22 Apr 2003
Reading and Re-reading

Ah, vacations are a wonderful thing! I just finished reading The Eight by Katherine Neville - wonderful book. And I've another in the queue that promises to be just as good: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Have heard lots of good things about this book. I'll let you know ....

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Sweet Threats

I ran into this bit of appaling news via Secular Blasphemy.

Sugar Industry Threatens WHO

The sugar industry in the US is threatening to bring the World Health Organisation to its knees by demanding that Congress end its funding unless the WHO scraps guidelines on healthy eating, due to be published on Wednesday.

Having taken just about every other sensible, pleasent pleasure out of our lives, these busybodies (WHO) are now seemingly stealing candy from the mouths of babes ....

I know that the recommmedations made by WHO are reasonable - but I also feel so burdened by bullshit regulations on seemingly everything that I'm really beginning to resent it.

The real issue here is power - the control we cede to the government over our individual lives. What's next on the agenda? Too much sugar can make you fat and sick - will being overweight become a crime?

Anyone who thinks I'm going overboard on this should consult a smoker or any of the tobacco companies ..... or read this article by R.J. O'Rourke.

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Final Postings

Online, Some Bloggers Never Die. The messengers are gone, but their messages live on. The final posts from webloggers now deceased have become a popular topic of discussion on some weblogs. By Christopher Null. [Wired News]

One more way to keep alive the memory of our ancestors.

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Hacking Madonna

I had noticed Madonna's 'unique' approach to P2P nets here last Friday. And apparently, as I had suggested, it really did win her some "friends" ...

Hackers, Madonna mix it up. After releasing the first single from her new "American Life" album online a few weeks ago, the Material Girl’s Web site was hacked, with links to pirated versions of her full album replacing the site’s content. [CNET News.com]

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Legal Headaches for New Tech

This is a good summation of the hazards of bullshit patents and draconian copyright laws .... they'll kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, eventually.

New technologies face legal headaches. Companies developing emerging technology need to be aware of rivals wielding patent and copyright laws to thwart competition, attorneys told developers at a conference. [CNET News.com]

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