They use a mixture of “MOM” and “DAD” and call them “MAD”.

I use them all the time. Pisses me off when other road users don’t. They’re called indicators here in the UK and apparently if you pass an advanced driving test and get an advanced licence you don’t have to use them all the time, particularly if there’s no-one around to see them. Advanced courses are about thinking rather than being on autopilot, and so indicating out of habit suggests you’re not paying attention to what’s going on around you.

Aye, it’s a fucking shit show alright. Hide the cables behind some low wooden shelves under the TV and put all the devices on those shelves (drill holes in the back of the shelves for the cables to go through). Otherwise stick that big black hairy god-awful pimp carpet over the whole lot of it and velcro it to the wall. Also, you need to get a good plasterer. That back wall is a fucking disgrace.

Cloud Atlas was brilliant.

Tom Hanks.

I’ve never seen a bad Tom Hanks movie.

“Is that Kung Fu?”

“No, he’s only had 2 pints.”

I tried using an exit node with Tailscale and couldn’t get it to work either. I did find a fix, but realised I really didn’t need an exit node for what I was using Tailscale for, so never carried it out. It was something to do with applying additional settings on the web GUI if I remember correctly.

I can see an experiment coming on. Give your snake two dishes and see which it prefers.

Yeah, I can see that, but with a horse it’s more about training I would imagine. A punishment/reward system. With a dog it’s more buddy like. I’ve never really had to chastise my dog, other than perhaps a little shock value smack when he was a pup. As for rewards , it doesn’t even have to be a treat (although it helps). Sometimes his reward appears to be just seeing me smile or laugh, which brings me on to sense of humour. My dog certainly has a sense of humour and knows what’s funny.

All that aside, I wouldn’t want a horse jumping up and sitting on my knee.

Dogs are way more smarter than we give them credit for. They are the only animal that has been able to establish a relationship with humans to such a close degree, having evolved alongside us for tens of thousands of years.

I don’t look at my dog Rocket as my pet, but rather as my best friend whom I rely on daily.

A while ago I didn’t want him to get overly excited when I said the word “walk”, so I started spelling it out instead. Didn’t take him long to figure out it was the same thing.

It’s not just a monologue either. He responds in ways that have subtle differences depending on how you say something and the intonation of what is said.

No other animal has even come close to creating such a close co-existence with humans. I’d go so far as to say they are better than most human. People can be wankers, but a good dog will always have your back if treated with kindness and respect.