xkcd #2827: Brassica

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• snowe@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This is especially funny to me because I tell people all the time about kale being a man made (cultivated) plant from the wild mustard seed.

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  • NegativeInf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I usually ask people to name a food stuff that hasn’t been genetically manipulated in some way by human hands. You can’t. There really are none. Even non-gmo food stuffs are still selectively bred or clonal species.

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    • Whelks_chance@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Blackberries have grown wild in Europe for thousands of years. The US ones have been messed with by farmers and scientists, but in the UK they’re pretty much the original deal.

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    • Thisfox@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Fish.

      Also macadamias, and lillipilli. And the cabbage tree palm. Warrigal Greens.

      Coconuts, I expect.

      I am yet to believe the humble blackberry is a cultivar.

      Possibly kangaroo meat? Boomers such as the Eastern Grey are pretty unmanipulated, and taste like venison.

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    • SeabassDan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Wild fish and game come to mind

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    • Wilzax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Wild venison?

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  • BigNote@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Is it not the case that kale, broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage are all basically derived from the same plant?

    This is what I’ve been told, but I am very ignorant of such matters and while you will say that I can simply Google the issue, which is true, it’s never been enough of a priority for me to do so, goddammit.

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    • Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I hate when people say Google things, fuck off I’m here for the community.

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    • snowe@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yes, which is why this image is funny to me.

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  • quindraco@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Presumably invented by someone who hates food that tastes good.

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    • wander1236@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You haven’t had the right kale. The stuff they use for chips and salad is way too fibrous, but there are varieties that taste and feel a lot better.

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    • ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Kale is what food eats.

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• dojan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I feel like this applies to asparagus as well.

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• lugal@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The alt text is wrong, isn’t it?

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  • yolta@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Regardless of the other comment, you’re right, the alt text is wrong. Alt text is used by visually impaired users to understand what the image is about and is not the place to put the title of the XKCD.

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    • agnomeunknown@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It’s not the title, but rather a sort of “bonus joke” that pops up when you hover a cursor over the image (or long press on mobile I think). It’s a staple of xkcd and other webcomics, but I’ll grant that it does present some confusion for those who rely on alt text.

      I for one appreciated that being in the post so I didn’t need to click thru for the bonus joke as I usually would. Perhaps it’s just better to call it something other than alt text.

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  • ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    In this case, it’s not really on OP; that’s what Randall puts in the xkcd alt text. There is a transcription for each comic on explainxkcd that ppl could copy to the post though

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  • rdyoung@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Whooooosh

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    • lugal@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Alt texts have a purpose. Some people are dependent on them. But sure, make fun of me for caring, go ahead.

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• randomaccount43543@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  explainxkcd.com/2827

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