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Terahertz scans could save male chicks from an untimely end
Chicken hatcheries often grind up male chicks as soon as they break out of their shells -- they don't produce enough meat as adults, so they're considered useless compared to the egg-laying females. It's not exactly compassionate, and it wastes money as hatcheries incubate eggs they'll never use. However, technology might just have a way to prevent such a horrifying fate. Vital Farms and Novatrans are partnering on TeraEgg, a technology that uses terahertz spectroscopy to identify the sex of a chicken well before it hatches. The technique traps and analyzes the gas emanating from the pores of eggs, identifying the sex (or infertility) within seconds. You can use it as soon as 2 days after the hen lays her eggs, or early enough that you can sell the male eggs as food.
Happy Easter from DS Fanboy!
Whatever sort of day today is for you -- be it holiday, or just another day -- we here at DS Fanboy hope it's a good one! May you rock the house in any games you pick up, and may all your food be tasty. Alright, so we're not so great with the well-wishing, but you get the picture. And speaking of pictures, like this one, we have to ask ... do you ever think about chocobos when you see chicks? We must admit, sometimes the sight of a fluffy yellow chick makes us think, "Aww! Wark!" Happy Easter!
DS Daily: Chick Chick Boom
This week's major non-console Nintendo news was the release of Chick Chick Boom, a Flash game sponsored by Nintendo. Many of you have no doubt taken the opportunity to try out the game, which has players drawing shapes to summon weapons and defenses, in order to destroy the opposing team of spherical chicks and earn some Nintendo wallpaper. If you haven't, go check it out now. We'll wait.Welcome back. Now for the question. You might be wondering "what would a DS site possibly ask about a Nintendo game that involves drawing?" Well, actually, we hope you aren't wondering that, because it's plainly obvious: what's your favorite Rush song would you like to see this come to the DS? The drawing-based gameplay is a natural for the touchscreen (more than it is for this laptop's touchpad, at least), but is the core game worth your time, attention, and money?
