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Carb-Counting Bagels

Carb-counting bagels – I had my lunch today on a “carb-counting” bagel. This is new, or at least new to me, in my brand, in my store. We went shopping last weekend and there they were, next to the “toaster-style” bagels (which I normally eat) and the “New York-style” bagels (which I normally try to ...

Apple the Unsuccessful Innovator

If He’s So Smart…Steve Jobs, Apple, and the Limits of Innovation – The battle over digital music is just another verse in Apple’s sad song: This astonishingly imaginative company keeps getting muscled out of markets it creates. So what does Apple have to tell us about innovation? [Fast Company] The article’s point is keen: Apple ...

Bjorn Lomborg: Poverty is ‘real pollution’

Poverty is ‘real pollution’ – Dr Lomborg has angered the green lobby by daring to challenge certain “truths” about environmental decline. He has accused the greens of exaggerating problems and of ignoring the facts. [BBC News] I especially like Bjorn’s attempts to put environmentalism in perspective as a movement that needs to USE tools like ...

RIAA Suffers Setback

RIAA vs. Verizon – The Circuit Court of Appeals Trims the RIAA’s DMCA Wings – There was a case decided on Friday by a federal appeals court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, that is so significant in its implications, at least to my reading, that I thought it worthwhile to ...

Israel Warns of Unilateral Action

The BBC Story states: Israel will take unilateral steps to separate from the Palestinians unless there is progress on the roadmap peace plan, Ariel Sharon has warned. These would include the dismantling of settler outposts and accelerating the building of the controversial security barrier in the West Bank, he said. The Palestinian Prime Minister has ...