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  1. Re:When should you trade saturated for trans? on US FDA Moves To Ban Trans Fat · · Score: 1

    Think of trans-fats as being like saturated fats that your body can't remove and will stay in you for a long time. They have an accumulative effect that is much harder to manage.

  2. Re:Ban sugar you stupid assholes. on US FDA Moves To Ban Trans Fat · · Score: 1

    The trans-fat lobby is the budget baked goods industry. Trans-fats make breads taste softer while massively extending shelf-life. Without them the price of budget nationally distributed snacks goes up by a few cents each, and those guys are on razor thin margins.

  3. Re:Ban sugar you stupid assholes. on US FDA Moves To Ban Trans Fat · · Score: 1

    Um, no. Trans fats are man made products (almost non-existant in nature) which your body can't deal with and can barely remove once consumed. Sugar is an essential ingredient for all sorts of foods and even a preservative (it's hard to reduce water activity without it, unless you turn to other not so natural products), that is fine for you in moderation. This isn't about trans-fats making people fat. This isn't about legislating good diet. This is about stopping the addition of a very harmful laboratory product to our food.

  4. Re:Is it working? on US FDA Moves To Ban Trans Fat · · Score: 1

    They are, it's listed as 'partially hydrogenated _ oil' right there on the back. But seriously, who reads the label?

  5. Re:Artificial trans fat, not just trans fat. on US FDA Moves To Ban Trans Fat · · Score: 1

    Wow, if your post hadn't sent me to wikipedia I wouldn't have known that trans-fats occur naturally at all. I was under the mistaken impression that they are entirely man made. Still, the levels that they occur at in nature are so minimal it's moot.

  6. Re:The Surveillance State is now official on Edward Snowden Leaks Could Help Paedophiles Escape Police, Says UK Government · · Score: 2

    Our new surveillance laws already have a loophole for just this purpose, too. The NSA can't spy on Americans, but it can and does save any evidence of a crime being committed in it's database. The FBI and DOJ both have access to the database. Thus, any evidence of any crime being committed is automatically stored and passed on to the FBI and DOJ.

  7. Re: I agree... on Why Organic Chemistry Is So Difficult For Pre-Med Students · · Score: 1

    Sure you can. Start by elongating the r and then slowly moving your tongue into position to make the g. You just hold your tongue in place right as the sound starts to shift to g and there you go.

  8. Matrix on Mind Control In Virtual Reality, Circa 2013 · · Score: 2

    The summary seems to imply that Gibson made the Matrix. I know he's a popular guy in geek circles, but come on.

  9. Re:Relying exclusively on electronic technology on RAF Pilots Blinded At 1000 Mph By Helmet Technical Glitch · · Score: 1

    Which is why most of the advances in the next gen fighters have to do with communications rather then just pushing the envelope further. The planes already know where all the friendlies are.

  10. Re:Meh on Intel Open-Sources Broadwell GPU Driver & Indicates Major Silicon Changes · · Score: 1, Insightful

    For some time now unless you are buying a $30 three generation old CPU intel is as good or often better then AMD in performance per dollar. Doubly so if you're buying to overclock.

  11. The only news is the supporting documentation on GCHQ, European Spy Agencies Cooperate On Surveillance · · Score: 2

    I've been assuming GCHQ has had their hands as dirty as they get in this ever since they detained Greenwald's partner a few months back. They were terribly concerned with seeing what exactly the Journalists had on them, so it's been reasonable to assume they've been figuring out whether they can cover this up or not. They've had months to prepare themselves for this revelation, I just hope they come up with a better plan then directing the attention to Snowden himself instead of what he's saying- that plan's getting old.

  12. Re:Dupe on Airgap-Jumping Malware May Use Ultrasonic Networking To Communicate · · Score: 1

    Well the link could have been to the previous slashdot article instead

  13. Re:First Step = ID the smarter people on Root of Maths Genius Sought · · Score: 1

    Good luck separating the smarter genes from the nerd genes. There are some dumb nerds out there but statistically it may be easy for them to get skipped in the sampling.

  14. Way to proof-read the topic. on How an Astronaut Falling Into a Black Hole Would Die Part 2 · · Score: 1

    But would he chuck wood?

  15. How Lucrative? How to switch? on The Cybersecurity Industry Is Hiring, But Young People Aren't Interested · · Score: 1

    I don't know if there's anyone else like me around to make this question worthwhile, but how feasible is it to make the switch to security without a degree in CS? I've been reversing games and writing (game) hacks for years and there is considerable crossover between my skill set and reversing malware. Does anyone have any advise on ways to pursue an income without resorting to selling hack subscriptions?

  16. Go to a country that didn't sign the treaty to launch.

  17. Re:Important to note ..... on 8 Users of Silk Road Arrested, 'Many More To Come' · · Score: 1

    It's a shame you didn't intend that awesome triple pun.

  18. Re:Important to note ..... on 8 Users of Silk Road Arrested, 'Many More To Come' · · Score: 1

    If sellers allowed useful contact information to reach Silk Road at all it's their mistake they get caught. Being on Tor doesn't guarantee any kind of anonymity, but those who follow best practice (open wifi, clean browser, clean OS, etc.) for illicit behavior are almost certainly fine right now.

  19. Re:Crime on 8 Users of Silk Road Arrested, 'Many More To Come' · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Assange is affraid of extradition to the US not answering charges in Sweden.

  20. There are two companies for medium-performance x86 processors, and only one for high performance. AMD has been stuck for some time now.

  21. Re:"HA-hah!" - Nelson on NSA's New Utah Data Center Suffering Meltdowns · · Score: 1

    What enemies of the American people? You mean the poor backwords farmers on the other side of the world? What are they gonna do, grow drugs?

  22. Re:Your tax dollars at work. on NSA's New Utah Data Center Suffering Meltdowns · · Score: 1

    Do you think American's stop eating junk food while they bitch and whinge?

  23. Re:Your tax dollars at work. on NSA's New Utah Data Center Suffering Meltdowns · · Score: 1

    This is the NSA. We won't be told anything about it we will just pay.

  24. Re:No on Are Shuttered Gov't Sites Actually Saving Money? · · Score: 1

    I don't know where you are but in my neck of the woods there are plenty of people willing to die to defend their rights (of way).

  25. Re:Sorry to say, but... on Google May Replace Cookies With Unique AdIDs · · Score: 1

    That's because the AIDS are unique.