Random Thoughts X: Impromptu Interpretations

[MaryKB]

I once knew an orange tabby with diabetes. He seemed to be an average-sized tomcat.

It's true that some varieties of cats are genetically prone to certain medical issues. For example, I draw the line at white-haired, blue-eyed cats. I've dealt with two deaf/nearly-deaf dogs (worked out a kind of sign language with them), but training a deaf cat is something I couldn't even begin to tackle.

Wait ... you train cats??

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Wait ... you train cats??

It works best if you can convince the cat it was their idea.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Wait ... you train cats??

It can be done for specific tasks, as long as the cat understands that the outcome of doing the desired action or not doing the undesired action makes sense.

Lots of people figure cats never come when called. You can actually (mostly) train them to do that (some cats are stubborn). They just have to be taught (and you can't fail in this) that the consequences of coming to their name will be food and/or cuddles, preferably both. Never call them for the purpose of punishing them, or the training will be undone thisfast, for the cat won't trust you.

Training has to be done consistently and patiently. It can take a long time for the cat to associate name with reward (and some cats might decide that they don't like the name you picked out and would rather be called something else, or they'll pick their own name, thankyouverymuch; I had a cat like that).

 

[Takhisis]

If you dye Rice Krispies red, it looks like ground beef.

I think I've never had these Krispy things.

 

[Synobun]

I think I've never had these Krispy things.

Really?

Spoiler :

 

[Takhisis]

Oh Awwww then I have and they are an abomination unto the art of cooking.

 

[choxorn]

I just got a Nigerian scam email...from myself. Both the sender and the reply-to mail were set to my own email address (email headers show it was spoofed). I'm not sure how they expect anybody to actually respond to that.

Send $1000 from your bank account to your bank account, then magically it will become tens of millions when you, a secret Nigerian Prince, send yourself back the money.

 

[Zkribbler]

There's a lot of people with split personalities.
No there isn't.
Shut up!!

 

[Kyriakos]

Another proof of just how much the Eu by now doesn't even care about appearances, is how today's meeting was cancelled because an aid of an important official got diagnosed with coronavirus. I suppose Eu does not use long distant calls and screens for all other meetings, including yesterday @Hrothbern

 

[Narz]

There's a lot of people with split personalities.
No there isn't.
Shut up!!

Everyone has multiple personalities, most people just don't realize it

 

[amadeus]

I don’t remember the last time I saw a computer or software advertised as “IBM PC compatible.”

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Really?

Spoiler :

*snatches the entire batch*

CHOMP! chewchewchewchewchew GULP!

Thank you for the snack, Synsensa, and I'm glad it was only virtual, since I can't have that sort of stuff anymore...

Most people seem to make them using marshmallows to stick them together.

I prefer peanut butter as the sticky ingredient.

 

[Paul in Saudi]

You know, if the Republicans thought they were about to lose the White House and the Senate, they would do just what they're doing now.

 

[EgonSpengler]

You know, if the Republicans thought they were about to lose the White House and the Senate, they would do just what they're doing now.

I agree. They're clearly planning to lose the White House. I'm surprised they're so insecure about the Senate, though.

Generally speaking, though, the Republican Party has recognized that it's the minority party, and has been planning accordingly, for years and years and years. They know they represent a shrinking portion of the country, they've figured out how to game the system, and they do it well.

 

[warpus]

How come the Democrats always appear to be such inept fools when it comes to strategic planning like that? The Republicans seem like sith in comparison, pulling off all these shady plans, while the democrats just seem to sit on their butts and do nothing. That could just be my flawed interpretation of what I'm seeing though, since I don't live there

 

[Phrossack]

How come the Democrats always appear to be such inept fools when it comes to strategic planning like that? The Republicans seem like sith in comparison, pulling off all these shady plans, while the democrats just seem to sit on their butts and do nothing. That could just be my flawed interpretation of what I'm seeing though, since I don't live there

This may fit better in one of the election threads, but there are definite reasons for it.

 

[Hrothbern]

Another proof of just how much the Eu by now doesn't even care about appearances, is how today's meeting was cancelled because an aid of an important official got diagnosed with coronavirus. I suppose Eu does not use long distant calls and screens for all other meetings, including yesterday @Hrothbern

That postponement looks to me as well as convenient for some reason that EU people do not want to have in public.

Do mind that many countries are very much upset about Cyprus doing this kind of horse trading

Do mind as well that the President is up to over his ears in money laundring for friends of Putin !
Which gives a nasty connotation to his obstruction to a Belarus sanction on highranking Belarus people.

Here just one link to this... but there are many more on this corrupted President of Cyprus and connections to Russian money.

As president of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades has worked to strengthen his country’s relationship with Russia while dealing with international criticism of its lax financial and money laundering controls.

But several years before his 2013 election, a law firm he established and co-owned, and in which he was a partner at the time, was arranging business deals linked to a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the infamous Magnitsky scandal, and a network of companies used in various financial crimes.

Anastasiades stepped away from the firm, called Nicos Chr. Anastasiades and Partners LLC, just as he was ascending to the presidency. But both of his daughters are partners, and he still has a private office in the building (where only one other affiliated firm is a co-tenant)

Records from the defunct Lithuanian Ukio Bankas, obtained by OCCRP and 15min.lt and analyzed by a joint team from OCCRP, IRPI, and Global Witness, reveal the law firm’s work executing complex deals that moved Russian money to and from shell companies created by and associated with the firm.
As president of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades has worked to strengthen his country’s relationship with Russia while dealing with international criticism of its lax financial and money laundering controls.

https://www.occrp.org/en/troikalaundromat/bank-records-link-president-of-cyprus-to-troika-laundromat

EDIT
Do mind that Putin can blackmail this President of Cyprus in any way he desires !

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Internet of Things is weird sometimes.

 

[choxorn]

I agree. They're clearly planning to lose the White House. I'm surprised they're so insecure about the Senate, though.

Not really that surprising, if polling is to be believed the Democrats are more likely than not to win the Senate (especially if they won the White House).

How come the Democrats always appear to be such inept fools when it comes to strategic planning like that? The Republicans seem like sith in comparison, pulling off all these shady plans, while the democrats just seem to sit on their butts and do nothing. That could just be my flawed interpretation of what I'm seeing though, since I don't live there

As Michelle Obama put it, "When they go low we go high"

Or put another way, Democrats care about things like "following the laws" and "respecting the norms of democracy and government" in a way Republicans don't.

 

[Ajidica]

Why am I seeing ads for a 'WiFi booster crystal'?
Like, is it a crystal that is supposed to boost wifi? Or is it a wifi booster with a cheap looking crystal glued on top? Because I thought in new age mumbo-jumbo crystals were supposed to block wifi signals, not boost them?