My theory is that all computer cables are actually living beings, disguised as transporters of electrical impulses, and their only goal in life is to get together with other computer cables and tangle themselves up in each other in an effort to annoy us. They are neither predators, nor prey. They have no "natural" sentience or thought processes. They are biologically programmed to manoeuver themselves in such a way that attempting to separate them results in a tangled mass that is not unlike a Chinese finger puzzle.

With all this talk about artificial intellegence, neural networks, and machine learning, I think a huge trove of knowledge lies within the fauna under our desks. By studying their movements and behaviours, perhaps we can gain some significant insight into how to truly acheive machine sentience.

Maybe I can get a government grant to study this....

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