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That's the one I almost ended up taking in a few months ago...
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Looks good to me but I think they chose wrong music for the trailer... Other than that, I'm definitely looking forward to it!
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NASA is testing a new submarine that will hunt for undiscovered sea life — and scientists eventually want it to look for aliens on Europa NASA and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are developing a deep-diving drone called Orpheus. It recently completed its first ocean test. The drone, which is about the size of a large backyard barbecue grill, will be used to explore the depths of the oceans like never before by snapping color photos, mapping the sea floor, and discovering new creatures. One day, NASA hopes to use similar technology to investigate the oceans of Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, and search for alien life there. Full article here: https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-drone-submarine-could-hunt-for-sea-life-aliens-2019-2?r=US&IR=T
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But that's my point exactly - a dog (doesn't matter if pitbull or any other breed) won't snap or lash out without reason out of the blue IF it's properly bred, socialized and trained. When that happens, the consequences are of course severe when it comes to pitbulls given their sheer power and bite force. But as for "basic" aggressiveness deep down, that's just not true. Pitbulls as a breed have a natural tendency of aggressiveness towards other dogs as they were bred for that purpose for hundreds of years. They were never bred to be aggressive towards humans though as that was always seen as an undesirable trait (unsurprisingly so given their strength) and that's definitely not in their nature; they actually prefer human company to that of other dogs. Temperament-wise they are nowhere near to the top "meanest" dog breeds either. There are of course individual differences and if the breeding is predominantly focused on traits such as aggressiveness and ferocity, you're going to have puppies that are more aggressive on average coming from that bloodline. Add poor training to that and you'll probably get a poorly-behaved, aggressive, "unpredictable" dog that surely can be dangerous. But the same applies to most breeds really. I'd just say that most people in general don't know how to properly raise a dog especially such a high-energy one as a pit and don't realise that it takes a lot of work and effort from the early age. A German family I know here has been breeding pits for about 20 years and all of their dogs I've met really are a joy. A lot of it starts right there with the selection of desirable traits and avoidance of temperamental issues and aggressiveness in the would-be parents. Then it's also up to the breeder to start socialising the puppies in the first few weeks and months as that's the critical time where the puppy learns to interact with the world around him and learns what is proper behaviour and what's not. Then after that it's up to the new owner to form a bond with the dog and earn its trust and respect and continue its training. Given that a big part of dog breeders are irresponsible and are in the business just for the money, they don't bother with most of it thus the puppy misses out on the critical stage of learning. If it ends up with a clueless owner that for some reason can't or won't provide it with an adequate training, it is likely to have behavioural issues in the future. I don't see how it's the fault of the dog though... And don't even get me started with those idiots who leave their small kids alone with the dogs; regardless of the breed it's just asking for trouble.
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Nonsense. Pitbulls (and that's an umbrella term that contains numerous breeds) that have been bred, socialized, and trained properly are one of the most affectionate, sweet, loyal and goofy dogs ever. The only innate aggressiveness that they have in them is aggression towards other dogs and animals (especially terrier breeds) but they are not inherently more violent toward humans than other breeds. The problem is unscrupulous breeders and shit owners that don't raise their dog properly, not the pitbulls themselves. Any poorly raised dog can be dangerous and the big ones especially can cause a lot of damage and even be lethal. But in the end it comes down to people who either don't know what they are doing or actually mistreat and train their dogs to be aggressive on purpose (the gangsta wannabe with a pitbull image comes to mind here). No appropriately raised dog will just snap and become a killing machine out of nowhere.
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Same here and I'll make sure it's Johnnie Walker too
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Two students made an ad for Johnnie Walker and it's beautiful...
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Haha yeah... I saw him in Condor (which is also a decent action series to be fair) and it took me a while to realise that's actually him haha!
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German Shepherds and Pitbulls for me. Although I love all dogs really.
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Just one more reason to go to Moon. Hope they succeed; both because space advancement is awesome and because of the uproar anything related to China causes in the West
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Listened to a few songs and subscribed Will check it out properly tomorrow. Thanks!
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Yeah it's a 10-part (each 1 hour) series as well, so it's probably worth it.
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Coming to Netflix next month. Looks good!
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F1 Official Fantasy Game is now on... https://fantasy.formula1.com I created a TF365 league for us for just a bit of additional fun - if anyone else is willing to join here's the invite code: 7edfe31877
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Watched the premiere of Doom Patrol today. Normally I don't like superhero stuff at all but the premise of this one caught my attention because it's about a band of misfits each of whom suffered a horrible accident at some point that gave them superhuman abilities, but also left them scarred and disfigured. Anyone else watched it yet? Interesting backstories and plenty of dry humour; I really enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would.
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Thank you! Also I will hit you up for recommendations for similar/other games I might like later once I'm done with it, if you don't mind
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Cheers! Will do it then. Is the battle system and overall gameplay the same as the original?
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I thought it's a bit silly if it doesn't have an effect on performance but then I read that apparently it's not only that as chrome moulds deal better with the stickiness of the compounds so the tires end up with less small imperfections...
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Just finished KOTOR. Overall, it's a great game and I loved it except for the Manaan (especially the underwater part which really put me off) which I found tedious. Went for the light side in the end. Was wondering if I should replay it to see how it plays out if the dark side is chosen but I think it would be too repetitive. Also wondering if KOTOR 2 is worth playing? @Mel81x
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21 cars involved, luckily no one seriously injured. Looks mad with all those sparks
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Sauber's front wing doesn't look that eccentric after all
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What an absolute beauty that Alfa is
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This is really impressive. I was mostly surprised by the fact that it is able to actually pull off the specific tone that is required based on the prompt it's provided with. That nuclear material theft report was the most believable one both in its style and contents; certainly wouldn't be able to recognise it as a fake. The unicorn one contained factual and logical errors that were easy to spot but that's probably what the article meant when it said that the AI does well with well-known popular topics while it struggles with more exotic unusual material. The JFK one was hilarious (even with footnotes and what not!!!) and made me think that at some point we might actually have algorithms like this to create decent fictional literature works.
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Winter testing starts tomorrow guys! TOMORROW!