Headphones on 23/2/2006 at 19:28
We want double-blind tests, Dia!
(Oh and sorry for getting you in trouble with the bigger boys. I'll give you a seatie home :).)
Dia on 23/2/2006 at 19:38
Quote Posted by Headphones
We want double-blind tests, Dia!
'k. Let me just give Sandia Labs a call.
Quote:
(Oh and sorry for getting you in trouble with the bigger boys.)
's okay. You didn't. I've proven time & again I'm perfectly capable of doing that all on my own. ;)
Cybernide on 23/2/2006 at 21:40
Quote Posted by Dia
It was all in fun. You do understand '
fun', as in
not taking something seriously?
Oh, yeah, nevermind.
Actually, Dia, I think that it's you who's taking the joking too seriously. ;)
EDIT: I can't see the file. Waaaahhh.
Printer's Devil on 23/2/2006 at 23:03
Quote Posted by Fragony
Cats are smarter, wild cats don't meow. So they choose a way to communicate, that is a pretty big step for an animal. They know of their own existance, they know of your existance and they know that they can make us understand what they want.
From what I have read, juvenile cats, both wild and domesticated, meow to communicate with their mothers and siblings. Once grown, wild cats rarely meow because it serves little purpose, being solitary hunters. Domestics, on the other hand, quickly recognize that meowing is a very effective means of persuading humans to do things. Big cats (tigers and the like) are not physically capable of meowing, although they can purr when exhaling. Domestics may purr continuously, if they wish.
littlek on 24/2/2006 at 01:47
I don't know if cats are smarter than dogs. I have 6 cats that decided to adopt me and they are very intent on making sure I trip over them. My dog never did that. He had sense enough to get out of the way. But not these cats...they run in front of me and stop. So I end up kicking them, stepping on their toes (they make sure I pay for that) and it slows me down trying to avoid them on the way to where I feed them. Where is the intelligence in that? :tsktsk:
Printer's Devil on 24/2/2006 at 01:58
I think the logic (if you can call it that) runs like this: If I run in front of her and nearly trip her up, she can't possibly forget to feed me! Since they do get fed, the logic is obviously sound. Working in the accidental kickings would take a larger brain than most cats possess.
Shadowcat on 26/2/2006 at 00:17
Quote Posted by Printer's Devil
Big cats (tigers and the like) are not physically capable of meowing, although they can purr when exhaling. Domestics may purr continuously, if they wish.
Also Cheetahs. Cheetahs can purr whilst inhaling, and they cannot roar, making them more like domestics in some ways, despite their size.
Mr.Duck on 26/2/2006 at 02:36
Bag of Potato chips - $1.00
Bottle of Soda - .50 cents
Internet DSL-512kb/s connection - $30 /month.
Watching forum shennanigans by Dia, RBJ and Stitch - priceless.
For everything else there's moolah to spend.
God, I love the Internet.
LesserFollies on 26/2/2006 at 04:00
oh, crap. I can't help myself:
I've heard the cloth on the head thing, too, but only as it relates to one breed of dog vs. another, not one species vs another. Cats seem to enjoy being under stuff, as far as I can tell.
And grown cats meow at humans because they see the human as their mother, as opposed to dogs, who see the human as either alphadog or packmate.
Fragony on 26/2/2006 at 11:48
Quote Posted by Dia
It was all in fun. You do understand '
fun', as in
not taking something seriously?
Oh, yeah, nevermind.
You have to understand, this is a
very elitist internet forum about fucking videogames.
