They don't until they reach a bit of age, after about a week you can start see them develop individuality but as newly hatched they are a bundle of insticts.

Just like human babies, although humans are way slower

Where I live the fire fighters are a professional force tasked with emergency tasks as well as enforcing compliance with fire safety regulations, as an example an association I work with had to pay a fine due to having some of the smoke detectors non functioning. Thats an authority I have no issue with, with goes back to the word "mocking" authority rather than "questioning" authority.

One sounds like the refusal of having another party authority over oneself, the latter implies a valuation if the authority is proper, fitting and reasonable or not.

It's probably due to autism traits but "mocking authority" sounds like just mocking anyone relying on previous experience or education rather being able to justify their position in the situation at hand. Compare to the logical fallacy of "relying on authority"

When it comes to fire safety, I don't need to know exactly with sources why some areas need to be "fire cells" while other areas, similar in my eyes, doesn't if the information comes from a fire fighter. I rely completely on his/her authority on the matter and doesn't need any more evidence to let the fire fighter enforce those laws and regulations.

Im guessing that in this context "authority" in the thread starter text is shorthand for "perceived authority by the enforcer without real and safe recourse for the person having authority enforced upon"?

Since both the cop and fire fighter have means of legal repercussions if their authority is not followed I mean.

The firefighter is an authority on fire safety, and shouldn't be mocked for that authority

You mean the "retirement home", it's more suitable than calling it the waste basket

That would also help your own stress levels, being annoyed at strangers is a pathway to long term stress and relieving that is very healthy

I wonder how hippo cheese would taste like

To be honest even a home written language and compiler would be based on someone else's hardware.

Come to think of it, imagine if American Megatrends would start with a subscription model.

10 USD tier: 10 free boots a month, each subsequent boot shows an ad. You can skip the ad for 25 crystals.

Crystals are bought in packs of 10 or 35.

At least he doesn't hand you a printed copy"if you don't want to read it on the screen" too!

First date questions:

Do you believe in the moon?

Would you describe the world as a sphere, a disc or a construct created by the elders of Zion designed to keep people distracted from something else?

Hmm, maybe it's third date questions, together with questions regarding family goals and values and where they want to be in five years time?

A cassette sized backup would be so easy to store, with a big caveat on how much the drive itself would cost