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Comment Sugar: The bitter truth (Score 2, Informative) 646

by agarrett on Thursday September 16, 2010 @03:28AM (#33597130) Attached to: High Fructose Corn Syrup To Get a Makeover

According to this video, HFCS causes a similar amount of harm to the liver per unit as Ethanol, without the fun of being drunk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM Can anyone rebuke this gentleman's claims? Because at the moment I'm simply taking anything i see with HFCS in the ingredients list out of my shopping cart.

Comment Re:Options (Score 1) 789

by agarrett on Thursday August 12, 2010 @10:11AM (#33227728) Attached to: I Wish My Car Had A...

What I've seen of the Netherlands includes many cycle paths parallel to roads, and many oblivious Englishmen walking in them ;)

Submission + - World's large PC makers gear up for China fight (yahoo.com)

Submitted by

athloi

on Friday August 03, 2007 @09:26AM

athloi writes: "Lenovo Group Ltd. said Friday it will sell a basic personal computer aimed at China's vast but poor rural market and priced as low as $199. Lenovo is the world's third-largest PC manufacturer, behind U.S.-based Hewlett Packard Inc. and No. 2 Dell. Who knew that Lenovo was so huge, and that it's so close to troubled Dell and wobbly HP? The "developing nations" computer wars are gonna make the US computer market seem polite and nerdly in comparison. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070803/ap_on_hi_te/ch ina_lenovo_cheap_pc"

Comment Re:Not the only one in the uk (Score 1) 389

by agarrett on Tuesday September 27, 2005 @07:03AM (#13657066) Attached to: 24 Mb Consumer Broadband Launched

Not quite the biggest coverage wise, I hasten to correct.
http://www.samknows.com/broadband/images/custommap s/blueyonder_300504.png compared to http://www.samknows.com/broadband/images/custommap s/enabled-exch-290804.png
I'd love cable, but will be restricted to a maximum of 2048/256 until BT / LLUing companies pull their thumbs out, or I move into a city.

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