i wonder if i can teach our cat to open cans or at least packets of cat food
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i've pretty much exhausted the set of places in this apt where i can hide a mouse. she sees the general direction where it went, plans how to get there, follows the plan, plans again if it didn't work, and uses her sight (i've verified that it's not smell) to locate the mouse
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roommate says that i'm playing portal with her, and (a) basically yes (b) i should definitely teach her more abstract concepts like "button" (c) please for the love of god can some VC fund Aperture Science so I don't have to make everything myself
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my working theory is that intelligence is way more common in animals than what common knowledge says but only the species that have language can keep it in active use for a lifetime. the rest just kind of figure out how to survive and then get stuck in a rut
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careful or you’ll end up building ever more elaborate rube goldberg machines for your cat
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i already concede that i'd have to do that!
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...actually there’s no downside to this. don’t forget to post video so we can all enjoy the cat content!
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Cool! Can you make the problem more difficult by requiring tools to solve? (Without showing her the solution first.) Add steps. (Like the crows!)
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