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Thanksgiving Bits

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stop-reading-slashdot,-spend-time-with-family dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Whatis.com has a holiday themed tech quiz, Thanksgiving: Do you speak Geek?. Bit stuffing, anyone?" And reader Punboy writes with some hope of building a better turkey: "Apparently the biotech guys are at it again, this time with our poultry! They're mapping the turkey genome in hopes of providing better breeding techniques, and remove the 'guesswork'." And while food is on your mind, here's a story about the challenges of feeding a hungry planet.

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  1. I for one... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Welcome our new genetically engineered turkey overlords!

  2. hopes and dreams for the future by bman08 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I, for one, hope that they go the tomato route when engineering the super turkeys. It's my dream to find giant perfectly formed turkeys that can last forever on the shelves and look amazing on the table but taste... aw who cares just look at it.

  3. No thanks, I prefer dark meat by ak_hepcat · · Score: 5, Funny

    And what is up with this huge fascination with the 'all-white-meat' bird?

    Gag me with a spoon! Everybody knows that the dark meat is tastier. Who cares if it's got more fat in it -- fat is flavour, after all.

    Sheesh. If i -wanted- all-white-meat, I'd eat caucasian.

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  4. genetic engineering and turkeys by TheSHAD0W · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe someday we'll have real turkipedes.