“Ah cats. Darlings of the internet. Dogs may be man’s best friend, but cats are the small, furry mirrors into everything that makes us total jerks.
We can relate to their aloofness and utter disregard for that which annoys them, and like many of us they crave attention so long as it is on their own terms…”
“The research, published in PLOS ONE last week, had 21 subjects put on a regimen on Nintendo Wii games, and then tested on their surgical skills (speed, accuracy, etc).
The study found that because of the similarities between laparoscopic surgery and video games where you navigate a 3d environment, the participants saw an improvement in their surgical skills.
Video games also train players to operate a controller while watching a screen, a disconnect I remember quite well when I first bought my Wacom tablet.”