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Comment Re:Guessing Type 2? (Score 1) 63

"Well, people are still on about cholesterol too. My latest take on it is that it's not so much about the levels, or good or bad cholesterol, but the ratio between LDL and HDL."

Single data point here, but my endo had been on my back about taking statins due to high LDL, until I found out about the link between cafestol / kahweol and cholesterol homeostatic balance. So I started filtering my espresso through a paper filter and my levels are almost back to normal. My blood pressure too.

Comment Re:Yes, I think so too (Score 1) 112

If Facebook doesn't want to obey the law in those countries then there are plenty of rival services that do. It's not like people won't have any social media.

Is there anything specific about Facebook that people need? Aside from having friends there, who will also be moving to a different platform.

Really, are there?
What part of "the law".

If you want your profile to interact internationally, part of your data must be sent internationally.

It's pretty clear that this is being argued "in the media" with none of the details that explain what the issue actually is.

My impression is Meta is being a bully, and Eu politiicans want to score points by attacking "big US company".

I'm neither American or European

Comment Re:Good riddance! (Score 1) 120

Then just don't use it.

The thing I don't get is why this is an issue. I am fully aware of the privacy concerns.

However if I contact a company, and ask for an account, and they say "you can have an account, under these conditions, and they include sending stuff between different countries", I don't get the problem.

Also if I'm in one country, and I'm friends with someone in another country, isn't it obvious that some of our data is going to have to get copied between the countries?
Like how do you do an instagram post to a global audience, where the data doesn't leave the originating company?

Comment Environment means CO2 today (Score 1) 98

But everyone is focused on climate change, people point out the toxicity of lithium mining, they say "but climate change".

They've overly demonized CO2 to the exclusion of all the other problems, including chemical pollution.

Clean burning of fossil fuels (ie natural gas) is sometimes less of a concern than massive pollution of the water supply to support "green" technology.

Comment Re:I'm not sure the Italian authority is right her (Score 1) 34

To me "Prime" means it's the Amazon logistics system.
It's in the local warehouse ready to be shipped today, and likely arriving in a day or two. I've never had a third party Amazon seller match that.

I have had Walmart, Staples etc deliver next/same day.

I can't imagine any seller putting a next day delivery promise when they don't control the logistics platform.

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