Well then, lets encourage these bulls to start the ball rolling in getting the cows programming in the COW [bigzaphod.org] programming language. I'm sure if we hooked up an infinite number [wikipedia.org] of bovine beasts all programming in COW then we could get them to write the entire collection of William Shakesphere, or 99 bottles of beer [bigzaphod.org]. We can also power the computers using the cows. Once the cows have written a module to churn the milk into cheese, we dangle the cheese infront on them whilst they're on treadmills. Thus a perpetual
What if it doesn't let go before a certain quota, say, a litre, has been reached? I can't think of anybody who would be happy after that kind of treatment.
Ehm, I'm not actually an expert on the subject. ( I have no idea how semen tastes) I heard that the taste actually varies according to what you eat and drink. No idea if it's true, but I know a girl that refuses to give you a blowjob if you drink alcohol. (Of course, I found that out *after* drinking beer... *sigh*)
This illustrates the mistake they made in not choosing a Windows platform.
An unscheduled event such as that would of easily blue-screened a Windows milker. The robust Linux version, on the other hand, would continue milking. And with a horny bull in the stall, this might get messy... fast.
Well, actually I heard a story about this happening with a slightly different model (from a different brand). Normally, nothing would happen, because the cows all have some thing around their neck (RFID?;-)) to identify them, and the system should know it's a bull, so it can walk through immediately.
However, at some farm they didn't have enough ID tags, so they had the bull borrow one from another cow. The bull felt hungry, so he went to eat in the robot. The robot thought it was a female cow and started to... errr, well, tried to milk. To make the long story short, they pretty much had to buy a completely new robot, since the bull didn't quite appreciate it.;-)
Well, that's very interesting, but the idea that they would pull a tag off a cow and put it on a bull for some reason seems pretty odd to me. I can see animals running around without any tags, but not switching them around like that.
It was temporary. I don't know exactly why they had the bull walking between the cows in the first place, but they just needed to get this bull a tag so he could eat from the feeding units (and the milking robot is basically another feeding unit).
These radio-tags are not the official ID's for the cows by the way, in the Netherlands all farm animals have numbers in their ears as official ID. Those obviously don't get swapped.
Apart from the odd broken fence, it's not that likely to happen, at least on the dairy farms I know. If the bull's in the same paddock as the cows, they've been dried off and they won't be milking.
And if a bull does get into the paddock, he's going to be way too busy to check out the dairy.
Most farmers that I know in the dairy biz (western Pennsylvania) buy cows or spingers (cows ready to give birth). Some rent a bull for a season. I haven't heard of insemination via artificial means, but that may be because I only know small-time farmers. A cow can get a little rowdy if not fed/milked on schedule, but a bull can be unpredictable and downright dangerous, they don't make a nice addition to your meadow. Plus, if you're doing dairy, there's no desire to feed an animal that's not making milk.
Doesn't matter. The appendeges are in different places. Beyond the bull getting a nice nut wash, I don't foresee too much of any interest occuring assuming the bull ever gets into the stall.
Besides, had you read TFA, you'd know that the animal is identified before being allowed into the stall--it's not a free for all. I guess that having grown up on a dairy farm I can understand how the system operates.
On second thought, the likelyhood that a bull will even be in the herd where this technology is employed
My idea of roughing it is when room service is late.
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We can also power the computers using the cows. Once the cows have written a module to churn the milk into cheese, we dangle the cheese infront on them whilst they're on treadmills. Thus a perpetual
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It will be a happy bull that wanders out.
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Yes, but your milkshakes are going to have an awful funny taste.
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Trust me, it's not going to be that easy to get him out.
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Actually, if it doesn't taste salty, but rather tastes sweet, then get it checked out because that's a sign of diabetes.
*sigh* Let the piss-taking begin.
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I don't believe that I'm about to post this link... but here you go [sweetsecret.com]. Good luck. br
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This illustrates the mistake they made in not choosing a Windows platform.
An unscheduled event such as that would of easily blue-screened a Windows milker. The robust Linux version, on the other hand, would continue milking. And with a horny bull in the stall, this might get messy... fast.
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However, at some farm they didn't have enough ID tags, so they had the bull borrow one from another cow. The bull felt hungry, so he went to eat in the robot. The robot thought it was a female cow and started to
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Well, that's very interesting, but the idea that they would pull a tag off a cow and put it on a bull for some reason seems pretty odd to me. I can see animals running around without any tags, but not switching them around like that.
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These radio-tags are not the official ID's for the cows by the way, in the Netherlands all farm animals have numbers in their ears as official ID. Those obviously don't get swapped.
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But the people at slashcode would probably be interested. Too bad I'm too lazy to notify them...
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And if a bull does get into the paddock, he's going to be way too busy to check out the dairy.
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I hear that the US is slightly different in this respect but in the UK bulls are a very rare sight and most insemination is artificial.
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A cow can get a little rowdy if not fed/milked on schedule, but a bull can be unpredictable and downright dangerous, they don't make a nice addition to your meadow. Plus, if you're doing dairy, there's no desire to feed an animal that's not making milk.
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Beyond the bull getting a nice nut wash, I don't foresee too much of any interest occuring assuming the bull ever gets into the stall.
Besides, had you read TFA, you'd know that the animal is identified before being allowed into the stall--it's not a free for all. I guess that having grown up on a dairy farm I can understand how the system operates.
On second thought, the likelyhood that a bull will even be in the herd where this technology is employed