Sort of. I expected some sort of miscalculation about where the branch would fall. I didn't expect the rotation and uppercut. I tried searching to see if he survived, but the one reddit link I found wouldn't let me in.
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Long time since I found news worth passing on.
This is from "Modern Farmer" 19/2/21 - I get it for the centrefold.
"Scientists have been working for years to get pigs to play video games," Candace Croney told reporters at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, "and we finally seem to have done it. We've long known that pigs are intelligent, in that they have the ability to complete tasks that humans are also very good at, but now we've got them to do something that has absolutely no evolutionary analogue. We've got them to understand the existence of figures on a screen, that a joystick can manipulate them, and then to complete a task that involves all of this.
"A joystick is far from ideal for a pig, but they soon learned to operate it with their snout, which is their most important sensory tool. The game itself was simple: the pigs had to control a cursor on the screen, and use that cursor to collide with an on-screen figure. If they did this, they were rewarded with a treat. This may not be a Skyrim-level game, bit it requires an awful lot of conceptual leaps, and they did it at a level far above raw chance, so it seems clear that they understand the concept of the video game. There were some drawbacks during the testing period, because two of the pigs had grown too big for the laboratory pen and couldn't finish the experiment. And all four pigs we tested turned out to be far-sighted, which made focussing on the screen a bot of a challenge. But even with those obstacles, they were able to figure out the game and complete it at a high rate."
This is from "Modern Farmer" 19/2/21 - I get it for the centrefold.
"Scientists have been working for years to get pigs to play video games," Candace Croney told reporters at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, "and we finally seem to have done it. We've long known that pigs are intelligent, in that they have the ability to complete tasks that humans are also very good at, but now we've got them to do something that has absolutely no evolutionary analogue. We've got them to understand the existence of figures on a screen, that a joystick can manipulate them, and then to complete a task that involves all of this.
"A joystick is far from ideal for a pig, but they soon learned to operate it with their snout, which is their most important sensory tool. The game itself was simple: the pigs had to control a cursor on the screen, and use that cursor to collide with an on-screen figure. If they did this, they were rewarded with a treat. This may not be a Skyrim-level game, bit it requires an awful lot of conceptual leaps, and they did it at a level far above raw chance, so it seems clear that they understand the concept of the video game. There were some drawbacks during the testing period, because two of the pigs had grown too big for the laboratory pen and couldn't finish the experiment. And all four pigs we tested turned out to be far-sighted, which made focussing on the screen a bot of a challenge. But even with those obstacles, they were able to figure out the game and complete it at a high rate."
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Now that's "uplifting"!PeterL22 wrote: ↑May 5th, 2021, 7:42 am Long time since I found news worth passing on.
This is from "Modern Farmer" 19/2/21 - I get it for the centrefold.
"Scientists have been working for years to get pigs to play video games," Candace Croney told reporters at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, "and we finally seem to have done it. We've long known that pigs are intelligent, in that they have the ability to complete tasks that humans are also very good at, but now we've got them to do something that has absolutely no evolutionary analogue. We've got them to understand the existence of figures on a screen, that a joystick can manipulate them, and then to complete a task that involves all of this.
"A joystick is far from ideal for a pig, but they soon learned to operate it with their snout, which is their most important sensory tool. The game itself was simple: the pigs had to control a cursor on the screen, and use that cursor to collide with an on-screen figure. If they did this, they were rewarded with a treat. This may not be a Skyrim-level game, bit it requires an awful lot of conceptual leaps, and they did it at a level far above raw chance, so it seems clear that they understand the concept of the video game. There were some drawbacks during the testing period, because two of the pigs had grown too big for the laboratory pen and couldn't finish the experiment. And all four pigs we tested turned out to be far-sighted, which made focussing on the screen a bot of a challenge. But even with those obstacles, they were able to figure out the game and complete it at a high rate."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplift_(science_fiction)
In science fiction, uplift is a developmental process to transform a certain species of animals into more intelligent beings by other, already-intelligent beings. This is usually accomplished by cultural, technological, or evolutional interventions like genetic engineering but any fictional or real process can be used. The earliest appearance of the concept is in H. G. Wells' 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau,[1] and more recently appears in David Brin's Uplift series and other science fiction works.
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Only question - what about uplift bras?ErikB wrote: ↑May 5th, 2021, 7:04 pmNow that's "uplifting"!PeterL22 wrote: ↑May 5th, 2021, 7:42 am Long time since I found news worth passing on.
This is from "Modern Farmer" 19/2/21 - I get it for the centrefold.
"Scientists have been working for years to get pigs to play video games," Candace Croney told reporters at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, "and we finally seem to have done it. We've long known that pigs are intelligent, in that they have the ability to complete tasks that humans are also very good at, but now we've got them to do something that has absolutely no evolutionary analogue. We've got them to understand the existence of figures on a screen, that a joystick can manipulate them, and then to complete a task that involves all of this.
"A joystick is far from ideal for a pig, but they soon learned to operate it with their snout, which is their most important sensory tool. The game itself was simple: the pigs had to control a cursor on the screen, and use that cursor to collide with an on-screen figure. If they did this, they were rewarded with a treat. This may not be a Skyrim-level game, bit it requires an awful lot of conceptual leaps, and they did it at a level far above raw chance, so it seems clear that they understand the concept of the video game. There were some drawbacks during the testing period, because two of the pigs had grown too big for the laboratory pen and couldn't finish the experiment. And all four pigs we tested turned out to be far-sighted, which made focussing on the screen a bot of a challenge. But even with those obstacles, they were able to figure out the game and complete it at a high rate."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplift_(science_fiction)In science fiction, uplift is a developmental process to transform a certain species of animals into more intelligent beings by other, already-intelligent beings. This is usually accomplished by cultural, technological, or evolutional interventions like genetic engineering but any fictional or real process can be used. The earliest appearance of the concept is in H. G. Wells' 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau,[1] and more recently appears in David Brin's Uplift series and other science fiction works.
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Another bit of news from UK - Stoke Sentinel 7/1/21
"I think we have arrested the world's unluckiest burglars," Chief Inspector John Owen of Staffordshire Police told reporters in Stoke-on-Trent, "or the world's biggest pair of bunglers. While apparently committing a burglary in a house in the Middleport area of the city, one of the two men accidentally sat on his phone and dialled 999 without realising. It soon became obvious to the officers handling the 999 call in the Staffordshire Police Control room that they were listening to two men who were in the process of committing a burglary. The phone gave us their location, and as we listened to their antics, we could hear one of our patrols arriving at the property and arresting the two men, who are now in custody."
A police spokesman later added, "Officers responded to a suspicious phone call just before 9.10PM on Wednesday January 6th. Subsequently Staffordshire Police dispatched officers to the Middleport area of Stoke-on-Trent. Two men, aged 49 and 42, and both from Stoke-on-Trent were arrested on suspicion of burglary. They remain in custody."
"I think we have arrested the world's unluckiest burglars," Chief Inspector John Owen of Staffordshire Police told reporters in Stoke-on-Trent, "or the world's biggest pair of bunglers. While apparently committing a burglary in a house in the Middleport area of the city, one of the two men accidentally sat on his phone and dialled 999 without realising. It soon became obvious to the officers handling the 999 call in the Staffordshire Police Control room that they were listening to two men who were in the process of committing a burglary. The phone gave us their location, and as we listened to their antics, we could hear one of our patrols arriving at the property and arresting the two men, who are now in custody."
A police spokesman later added, "Officers responded to a suspicious phone call just before 9.10PM on Wednesday January 6th. Subsequently Staffordshire Police dispatched officers to the Middleport area of Stoke-on-Trent. Two men, aged 49 and 42, and both from Stoke-on-Trent were arrested on suspicion of burglary. They remain in custody."
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I think they work by temporarily suppressing the intelligence of those viewing the wearer. Recovery is usually guaranteed provided the viewer wasn't driving or walking near obstacles.PeterL22 wrote: ↑May 6th, 2021, 6:03 amOnly question - what about uplift bras?ErikB wrote: ↑May 5th, 2021, 7:04 pm
Now that's "uplifting"!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplift_(science_fiction)In science fiction, uplift is a developmental process to transform a certain species of animals into more intelligent beings by other, already-intelligent beings. This is usually accomplished by cultural, technological, or evolutional interventions like genetic engineering but any fictional or real process can be used. The earliest appearance of the concept is in H. G. Wells' 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau,[1] and more recently appears in David Brin's Uplift series and other science fiction works.
From https://www.oglaf.com
Situations where recovery is NOT guaranteed:ErikB wrote: ↑May 6th, 2021, 8:59 pmI think they work by temporarily suppressing the intelligence of those viewing the wearer. Recovery is usually guaranteed provided the viewer wasn't driving or walking near obstacles.PeterL22 wrote: ↑May 6th, 2021, 6:03 amOnly question - what about uplift bras?ErikB wrote: ↑May 5th, 2021, 7:04 pm
Now that's "uplifting"!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplift_(science_fiction)In science fiction, uplift is a developmental process to transform a certain species of animals into more intelligent beings by other, already-intelligent beings. This is usually accomplished by cultural, technological, or evolutional interventions like genetic engineering but any fictional or real process can be used. The earliest appearance of the concept is in H. G. Wells' 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau,[1] and more recently appears in David Brin's Uplift series and other science fiction works.
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Oglaf is the BEST! I have been following it since nearly the beginning. I own all three books, two tee shirts and a Sithrak patch. Doug and Trudy (the authors) are also on my list of Patreon patrons. I guess you could say I'm a fan.
"I need to update this forum software so we can have a "like" button! I would like Davest's post over and over!" -Vicky
I have been following it for a little while, but not since nearly the beginning. I don't remember how I ran across it. I just recently got the books and then a Sithrak pin. I don't wear tee shirts. Nice to find another fan!
When you say Doug and Trudy are on your list of patrons, does that mean they contribute to you, or you contribute to them?
After seeing "landmark", I tried writing to them to suggest a "flying buttress" joke. They never replied. Then, while reading the books, I found that they had already done a buttress joke! Oh, well.
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Hooked - you got me at "boob window"!ErikB wrote: ↑May 6th, 2021, 8:59 pmI think they work by temporarily suppressing the intelligence of those viewing the wearer. Recovery is usually guaranteed provided the viewer wasn't driving or walking near obstacles.PeterL22 wrote: ↑May 6th, 2021, 6:03 amOnly question - what about uplift bras?ErikB wrote: ↑May 5th, 2021, 7:04 pm
Now that's "uplifting"!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplift_(science_fiction)In science fiction, uplift is a developmental process to transform a certain species of animals into more intelligent beings by other, already-intelligent beings. This is usually accomplished by cultural, technological, or evolutional interventions like genetic engineering but any fictional or real process can be used. The earliest appearance of the concept is in H. G. Wells' 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau,[1] and more recently appears in David Brin's Uplift series and other science fiction works.
From https://www.oglaf.com
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My idea of child care!
I once told my own kids when they were young that Father Christmas wasn't coming this year because he had fallen off a roof and was in ICU on Life-support!
(And they believed me)
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I am a patron of them. I have a half dozen or so web cartoonists that I support through Patreon. And a handful of models that I support on Only Fans/Loyal Fans in addition to being subscribed to the VNA.
I don't remember how I got to Oglaf either, but the front page comic was funny so I went to the archive and started with the first story, Cumsprite, and I was hooked. I still think that was their best one.
"I need to update this forum software so we can have a "like" button! I would like Davest's post over and over!" -Vicky
Nice! I saw one episode about Adult Wednesday Addams at the supermarket. I didn't realize it was a series (unfortunately short-lived).PeterL22 wrote: ↑May 7th, 2021, 6:21 am [newmedia]https://youtu.be/VbpwdUW5DKw/newmedia]
My idea of child care!
I once told my own kids when they were young that Father Christmas wasn't coming this year because he had fallen off a roof and was in ICU on Life-support!
(And they believed me)
A friend stopped by Wednesday evening to return a DVD I had loaned her in November; it was the first time she had been back in the office since then, and the office is only a few minutes away. We texted once or twice because a few hours after she left there had been a small fire in the building next door to me. The following day she texted me a bunch of gobbledygook, so I asked if she had butt texted me. Her response was that she had been out walking and put her phone down her shirt, so she must have tit texted me. This was made even funnier because she left the 'R' out of shirt.
"I need to update this forum software so we can have a "like" button! I would like Davest's post over and over!" -Vicky
Did you see rokkerr's post over on page 501 of The Official Stupid Shit Pic of the Day Thread, second from the bottom of the page?Davest wrote: ↑May 14th, 2021, 8:45 pm A friend stopped by Wednesday evening to return a DVD I had loaned her in November; it was the first time she had been back in the office since then, and the office is only a few minutes away. We texted once or twice because a few hours after she left there had been a small fire in the building next door to me. The following day she texted me a bunch of gobbledygook, so I asked if she had butt texted me. Her response was that she had been out walking and put her phone down her shirt, so she must have tit texted me. This was made even funnier because she left the 'R' out of shirt.
And, as of the time of this posting, you only have 5 more posts to go, you little devil!
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