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Why does American Internet Suck so Much?

september 30th, 2008 at 10:25 pm

Just look at the kind of speeds they're getting in Japan!

It's a series of tubes.

That example's a little extreme of course, but you can get 100Mb/s for €19.90/month in France or 32Mb/s for €39.90 in Germany. In the US on the other hand, you're lucky to get 6Mb/s for the same price. That's DSL; Comcast's website sucks too much for me to check, but it's not any faster.

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I Don't Feel Like Writing Anything Today

september 24th, 2008 at 10:44 am

I'm tired, so here's a bunch of articles I read:

Caffeine experts call for warning labels for energy drinks
Some scientist says energy drinks should have working labels because the amount of caffeine in them varies by a factor of ten. The article also talks about some clever things manufacturers do, like classifying their beverages as dietary supplements, to get around FDA regulations.

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