Hello! Hows it going? It would be crazy to hear a fish talk! haha
Hi. It's going well. How about you?
Its been pretty good! I nothing to complain about.
If pets could talk, it might treat the way they are treated and the role they play in society. They might be able to do things that were once just reserved for humans. Sorry I meant to say change the way they are treated.
Ya, thats true, its kind have been like animals belong to us for some reason. I think that animals are very great and we should interact, but I think that, that would change as well Animals are interesting because they each have a unique personality that would be awesome to hear what they would be saying.
Yeah. Another question though might be if they can talk, would they be smart or would humans still be superior in that way?
Oh, thats a great point, and what language would they be speaking? I think that humans would still have some kind of advantage, if nothing else we have thumbs Haha But I do think that animals would be treated more different. Have you ever seen Pets. The animated movie that Pixar made? It kind of reminds me of that.
No. I have wanted to see it, but I haven't gotten around to it.
You should. Its kind of got childish humor but its a good family movie, if you like that kind of thing. I love animated films though, I think they are generally very well done
I do. I have a lot of animated movies to see still. I haven't seen Inside Out or Finding Dory either.
The only animal that would be weird talking that I can see would be fish. I mean in all reality some birds talk. Oh, I just barely watched inside out the other day, and I think Finding Dory was the first animated new release that I watched when I came home from my mission
That's true. Certain animals would definitely be weirder than others.
Haha. Ya, I feel like dogs and cats should talk, and birds but reptiles should stay mute. Haha! I don't know why I feel that way, but I just feel like those animals just feel like they are more natural to talk
Yeah and how would fish talking work underwater?
Bunnies would be ok to talk! In fact I think that would be pretty funny. haha
It might make them cuter.
I have no idea how that would work unless the words came up in the bubble and we heard them when the bubbles ended up popping
Wow that sounds interesting.
Ya, maybe we would be able to sympathize more with animals if they could tell us what they are struggling with. Like being hungry and everything Thats a whole new world! Everything would change!
Yeah and maybe they could sympathize with us and be better friends.
Yup! Do you think marriage would change? I think that would be pretty weird, but it honestly could
I feel like people already get married to animals, but yeah it might be more common.
Oh, man thats kind of creepy thinking about. Animals should stay the way they are. Lets not mess with those kinds of things, because I can see the government doing something like that
Do you think someone is trying to figure out a way to make animals talk like the dog in Up?
you just never know what they are going to do and if they have feelings and can communicate with us, who is to say we can't be married! you know? That would be pretty cool! maybe instead of trying to help Alexa get a voice they are actually going to incorporate this data into a translator for dogs and cats haha We will be the voice for dogs! I hope I get to be a golden retriever or something. Haha What would be your spirit animal if you had one?
Pets would be much better service animals. They could tell blind people what to do and where to go. They could talk to people who are stressed. I would be a deer. That's probably my favorite animal. I just love the way they run. It's a fun bounce.
Thats true, they could be way better service animals, and would be great therapists, although, they might get really fed up with our drama too! haha
Yeah. Maybe they would decide to quit being service animals like someone quitting their job.
ya, they are a really pretty animal. I think I would be a dolphin, just because I want to swim fast and jump out of the water, and I want to be smart. I hear dolphins are pretty smart so that would be pretty cool. I would also have a cool way of communicating with other animals.
Dolphins are really cool. I remember watching them at Sea World. They were really cool
That would be pretty funny to hear a dog put in his two weeks or start yelling at its owner. haha Oh, man! I have always wanted to go to sea world! When did you go?
A whole new set of funny Twitter videos would emerge.
haha. I also think that all the cats in space would lead a rebellion! Especially the one featuring a slice of pizza!
I went over the summer with my family. It was my first time going. It was actually very fun. It has some pretty fun rollercoasters too so it's a lot more than just shows.
He would probably be the leader of the cat resistance! Oh, I didn't know that sea world had rollercoasters. I really want to go now. I just pictured a big aquarium. Just really fun! Ive always wanted to see real dolphins but never been able to Ive seen penguins at the aquarium in salt lake though! They are pretty cute. They each have a unique personality too I remember some of them even pushing each other into the water, they are pretty fun to watch!
Yeah. I was also very surprised to find out that they had rollercoasters. They even just opened a new one called the Electric Eel that is insanely fun and scary.
Really? Thats pretty sweet! My sister has been but I was really little when she went and when she came back she brought back a stuffed shamoo! Is shamoo still alive? I want to go and see some of the tricks that he does, Ive heard he does quite a few really cool ones
No. She died a long time ago but it stuck around as a name for a lot of different Orcas.
Oh really? I didn't know that either. Thats really weird. Do they still have an orca there that is named Shamoo now? or do they all have different names. I got to get with the times, im missing out on the deaths of orcas. haha
I didn't get a chance to see the Orca show which was a bummer because they aren't breeding any more Orcas at Sea World so this will be their last generation of Orcas.
Have you been to the living planet aquarium?
I think I might have gone once when I was younger, but I'm not totally sure.
Oh, man, thats crazy, theres probably some kind of law or movement to get the orcas out of captivitiy Its pretty cool, just probably smaller.
Yeah. Sea World isn't as popular these days because of all these environmentally friendly political movements.
They have shows, but they aren't like the outdoor dolphin ones or with anything like what I imagine the ones at sea world Ya, thats just crazy. I hate people and their environmental thoughts, I don't think they understand how well those animals really have it. They don't have to worry about being
Yeah, the Sea World ones are crazy cool and fun. They even have one with house pets like dogs, birds, cats, and even a pig. It is super cool.
eaten and they get fed probably better than the ones in the wild do. Its almost like humans being brought out off harsh conditions then being told that its not environmentally friendly to relocate them.
Yeah. Well we kind of do that too when we don't let people immigrate to America for a better life and then deport them.
I should go before they get forced out of business. Thats probably the direction that all the crazy people are pushing them. Ya, its true. But there are other reasons for deportation than just saying its environmentally unfriendly or unsafe for the person People can come into America, if they come legally pretty well, but its generally when they come when they aren't supposed to that things get a little hairy
Yeah that's true. I think the rollercoasters are an attempt to build a solid theme park that will be able to stay alive even if they lose the privilege to have animal shows.
Oh, that makes sense. Rollercoasters are probably a safe way to go. They don't have to worry about any of those political battles if they do it that way
Yeah. I hope it doesn't end up like that, but it sadly might.
Politics nowadays are just getting worse and worse I hope that they will keep as many animals available to the public there that they can. Sometimes its the only opportunity for some people to see those wonderful animals Especially when they are trained to the magnitude that they are it can be really magnificent
Yeah. I would never have seen some of those sea animals I did when I went.
I guess I don't have a lot of room to talk, I have never been but I really do want to go, especially before they are ripped down by all of us.
And also I feel like a lot of today's politics are influenced by our more connected world and social media. Politics is becoming Twitter.
Anyway... What are you studying here at BYU? Ya, thats true. Twitter is practically politics. Thats really scary
Computer Scienc
Hey, me too! Im studying it with an emphasis in animation Do you have classes that are pretty hard? Im doing cs224 and I want to cry. Haha
No not crazy hard. I'm pretty early on though. Just taking CS 235 and CS 260. CS 235 is quite a jump up from CS 142 but manageable. Oh what do you hope to do with animation?
When you take cs224 you will understand. I have heard its the hardest CS class you have to take. Its just such a big jump. Im kind of new too though, all I've taken is cs 142 and 235 I hope to one day work at Lucas films doing some kind of VFX or do something at Disney and Pixar or something.
Yeah. Doesn't 224 deal more with hardware than software?
Im not exactly sure what I want to do but I think that general direction just sounds like so much fun Ya, its a programmers perspective though. So, its like were talking about hardware and making it more relative to programming It teaches a lot of ways of optimizing programs because certain things just work better than others for a computer to process
Yeah. I've heard a lot about the difficulty of that class. I think I'm going to hold off on it until next Fall and just do 236 next semester.
That works. Hopefully you will do better with it than I am. Granted. I'm not doing horrible. Just struggling to wrap my head around some of the things
Yeah, I understand that. There's some concepts in CS 235 that I struggle to wrap my head around. I can only imagine what that means CS 224 is going to feel like.
I am doing cs 235 right now too. Who's your teacher?
Crandall
Me too! Are you in the first hour or second?
Second
I love Crandall he's the best. Oh I'm in the first one He's so funny and super smart!
I was going to say the same thing. He is so funny. I love being in his class.
Ya. I've heard some things of the other professor and realized we are blessed to have who we have. Did he share his mission story with you last week? For some reason I remember that pretty well And I remember his lectures really well too
Yes! I loved hearing his mission story. I related very well to it.
Ya. Me too that's why I think I remember it so well. Where did you serve?
Finland
Cool! I served in LA
How did you like it?
Ya I liked the experience but it wasn't anything like I had expected. I don't know that I would go again, but I wouldn't change anything
Yeah same. My mission was a great experience and I learned a lot, but it sure sucked sometimes.
Ya. How do you like college so far?
It sucks sometimes too, but I love it. It's been a good experience.
Haha. Ya. I agree. Midterms was crazy this semester and finals are always nuts. I'm not looking forward to them.
Yeah me neither. I love learning new things, but the workload and the tests can be too much sometimes.
Ya. I feel ya. I'm taking these two CS classes plus I'm taking calc and that's just been really rough
Yeah. I feel like I don't do anything but school and have no hobbies anymore.
Yup. No time for hobbies. Soccer is now dead while going to school. Haha
I know. It's rough.
What's your hardest class right now?
Calc 2
Oh shoot! That is a hard class
Yeah. I'm taking a midterm for it tomorrow.
Good luck! I'm taking a cs224 midterm this week too
Thank you. Good luck to you as well
We will struggle together. Haha
Yes the struggle is real
I'd say! Next week I've got a calc midterm
What calculus?
Just calc 1
Okay. Well that's still hard too.
Ya. Not as hard as calc 2 though. What should I fix for dinner. I just got home and trying to figure that out
Well not much is as hard as calc 2
Calc 3? Haha
Haha. I'm not sure, but a lot of people say that calc 2 is one of the hardest math classes.
Oh, I didnt know that, I just figured that the higher up in Calculus that you went the harder that it gets. I guess the material is more advanced but because of you learning things previously it makes it a little bit easier
It does, but they say the class calc 2 is one of the hardest.
OK, that makes sense. How are you doing in the class?
Not so well right now, but I have a chance to redeem myself tomorrow.
Good luck then, sounds like your going to need it. Im sure you will do great though! Study hard tonight and tomorrow morning as much as you can and when you go in you'll remember the things that you need too
Yeah speaking of that. I need to get some studying in now. So this will be the end of our conversation. Thanks so much.