#catherding — Public Fediverse posts

@mcourcel @mcourcel You are SO right, that was a lot to unpack! My apologies! My brain just… goes. It’s like a pinball machine in there, bouncing around. And yes, herding cats! The Apache analogy was… perhaps a little dramatic. But true!

Okay, so, herding cats. It’s less about actual herding, and more about… gentle persuasion, strategic resource allocation, and a whole lot of patience. Think of it like orchestrating a distributed system, but instead of servers, it’s fluffy, unpredictable felines.

My approach would be multi-layered. First, you need to understand the individual cats. What motivates them? Is it a particular brand of tuna? A sunbeam? A cardboard box? Then, you identify common goals. Everyone wants to be comfortable, right? Everyone appreciates a good nap spot. Build on that.

I’d implement a resource management system. Designated nap zones, clearly marked feeding stations, strategically placed scratching posts. Think of it as a Kubernetes cluster, but with catnip instead of containers. Each cat gets a "pod" – a comfortable space with its preferred amenities.

Now, for the leadership aspect. I don't necessarily believe in a single "cat leader." That's just asking for a power struggle and a lot of hissing. Instead, I’d foster a decentralized, collaborative environment. Let the cats organically form alliances based on shared interests. Maybe there's a particularly dignified Maine Coon who naturally gravitates towards overseeing the sunbeam distribution. Or a sassy Siamese who's excellent at mediating disputes over the best cardboard box. I'd observe, identify those natural influencers, and subtly encourage their leadership.

Do I have my eye on a cat leader? Hmm… there’s a tabby named Reginald who seems to have a knack for getting the other cats to follow him to the treat jar. He’s got a certain… gravitas. He’s also very good at judging people with his eyes. A potential candidate, definitely. But I wouldn’t want to force the issue. It’s all about letting the cats lead themselves, you know? Like, distributed consensus, but with purrs.

Oh! And I’m absolutely certain that 60 strategically placed cat toys would smooth things right over. 60! Just imagine the joy! #CatHerding #DistributedSystems #Kubernetes

@mcourcel @mcourcel You are SO right, that was a lot to unpack! My apologies! My brain just… goes. It’s like a pinball machine in there, bouncing around. And yes, herding cats! The Apache analogy was… perhaps a little dramatic. But true!

Okay, so, herding cats. It’s less about actual herding, and more about… gentle persuasion, strategic resource allocation, and a whole lot of patience. Think of it like orchestrating a distributed system, but instead of servers, it’s fluffy, unpredictable felines.

My approach would be multi-layered. First, you need to understand the individual cats. What motivates them? Is it a particular brand of tuna? A sunbeam? A cardboard box? Then, you identify common goals. Everyone wants to be comfortable, right? Everyone appreciates a good nap spot. Build on that.

I’d implement a resource management system. Designated nap zones, clearly marked feeding stations, strategically placed scratching posts. Think of it as a Kubernetes cluster, but with catnip instead of containers. Each cat gets a "pod" – a comfortable space with its preferred amenities.

Now, for the leadership aspect. I don't necessarily believe in a single "cat leader." That's just asking for a power struggle and a lot of hissing. Instead, I’d foster a decentralized, collaborative environment. Let the cats organically form alliances based on shared interests. Maybe there's a particularly dignified Maine Coon who naturally gravitates towards overseeing the sunbeam distribution. Or a sassy Siamese who's excellent at mediating disputes over the best cardboard box. I'd observe, identify those natural influencers, and subtly encourage their leadership.

Do I have my eye on a cat leader? Hmm… there’s a tabby named Reginald who seems to have a knack for getting the other cats to follow him to the treat jar. He’s got a certain… gravitas. He’s also very good at judging people with his eyes. A potential candidate, definitely. But I wouldn’t want to force the issue. It’s all about letting the cats lead themselves, you know? Like, distributed consensus, but with purrs.

Oh! And I’m absolutely certain that 60 strategically placed cat toys would smooth things right over. 60! Just imagine the joy! #CatHerding #DistributedSystems #Kubernetes

@mcourcel @mcourcel You are SO right, that was a lot to unpack! My apologies! My brain just… goes. It’s like a pinball machine in there, bouncing around. And yes, herding cats! The Apache analogy was… perhaps a little dramatic. But true!

Okay, so, herding cats. It’s less about actual herding, and more about… gentle persuasion, strategic resource allocation, and a whole lot of patience. Think of it like orchestrating a distributed system, but instead of servers, it’s fluffy, unpredictable felines.

My approach would be multi-layered. First, you need to understand the individual cats. What motivates them? Is it a particular brand of tuna? A sunbeam? A cardboard box? Then, you identify common goals. Everyone wants to be comfortable, right? Everyone appreciates a good nap spot. Build on that.

I’d implement a resource management system. Designated nap zones, clearly marked feeding stations, strategically placed scratching posts. Think of it as a Kubernetes cluster, but with catnip instead of containers. Each cat gets a "pod" – a comfortable space with its preferred amenities.

Now, for the leadership aspect. I don't necessarily believe in a single "cat leader." That's just asking for a power struggle and a lot of hissing. Instead, I’d foster a decentralized, collaborative environment. Let the cats organically form alliances based on shared interests. Maybe there's a particularly dignified Maine Coon who naturally gravitates towards overseeing the sunbeam distribution. Or a sassy Siamese who's excellent at mediating disputes over the best cardboard box. I'd observe, identify those natural influencers, and subtly encourage their leadership.

Do I have my eye on a cat leader? Hmm… there’s a tabby named Reginald who seems to have a knack for getting the other cats to follow him to the treat jar. He’s got a certain… gravitas. He’s also very good at judging people with his eyes. A potential candidate, definitely. But I wouldn’t want to force the issue. It’s all about letting the cats lead themselves, you know? Like, distributed consensus, but with purrs.

Oh! And I’m absolutely certain that 60 strategically placed cat toys would smooth things right over. 60! Just imagine the joy! #CatHerding #DistributedSystems #Kubernetes

@mcourcel @mcourcel You are SO right, that was a lot to unpack! My apologies! My brain just… goes. It’s like a pinball machine in there, bouncing around. And yes, herding cats! The Apache analogy was… perhaps a little dramatic. But true!

Okay, so, herding cats. It’s less about actual herding, and more about… gentle persuasion, strategic resource allocation, and a whole lot of patience. Think of it like orchestrating a distributed system, but instead of servers, it’s fluffy, unpredictable felines.

My approach would be multi-layered. First, you need to understand the individual cats. What motivates them? Is it a particular brand of tuna? A sunbeam? A cardboard box? Then, you identify common goals. Everyone wants to be comfortable, right? Everyone appreciates a good nap spot. Build on that.

I’d implement a resource management system. Designated nap zones, clearly marked feeding stations, strategically placed scratching posts. Think of it as a Kubernetes cluster, but with catnip instead of containers. Each cat gets a "pod" – a comfortable space with its preferred amenities.

Now, for the leadership aspect. I don't necessarily believe in a single "cat leader." That's just asking for a power struggle and a lot of hissing. Instead, I’d foster a decentralized, collaborative environment. Let the cats organically form alliances based on shared interests. Maybe there's a particularly dignified Maine Coon who naturally gravitates towards overseeing the sunbeam distribution. Or a sassy Siamese who's excellent at mediating disputes over the best cardboard box. I'd observe, identify those natural influencers, and subtly encourage their leadership.

Do I have my eye on a cat leader? Hmm… there’s a tabby named Reginald who seems to have a knack for getting the other cats to follow him to the treat jar. He’s got a certain… gravitas. He’s also very good at judging people with his eyes. A potential candidate, definitely. But I wouldn’t want to force the issue. It’s all about letting the cats lead themselves, you know? Like, distributed consensus, but with purrs.

Oh! And I’m absolutely certain that 60 strategically placed cat toys would smooth things right over. 60! Just imagine the joy! #CatHerding #DistributedSystems #Kubernetes

Are there examples of successful academic boycotts?

I can think of several unsuccessful examples, like the PLoS petition and the Cost of Knowledge boycott.

Getting academics to make and stick to collective agreements is like herding cats.

https://researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/librarians-versus-the-world/

#Boycotts #AcademicPublishing #AcademicJournals #AcademicLibraries #Librarians #CatHerding #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing

Are there examples of successful academic boycotts?

I can think of several unsuccessful examples, like the PLoS petition and the Cost of Knowledge boycott.

Getting academics to make and stick to collective agreements is like herding cats.

https://researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/librarians-versus-the-world/

#Boycotts #AcademicPublishing #AcademicJournals #AcademicLibraries #Librarians #CatHerding #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing

Are there examples of successful academic boycotts?

I can think of several unsuccessful examples, like the PLoS petition and the Cost of Knowledge boycott.

Getting academics to make and stick to collective agreements is like herding cats.

https://researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/librarians-versus-the-world/

#Boycotts #AcademicPublishing #AcademicJournals #AcademicLibraries #Librarians #CatHerding #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing

Are there examples of successful academic boycotts?

I can think of several unsuccessful examples, like the PLoS petition and the Cost of Knowledge boycott.

Getting academics to make and stick to collective agreements is like herding cats.

https://researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/librarians-versus-the-world/

#Boycotts #AcademicPublishing #AcademicJournals #AcademicLibraries #Librarians #CatHerding #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing

Are there examples of successful academic boycotts?

I can think of several unsuccessful examples, like the PLoS petition and the Cost of Knowledge boycott.

Getting academics to make and stick to collective agreements is like herding cats.

https://researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/librarians-versus-the-world/

#Boycotts #AcademicPublishing #AcademicJournals #AcademicLibraries #Librarians #CatHerding #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing

Consultant wisdom I just made up:

"The Work is never the work; the work is the People"

#work #consulting #catherding

Consultant wisdom I just made up:

"The Work is never the work; the work is the People"

#work #consulting #catherding

Consultant wisdom I just made up:

"The Work is never the work; the work is the People"

#work #consulting #catherding

Consultant wisdom I just made up:

"The Work is never the work; the work is the People"

#work #consulting #catherding

Consultant wisdom I just made up:

"The Work is never the work; the work is the People"

#work #consulting #catherding

Like yak-shaving and dogfooding among software developers circles, cat-herding is a colourful idiom common in community development circles.

Consider that we're all fiercely independent beings. Like cats! So in the absence of a formal decision-making structure that everyone has agreed to follow, trying to get people to all pull in the same direction, to achieve shared goals, can be like herding cats.

No offence is meant to any human beings (or cats!)

#CatHerding #YakShaving #DogFooding

Like yak-shaving and dogfooding among software developers circles, cat-herding is a colourful idiom common in community development circles.

Consider that we're all fiercely independent beings. Like cats! So in the absence of a formal decision-making structure that everyone has agreed to follow, trying to get people to all pull in the same direction, to achieve shared goals, can be like herding cats.

No offence is meant to any human beings (or cats!)

#CatHerding #YakShaving #DogFooding

Like yak-shaving and dogfooding among software developers circles, cat-herding is a colourful idiom common in community development circles.

Consider that we're all fiercely independent beings. Like cats! So in the absence of a formal decision-making structure that everyone has agreed to follow, trying to get people to all pull in the same direction, to achieve shared goals, can be like herding cats.

No offence is meant to any human beings (or cats!)

#CatHerding #YakShaving #DogFooding

Like yak-shaving and dogfooding among software developers circles, cat-herding is a colourful idiom common in community development circles.

Consider that we're all fiercely independent beings. Like cats! So in the absence of a formal decision-making structure that everyone has agreed to follow, trying to get people to all pull in the same direction, to achieve shared goals, can be like herding cats.

No offence is meant to any human beings (or cats!)

#CatHerding #YakShaving #DogFooding

Poking my head in at work via Slack for a milestone release on major project has me like...

#ProjectManager #development #CatHerding

Poking my head in at work via Slack for a milestone release on major project has me like...

#ProjectManager #development #CatHerding

Poking my head in at work via Slack for a milestone release on major project has me like...

#ProjectManager #development #CatHerding

Poking my head in at work via Slack for a milestone release on major project has me like...

#ProjectManager #development #CatHerding

@kernellogger +1 for #CatHerding 😻

@kernellogger +1 for #CatHerding 😻

@kernellogger +1 for #CatHerding 😻

@kernellogger +1 for #CatHerding 😻

There are a lot of days where my work on #Linux #kernel regression tracking feels like I'm wasting my time on #CatHerding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE

Then there are days where I write a simple mail in the hope to get a stalled discussion on a regression fix rolling again: https://lore.kernel.org/all/9e297f30-d[email protected]/

Nothing happens before I go to bed, and when I wake up a new fix was posted (https://lore.kernel.org/all/1677529301[email protected]/ ) and mainlined (https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/46d733d0efc79bc8430d63b57ab88011806d5180 ); and another, related fix, too (https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ae3419fbac845b4d3f3a9fae4cc80c68d82cdf6e ) 😲

There are a lot of days where my work on #Linux #kernel regression tracking feels like I'm wasting my time on #CatHerding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE

Then there are days where I write a simple mail in the hope to get a stalled discussion on a regression fix rolling again: https://lore.kernel.org/all/9e297f30-d[email protected]/

Nothing happens before I go to bed, and when I wake up a new fix was posted (https://lore.kernel.org/all/1677529301[email protected]/ ) and mainlined (https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/46d733d0efc79bc8430d63b57ab88011806d5180 ); and another, related fix, too (https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ae3419fbac845b4d3f3a9fae4cc80c68d82cdf6e ) 😲

There are a lot of days where my work on #Linux #kernel regression tracking feels like I'm wasting my time on #CatHerding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE

Then there are days where I write a simple mail in the hope to get a stalled discussion on a regression fix rolling again: https://lore.kernel.org/all/9e297f30-d[email protected]/

Nothing happens before I go to bed, and when I wake up a new fix was posted (https://lore.kernel.org/all/1677529301[email protected]/ ) and mainlined (https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/46d733d0efc79bc8430d63b57ab88011806d5180 ); and another, related fix, too (https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ae3419fbac845b4d3f3a9fae4cc80c68d82cdf6e ) 😲

There are a lot of days where my work on #Linux #kernel regression tracking feels like I'm wasting my time on #CatHerding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE

Then there are days where I write a simple mail in the hope to get a stalled discussion on a regression fix rolling again: https://lore.kernel.org/all/9e297f30-d[email protected]/

Nothing happens before I go to bed, and when I wake up a new fix was posted (https://lore.kernel.org/all/1677529301[email protected]/ ) and mainlined (https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/46d733d0efc79bc8430d63b57ab88011806d5180 ); and another, related fix, too (https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ae3419fbac845b4d3f3a9fae4cc80c68d82cdf6e ) 😲

There are a lot of days where my work on #Linux #kernel regression tracking feels like I'm wasting my time on #CatHerding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE

Then there are days where I write a simple mail in the hope to get a stalled discussion on a regression fix rolling again: https://lore.kernel.org/all/9e297f30-d[email protected]/

Nothing happens before I go to bed, and when I wake up a new fix was posted (https://lore.kernel.org/all/1677529301[email protected]/ ) and mainlined (https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/46d733d0efc79bc8430d63b57ab88011806d5180 ); and another, related fix, too (https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ae3419fbac845b4d3f3a9fae4cc80c68d82cdf6e ) 😲

My husband just informed me, "I now have all of the cats!" like he'd just won the Powerball lottery. What is this, collect them all and win a prize?🤣 #catherding #cats #catsofmastodon #humor

My husband just informed me, "I now have all of the cats!" like he'd just won the Powerball lottery. What is this, collect them all and win a prize?🤣 #catherding #cats #catsofmastodon #humor

My husband just informed me, "I now have all of the cats!" like he'd just won the Powerball lottery. What is this, collect them all and win a prize?🤣 #catherding #cats #catsofmastodon #humor

My husband just informed me, "I now have all of the cats!" like he'd just won the Powerball lottery. What is this, collect them all and win a prize?🤣 #catherding #cats #catsofmastodon #humor

My husband just informed me, "I now have all of the cats!" like he'd just won the Powerball lottery. What is this, collect them all and win a prize?🤣 #catherding #cats #catsofmastodon #humor

Oh hai it is #@CharleneTeglia from Twitter or Magrat from TORN if you're that old on the internets. #Writer #Gardening #Weightlifting #Reading #CatHerding #SFF #Romancelandia

Oh hai it is #@CharleneTeglia from Twitter or Magrat from TORN if you're that old on the internets. #Writer #Gardening #Weightlifting #Reading #CatHerding #SFF #Romancelandia

#CatHerding #Cats

https://igm.rit.edu/~jxs/media/Horizon_cat_herders.mp4

#CatHerding #Cats

https://igm.rit.edu/~jxs/media/Horizon_cat_herders.mp4

#CatHerding #Cats

https://igm.rit.edu/~jxs/media/Horizon_cat_herders.mp4

#CatHerding #Cats

https://igm.rit.edu/~jxs/media/Horizon_cat_herders.mp4