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18,000-Year-Old Pupppy

ReWeR — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:02:02 +0800

They name it "Dogor" .... which translated from Yakut means 'friend'. Also it's a pun - 'dog or wolf?'"

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18,000-Year-Old Pup Could Be 'Oldest Confirmed Dog' In The World

Claire Reid in News

Published 7:12 PM, Tuesday November 26 2019 GMT

A 18,000-year-old puppy found frozen in ice might be the 'oldest confirmed dog' in history. Still a very good boy, I'm sure.

Scientists Love Dalén, 44, and Dave Stanton, 34, have shared incredible photos of the pup, who was found in ice in Siberia in summer 2018.

The pair, from Stockholm in Sweden, have spent more than a year analysing the animal but are still not 100 percent sure if it's a young dog or young wolf, possibly because he is from before the point where dogs became domesticated.

If they are able to determine that he's a dog, the pair say it could be the earliest confirmed dog and that the discovery could be used to teach us more about when wolves were domesticated.

The pup is 'amazingly well preserved' and sports a full set of teeth and a fur coat - apart from a bald patch on his rib-cage.

He's been given the nick name Dogor - as he could be a Dog Or wolf. Clever.

He was found in a remote part of north-east Siberia a couple of hours from the nearest town Belaya Gora and is currently in Russia, while Love and Dave study one of its ribs in Sweden.

Love, a professor of evolutionary genetics, said: "It's pretty special because you're holding it and it really feels like a very recently dead animal.

"But you think about it and this was an animal that lived with cave lions and mammoths and woolly rhinos. So it's pretty awesome.

"It was amazingly well-preserved even before they cleaned it up.

"[When we found it] we didn't know how old it was. They said they found it in the permafrost but it happens that things get frozen in there that are only a few hundred years old or even a few decades.

"We were excited about it but we had a healthy dose of scepticism until we radiocarbon dated it. Obviously when we got the results that it was 18,000 years old, that changes everything.

"When we got that result it was amazing. Eighteen thousand years ago is an interesting time period where we think a lot of stuff is happening with both wolves and dogs genetically.

"I had assumed that what we'd find was that this was a wolf. But we recently got our first round of results on the genome and we can't say if it's a dog or a wolf. We should be able to - it should be easy.

"We cannot separate it from a modern wolf, Pleistocene [Ice Age] wolf or dog. One reason why it might be difficult to say is because this one is right there at the divergence time.

"So, it could be a very early modern wolf or very early dog or a late Pleistocene wolf.

"If it turns out to be a dog, I would say it is the earliest confirmed dog."

Fellow researcher Dave reckons the pup is in such good nick because it was found inside a tunnel that was dug into the permafrost.

Dave said: "It's very rare to get specimens that well-preserved. It's basically been frozen for the last 18,000 years.

"You can't find that kind of stuff unless you're looking in that kind of place and there are obviously not many people doing that.

"It's exciting when you get to look at the results and there's a chance you'll discover something new.

"It's nice to know you might be able to contribute to something that's been quite a big debate in the field for a long time.

"[Working on something so ancient and well-preserved] I feel fairly nervous about messing something up in the lab. You don't want to screw it up.

"It seems that dogs were domesticated from a lineage of wolves that went extinct. So that's why it's such a difficult problem to work on to understand where and when dogs were domesticated.

"If you want to find the answer to that you need to look at ancient samples because the population they were domesticated from doesn't appear to be around anymore.

"It's specimens like this that could help clear that up but we don't have the results yet to speculate on that."

Sergey Fedorov, 58, who is working on the pup in Russia, added: "It's an amazing feeling, to see, touch and feel the history of earth.

"Just imagine, this puppy has been lying underground in the same pose and condition for 18,000 years without being disturbed at all.

"I really carefully removed the dirt and other debris stuck to its body step by step, revealing a wonderful condition fur which is extremely rare for animals of that time period.

"The only negative was that the part of the spine was exposed, baring its ribs.

"We named the find 'Dogor' which translated from Yakut means 'friend'. Also it's a pun - 'dog or wolf?'"

sos & photos: https://www.ladbible.com/news/animals-18000...-world-20191126

Do you ... brush your teeth in office after lunch?

ReWeR — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:23:12 +0800

All these while I wondering this ... if you ask me the most suitable time to brush teeth, I would say it is after lunch and before sleep.

But all these years working, I rarely see anyone brush their teeth after lunch in office.

I used to brush my teeth after lunch in office, but I find it troublesome and people see me as freak

Now I just chew on gum in order to maintain mouth hygiene, but I know can never compare to brush teeth lar.

And the teeth brushing has nothing to do with bad breath since from young I don't have bad breath, I mean I do sometimes have a bit after heavy meals, but generally I don't have bad breath even after wake up in morning. So the teeth brushing after lunch is purely for my own hygiene concern.

So how you normally maintain your mouth hygiene in office? kasi kuceng tau.

Remember the koala that burnt in australia?

ReWeR — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 20:07:31 +0800

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It is in speedy recovery now, thanks to its savior toni diherty.

Video is in chinese (coz kuceng is srjkc), but still can see the koala at vet near the end of video.

What is the pros and cons of ink tank printer?

ReWeR — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 17:05:30 +0800

recently I saw some posts regarding on ink tank printer.

to my surprise the price per page is much cheaper than ordinary ink printer and also their refill are in reasonable price.

so I wonder there must be pros and cons of ink tank printer, else nobody will ever buy normal ink printer right?

You daily dose of KUCENG ~~

ReWeR — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 10:13:35 +0800

this morning i see everyone maciam so tense one, kam i post cat videos

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link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htbGWph-vsY

kiut or not?

kthxbye

Happy belated international kuceng day

ReWeR — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:59:39 +0800

It was 8th of August ... now ady 19th ... haha

may cats bring peace and kindness to our souls (and doggy too, I know I always mock them but in my heart i love them as well)

[YOUTUBE]ZM_knc3k9K4[/YOUTUBE]

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Perswayable and Gaming-Grizzly finally met,

ReWeR — Thu, 02 May 2019 00:00:55 +0800

Both are youtuber for Identity V (mobile game).

Identity V origin from China, divided into 3 servers: China, Asia, and NA (North America) (I'm playing in Asia server)

Most of the Identity V youtubers that I followed are from China, Taiwan, and USA (gaming grizzly is from France iinm)

Perswayable insist he will only host if he partner with Gaming-Grizzly

Identity V CoA 2, Final Day 1:
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Identity V CoA 2, Final Day 2:
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Kitties invade hooman ceiling

ReWeR — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 14:36:42 +0800

see for yourself

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Hooman slave try hard to please ayam

ReWeR — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 23:21:04 +0800

not that I encourage people to waste toilet paper liddat, but oh well ... hoomans are hard to predict sometimes

(for those who dunno, kuceng loves to play with toilet paper .... that's why they made this video to play with their cat)

[YOUTUBE]bWJ_bP0bWR8[/YOUTUBE]

My prayer finally answered me all these years ...

ReWeR — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 21:15:03 +0800

All these years I think this should be the norm .... but no .... it always go against my wish ...

many night I think about it when I cannot sleep, cannot fathom why anyone design in that way .... why god have punish mankind?

I even discussed this with my friends .... they also cannot understand why we have to endure all these difficulties ...

todei i passed by supermarket ... and I cannot believe my eyes ....

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Chicks jump off from cliff ... my heart scream ...

ReWeR — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:20:39 +0800

I know it's a 8min vid but freaking gan cheong to watch.

It is really not easy to survive in nature

my heart ache when the chicks land on the floor

[YOUTUBE]H1S6UCX4RAA[/YOUTUBE]

ElizaB, your species is much smarter than you

ReWeR — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:41:30 +0800

come see the dogs so smart, unlike you anjing berkurap and useless

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This Issit! come in please

ReWeR — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:57:52 +0800

this is why cats > dogs:

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#DoneMacai

(not sure if he's still alive in this forum or not)

Anyone experiencing light chronic anemia as man?

ReWeR — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:37:45 +0800

I'm a male, 172cm, 80kg

Recently I received my health check report and I found out:

1. Slightly low hemoglobin count - 12.3 (normal is 12.5-17.5)

2. Low MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume) (size of your hemoglobin) - 70 (normal is 82 - 98)

I'm a bit shock because I never expect man can have anemia.

I'm eating normally and I'm not a vegetarian, so I'm not sure how I can become anemia.

I google to check and I found out a few possibilities: https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/mcv-mean-...uscular-volume/

-A vitamin B12 deficiency
-A deficiency in folic acid, another type of B vitamin
-Liver disease
-Hypothyroidism
-Iron-deficiency anemia or other types of anemia
-Thalassemia, an inherited disease that can cause severe anemia

I'll find a doctor to discuss my condition in a few days. My biggest suspect is hypothyroidism tho.

Meanwhile I wish to ask everyone here (especially male), do you have experience similar anemia situation like me before? How do you overcome it?

When Social Justice has been overly done

ReWeR — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:51:56 +0800

If you have not heard of the Edi Rejang guy, well basically he's the hot trend now ... for the wrong reason.

In summary he saw a promo girl giving free sample of beer in alcohol section in a hypermarket, and he went to confront that girl and insult her.

From his FB page, people find out he's working in Rah Properties, and public rush in to give it 1 star review ... just because he is working there.

You can see it here: Rah Properties Google Review,,

I always think we asians has a weakness on social justice sentiment, we love social justice so much until sometimes there's an extend we are overdone it. I'm not saying social justice is wrong, I think at certain situation it is beneficial.

But when we get so angry and started to attack a person's entire race, his family, and even the company he's working with. Are you sure you are making the situation better? Are you sure justice is serve in this context? You are merely polarize the 2 group of people and making them not able to reach a common ground.

Don't get me wrong, I totally stand by the promo girl, and I think it's normal this Edi guy receive some online criticism .... but if we go beyond that, we are losing our civility and rationality.

EDIT: My post has been reported for religious/racial. Which I felt weird because I'm not baiting anything here, I'm urging everyone try not to drag a single person wrong doing with his religion or race or even his family or work place here.

I have seen some said this is not a social justice, but rather a mob justice or revenge justice. Which I think you are not wrong. But it's all originated from social justice gone wrong.

Let me define what is social justice first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice

"Social justice is a concept of fair and just relations between the individual and society. This is measured by the explicit and tacit terms for the distribution of wealth, opportunities for personal activity, and social privileges. In Western as well as in older Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fulfill their societal roles and receive what was their due from society. In the current global grassroots movements for social justice, the emphasis has been on the breaking of barriers for social mobility, the creation of safety nets and economic justice."

In country like Malaysia, social justice is a burning question, because minority race such as Chinese and Indian are being discriminated by the constitution. In a long term political repression, Malaysia minority races has turn into very sensitive towards social justice issue ... such as racism, equality, fairness.

I personally very supportive of this social justice movement of minority race to demand for equal treatment. But at one point I also wish to point out if we practice it without rational and common sense, it is dangerous.

se7en made a new movie?

ReWeR — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 22:18:51 +0800

he got invest in this film or not?

sos: https://www.gsc.com.my/html/movie_page.aspx?M_MovieID=3172

Caturday tered: Automation 2.0

ReWeR — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 14:00:22 +0800

So many people but more and more automation:

*I don't think it's a bad thing, probably it means a new career prospect, or maybe universal income in far future

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Caturday tered: Your carpet is 'DUSTgusting'

ReWeR — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 13:53:37 +0800

This is why I don't use carpet

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Saturday tered: Let's have a blast at Guam

ReWeR — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 13:02:09 +0800

who want to holiday with kuceng at Guam?

[YOUTUBE]PIJSTuyYDEg[/YOUTUBE]

Guam in world map:

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Saturday tered: This song reminds me of

ReWeR — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 12:47:13 +0800

long time no hear from them:

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