When "Pure" means "Blended", and other bits and pieces

[unixronin]

Good news for aficionados of single-malt Scotch everywhere:  Diageo has conceded defeat and announced that it will no longer sell Cardhu Pure Malt, a blended Scotch whisky.  Diageo replaced its Cardhu Single Malt with the cheaper Cardhu Pure Malt blend last year, in an evident attempt to mislead Scotch drinkers into thinking it was a single malt and paying single-malt prices for it.  Diageo will now be re-introducing the Cardhu Single Malt brand, which really is a single malt.  Nice try, guys, but no banana.

Another kill for Mars?  Evidence is beginning to indicate rapid fluctuations in the Martian atmosphere may have caused the Beagle 2 probe to crash into Mars after failing to deploy its parachute and/or airbags on time.

"That was a real mortar shot." -- General Chuck Yeager

Longer life:  A new development offering dramatically higher efficiency from hydrogen-powered fuel cells promises longer run time for laptops.

Need a hand?  UCLA is being sued over illegal sales of body parts from bodies donated to the university for medical research.

The other white meat:  Dave Barry checks in on the federal deficit.

Comments

[tww1fa]

Somehow, the Cardhu link is going to the wrong story.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Thanks for pointing it out; it was a copy-and-paste error. Fixed now.

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Ye gods, organleggers alreddie?

And, yeah, the boss showed me the Dave Barry piece yesterday in treeware.... talk about spot frelling on, homeboy took a 10-pound sledge and pounded that nail thru the board....