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] The vertiginous pattern of low-carb sales is reminiscent
] of previous trends in the food industry. Foods made with
] oat bran became the rage in the late 1980's, with the
] grain finding its way into everything from muffins and
] bagels to potato chips and tortillas.
]
] For several months in 1988, Quaker Oats couldn't produce
] enough oats and oat bran to sate the newfound desire for
] products that consumers believed would lower cholesterol.
] The company had to ration its products and posted
] apologetic "Dear Customer" letters in cereal aisles when
] supplies were low.
]
] Then came the low-fat obsession in the mid-1990's,
] spurred in part by a surgeon general's nutrition study
] released in 1988 that implored Americans to greatly
] reduce the amount of fat in their diets. By 1995, one of
] every four new food and beverage products made some kind
] of low-fat claim, according to ProductScan.

This is not really surprising. In the last 2 years, low-carb went from being a credible albeit fringe strategy to a total fad. The herd of fat americans, always looking for a quick-fix flocked to it.

Like low-fat, low-carb dieters became surrounded by what is effectively low-carb junk food. There's no magic to Atkins or any other diet; if you eat more than you burn, you won't lose weight!

I think Dr. Atkins was right about blood sugar. Everyone can benefit from cutting refined carbs -- corn syrup and sugar in particular -- out of their diet.

Low-carb makes no sense at all for performance athletes. The study that showed low-carb athletes performed just as well as those eating a normal diet was at a low (60%) level of exertion. When you work hard, you're burning glycogen stored in your muscles which is stored from carbs in your diet. The first weight you lose on a low-carb diet is stored glycogen!

Is the Low-Carb Boom Over?

] The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider whether
] Internet providers should be allowed to sell their
] high-speed service over the cable television system.

Supreme Court to Hear ISP, Cable Dispute

] We have drafted a new open source license based on the
] Mozilla Public License, version 1.1 ("MPL"). We have
] worked hard to make the Common Development and
] Distribution License ("CDDL") as reusable as possible.

Sun's new open-source license; they haven't yet committed to
releasing Solaris 10 under this but it sounds like that's the idea. They've submitted it to OSI; it sounds like it is definitely not GPL-compatible. I'm not sure if it even matters; does anyone think Solaris code ending up in the Linux kernel or vice-versa would be a good thing?

Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) Information

] NEW YORK (AP) -- International Business Machines Corp.
] has reportedly put its personal computer business for
] sale in a deal that could fetch as much as $2 billion and
] close an era for an industry pioneer that long ago
] shifted its focus to more lucrative segments of the
] computer business. Its stock rose nearly 2 percent in
] midday trading in the wake of the report.
]
] The New York Times reported Friday that IBM is in serious
] discussions with the Lenovo Group, China's biggest maker
] of personal computers, and at least one other
] unidentified prospective buyer for the unit.

!!!

IBM Reportedly Selling PC Business

]
] Russia%u2019s spacecraft building corporation Energia has
] unveiled a life-size model of the new Russian space
] shuttle, the Itar-Tass news agency reports.

Russia Unveils Model of New Clipper Space Shuttle

]
] Motorola%u2019s Residential Gateway 2200 (RG2200) is
] among the world%u2019s most advanced set-top box for
] supporting cable and satellite competitive communications
] and entertainment services over the telecommunications
] infrastructure. A key component of the Motorola
] Multi-Service Access Platform, the RG2200 is the single
] set-top interface to the complete end-to-end solution for
] bundled services %u2013 voice, data, broadcast, and
] on-demand video services.

This is a set-top box for DSL.

Motorola Residential Gateway 2200

] Features:
]
] * The first and only defibrillator available
] over-the-counter that can be used by virtually anyone
] with the materials included
] * Easy to use with guided interactive voice
] instructions
] * Safely delivers a shock only if needed
] * Reliably runs daily self-tests for readiness
] * Philips is the worldwide leader in portable
] defibrillators on airplanes, and in airports, workplaces,
] communities, and homes

Amazon.com: Philips HeartStart Home Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

]
] The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has
] announced its proposed policy to provide all dot-ca
] domain name holders with increased privacy safeguards,
] bringing it in line with recently-enacted Canadian
] privacy laws.

CIRA Proposes New Standard for Domain Name Whois Privacy

Decius wrote:
] ] Microsoft Corp. warned Asian governments on Thursday they
] ] could face patent lawsuits for using the Linux (news -
] ] web sites) operating system instead of its Windows
] ] software.
]
] This is the first time I recall MS threatening to sco linux
] users directly. I guess the new motto for business is: If you
] can't beat 'em, beat 'em up.

When in doubt, sue the customer!

Does M$ really think that this won't *strengthen* the resolve of people to get them out of their enterprise??

(more on this from Groklaw that I memed)

RE: Yahoo! News - Microsoft Warns Asian Governments of Linux Lawsuits