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G M:
I did too. It reminded me of backpacking in an isolated part of the southwest and having curious ravens surveilling me. They'd circle and study. They'd land behind trees and then stealthily hop on the ground to get a closer look. There was a definite sense of some sentient thought from them, and I'm not one for sentimental anthropomorphism.
Crafty_Dog:
Konrad Lorenz wrote quite often of "jackdaws". This was translated from German. Does anyone know if this is another word for crows? or?
G M:
Definition of JACKDAW
1
: a common black and gray bird (Corvus monedula) of Eurasia and northern Africa that is related to but smaller than the carrion crow
2
: grackle 1
Crafty_Dog:
http://www.oldjoeblack.0nyx.com/thinktst.htm
Vicbowling:
Very interesting article but I found myself less disturbed by the Terminator-esque prediction of the future, and a little concerned with the fact that the doctor was completely fine with the A.I projecting "human" emotion so he WOULDN'T have to... anyone else find flaw in that?!
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