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Intel Not Considering UK Chip Factory After Brexit
Intel not considering UK chip factory after Brexit:
The boss of Intel says the US chipmaker is no longer considering building a factory in the UK because of Brexit.
Pat Gelsinger told the BBC that before the UK left the EU, the country "would have been a site that we would have considered".
[...] Intel wants to boost its output amid a global chip shortage that has hit the supply of cars and other goods.
[...] "I have no idea whether we would have had a superior site from the UK," he said. "But we now have about 70 proposals for sites across Europe from maybe 10 different countries.
UK Public Now Eating Significantly Less Meat
UK public now eating significantly less meat:
[...] The new study, published in the journal the Lancet Planetary Health, revealed that while most people are eating less red and processed meat compared to a decade ago, they are eating more white meat.
High consumption of red and processed meat can increase the risk of health problems including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and even certain cancers.
Meat production also has a higher environmental impact - producing more planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions - than other types of agriculture and food production.
Journal Reverence:
Cristina Stewart, Carmen Piernas, Brian Cook, et al. Trends in UK meat consumption: analysis of data from years 1–11 (2008–09 to 2018–19) of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling programme The Lancet Planet Health [Open]
(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00228-X)
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Tuesday October 12 2021, @08:24PM (3 children)
Oh really. And which word is that?
American chips = British crisps
American fries = British chips
American cookies = British biscuits
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 1, Troll) by FatPhil on Friday October 15 2021, @05:54AM (2 children)
UK cookies = US cookies
UK biscuits = US cookies
They're totally different things. Heck, the distinction is clear in the name (on the assumption you have any familiarity with any of the latinate languages).
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(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Friday October 15 2021, @09:12AM (1 child)
...Wow.
They're totally different things that go by the same name? And the distinction is clear because they're called literally the same thing? What?
Yeah this is totally not an ivory-tower dunk on opposition or anything. This is literally the first time I've heard anybody use the term "latinate"; maybe you could explain what the hell you mean by this entire sentence?
Maybe if you assume the person you're replying to is a moron, don't post in language that you know they won't understand?
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Friday October 15 2021, @12:11PM
Latinate? Well let's break it down - it's "Latin" plus "-ate". The former's obvious, and the latter is found as a way of turning any number of nouns into the concept of being related to that noun - it's very versatile: caliph->caliphate(n), asphyxia->asphyxiate(vt), latin->latinate(adj).
Anyway, with a latin-based view, let's examine "biscuit":
You're already familiar with "bi-", I'm sure, but this case is its less-seen runt twin, "bis-", again implying two-ness.
But what about "cuit" - doesn't say anything? Yeah, because it's not common, in all probability the only word you know starting "cui-" is "cuisine".
So, stick them together, and what have got? Twice cooked.
It's as simple as that. Biscuits, traditionally cooked twice, are dry and brittle, which contrasts against cookies that are moist and yielding.
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