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Is there any evidence the Dog is actually aware that he's "texting (or otherwise sending) a selfie" -- or even knows what a selfie is -- in any meaningful sense
by dreamweapon 12y ago
Is there any evidence the Dog is actually aware that he's "texting (or otherwise sending) a selfie" -- or even knows what a selfie is -- in any meaningful sense?
"How I taught my dog to thwack his paw on a big red button in response to a keyword signal" might be a better title.
- smt88 12y agoDoes it matter? It's funny/cool whether or not the dog understands what a selfie is.
- anon4 12y agoParent has a point. If you can teach your dog that the button is a way to communicate with you when you're out of the house, that would be awesome. I suppose something like having a few signs it can hold when pressing the button, maybe? Training that would be incredibly hard, I'm guessing, but if possible, it would be amazing.
- gregorymichael 12y agoGreat idea. My original plan envisioned something like: - I text into her number while out of the house - Twilio sends HTTP request to Arduino - Piezo buzzer sounds - Kaira has to hold the button for X seconds - Servo rotates auto treat dispenser In the end, simplicity won out. That said, those are far from insurmountable challenges.
- dreamweapon 12y agoIt's funny/cool Or mental masturbation (not to mention an abuse of the dog's natural instincts), from another point of view.
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- geofft 12y ago"How I taught my p-zombie to look things up in a giant room filled with books in Chinese, using the Twilio API"
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- sergiotapia 12y agoGROAAAAAAN, don't be a sourpuss!
- prawn 12y agoThe title doesn't say "How I taught my dog to understand that it is recording and sending a self-portrait."
- whyaduck 12y agoIs that your response when someone has their dog "play dead"? "Does the dog understand what death is? Is the dog aware of it's own mortality?"