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I always were wondering: If none can hear the scream from the cat, is it then a scream?
And if you have no way to know whether the cat is alive, capable of screaming, or not, is then the uncertaintly about the existence of the the scream at a higher level than if the (possibly) screaming cat is just out of hearing distance of any other animal?
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I have three.
Bacchus is a male greyhound, named for the Greek and Roman god of whine (he doesn't bark). Hera is a female greyhound, named for Zeus' wife (she's the alpha of the pair). Both dogs are rescues from the dog racing community.
The third is Canada, a long-haired white female cat of advanced years and somewhat surly demeanor.
I'm a pet person, and I love all three. I'll always have a pet of some kind.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I miss having a pet, we always had dogs,cats and anything else the kids could sneak into the house. All that changed when the kids left home and I started working out of Oz.It is not fair to keep moving pets (or kids) around the world.
Singapore is not a pet friendly place, small dog or cat may be reasonable in a condo but I like big dogs. looking forward to getting a black lab when I retire, present to the wife, hopefully I won't get landed with all the maintenance.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: I like big dogs
Mrs. Wife and I have always had cats, but had only one dog before now. Acquiring two large dogs in a two month period (long story REDACTED) required a bit of an adjustment  . Our biggest problem now is that if we need to take both dogs somewhere, we have to take two cars.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I have 3 fishes. Wife wanted an aquarium so I set up one ( Costed $600 to setup everything !).
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf *
Maths is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
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From my point of view manual transmission is more like an android phone. What do you think?
I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.
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Mohibur Rashid wrote: manual transmission is more like an android phone.
Why?
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He probably means manual is like an Android (closer to the metal) while the automatic is like an iOS phone (easier to use, hides underlying design from the end user).
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Exactly!
I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.
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Nish, you're so smart. 
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That sounds suspiciously like an underhanded compliment. 
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If you are not going to decide when to change gears you might as well take the train.
(Actually - on a semi serious note - having to change gears does help keep the brain engaged which is a helpful thing for a driver)
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That made me smile, thanks! 
I drive a manual too, but the wife is, let's say... still learning. Sometimes I wonder if she'd have picked up driving an automatic quicker 
Cheers,
विक्रम
"We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread 
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Are you in India? If so, automatics would certainly be more convenient, especially in metro areas with bad Indian traffic.
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Duncan Edwards Jones wrote: (Actually - on a semi serious note - having to change gears does help keep the brain engaged which is a helpful thing for a driver)
I've been driving a manual long enough that, at any time, if you ask me what gear I'm in I may not consciously know -- I'm in whatever gear is required for the situation. I have to put my hand on the shifter to figure it out.
With enough practice, manuals things become automatic. 
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I used to drive a Series IIA Land Rover - if you had that in the wrong gear your ears would bleed
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I still drive a (slightly more modern) landy. Things haven't improved hugely... 
Days spent at sea are not deducted from one's alloted span - Phoenician proverb
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My understanding is, people who deal with both automatic and manual have to not to forget changing gear. Since my only concern is manual, changing gear is not annoying option, so far.
Also I should mention, I just have started learning, at the age of XX(over 30).
I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.
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Auto. Nowadays manual are basically like fax machines, getting redundant.
However I'm not a fan of some of these new breed my autos, dual clutch, cvt etc, The car we got for the missus has a dual clutch gearbox and it's a horrible piece of satan blessed sh*t. It's had to be rebuilt by the dealer under warranty. Never touch one of them again.
I like the plain old tranditional autos.
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In the US, very few (I'd guess less than 5%) drivers can drive a stick-shift (manual) car.
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@John-Simmons-outlaw-programmer : I know you are a big Mustang guy, do you drive a stick-shift or an automatic? If the latter does it have those optional paddle shifters?
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Manual. However, the new 10-speed automatics coming out have proven to be as good, if not better, than a manual on road courses. The down side is that automatic transmission raises the cost of the car by at least a few thousand dollars, so they're more expensive than their manual trans counterparts.
Paddle shifters are gay.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
modified 17-Aug-17 9:52am.
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Conversely, finding a used car with a manual will most likely drop the cost considerably. My sister purchased a 1 yr old S10 Blazer for 11K USD while the automatics were costing 20+.
Similar ability to driving with a carburetor on a well used car, you know the kind where you don't need an alarm because it takes a special combination of actions to start it and warm it up.
Bonus if you can get both a carb & a stick.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Paddle shifters are gay.
Heh  I guess it gives automatic transmission owners the feeling that they are driving a semi-manual.
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