The 42-second clip begins with a shaky handheld shot of a sun-drenched patio. A large, fluffy Siberian cat named Kisa is seen sitting on a wooden bench, staring intensely at a mail carrier walking down the street.
The video was deleted by the original uploader only three hours after it was posted, citing "unwanted attention from local authorities." However, the filename became a digital ghost story.
The video ends abruptly when Kisa turns her head toward the camera. Her eyes aren't the typical feline gold; for a split second before the file cuts to black, they appear to reflect a digital interface, as if the cat was a sophisticated piece of hardware experiencing a software "override." The Digital Afterlife