Probably not for you, then. I'm not a huge fan of Hunter S Thompson, although I enjoyed Fear and Loathing (book, not the film - that was rubbish). Spider Jerusalem was partly based on Grant Morrison (a comic book writer) as well and Patrick Stewart is apparently a massive fan of Spider. I just wish they'd make a film of Transmetropolitan maybe starring Patrick Stewart or possibly Tim Roth.
Yep, 5% probably isn't that significant, but as with all things, it's the amount that gets consumed. A small amount would be fine, but so many fizzy drinks are pumped so full of HFCS that HFCS gets a bad name by association.
If you looked it up, then you would know what I'm on about and how very relevant it is. You clearly give enough of a shit to post a comment about it, so I'll help you out a little:
I just looked it up and natural honey has a typical fructose content of 38.2%, so honey may be marginally better than HFCS 42, but I take your point that "natural" sugars may not be significantly different to HFCS. What seems to be the biggest difference is not the composition but the sheer amount of HFCS that gets consumed in beverages.
I always think that artificial sweeteners are very bad for dieters as they train the body to expect sweet food all the time. They also train the body to not expect many calories from sweet food, so they tend to make the consumer hungry as the body searches for calories.
It can be surprising how quickly your tastes can adapt to reducing (or increasing) the sweetness in your diet.
I would have thought that HFCS is far worse than sucrose as it's mainly fructose which is processed by the liver rather than the stomach. Also, unless you're heavily exercising, the fructose will be converted into fat (rather than glycogen) in your liver which can promote insulin resistance.
If you want fructose, eat fruit - that way it takes some time for your body to digest it and you're also getting fibre and nutrients. (Fruit juice is not a healthy way of eating fruit.)
Seems to me that they're not just missing the boat, but they're still trying to figure out a route to the harbour, but can't work out how to use the GPS.
I can't believe the size of the straw man you just created!
Which shop sells an "Android (Froyo)" phone? All the phone shops round here sell Samsungs or Nokias or HTCs etc. I suppose I could get confused between a Galaxy S4 or a Galaxy S3, but they both do pretty much the same thing.
I can almost see your point about different cities, but it's obvious that cities in different countries are named by different people and that's why you get name collisions.
Microsoft on the other hand are almost deliberately confusing the market by using the same name ("Surface") for two completely different (as in they won't run the same software or do the same jobs) devices. Obviously they are doing it to trick people into buying the RT model thinking that it will do things that only the Pro model will do.
It's entirely Microsoft's choice to introduce this confusion.
No, it's more like the car manufacturers provide an extra set of keys to the NSA who then use them to go snooping in your car when it's parked (and locked).
I agree - as Churchill said: "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."
My suggestion is to continually increase the education of as many people as possible and eventually we might be able to move forwards as a species. Educating the masses is the only thing that really increases wealth.
My examples were intended to show that capitalism isn't the whole answer. I also should have included an example of a monopoly as "pure" capitalism will tend to produce a lot of monopolies where there is any kind of barrier to entering a market.
I don't feel like I'm following bankers as they are very clearly making a profit by making other people lose money. I, however, am copying bits and bytes and leaving the original untouched. It's not a zero-sum game when information can be so easily copied and distributed.
I don't believe in making excuses - I pirate whatever I can, whenever I can. You may think of me whatever you will, but I suspect that my actions have not caused the slightest inconvenience to you or your kin. I also spend a lot of money on other media, but it tends to be less well known stuff that could do with my money, rather than paying some more money into the cult of celebrity.
Also, you may not say things on behalf of society - opinions are like arse-holes.
I fail to see why a co-operative would have more risk than the same film made by a traditionally funded model. Also, the film producers can be employed by a co-operative, so there's no difference in terms of experience and organisation. The only difference is how the money is collected and distributed.
I wouldn't claim it as mine - I was born into this world, I don't have to be responsible for it. You're most likely correct that Capitalism doesn't require people to be selfish, but reality seems to think they go hand in hand. Then again, in reality, we have too much government interference for there to be "true" capitalism.
I think the biggest flaw with capitalism is that it tends to increase the gulf between rich and poor until the vast majority of capital resides in the hands of the few and eventually the poor get fed up enough to revolt.
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As much as I'm a huge Bryan Cranston fan, I don't think he's brutal/violent enough.
Probably not for you, then. I'm not a huge fan of Hunter S Thompson, although I enjoyed Fear and Loathing (book, not the film - that was rubbish). Spider Jerusalem was partly based on Grant Morrison (a comic book writer) as well and Patrick Stewart is apparently a massive fan of Spider. I just wish they'd make a film of Transmetropolitan maybe starring Patrick Stewart or possibly Tim Roth.
It'd be interesting to see if there's any correlation between high sugar consumption and general health across the world.
Yep, 5% probably isn't that significant, but as with all things, it's the amount that gets consumed. A small amount would be fine, but so many fizzy drinks are pumped so full of HFCS that HFCS gets a bad name by association.
If you looked it up, then you would know what I'm on about and how very relevant it is. You clearly give enough of a shit to post a comment about it, so I'll help you out a little:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmetropolitan/
I'm a huge fan of Warren Ellis' work and Transmetropolitan is one of his best - hugely funny and entertaining, yet also very thought provoking.
As a UK subject, I wish I could find an argument against that.
I just looked it up and natural honey has a typical fructose content of 38.2%, so honey may be marginally better than HFCS 42, but I take your point that "natural" sugars may not be significantly different to HFCS. What seems to be the biggest difference is not the composition but the sheer amount of HFCS that gets consumed in beverages.
Really? Here's the only link I could find:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/tag/mehth/products/
So, just listening to that music can make you slim. I'm intrigued.
I always think that artificial sweeteners are very bad for dieters as they train the body to expect sweet food all the time. They also train the body to not expect many calories from sweet food, so they tend to make the consumer hungry as the body searches for calories.
It can be surprising how quickly your tastes can adapt to reducing (or increasing) the sweetness in your diet.
I would have thought that HFCS is far worse than sucrose as it's mainly fructose which is processed by the liver rather than the stomach. Also, unless you're heavily exercising, the fructose will be converted into fat (rather than glycogen) in your liver which can promote insulin resistance.
If you want fructose, eat fruit - that way it takes some time for your body to digest it and you're also getting fibre and nutrients. (Fruit juice is not a healthy way of eating fruit.)
I can't believe someone modded you offtopic. If I had any mod points left, you'd be getting an Insightful.
For anyone who hasn't read it, Transmetropolitan is where it's at.
And why should the UK police care about US state secrets?
I suspect that you're not a big fan of Microsoft. Would you like Clippy to lobotomise you into being a big fan?
Seems to me that they're not just missing the boat, but they're still trying to figure out a route to the harbour, but can't work out how to use the GPS.
I tried to borrow a book on suicide from my local library, but they wouldn't lend it out as all the other copies never got returned.
So, it has come to this.
I can't believe the size of the straw man you just created!
Which shop sells an "Android (Froyo)" phone? All the phone shops round here sell Samsungs or Nokias or HTCs etc. I suppose I could get confused between a Galaxy S4 or a Galaxy S3, but they both do pretty much the same thing.
I can almost see your point about different cities, but it's obvious that cities in different countries are named by different people and that's why you get name collisions.
Microsoft on the other hand are almost deliberately confusing the market by using the same name ("Surface") for two completely different (as in they won't run the same software or do the same jobs) devices. Obviously they are doing it to trick people into buying the RT model thinking that it will do things that only the Pro model will do.
It's entirely Microsoft's choice to introduce this confusion.
We'll stop confusing the two Surface products when Microsoft give them different enough names to make a distinction.
I really like that quote and I don't care that it was Churchill that said it - I'm not a fan of his but he came out with good one-liners.
You'll be fine as long as you don't mention pressure cooker and explosive device in the same sentence.
No, it's more like the car manufacturers provide an extra set of keys to the NSA who then use them to go snooping in your car when it's parked (and locked).
I agree - as Churchill said: "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."
My suggestion is to continually increase the education of as many people as possible and eventually we might be able to move forwards as a species. Educating the masses is the only thing that really increases wealth.
My examples were intended to show that capitalism isn't the whole answer. I also should have included an example of a monopoly as "pure" capitalism will tend to produce a lot of monopolies where there is any kind of barrier to entering a market.
I don't feel like I'm following bankers as they are very clearly making a profit by making other people lose money. I, however, am copying bits and bytes and leaving the original untouched. It's not a zero-sum game when information can be so easily copied and distributed.
I don't believe in making excuses - I pirate whatever I can, whenever I can. You may think of me whatever you will, but I suspect that my actions have not caused the slightest inconvenience to you or your kin. I also spend a lot of money on other media, but it tends to be less well known stuff that could do with my money, rather than paying some more money into the cult of celebrity.
Also, you may not say things on behalf of society - opinions are like arse-holes.
I fail to see why a co-operative would have more risk than the same film made by a traditionally funded model. Also, the film producers can be employed by a co-operative, so there's no difference in terms of experience and organisation. The only difference is how the money is collected and distributed.
I wouldn't claim it as mine - I was born into this world, I don't have to be responsible for it. You're most likely correct that Capitalism doesn't require people to be selfish, but reality seems to think they go hand in hand. Then again, in reality, we have too much government interference for there to be "true" capitalism.
I think the biggest flaw with capitalism is that it tends to increase the gulf between rich and poor until the vast majority of capital resides in the hands of the few and eventually the poor get fed up enough to revolt.