Mars Buttfield-Addison

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Academic in radio telescope instrumentation by day, game dev tools + scicomm by night đź“Ť lutruwita/Tasmania đź’š Skeets as @yarnspinner.dev Find me at https://themartianlife.com

A screenshot from the game Marathon (2026) shows the giant bioengineered silkworm character Nona, who is a large soft-looking white caterpillar with shiny wings and little beady red eyes. Her large head is kinda cutesy, but her mouth is two jagged plates of "teeth" which must gnash together.
A man’s hand is holding a few chunks of shredded chicken breast. Approaching with eyes full of hope and licking their lips are two tiny chihuahuas, one black and one cream.
The same two people are older, this time wearing rainbow accessories and are in front of a projector on a stage, presenting a science show called “West Coast Space”.
The same two people are young again, smiling as they take a selfie on the street in birthday party hats.
A man and woman are young, thin, smiling. They are dressed up for some daytime event, and taking a photo under a tree as they leave their rural Australian hotel.
A large refill bottle of body wash is brand ThankYou 1L Sweet Orange. The back of the rectangular bottle is shown, where greyscale pictures of an orange slice and a single almond are framed by stark, often monospace text and line dividers between sections. The content is a lot of nonsense about how aromatic the body wash is, but the visual design is striking - evocative of old museum artefact guides.
News article headline reads "LIVE: Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rocklifff faces no-confidence motion" and was posted by ABC news political journalists 6 hours ago. Byline shows Adam Holmes, James Dunlevie and Madeleine Rojahn. Cutt off at the bottom of the screenshot is a partial photograph of the Premier in question looking irritated in the chamber.
A cluttered office is shown from the point of view of a person sitting at a desk in front of multiple laptops. One shows a text editor, but the content is not visible. Their desk also has a lamp, mug, e-ink tablet, and colourful desk pad. Their office has a bookshelf full of mixed reference books spanning fonts of science fiction to digital signal processing and the astronomical almanac, and is topped my Lego model rockets and spacecraft. There are plants around the room and a large, comfy armchair. On the armchair is a dog bed, in which a tiny black chihuahua is curled up and looking quizzically at the camera. Atop the chair, an even smaller cream chihuahua looks to camera guiltily, as if she were about to jump down onto her sister before she was busted by the camera-wielding human.
Two tiny chihuahuas sit on a colourful rug. The larger one is black-and-tan with brown eyes and tall ears, looking shyly at the camera. The smaller one is cream and white with green eyes and slightly longer fur, looking confused at the camera.
2D artwork shows a suit-and-tie-wearing man relaxed and asleep at his desk with a sleep mask on his face. A caption in large friendly letters over the image says "Vibe Coding".
Simple flat-coloured line drawing of a soft-looking man in a black t-shirt, track pants, round glasses and old man slippers. He is hunched over with his arms forward, accentuating his little pooch belly. At the same time, he is grimacing terribly and tucking his chin in to form many neck rolls. His curly dark hair is unkempt in full mad scientist slash bed hair mode. A heart has been drawn beside the man by the artist.
Handheld vertical video centres on a tiny cream-coloured chihuahua that is resting its head on the back on a slightly larger black chihuahua that is facing away from the camera. The tiny one is looking at the camera with its tiny face, ears back as if tired, and is slow-blinking and falling asleep despite clearly trying not to. She begins by looking at the camera, then slow blinking a bit, then eyes fully closed, then eyes open again, repeating the sequence a few times. The only sound is soft morning noises like a breeze and birds outside.
A cardboard box beside a bed is secured with zip ties such that it is always open at the top. Inside, within a tiny padded bed, a tiny tiny black puppy is curled up. Around her is a heartbeat toy (fluffy hot water bottle with a ticker in it, to replicate the feeling of sleeping with their litter), a normal dog toy, a fluffy blanket, and a pee mat. Though her face is not visible, the little scroll is tucked into a corner and looks sad.
Two tiny chihuahuas - one black and one cream - are curled up in a fluffy blanket on a fluffy dog bed that appears to be up off the ground on a piece of furniture whose form is not fully visibly in frame.
A rough road winds between olive-coloured button grass scrub towards a cold silver lake surrounded by rugged, snow-dappled peaks which reach upward into a foggy clouded sky.
The same Nintendo Switch Lite from the original post is held up but now backwards, showing that on its backplate is stuck a handwritten post-it note which reads “for portable brain-calming” with a love heart.
Photograph of a tiny cream-coloured chihuahua with a fluffy white belly, laying on its back on a couch as if awaiting slash requesting a belly rub. However, the result js not graceful - she has one eye open and one eye closed and her paws are folded in front of her like a kangaroo and her head is kinda tucked into her neck like a person does when they want to jokingly show double chins. So the overall look is kinda derpy and her silhouette is strangely round. Still, you can see from features like her tiny nose and mouse whiskers that she’s normally cute as a button.
Screenshot of a tweet from user kurt russell fan club: “ Decided from now on I’m reviewing movies on a 2D axis: star ratings for whether I like it, A/B/C ratings for if I respect it. For example: The Thing, B+, five stars; Hereditary, A, four and a half stars; Endgame, C, four stars; The Room, F, five stars; Babadook, B, two stars.”
The two chihuahuas from the main post are visible, each passed out cold on a pile of cushions and blankets on each end of a couch. The black one has a toy near her head as if she brought it with her to play with but then was too tired.
A tiny black-and-tan chihuahua in a colourful harness is running along a beach at high speed away from the camera. The speed is evident by the fact that in this snapshot she has been captured entirely mid-air, with all four legs outstretched as if in a manic gallop.
Screenshot shows an image composition program in which a gaudy clip art-covered retro-looking certificate is being made, along with icons and indicators which are to be cut out and presumably stuck onto it. The certificate reads "Dog of the Month" and has criteria for "obeyed most commands", "best at toilet", "calmest on walks", "friendliest to strangers", and "least screaming at dogs", each of which has a selection between a cartoon Ruby and a cartoon Crown. At the bottom is an empty box framed with the words "And the winner is..." and "Congratulations!". Cut-outs suited for this box are little headshot indicators for a black chihuahua labelled "Ruby" or a smaller cream chihuahua labelled "Queenie". Thus, the intent of the certificate must be to select the best at each criteria to determine an overall winner for the month and celebrate them. The certificate and indicators are all made of old Microsoft Word-style clip art and word art including streamers, balloons, star confetti, the word "wow" in 3D gold lettering, the works. All in differing illustration styles and fonts and clashing colours - a play on the corny style of office-made documents in that era when people were over-excited by the tooling but had no sense of style. But clearly in this case it is intentional.
Photo showing the torso of a woman laying down on a couch wearing a large fluffy hoodie. Lying on her and completely fast asleep in weird positions are two tiny chihuahuas. Their back legs are entwined, their front legs are outstretched in midair like little overturned tables, and their necks are bent as they are both sleeping on an incline - one up and one downward. This is very cute and gives the overall impression that they were very tired.
A woman in casual clothes and messy hair sits in the grass in the shade of a tree up against the side of a low deck. Around her is a sunny garden of flowers. She is holding a Nintendo Switch Lite which is visibly downloading 1000xResist, and shows recently-played games Citizen Sleeper, Dredge, and Filament. Nearby sits an open can of Willie Smith’s cider, a clean wheelie bin with a Starlink dish sitting atop, and two to tiny chihuahuas sniffing around the grass.
A tiny robot telescope on a tripod emits a red glow as it sits on a dark jetty on an inky lake in the nighttime darkness. Overhead, a sky full of stars it must be gazing at. In the distance, silhouettes of wooded mountains.
A person laying down takes a photo down across their torso, where a tiny black-and-tan chihuahua puppy sits - ears still floppy, big puppy paws which her body is yet to grow into. Behind her is a patio scene with wrought iron chairs, an umbrella, and plants.
A tiny black-and-tan chihuahua puppy has fallen asleep in the hand/forearm of a person. She is curled up in a weird foetal position but clearly fast asleep. She is only twice the length of the person’s hand, if that.
A woman who is recognisable as the post author (based on profile picture) has taken a selfie with just half her face visible. The focus of the image is over her shoulder - in the hood of the fluffy hoodie she is wearing sits a tiny black-and-tan chihuahua puppy. The puppy is recognisable as the adult chihuahua from the other image in this post and also the post preceding this one, but when she was tiny and her ears were still floppy and her snout was short and smushy.
A selfie of a woman dressed in full Christmas garb - a red dress, bell earrings, a Santa hat, rainbow glasses and a big smile - and a man pulling a grumpy face who is wearing all black and a hat which says “Bah Humbug”.
Two tiny chihuahuas sit on a couch in a pile of fluffy blankets. One is smaller and cream-coloured, sitting upright and looking at something out of frame above the camera intently. The other is black-and-tan and is laying casually looking at the camera, wearing a tiny Santa hat.
Two tiny dogs sit on a rug, looking intently up at something above the camera. Each is wearing a harness, colourful collar, and lead. Each looks like nothing in the world could make them look away from whatever it is that holds their attention.
Two tiny chihuahuas lay on the floor in a sunbeam, surrounded by soft dogs beds and toys. They are both laying in their sides, facing each other, with their feet apart but their heads coming together. In this position, with as little movement of anything but the head as possible, they are seemingly play-fighting; they are softly jaw-locking each other and nipping and making soft grunty growls. They take turns politely and show no real aggression.
A no-text version of the old “I should buy a boat” cat meme - a cat sitting at a kitchen table, dressed in a little blue business suit, beside a cup of tea, with its paws on a folded newspaper as if reading it.
Screenshot of an email inbox showing the first three most recent emails. They are the same message as each other and also that shown in the OP: GitHub loudly proclaiming “You have free access to GitHub Copilot” and encouraging you to learn how to access and use it for your own code.
Two tiny chihuahuas sit on the lap of a person who must be picking cubed portions from a mango out of frame. The pups are sitting upright, alert, and staring intently as the person hands each of them a portion in turn. Each gets two pieces that we see, and look properly obsessed with the idea that they might get more.
A black-and-tan chihuahua sits upright on a couch, looking to the camera, while a smaller cream-coloured chihuahua is distracted licking its paws in front of it.
A joinery design for a custom piece of furniture named “Dog Bed/Side Table” shows multiple perspectives and measurements of a deep rectangular side table - kind of just a big box - that has a little cupboard and drawers out the front like a normal bedside table, but that has a soft mattress bed on its top and a lip around it like a railing so that an animal sleeping on it would not fall off. In between the drawers, a slide-out panel can also fold down to the ground to become a ramp that provides access from the ground to the bed atop. It is drawn as if it is to be made of some sort of birch wood, and has nicely finished corners and lines.
A gif shows a video game environment where a capsule person (like an unpright Tic-Tac with a face) is hovering around. This player character approaches another capsule character who is wearing a space suit and futuristic-looking space monocle, and the UI says this character’s name is Militaristic Bird Cop. Bird Cop greets the player, calling them “Mitchell”. The player then selects on a dialogue wheel of options to say “women are into you?” and Bird Cop responds “terrifyingly so”. Mitchell says “I should go” and hovers off. The styling of the characters and also the space-y Mission Control look of the environment suggest a sci-fi setting, and anyone familiar with the names and characters in the popular Mass Effect game series will recognise this as a very stupid parody of events and themes therein.
A black-and-tan chihuahua sits on a couch beside a human working on their laptop. The pup is sitting strangely - kind of half-squatting like a little gremlin - with her front paws on the person’s leg. She has her ears back and is giving a sneaky side-eye in the person’s direction; it is clear she wants something from the human but doesn’t want to be seen as full-on begging. The overall impression is of a cheeky fecker.
A miniature cat carrier cage is door ajar on a veterinary bench with a man’s hand reaching in to comfort its occupant. Just the nose and eyes of a tiny cream-coloured chihuahua are visible, as it looks up at the man with enormous sad puppy eyes.
A large fluffy dog bed that has a lid (like a calzone) contains two tiny dogs, whose little heads are poking out from the side. One is small black-and-tan and one is even tinier cream.
A man with long red hair and glasses stares with concentration at a MacBook. A tiny black-and-tan chihuahua in a knit sweater is sitting on his lap, and is currently doing a “blep” face as she licks the man’s chin. He does not seem to have noticed yet.
A tiny cream-coloured chihuahua is laying in a dog crate that has a fluffy bed and blanket in it. The door is open and she looks up at the camera, innocently. Beside her, a fluffy loafer-style slipper she must have stolen sits in the crate. It’s as big as she is.
A tiny cream-coloured chihuahua is sitting and looking up at the camera that is above its head. It is sitting on a bed, tail wagging, doing huge puppy dog eyes. Because it has its ears tucked back, from this angle it looks like it doesn’t have any and its head is left looking amusingly orb-like.
A tiny black-and-tan chihuahua and an even tinier cream-and-white chihuahua are fast asleep in a round fluffy bed that is shaped like a quesadilla with a kind of fluffy cover. Just their heads and front feet are visible? And they seem to be very comfortable.
A screenshot from the show “What We Do In The Shadows” shows the character Colin Robinson who is an energy vampire which derives pleasure and sustenance from others being bored or irritated. He is currently being sated, as demonstrated by his wide glowing eyes and gasping face. In the show, this often happens when he has succeeded in making others have a bad time.
Headline and flavour image of the Clickhole article “Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point” with an image of a serious-looking man glaring at the camera.
A promo shot of the product described in the post: an adult man is laying on a hospital gurney wrapped in something the shape of a sleeping bag but that is made of air-inflated vertical channels which run the length from his shoulders to below his toes. He is fully enclosed but for his head, and looks very peaceful.
A woman is wearing big fluffy pajamas and laying on her front on a carpeted floor. A tiny cream-coloured chihuahua bounds up to her, tail waggling, as she picks up a miniature tennis ball the size of a ping pong ball and throws it while saying “fetch” in that high-pitched voice people only use to speak to dogs and babies. The dog bounds out of view, then bounds back in with the ball, and receives lots of praise (“yes! Good girl!”). The woman is thrilled with the dog’s behaviour, and the dog is so excited by that. They do this three times before the video ends, but it is clear their playtime continued before and after this snippet.
Screenshot of headline that reads “No-confidence motion moved gains momentum in fallout from gambling reform”. Subtitle reads “The government’s numbers have been tested in a motion of no-confidence in Premier Rockliff in a vital vote. Here’s how it went.” Authors are David Killick and Rob Inglis, published in The Mercury just this afternoon.
A tiny black-and-tan chihuahua in a red collar looks attentively at the camera as it sits on a cushion in what looks to be a tech office slash studio. The background shows desk chairs and a large whiteboard scrawled with writing too blurred to make out, and in a further room there is some sort of video recording studio setup with novelty costumes and a green screen.
Photograph taken from the perspective of a person looking down at their lap and body. They are wearing a soft oversized jumper with planets all over it, tucked into a soft blanket, working on code on a lap desk. On their lap, between the person and their lap desk, nestles a tiny cream-coloured chihuahua who is fast asleep in scroll position with its head on the person’s arm as they type on their computer. Beyond these things, the room they are in is visibly full of dog begs and colourful toys strewn about the place.
The image of the night sky from OP’s post has been annotated to group the stars they were asking to identify into constellations. Crux (the Southern Cross) and its pointers are shown, as well as the Triangulum Australe and how the alignments identify the Southern Galactic Pole.
A small black-and-tan chihuahua is wearing a knit sweater and colourful harness, and is sitting on the lap of a person who is out of frame. The table and wall behind her suggest they are outdoors, at a cafe. Other people sit around the table with them, the dog looks relaxed and happy; the little dog is clearly here with a group of her human friends.
Two tiny chihuahuas lay facing the camera - one larger and black-and-tan with brown eyes and large ears, one smaller cream-and-white with green eyes and small ears. Their paws are in front of them and two are overlapping, as if holding hands.
An 8” diameter Celestron telescope on a wedge mount sits idle and lens-capped in an orange draped structure which looks like something which would hang over a cot but which in this case is styled as a circus tent with a pompom on top.
A tiny cream-coloured chihuahua is laying casually on a floral duvet, giving a sassy side-eye to the camera.
A purple certificate reads “Bravery award” and has a picture of a small dog stuck to it and a caption that reads “I was so brave. thank you for caring for me. I love you.” with the logo of a vet called Mayfair Veterinary Clinic. The small cream-coloured chihuahua in the picture has huge pupils and is lolling her head backwards, clearly high as a kite.
A person has fallen asleep with their glasses and all the lights still on, with the sheets around them in disarray. Atop this lying person, a small black-and-tan chihuahua is curled up, asleep.
A caucasian man and woman are smiling at the camera, snuggled up to each other for a selfie. The man has dark hair and rainbow glasses, while the woman has auburn hair and a rainbow lanyard and glasses.
Two chihuahuas - one black-and-tan and one cream with white front - are looking at the camera intently. Behind them, a rug is covered in shredded cardboard and rope dog toys.