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Google Mows With Goats
Kelson writes "Google's Mountain View headquarters has fields that need to be kept clear of fire hazards. This year instead of mowing them, they took a low-carbon approach: they hired a herd of goats to eat the grass for a week. 'It costs us about the same as mowing, and goats are a lot cuter to watch than lawn mowers,' wrote Dan Hoffman."
I use penguins to keep my servers cool. Seriously. It works.
But, they taste better than lawnmowers...
Who would win this election: Andrew Weiner vs Andrew Weiner's weiner.
Oh, please don't start that. All that stuff is just baaaaaaad.
Alright. Sorry for the stupid joke. I'm feeling a bit sheepish now.
Okay. Seriously. I'm done ramming these jokes down your throat.
What? Don't be angry. You're just mad I got this in before ewe.
I can't believe google would do this, don't they know goats emit methane? It's so unhealthy for the environment. And what's worse, they keep thousands of walking carbon emitters that they call employees, and what's worse they actually pay them. Some of these do nothing all day except emit carbon. When will people wake up and realize that Google really is evil?????
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Yeah, but they use quite a bit of carbon making more goat mass. What do you think goats are made of?
They just need to sequester the goats in a salt mine or something once they reach a certain size.
Goats are made of food, just like cows, chickens, sheep, and pigs :)
If you can't see the value in jet powered ants you should turn in your nerd card. - Dunbal (464142)
Hiring only one herd seems very un-google like. Perhaps they should have hired a second herd for from a proper RAIG (redundant array of inexpensive goats) array. Scottish researchers have already proven technologies that could be used to form a common RAIG-1 array. Simple genetic manipulation with the common Equus quagga would create a RAIG-10 (Stripped - Mirror) array.
I would say that a RAIG-5 array would offer the best performance, but I am wholly unaware of any current methods for calculating goat parity. I also have no desire to try and troubleshoot RAIG-Controller corruption...
There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell 'em.
If they think goats are cuter than lawn mowers, then I think they're hiring the wrong people to mow their lawn...
They should have just put ads out: "Wanted: cute people to mow lawns." They could arrange to get some kids dressed up like they're out of a Rockwell painting, or some tasty co-ed types... I know these aren't the usual things one looks for in a lawn mower, but if you're taking goats as the aesthetically pleasing alternative then I have to think you can do better.
Bow-ties are cool.
Whereas the mowers would be instantly transported to the required position using zero-carbon emission magic.
Tic-Tac-Toe, Global Thermonuclear War, and relationships all have the same winning move.
Not finding the sickly nerds in the google office cute, female google employees spend most of their day staring at muscular Miguel driving the lawn mower with his shirt off...
Have you ever tried to milk a lawnmower?
Nevermind the news. Google's grass is eaten by goats.
Want to know something totally fucked up? Rabbits have a simple two chamber ruminant stomach so they cannot digest cellulose in one pass. hey are forced to re-eat their shit in order to fully digest it. They are copraphages or literally shit eaters. Much like Microsoft employees forced to use their own software.
I learned something today !
My plan to make a cow-dragon is now one step closer to reality.
\u262D = \u5350
You really need to get outside the basement more often.
it does have a fuel nipple, and you can milk anything with a nipple.
Is it sad that I am more likely to recognize you and your posts by your sig than your name or UID?
No, you use cows to carry the goats to the field, and you get Gorillas to herd the cattle, then winter comes and the Gorillas freeze to death.
Circle of life.
I *do* know what you mean!
Goat hair (mohair) is terrible for making sweaters from unless you use a breed specifically bred for the purpose, and those breeds are even worse for mowing than the meat or dairy breeds.
I'm so glad there is someone else on slashdot who understands the advantages of sheep over goats. You've really made my day.
[rolls eyes]
"Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
Relax, he was just kidding.