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Comment Celiac (Score 2) 26

So, I've struggled with digestive issues my entire life, but in the past 10 years things were getting ridiculously bad. In fact I ended up having surgery for a related issue. Unrelated to this I decided to send my DNA to 23andMe because my family history has just about everything in it (Cancer, Parkinsons, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's, etc.) and I wanted to prepare myself for what I may have to deal with in an eyes-wide-open kind of way. More data == better.

Everything came back clear. No genetic markers for any of the major diseases they test for. Fast forward about a year and they've added some additional tests and surprise surprise I have one of the two genetic markers for celiac disease. I cut gluten out of my diet and BOOM, it's like living a normal life like a normal human. Recovery has taken a long time, but I've actually started to gain some weight and am able to start working out and building some muscle to help me manage through old age.

Celiac disease is really hard to diagnose because wheat is in FUCKING EVERYTHING! Worth every penny for the test. I understand that if you live in a country where you can be denied health insurance why this is controversial, but like TFA, I'm not in one of those countries.

Comment Re:Did they really? (Score 3, Informative) 90

They may not have:

On Monday, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing that a routine test had been carried out in July to verify different types of reusable spacecraft technology.

"This was not a missile, this was a spacecraft," he said. "This is of great significance for reducing the cost of spacecraft use."

I would think that if they had successfully tested a long-range hypersonic nuclear missile they would be the first to tell their people how awesome it was, but who knows?

Comment Battery "Life" (Score 1) 9

The previous generations suffered from battery life that was so diminished after a year of use that they were essentially unusable. What I am most interested in is how long this new gen will last before they need to be "recycled". Or, you know, even better would be if the owner could replace the batteries after a year or two themselves.

Comment Re:Battery doesn't measure up yet (Score 1) 362

Wow! I have an e-go 56V leaf blower and I can't say enough good things about it! I couldn't imagine needing more power than it puts out. I just checked their web site and it looks like mine does 530 CFM but they've got one that does 615.

I just replaced my Chainsaw with a Dewalt battery electric and it's fantastic too. I can't imagine going back to gas, and I've been using these kinds of power tools for 40 years.

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