Filed under: Japan — Malcolm Owen @ 7:19 pm
Japan is full of cool people. Some because of their designs. Some from sheer weirdness. In this case, it’s the scientists, as those boffins from Tokyo University have managed to make a cat and mouse be in the same location without the mouse running away in fear.
Really.
They managed this strange feat by genetically mutating a mouse’s sense of smell so it couldn’t smell the cat. Cue the mouse moving up to and playing with the cats, despite the possibility of being eaten. The cats, I’m sure, were trying to work out what the catch was from this “Free Meal”, instead of chowing down.
Apparently this “Proves” that fear is genetically created rather than learned behaviour. I think this proves that the cats they chose to sit with the mice were not hungry.
Experiment Cats - FAIL!
[Via Discovery News]
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Filed under: Gaming, PC, Tech — Malcolm Owen @ 1:58 am
Yes, I admit it. I’m a World of Warcraft addict. I have a few characters on a few servers. I do not, however, have a character maxed out as of yet. That’s because I play it slowly. A pace some would consider glacial. I do try, but I get distracted easily. Super Mario Galaxy as an example. Anyway…
Dell has made in their wisdom, or more likely in their knowledge of the uberfanboy’s deepest thoughts, the World of Warcraft Dell XPS laptop. Really. You can get a beefy laptop that plays World of Warcraft well, emblazoned with Horde or Alliance logos, along with a backpack full of WoW stuff, including copies of the game (…a bit pointless, given the type of person who’s actually going to buy it), strategy guides (…), fantasy novels (…right…), beta keys (useful), and even a figurine of your character… That last one even makes me think about getting it… except that I really think I should reach 60 or 70 first…
[Via ExtremeTech]
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