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Zaphod42 posted:Dogs are wicked smart, some guy taught his dog like two dozen words and can even talk to him in simple sentences and the dog seems to get it. They're also incredibly good at reading human expressions and body language . My dog can always tell when I'm taking her with me vs going out on my own, and sits there waiting by the door before I even grab the leash.
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hyperhazard posted:They're also incredibly good at reading human expressions and body language . My dog can always tell when I'm taking her with me vs going out on my own, and sits there waiting by the door before I even grab the leash. Not only are they really, really good at paying attention to body language and expressions, they're also the only animals outside of humans that will turn to look at what you're looking at if you're not making eye contact. So basically they understand indirect "pointing". They also realize when your eyes are closed, you can't see them. They did a really funny experiment with being denied a treat. Then the person closed their eyes. Almost without fail, the dog would creep up, steal the treat, and then try to look totally innocent when the person opened their eyes again. I want to say that was in some PBS episode of NOVA or something that was all about dogs, but it could have been NatGeo.\ Dogs are awesome partners/friends to us humans.
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flosofl posted:Not only are they really, really good at paying attention to body language and expressions, they're also the only animals outside of humans that will turn to look at what you're looking at if you're not making eye contact. So basically they understand indirect "pointing". They also realize when your eyes are closed, you can't see them. They did a really funny experiment with being denied a treat. Then the person closed their eyes. Almost without fail, the dog would creep up, steal the treat, and then try to look totally innocent when the person opened their eyes again. I seem to remember that cats were part of either that experiment or a similar one only it ended up not working when the cats realized that they got a treat at the end regardless of their performance. Fuckers.
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flosofl posted:Not only are they really, really good at paying attention to body language and expressions, they're also the only animals outside of humans that will turn to look at what you're looking at if you're not making eye contact. So basically they understand indirect "pointing". They also realize when your eyes are closed, you can't see them. They did a really funny experiment with being denied a treat. Then the person closed their eyes. Almost without fail, the dog would creep up, steal the treat, and then try to look totally innocent when the person opened their eyes again. birds do all these things too 
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:birds do all these things too Yeah but most birds are terrifying. Present company excluded of course.
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Apr 7, 2016 23:05
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i wonder how many prostitutes the writer of this has fantasized about murdering
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Golden Goat posted:"I was singing and deer came over and chilled with me" Deer will do that sometimes, if they aren't hunted and if they're used to living near people. Mostly it just makes them a nuisance. e: 
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What a lovely burn.
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Really? Every time I point my dog just stares at my finger like the floppy faced retard he is. Seriously imagine thinking your dog understood the concept of work. gently caress me. V V 6"7 alpha millionaire cuck Doctor is textbook stdh.txt character though. MyChemicalImbalance has a new favorite as of 23:24 on Apr 7, 2016 |
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From the mouth of babes. Take that femtards!
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:Really? Every time I point my dog just stares at my finger like the floppy faced retard he is. My dog was the same. I had to walk over to his ball after throwing it, pointing at it the whole time while followed, still watching my finger until it was on the ball. Then he was all "oh yeah I like playing with this thing!". Repeat until learned. Still dumb but now in other ways!
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Apr 7, 2016 23:27
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"Because he took my name," she replied.
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Apr 7, 2016 23:30
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You sure burned that imaginary 9 year old.
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flosofl posted:Not only are they really, really good at paying attention to body language and expressions, they're also the only animals outside of humans that will turn to look at what you're looking at if you're not making eye contact. So basically they understand indirect "pointing". They also realize when your eyes are closed, you can't see them. They did a really funny experiment with being denied a treat. Then the person closed their eyes. Almost without fail, the dog would creep up, steal the treat, and then try to look totally innocent when the person opened their eyes again. I googled this a while back and dogs, cats, dolphins, elephants, and seals understand pointing behavior to some degree. Other animals may or may not, but primates surprisingly aren't on the list.
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FAROOQ posted:You sure burned that imaginary 9 year old. Sorry none of us liked your Reddit post, Farooq.
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Zaphod42 posted:Dogs are wicked smart, some guy taught his dog like two dozen words and can even talk to him in simple sentences and the dog seems to get it. He said the word "outside" to a dog and it shook its tail. Wowy zowy.
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Apr 8, 2016 00:30
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Hihohe posted:Yeah but most birds are terrifying. Present company excluded of course. LITERALLY A BIRD posted:I... am not literally a bird. I have some news for you.
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Telemaze posted:Sorry none of us liked your Reddit post, Farooq. What's a Farooq?
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Wizard of Smart posted:I have some news for you.  FUUUCK!
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FAROOQ posted:What's a Farooq? I dunno, what's a Farooq with you? eyy
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My cousin is a bird.
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:My cousin is a bird. Literally a bird?
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RNG posted:I googled this a while back and dogs, cats, dolphins, elephants, and seals understand pointing behavior to some degree. Other animals may or may not, but primates surprisingly aren't on the list. Chimps can communicate via gazing while hunting. I guess that's slightly more direct than pointing.
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I communicate solely through unsolicited gazing.
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hyperhazard posted:They're also incredibly good at reading human expressions and body language . My dog can always tell when I'm taking her with me vs going out on my own, and sits there waiting by the door before I even grab the leash. Pretty much. They're good at routines and patterns ("If I come home in work clothes and it's still an hour until sunset we will go for a walk"), common words ("outside", "park", "treat" as opposed to "dinner" - growing up we couldn't say "walk" around my mum's dog in any context because he'd flip out and start getting excited and looking for his leash) as well as human body language and tone of voice. I can read journal articles or forum posts or nonsensical poems to the dogs I know, and if I do it in an excited voice with lots of hand gestures, they'll get excited too. Most domesticated animals will get happy if you talk to them in a cutesy voice, even if you're telling them they're a shitlord and you're going to turn them into a pie and eat them. Similarly, if you sound angry and put on a mad face, dog will be sad, even if you're telling them they look lovely and are very charismatic and erudite. It is not shocking to learn that drug-sniffing dogs most of the time act off the body language of their handlers - if the handler acts suspicious of someone, the dog will target them, and be more likely to give a positive "this person has the drugs", false or otherwise.
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Wanamingo posted:Deer will do that sometimes, if they aren't hunted and if they're used to living near people. Mostly it just makes them a nuisance. The moral of the story is that he doesn't understand open relationships and feminism when he was 9 and continues to this day not understanding via making up poo poo.
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:birds do all these things too My dog doesn't poo poo on my shoulder.
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Gridlocked posted:My dog doesn't poo poo on my shoulder. Mine shits everywhere so she'd probably do that too
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:birds do all these things too Birds remember when they ruled the Earth, though. You can't trust them.
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kimbo305 posted:Chimps can communicate via gazing while hunting. I guess that's slightly more direct than pointing. Pretty sure Chimps are one of the few species which actually have not just self-awareness but theory of mind in others as well. Plus loving Bonobos can drive go-karts and play arcade machines.
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Copied from IoSMChristo posted:
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What is the motivation for people wanting likes? I see that stuff all the time on my facebook feed. Like my dopey relatives will post something along the lines of "like and share this and you'll get rich soon". Why do these get started and what is their endgame?
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Trebek posted:What is the motivation for people wanting likes? I see that stuff all the time on my facebook feed. Like my dopey relatives will post something along the lines of "like and share this and you'll get rich soon". Why do these get started and what is their endgame? For what it's worth, the facebook post also has this written in text. quote:PLEASE LIKE THIS! And comment!🍭 I think the end goal is to amass a large group of followers and then sell the account to advertisers.
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Trebek posted:What is the motivation for people wanting likes? I see that stuff all the time on my facebook feed. Like my dopey relatives will post something along the lines of "like and share this and you'll get rich soon". Why do these get started and what is their endgame? Fame and fortune? That's the endgame for my twitter account.
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Trebek posted:What is the motivation for people wanting likes? I see that stuff all the time on my facebook feed. Like my dopey relatives will post something along the lines of "like and share this and you'll get rich soon". Why do these get started and what is their endgame? So you can get a job making memes for a living? Some of my friends who work in social media constantly try to make poo poo go viral. It gets you noticed. Plus some people really want to become minor internet celebrities and this is an easy way to do so.
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Making memes for a living sounds like the kind of punishment you get in one of the lower levels of hell.
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Enfys posted:Making memes for a living sounds like the kind of punishment you get in one of the lower levels of hell. It's one of those types of things that could be lucrative, might be something you enjoy on a basic level, but always turns uncomfortable when the conversation topic at a party of adult grown-ups turns to "What do you do for a living."
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Yeah I'd be hard-pressed not to laugh in someone's face if they told me their job was "I make memes" or "director of making things go viral". Hell, even saying you "work" in social media is worthy of a chuckle.
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quote:Brendan took me out to a state park with plans to have a picnic. I really liked the idea, and I cooked lasagna and made lemonade for the occasion.
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