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  • Why the Obesity Epidemic? My 3-Part EXPRESS Explanation

    Many have been puzzled over this.  Well, it is becoming clear.  Here is my express explanation, in three easy steps. These three things came together: A guy at the University of Minnesota (the inventor of the K-Ration) made a persuasive–but incorrect!–argument: the cholesterol clogging our arteries is caused by eating cholesterol.  Seems reasonable.  Instead of […]

  • Nothing Wrong with Being Colored

    There is nothing wrong with being colored. I don’t think so at least, it was a polite term, but I guess I am wrong, because we had to change the name. There is nothing wrong with bring Negro. Martin Luther King was a Negro. But what do I know? We had to change the name. […]

  • Marriage a Civil Right? No, not for opposite-sex couples either.

    Is same-sex marriage a civil right?  No.  But I don’t think different-sex marriage is a civil right, either.  It is a practical matter. The institution of marriage is a human invention.  It started out as a property deal, for people with property.  Poor people need not apply, though eventually the idea spread and “common law […]

  • Hollywood has the term "magic negro", but how much magic do we expect from this mortal man Obama?

    I heard on news this morning about reactionaries doing well in Greece, and I remember to note the general swing to the right in Europe: this is valuable perspective. Obama has been very disappointing to those on the left, but remember the environment he is in. Who in the world has resisted swinging way right […]

  • I Felt Like I Kicked a Dog

    I went to see The Ides of March.  I am visiting Los Angeles, we went to the Laemmle Playhouse 7 in Pasadena.  I listen to KCRW on the internet, I hear references to Laemmle theaters, they sound great. Or, maybe that is an unfortunate way to put it.  The sound was a problem. There was […]

  • Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook

    I saw the cover of the magazine Fast Company, and it said to lookout, Facebook will beat Amazon, Apple, and Google. (Clever folks: There were three other covers, each touting how one of the four companies will prevail. They sort of managed to get more shelf space at Whole Foods.) But far more interesting is […]

  • Which Gadgets Do I Need?

    So Many Gadgets This week Amazon announced new Kindles, both low-power e-book readers that work forever on a charge in ambient light, and the color tablet Kindle Fire. Fun.  I want.  But what do I want?  What gadgets do I want?  (What do I need?) Smartphone, notebook computer, tablet, e-book reader, Ipod, Camera, Hiking GPS? […]

  • Google Motorola Mobility Purchase Explained

    It does make sense, people understand parts of it, but no one seems to get it right.  Let me explain. Personal Tidbit: Kent’s Market Manipulation Looking at a down-market, thinking this was a buying opportunity, I bought a few shares of Google. A few days later it fell on the Motorola news.  No, I wasn’t […]

  • Android Phones Won't Keep Time Precisely

    Google should use the GPS receiver. They should use NTP. But they trust the cell carrier. Recently I have been in awe of what an amazing thing my Nexus One is. For example, with few instances of a little 2×1 widget called myUTC Clock, one of my home screens turns into an 8-timezone pocket watch.  […]

  • Healthful Diet: A Too-Simple Summary

    Everyone else pontificates on what we should eat, why can’t I? Two big points, A and B. A.  Only eat food that is made of … food! This means don’t eat junk food. This also means don’t eat most convenience foods.  If you look in the freezer case at the grocery store there will be […]