Cats, Dogs, Other pets.

[ProfessorTomoe 1,308]

16 minutes ago, Darth Fluffy said:

Noe thanx, two fullz. Et lite. Hmmmz, starz is lite snax, rite? Ok.

Here's Occam's Razor. Sharpen your appetite, it will.

[mlooney 3,417]

"Gonna get those fish!" - Explorer the Cat.

 

[Darth Fluffy 302]

4 hours ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

Here's Occam's Razor. Sharpen your appetite, it will.

Named for William of Occam, it's kind of weird how we say <place name>'s Razor, rather than <person's name>'s Razor.

I'm holding out for Occam's Barber Clippers.

[ijuin 572]

We don’t know William of Occam by his family name, and it wouldn’t do to simply call him “William”, since there are hundreds of famous Williams in history.

[Darth Fluffy 302]

1 hour ago, ijuin said:

We don’t know William of Occam by his family name, and it wouldn’t do to simply call him “William”, since there are hundreds of famous Williams in history.

Yes, and there were probably several Williams in Occam at the time, so we really haven't narrowed it down.

We could call it 'William, the Philosopher of Occam's Razor'. Long and wordy, though.

Or we could go with a functional name, 'The Logic Razor'.

But if we go functional, aren't pruning shears a better analogy? 'The Pruning Shears of Logic'.

Yeah, forget the hair clippers. I want the chain saw.

[ProfessorTomoe 1,308]

* fires Occam's Bazooka into the argument *

[Darth Fluffy 302]

6 hours ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

* fires Occam's Bazooka into the argument *

Bring the wrecking ball into the discussion. Ah, you must be in management. Or politics.

What, you're in music? I suppose that counts as percussion . . .

[mlooney 3,417]

6 hours ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

* fires Occam's Bazooka into the argument *

RPL - Rocket Propelled Logic.

[mlooney 3,417]

"Yeah, I'm in the way right now.  But we both know that this is a temporary situation, so cool your jets.  By the time the tea is done I'll be off the desk.  Maybe, if not you can live with it" - Explorer the Cat.

 

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,586]

9 hours ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

* fires Occam's Bazooka into the argument *

 

I thought modern arguments could not be affected by logic, facts or similar concepts 

 

[Darth Fluffy 302]

Dogs and voice

Cats and voice

[Don Edwards 548]

Not impressed by the study at the "dogs and voice" link - assuming the article describes it accurately. (Which is quite an assumption.) They proved that dogs like (a) their owners and (b) the idea of going for a walk, better than they like (a) strangers and (b) discussion of what the strangers did last night. And from this data the researchers concluded that tone of voice matters.

[Darth Fluffy 302]

3 hours ago, Don Edwards said:

Not impressed by the study at the "dogs and voice" link - assuming the article describes it accurately. (Which is quite an assumption.) They proved that dogs like (a) their owners and (b) the idea of going for a walk, better than they like (a) strangers and (b) discussion of what the strangers did last night. And from this data the researchers concluded that tone of voice matters.

I agree it is a bit weak; I attribute that partially to psychology is presumptive in general, even more so with animals, but also I assume the journalist watered down the methodology. I am assuming it was a serious inquiry, and they did their best to eliminate biases; I don't think a non-specialist reporter who is not personally invested is going to translate the research well.

In my experience with the granddogs, tone seems to matter.

[mlooney 3,417]

"Might do some running around, might just get on the desk.  Hard to say what I really want this morning." - Explorer the Cat.

 

[mlooney 3,417]

"Hanging out in the kitchen.  Looking for the mouse." - Explorer the Cat.

 

[mlooney 3,417]

"Gonna run around for a few, then get on the desk.  The Human needs help this morning!"

[mlooney 3,417]

"I'm not grumpy, I just look that way!  Gonna go eat then help The Human some, on the desk or in his lap. Might do some house running as well.  Taking a nap is also in the cards this morning." - Explorer the Cat.

 

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,586]

 

In the cards?

I have seen a lot of pictoral evidence for dogs playing poker.  But other than an occasional command to feed the kitty I didn't think cats had much use for card games.

 

[Darth Fluffy 302]

3 hours ago, Pharaoh RutinTutin said:

In the cards?

I have seen a lot of pictoral evidence for dogs playing poker.  But other than an occasional command to feed the kitty I didn't think cats had much use for card games.

I think mlooney is playing a card game, and Explorer is thinking about taking a nap there. I can totally see this happening. It makes sense in cat logic.

[mlooney 3,417]

"I was taking a nap.  Why did you wake me up?" - Explorer the Cat.

[mlooney 3,417]

"I'm under the desk and therefore not in the way.  I'll probably get on the desk in awhile, either that or in you lap, but for now, I'm staying out of trouble" - Explorer the Cat.
 

[mlooney 3,417]

"Running around is the plan for this morning.  Got the zoomies!" - Explorer the Cat.

 

[mlooney 3,417]

" I feel frisky and The Human put his foot near me. Must.  Attack. The. Foot!" - Explorer the Cat.

[mlooney 3,417]

"The Human kicked this blanket off the bed last night because he was over heating.  He didn't put it back on the bed.  He can wait until I'm done napping on it to put it back." - Explorer the Cat.

[Darth Fluffy 302]

Folded up for easy storage.