On 13-7-2014 11:33, Stephen wrote:
> To me the interesting thing is that it did not go into the room
> immediately.
>

Yes, and also the obvious fact that the cat did all the work, including 
the mental part about how to tackle the closed door problem. The dog was 
just passive. Tells us something about cats and dogs...

Obviously, this was not the first time that the cat did the trick, hence 
the footage :-)

Thomas

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On 13/07/2014 11:21 AM, clipka wrote:
> In opening th door it was just doing the dog a favor ;-)

Beware of Cats bearing favours. ;-)

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     Stephen

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On Sun, 13 Jul 2014 09:38:24 +0200, Thomas de Groot wrote:

> On 12-7-2014 19:46, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> The doors in our apartment are "handle" doors, so I suppose they could,
>> but two of them are > 18 years old, and the youngest is 11 (and
>> overweight - he's never been able to jump properly, though - but he
>> does give me "high fives" on occasion, which is pretty cute).
> 
> Little chance then that they will take the trouble to learn a new (and
> tiresome) trick ;-)

Yep.  The two older ones aren't that bright, and the younger one, while 
he could probably manage it, would probably not be able to reach it. :)

> Good old age too. Ours did not live beyond 18. A few weeks ago, there
> was mention at the BBC of the /oldest/ cat which died at 24
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/27794411 but there are records of older
> ones still. Oldest seems to be 38, as told in the BBC news.

Yeah, one of the two older ones has a mild form of dementia, it seems, as 
well as a bit of arthritis.  He gets around OK, but he tends to shout a 
lot.  His brother has a thyroid issue that causes his hair to mat very 
easily.

>> If they did, we'd have to lock the bedroom door. :)
> 
> Alternatively (for a time) mounting the door handle vertically helps
> too.

That could also work, yeah.

Jim
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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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Doctor John <j.g### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> What's on your desktop?

Is it the geekiness or the European-ness that leads to such full desks? I've
seen a lot of support for both.

My non-European, non-geeky (though there are a few items which belie this
claim)desk is Spartan by comparison. The links contain the full tour.

A few comments:
* Watercolor by my mother.
* Each black square is 100 burpees.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/shay_temp/work+desktop/photo+0.JPG
https://s3.amazonaws.com/shay_temp/work+desktop/photo+1.JPG
https://s3.amazonaws.com/shay_temp/work+desktop/photo+2.JPG
https://s3.amazonaws.com/shay_temp/work+desktop/photo+3.JPG
https://s3.amazonaws.com/shay_temp/work+desktop/photo+4.JPG
https://s3.amazonaws.com/shay_temp/work+desktop/photo+5.JPG

 -Shay

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On 11/08/2014 19:55, Shay wrote:
> Doctor John <j.g### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> What's on your desktop?
> 
> Is it the geekiness or the European-ness that leads to such full desks? I've
> seen a lot of support for both.
> 
> My non-European, non-geeky (though there are a few items which belie this
> claim)desk is Spartan by comparison. The links contain the full tour.
> 
> A few comments:
> * Watercolor by my mother.
> * Each black square is 100 burpees.
> 
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/shay_temp/work+desktop/photo+0.JPG
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/shay_temp/work+desktop/photo+1.JPG
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/shay_temp/work+desktop/photo+2.JPG
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/shay_temp/work+desktop/photo+3.JPG
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/shay_temp/work+desktop/photo+4.JPG
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/shay_temp/work+desktop/photo+5.JPG
> 
>  -Shay
> 
> 
> 
It might be tied to the capability of employer to dismiss you at lunch
time or not.

US-like-employee's rights are so low that desk should be ready to be
packed within 5 minutes notice.

European-side is usually more slow, due to past battle with unions.

There is also the paternalistic approach of most non-US like companies
(delusion of family). It make your job a second home, so you bring your
stuff over the time.

It's not an atlantic thing: the same difference occurs between
traditional Japan and post-revolution China.

Guess where England stands ?
(or is it UK ? or Great Britain ?)

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IQ of crossposters without FU: 100 / (1 + number of groups)
IQ of multiposters: 100 / ( (number of groups) * (number of groups))

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On 11/08/2014 19:59, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> Guess where England stands ?
> (or is it UK ? or Great Britain ?)

It depends whether you mean Scotland, Wales, England and Northern 
Ireland or Scotland, Wales and England. Or you could mean the British 
Isles which includes Southern Ireland. Most places in the UK, people 
bring so many photos of their kids or drawings by them that it takes a 
large box to remove your personal effects, when leaving.
I almost forgot the spoons. The last place I worked, every third person 
had their own metal spoon. It reminded me of "One Day in the Life of 
Ivan Denisovich".


Regards
     Stephen

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On 11/08/2014 10:15 PM, Stephen wrote:
> I almost forgot the spoons. The last place I worked, every third person
> had their own metal spoon. It reminded me of "One Day in the Life of
> Ivan Denisovich".

Interesting...

Where I work, I have my own mug. Mainly because the company mugs are all 
chipped to hell - but also because my mug matches my T-shirt and my 
posters...

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On 11/08/2014 18:55, Shay wrote:

> https://s3.amazonaws.com/shay_temp/work+desktop/photo+5.JPG
>

Has anyone ever told you that you look like "Black Bob (David Troughton) 
from "A very peculiar practice".


-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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On 11/08/14 22:18, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> <snip> - but also because my mug matches my T-shirt and my
> posters...

I was going to be sardonic ... but ...

;-)

John
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It was not given to you by your parents
You hold it in trust for your children

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On 7/6/2014 3:05 PM, Doctor John wrote:
> What's on your desktop? Not the virtual one but the real one.
> Right now I have two monitors, a keyboard, a mouse and a KVM switch.
> There are also an empty coffee cup (with the word TEA written on it),
> two landline telephones and a mobile, a pile of unanswered mail, a toy
> penguin called Tux, a half-empty bottle of Lucozade Sport and, for no
> apparent reason, a 2 metre length of Cat5 cable.
>
> John

A whole bunch of crap. :)

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