Adventures of Tooth

My Theory on Cats on Laptops

The Theory of Why Domestic Cats (felis Catus) Enjoy Napping/Relaxing/Bedding on Laptops and Human Workspaces

1. We have enjoyed the past with cats. Whether we enjoy them for comfort or enjoy them for hunting and capturing small vermin so as they do not contaminate our living quarters, we have learned to live with, feed, and enjoy small (and domesticated felines).

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2. Cats are predators. While they may not be the ultimate predator in the food chain nor are they a penultimate-predator in the food chain, they are still predators. Cats have and will still enjoy a predatory lifestyle. This means that cats will find opportunistic locations to sleep and spend time to observe areas so that can prey on unsuspecting prey.

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3. Cats are mammals and as being a mammal, they are warm-blooded. However, cats prefer to rest/nap/sleep in a warm area. This warm area may not have to be hot, but this warm area is usually warmer than the average surrounding areas.

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4. Cat's feet are soft and quiet. As such, cats prefer a soft and quiet 'floor-base' in order to be comfortable.

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5. Cats, as we know them (felis Catus), have been accustomed to humans feeding them, scratching them, and providing attention. Thus, in theory, our domesticated cats have learned from us humans by the way we act. In a cat's perspective, us humans pay much attention to a certain area or object for multiple hours in a day. The cat can only surmise that this 'object' or 'area' is important to us. They then learn that this 'object' or 'area' must be an important territory. Hence, they learn to respect this 'object' or 'area' as an important place or thing.

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If you don't already know, Troy, NY is being considered by Google to offer it's high-speed internet service that will hopefully help Troy become one of the first 'internet cities' thanks to Google. With all the internet companies and RPI, Troy is a prime candidate for receiving the beta version of Google's internet. If you're interested, you can visit Troygle.org for more information to find out why Troy hopes to be one of the first cities to be supplied with Google's pipe into the internet.

I've been using my new GPS unit for a few weeks now and I can finally say something about it. It may not be the best one money can buy (I bought it for $130 on Newegg) but it's definitely something I recommend to anyone looking for a cheap but reliable option. Yes, it has pissed me off in the way that it's set by default to take the shortest distance and only searches for cities in the state that you're currently in, but changing these settings can make it into a solid unit that will direct you where you need to go.

I did learn that taking route 1 in Jersey is not the best option to get to Philly. Use 95 instead no matter how many miles you might save. I spent a good 25 minutes on route 1 figuring out how much of a horrible way it was to go and getting back to 95. I should have set the the Garmin to use the quickest time option. If you're still interested, here's a full review of the 205W.

A Arithmetic	N Nguyen
B Bollywood	O Oaxaca
C Czar	P Pterodactyl
D Djibouti	Q Qatar
E Eye	R Rzeszow
F Fesuvius	S Szechuan
G Gnat	T Tsunami
H Hmong	U Ust-Njukzha
I I (me)	V Vesuvius
J Juchem	W Wreath
K Knoxville	X Xerxes
L Lhasa	Y Ytterbium
M Mbasa	Z Zsa Zsa

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I find it a bit strange how there aren't too many free and open-source solutions for editing video yet. I found a few like Jahshaka and Virtual Dub, but they don't offer too many features like the paid programs do. By using a couple different ones you could probably edit a video into something you like but it would take so much time that you would be better off using a trial version or paying the $50-100 for a reliable editor. I guess we'll have to wait and see if there's interest in the subject for all those open-source developers out there.

In another note, there seems to be a plethora of free open-source solutions when it comes to editing photos. I suppose it's just so popular and easy that any developer or company can produce advanced software to make professional tools available for anyone to use for free (GIMP is a good example). From what I've seen, anywhere you look there's another website or freely downloadable program to edit your photos anyway you want. For an example, this article covers (and reviews) the best free photo editing software tools that are available today - apparently there are enough to pick out the best 10 programs from who knows how many there really are.

Labels: free open source video photo editing software

Hot Boxing a Car

My friend gets a lot of flak for his 94 Plymouth Acclaim (or as he calls it, his Acc). Somebody even scratched 'Diby's HotBox' on it. Well, my friends decided it should be made into a real Hot Box, and no, not the normal kind of hot box you maybe thinking of. This hot box was to be 100% pure cardboard to improve upon the Acclaim's aerodynamics, heat resistance, and structural integrity. It took about 4 hours to complete the project on an afternoon our friend, Deibert (aka Diby) had been out of town for a baseball game. What could be better than coming back to discover your friends have Rick Rolled your car? We think he'll love it once he sees our improvments.

And we put some nice drawings of some of his favorite stuff (Pabst, NASCAR), and some stuff he hates (namely the Yankees and Jeter).

The 'envy green' monster and all it's glory