumstances, get cameras that record to any kind of cloud. I don’t care what kind of “security” they claim to have, their output stream is vulnerable to anyone that wants to see it.

Queen: You Know the Song

Stomp, Stomp, Hack!

Stomp, Stomp, Hack!

People, you have cameras, alarms

A system full of security!

You have cameras in place,

Cover each space!

But me and my friends are right on the case!

…….

We will, we will rescue!

We will we will rescue!

…….

People, we are coming

Gathering, organizing

Gonna get through your security!

We are coming to your place

Cover each space!

Me and our friends are right on the case!

…….

We will, we will rescue!

We will we will rescue!

Excellent! Soon we will have eyes on Sophie. Burt looks so determined. This is going to be a tricky rescue.

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile (Classic Edition)

Beatrixia: So we’ve met the principal characters. What’s next?

Elvis (Reading): That week the annual Yarn Ball took place. The social event of the season:

Puck Bingley: These are beautiful flower arrangements. Wonder who created them?

Sophie: I did. I’m the second oldest of Chef Tommy’s daughters. Art is my thing.

Puck: You are very talented.

Sophie: Thank you. Whom do I have the pleasure of meeting?

Puck: I am Puck Bingley. Upstanding citizen and very rich.

Sophie: I think you’re very nice.

Enter Tabitha

Tabitha: And where is your angry Siamese friend?

Elvis: Right here. And you are the one who served us our pizza, am I right?

Tabitha: Yes. Was something wrong with it?

Elvis: Not at all. But I saw a customer order a pizza with pineapple topping.

Tabitha: The customer is always right. It is our job to see that they receive what they want. No need to become like an angry sunflower over it.

Elvis: I am Siamese. It’s what I do.

Tabitha: (Actually, sunflowers are quite handsome flowers.)

Not with a hork but a Hack!!

Go Burt, GO!

They need to totally overload the security systems – like what Paul Stephens did in the movie The Manhattan Project, when he broke into the METATOMICS lab to steal the Plutonium.

Sounds like the Kitties Eleven will need to plan a heist! ;)

If that handsome Burt can’t do it, no cat can.

you can’t beat a high tech cat!!

Hard to use a keyboard with paws.

It’s IT time!!!

OT: I unpacked a box today…

Are cats good at IT? My kitty prefers to sleep on the keyboard.

Go, Burt, go~!

Burt didn’t even hesitate lol

Sophie you’re a girl, stuck in a place

Picked up by some crazy people the other day

You’re stuck in a place, a strange new face

Tryin to get back to your own little space, singin’

We will, we will save you

We will, we will save you

Sophie, you’re tough girl, brave girl

Sitting in the window, gonna get back home someday

You got a frown on your face, in this strange place

Wishing you were home where you’d feel safe

We will, we will save you, sing it

We will, we will save you

Sophie you’re strong girl, good girl

Pleading with your eyes, gonna make you rescue today

You’ll have a smile on your face, you just wait

We’re gonna get you back to your place

We will, we will save you, sing it

We will, we will save you, everybody

We will, we will save you, hmm

We will, we will save you,

Alright

I love Chickadees. I love how they fuss with me when i put sunflower seeds out.

A Mission Impossible-style rescue may be in the works…

Step! Stomp. Hack! Good kitty.

OT, just an alternate viewpoint.

Less of a downer: I absolutely love Burt stomping on the keyboard. :)

The expression on Burt’s face is perfect.

There is no security system Burt can’t handle. He is a tech genius.

It’s always easier for a cat to hack things on a laptop…

Burt to the rescue!

I just realized in Panel 4 – Burt is literally ON IT!

Oh yes! I remember Scrooge with his overabundance of locks!

Neighbors have a security camera on their house. When I walk past their house (in the street 4 feet from the curb) The security system states :You’re being recorded". I wave and smile. Can’t imagine how many cars passing the house they record on a given day.

A hero rises ….

OT UPDATE

Goldie is clearly concentrating. Her tail is fluffed out nicely.

Go Bert, Go!

Burt to the rescue!

Here’s what I think the animals should do -

If all the members of the rescue party descend on that house, and make enough of a ruckus so that all the lights and alarms, and whatever else those crazy people have, go on, MAYBE they will open the door to check, and Sophie can make a dash to freedom, assuming she knows her friends are right outside!

Love the last pannel!

Has anyone had luck with removing the grey bar that takes up half the screen ?

Yeay Burt!!! Mad Skills!