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nathos
16y ago
In sucrose, glucose and fructose are chemically bonded (a disaccharide). In high fructose corn syrup, converted 90% fructose corn syrup is blended with 100% glucose syrup. Because the digestive system doesn't need to break the disaccharide
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16y ago
or my favorite gaming site, http://www.giantbomb.com/
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16y ago
The mini has 'true' optical out. Mini-Toslink is Toslink, so it's just a matter of buying the right optical cable. DD/DTS 5.1 is a limitation of Toslink. If you want 7.1 or the newer lossless codecs, that requires HDMI or an conversion to m
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nathos
16y ago
For me, the mini performs other tasks. It's always on, so it's a great home storage server (I have a Drobo w/ 4.5TB of storage attached via FireWire 800). It downloads torrents & podcasts nicely. Also, the shared library support coming
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16y ago
I find a Mac mini + Plex to be an excellent home media center: http://www.plexapp.com/ The new media management features in the upcoming Plex/Nine release look great: http://vimeo.com/11880867 The Apple Bluetooth keyboard is small enoug
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nathos
16y ago
Nice, but I'm still anxiously awaiting the release of SublimeVideo: http://jilion.com/sublime/video
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16y ago
would the observer [participator?] effect make a time traveler's stock market even more vulnerable to manipulation?
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17y ago
Of the big 3 modern smartphone platforms, I believe only Palm's WebOS is doing forced over-the-air software updates.
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17y ago
I'm curious as to how Square will handle chargebacks and disputes. Also, any details on their fee structure?
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17y ago
I like this solution. A lot. Thank you for sharing!
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17y ago
Is it possible that having to use one's 2% majority share to force a decision is just as bad as a deadlock? (as far as affecting morale, a founder leaving, etc.) We've had the 51/49 split driven into our heads for so long, I wonder if anyon
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17y ago
Criminalizing all circumvention of access control is "fair and well balanced"? Even if the circumvention does not result in the infringement of copyright? The DMCA enabled the broken, DRM-ridden media landscape we enjoy today.
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17y ago
The fruit, rice and pasta are pretty high up on the glycemic index.
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17y ago
you can use the new Filter Import/Export tool in Gmail Labs to migrate your rules: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-in-labs-filter-imp...
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18y ago
It's not very noticeable while reading. I'd say it's not any more jarring than flipping a physical page. Much like a real book, Kindle really does seem to disappear while you're reading from it.
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nathos
18y ago
You can load Mobipocket formatted books onto your Kindle very easily -- just drag & drop. Kindle mounts on your desktop as a USB mass storage device. There's a huge selection of pre-formatted books available out there too. I'm partial t
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18y ago
Unfortunately, free markets don't really apply to ISP's in the US. In most areas, there is 1 DSL provider and 1 Cable provider. Possibly 1 FiOS provider (Verizon) if you're lucky. Telecoms are essentially monopolies. Where I live, my only h