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Hackers On Atkins
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Gluconeogenesis takes pyruvates and oxaloacetates and converts them into glucose. You get these through catabolism of amino acids, chiefly from muscle tissue. The muscle is broken down and transported to the liver for gluconeogenic processing. Alanine, cysteine, glycine, serine, & threonine can be deaminated directly or indirectly to form pryuvate and asparagine and aspartate can be made into oxaloacetates.
Hey, that's great that you remember your high school chemistry, but the clinical data don't support your theory. Atkins focuses on foods hight in fat & protein, so there's always enough protein intake that the body does not need to break down muscle tissue. This has been gospel among body builders for 30+ years. Low-carb diets preserve muscle mass moreso than low-fat diets, and the fat loss compared to low-fat is probably more significant than current studies already indicate.
I've been fat all my life, peaking at 277 lbs eight years ago. I just finished my first year on Atkins. I'm down from 244 to 187 (that in the first sixth months actually), the same weight I was a as a high school freshman (15 years ago). Now that I've broken my carb addiction I've added healthy carbs (whole grains, vegetables, fruit) back into my diet. It's been a year now and I haven't had a donut, french fry, or any sort of sugar or junk food. My triglycerides are under 80. Is your diet that healthy?
Does anyone own a Zaurus? How useful are they really?
If you've never owned a PDA, you'll probably think the PIM functionality is top notch. If you compare it to any other PDA it loses. It's got a very nice keyboard on it, but the PIM interface is so horrible in that you have to switch between keyboard and pen constantly and you can't search for anything, so why bother filling it with pages of data.
Palm had it right. User interface matters more than anything else. WinCE and the Zaurus are about taking the wrong OS for the job and needing overkill hardware just to keep it from being a tremendous dog.
I'm an MS-free Linux guy, but unless there's a cool PIM or you want to show off for your friends, this thing doesn't belong in your pocket. I thought it was cool to write a perl script to search the PIM databases, until I realized my buddy with an original Palm Pilot could still save & recall phone numbers faster than I could.
If you want a Zaurus, get it off ebay at a discount... lots of people are coming to the same realization I did.
The coolest hardware in the world is worthless unless there are decent apps for it. I had a Zaurus SL-5500, and although the hardware was cool, and you could run ssh/apache/frotz/whatever on it, it sucked as a PDA because the included apps were lame. I got the PIM apps from TheKompany, and they sucked too. I loaded OpenZaurus and it sucked. Then I ebay'd it and went back to a PalmOS device (the only worthwhile PDA OS I've ever used, and I've used them all), now I'll be happy for a few more years until the new kickass Clies are cheaper.
It's fun to have a PDA you can tinker with, but unless it can save time as well as waste it, the hardware is irrelevant.
Old news? I saw Reloaded on IMAX about two months ago, in Grand Rapids, Michigan of all places. You'd think the CmdrTaco would know what's going on in his own burg.
My company uses Remedy also. The people who decided to use Remedy paid some consultants to help with the setup, then it has done nothing but rot since then. The new cool features in later versions are untapped, and the changing support structure is not reflected in the schema. Whatever system you go with, make sure someone is committed to keeping it maintained, or that the system is easy to modify. Like most tools, someone has to keep it sharp.
They're doing their job, because their happiness is tied up in their success/wealth, same as you and me. When you go to work as a sysadmin/programmer/telemarketer/burger flipper, do you think you're doing the "right" thing? If you do, great. If not, you're being hypocritical for pointing out that Darl is a bigger liar than you are.
Personally, I'm a hypocrite, but at least I know it.
Executing on a business plan is called execution. It's a standard business expression, although a tad dot-commish.
'Execution' is a word executives use to divert blame from themselves. If a company or team is unsuccessful, "poor execution" is the reason, even though a bad or unrealistic business plan may have been at fault.
When an executive says from the beginning that execution is the key, it means the business plan is shaky. If he actually had a good business plan, he would have said something that sounds like "we can't lose."
This would be fantastic for billions of devices in the world that don't need massive bandwidth: fire and intrusion alarms,
Too important to put on wireless.
periodic appliance and vehicle telemetry dumps,
These already have wired power or large batteries--no need for low power limitations
remote controls for doorknobs and electrical items and so forth, electric and gas meters, cable box uplinks, sump pump failure alarms, water heater leak detectors, etc.
These are all things you don't want to be susceptible to interference, or don't need low power. Any good ideas?
Of course MSFT wants the developer to have it. That was the whole point--they're after developer mindshare. They've already got your employer by the stones, why would they care about your employer?
Yes, excess carbs do get turned to fat. However, so do excess protein and excess fat. The difference is that carbs and protein are 4 cal/gram, while fat is 9 cal/gram. You do the math.
Protein and fat do not raise your blood sugar levels, causing your body to produce insulin. Many people produce too much insulin, driving down blood sugar, causing tiredness and hunger. The "secret" of the Atkins diet is blood sugar management. This cannot be overstated. The Atkins diet is a low calorie diet, but you're never know it because your stable blood sugar means you never feel hungry. You plan a healthy well rounded menu until you're blue in the face, but if you're hungry all the time you will always fail to stay on it. Atkins works because the food you eat is satisfying and your stable blood sugar keeps you from feeling hungry.
Bottom line is the Atkins diet is dangerous, containing way too much saturated fat, cholesterol, and calories from fat, and too much protein can be bad on the kidneys. Eat a balanced diet low in simple carbs, substituting complex carbs instead, and you'll do well.
The Atkins diet is extreme, and extremes can be dangerous. There's no question that being fat is dangerous. If you're concerned about Atkins, check out _The_Good_Carb_Cookbook_ or any number of diabetic cookbooks which place emphasis on food with a low glycemic load (do not cause blood sugar to spike).
For what it's worth, I've lost 54 lbs. on Atkins, had no complications, and cut my triglycerides from 131 (desirable) to 76 (really desirable), and my cholesterol is under 200. The fact that I got there by eating steak and buffalo wings ought to tell you that the conventional wisdom isn't necessarily right. Currently I eat a more traditional "healthy" diet with lots of fruit & veggies, but no starches or sugars, and I've never been healthier in my life.
Truly an amazing technology. How long before contraband starts getting tucked in various bodily folds and crevices, and overweight travelers have to get pulled aside for special inspection?
When fat people are naked in the airport, the terrorists will have won.
Keyboards, joysticks and cell-phone touch pads have ruined kids' ability to hold a pencil properly, let alone write legibly, says the former president of the International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting."
In related news, electronic devices which were once geeky are now cool, and writing instruments are the new trademarks of nerds. Wonder if he has a pocket protector.
Given that 39% of software products are sold only because the vendor used their monopoly power illegally.
Is this the same Giga?
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SCO SCO SCO!
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"[SCO] should tell everybody what they have," said Quandt, who has advised clients of Cambridge, Mass.-based Giga to continue with their Linux adoption.
Why do telemarketing groups fight something which keeps them from wasting time calling folks who identify themselves as "not interested"?
Probably because there are people out there who can't say "no". Some people can be talked into spending money on pretty much anything. These are the people the telemarketers really want to go after. If a person knows they have this tendency, they would be sure to put themselves on the do-not-call list.
The people who don't end up on the list probably don't know about it, are suspicious about it, or some other reason... not because they WANT to hear from telemarketers. It's not like watching commercials--telemarketing has no redeeming value for the recipient.
You archive TV? Are you nuts?! Don't you have anything better to do? It's TELEVISION. Tell you what, you can come over to my house and archive my toilet paper after I use it--it's just as entertaining and far more powerful.
I have to "me too" the Kinesis Maxim. It's small and adjustable, what more do you need? I had problems with ulnar nerve irritation. The keyboard and a trackball had me back at 100% in two weeks.
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Gluconeogenesis takes pyruvates and oxaloacetates and converts them into glucose. You get these through catabolism of amino acids, chiefly from muscle tissue. The muscle is broken down and transported to the liver for gluconeogenic processing. Alanine, cysteine, glycine, serine, & threonine can be deaminated directly or indirectly to form pryuvate and asparagine and aspartate can be made into oxaloacetates.
Hey, that's great that you remember your high school chemistry, but the clinical data don't support your theory. Atkins focuses on foods hight in fat & protein, so there's always enough protein intake that the body does not need to break down muscle tissue. This has been gospel among body builders for 30+ years. Low-carb diets preserve muscle mass moreso than low-fat diets, and the fat loss compared to low-fat is probably more significant than current studies already indicate.
I've been fat all my life, peaking at 277 lbs eight years ago. I just finished my first year on Atkins. I'm down from 244 to 187 (that in the first sixth months actually), the same weight I was a as a high school freshman (15 years ago). Now that I've broken my carb addiction I've added healthy carbs (whole grains, vegetables, fruit) back into my diet. It's been a year now and I haven't had a donut, french fry, or any sort of sugar or junk food. My triglycerides are under 80. Is your diet that healthy?
Does anyone own a Zaurus? How useful are they really?
If you've never owned a PDA, you'll probably think the PIM functionality is top notch. If you compare it to any other PDA it loses. It's got a very nice keyboard on it, but the PIM interface is so horrible in that you have to switch between keyboard and pen constantly and you can't search for anything, so why bother filling it with pages of data.
Palm had it right. User interface matters more than anything else. WinCE and the Zaurus are about taking the wrong OS for the job and needing overkill hardware just to keep it from being a tremendous dog.
I'm an MS-free Linux guy, but unless there's a cool PIM or you want to show off for your friends, this thing doesn't belong in your pocket. I thought it was cool to write a perl script to search the PIM databases, until I realized my buddy with an original Palm Pilot could still save & recall phone numbers faster than I could.
If you want a Zaurus, get it off ebay at a discount... lots of people are coming to the same realization I did.
The coolest hardware in the world is worthless unless there are decent apps for it. I had a Zaurus SL-5500, and although the hardware was cool, and you could run ssh/apache/frotz/whatever on it, it sucked as a PDA because the included apps were lame. I got the PIM apps from TheKompany, and they sucked too. I loaded OpenZaurus and it sucked. Then I ebay'd it and went back to a PalmOS device (the only worthwhile PDA OS I've ever used, and I've used them all), now I'll be happy for a few more years until the new kickass Clies are cheaper.
It's fun to have a PDA you can tinker with, but unless it can save time as well as waste it, the hardware is irrelevant.
Old news? I saw Reloaded on IMAX about two months ago, in Grand Rapids, Michigan of all places. You'd think the CmdrTaco would know what's going on in his own burg.
--Dave
My company uses Remedy also. The people who decided to use Remedy paid some consultants to help with the setup, then it has done nothing but rot since then. The new cool features in later versions are untapped, and the changing support structure is not reflected in the schema. Whatever system you go with, make sure someone is committed to keeping it maintained, or that the system is easy to modify. Like most tools, someone has to keep it sharp.
do they actually believe themselves?
They're doing their job, because their happiness is tied up in their success/wealth, same as you and me. When you go to work as a sysadmin/programmer/telemarketer/burger flipper, do you think you're doing the "right" thing? If you do, great. If not, you're being hypocritical for pointing out that Darl is a bigger liar than you are.
Personally, I'm a hypocrite, but at least I know it.
Executing on a business plan is called execution. It's a standard business expression, although a tad dot-commish.
'Execution' is a word executives use to divert blame from themselves. If a company or team is unsuccessful, "poor execution" is the reason, even though a bad or unrealistic business plan may have been at fault.
When an executive says from the beginning that execution is the key, it means the business plan is shaky. If he actually had a good business plan, he would have said something that sounds like "we can't lose."
This would be fantastic for billions of devices in the world that don't need massive bandwidth:
fire and intrusion alarms,
Too important to put on wireless.
periodic appliance and vehicle telemetry dumps,
These already have wired power or large batteries--no need for low power limitations
remote controls for doorknobs and electrical items and so forth, electric and gas meters, cable box uplinks, sump pump failure alarms, water heater leak detectors, etc.
These are all things you don't want to be susceptible to interference, or don't need low power. Any good ideas?
Of course MSFT wants the developer to have it. That was the whole point--they're after developer mindshare. They've already got your employer by the stones, why would they care about your employer?
Yes, excess carbs do get turned to fat. However, so do excess protein and excess fat. The difference is that carbs and protein are 4 cal/gram, while fat is 9 cal/gram. You do the math.
Protein and fat do not raise your blood sugar levels, causing your body to produce insulin. Many people produce too much insulin, driving down blood sugar, causing tiredness and hunger. The "secret" of the Atkins diet is blood sugar management. This cannot be overstated. The Atkins diet is a low calorie diet, but you're never know it because your stable blood sugar means you never feel hungry. You plan a healthy well rounded menu until you're blue in the face, but if you're hungry all the time you will always fail to stay on it. Atkins works because the food you eat is satisfying and your stable blood sugar keeps you from feeling hungry.
Bottom line is the Atkins diet is dangerous, containing way too much saturated fat, cholesterol, and calories from fat, and too much protein can be bad on the kidneys. Eat a balanced diet low in simple carbs, substituting complex carbs instead, and you'll do well.
The Atkins diet is extreme, and extremes can be dangerous. There's no question that being fat is dangerous. If you're concerned about Atkins, check out _The_Good_Carb_Cookbook_ or any number of diabetic cookbooks which place emphasis on food with a low glycemic load (do not cause blood sugar to spike).
For what it's worth, I've lost 54 lbs. on Atkins, had no complications, and cut my triglycerides from 131 (desirable) to 76 (really desirable), and my cholesterol is under 200. The fact that I got there by eating steak and buffalo wings ought to tell you that the conventional wisdom isn't necessarily right. Currently I eat a more traditional "healthy" diet with lots of fruit & veggies, but no starches or sugars, and I've never been healthier in my life.
Now Marc Andreesen can join the ranks of revolutionaries-turned-old-cranks, like Eric Raymond, Bill Joy, and RMS.
Truly an amazing technology. How long before contraband starts getting tucked in various bodily folds and crevices, and overweight travelers have to get pulled aside for special inspection?
When fat people are naked in the airport, the terrorists will have won.
Keyboards, joysticks and cell-phone touch pads have ruined kids' ability to hold a pencil properly, let alone write legibly, says the former president of the International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting."
In related news, electronic devices which were once geeky are now cool, and writing instruments are the new trademarks of nerds. Wonder if he has a pocket protector.
First we lose calligraphy, now this. Next thing you know, we'll be tossing Martha Stewart in jail!
By a similar process we can calculate that 99% of all ocean-front homes are pirated.
First Barbra Streisand was a bad actress and singer, then anti-environmentalist, now it's 99% likely she's a pirate?
Given that 39% of software products are sold only because the vendor used their monopoly power illegally.
"[SCO] should tell everybody what they have," said Quandt, who has advised clients of Cambridge, Mass.-based Giga to continue with their Linux adoption.
As long as it's not on the desktop.
Why do telemarketing groups fight something which keeps them from wasting time calling folks who identify themselves as "not interested"?
Probably because there are people out there who can't say "no". Some people can be talked into spending money on pretty much anything. These are the people the telemarketers really want to go after. If a person knows they have this tendency, they would be sure to put themselves on the do-not-call list.
The people who don't end up on the list probably don't know about it, are suspicious about it, or some other reason... not because they WANT to hear from telemarketers. It's not like watching commercials--telemarketing has no redeeming value for the recipient.
It's clear to me now... it's not Microsoft behind all this SCO mess, but Richard Stallman trying to get people to use the Hurd!
You archive TV? Are you nuts?! Don't you have anything better to do? It's TELEVISION. Tell you what, you can come over to my house and archive my toilet paper after I use it--it's just as entertaining and far more powerful.
My question is why a closed, not free product gets a plug every time they put out a new release?
Because it's an alternative to a Microsoft product. Have you noticed Apple getting a lot of play? They're not free either.
Will it have a "me too" feature to watch what everyone else is watching?
Get a D-Link usb fm tuner for $15.
Record to mp3 with gnomeradio.
Write to CD and bring to work.
I have to "me too" the Kinesis Maxim. It's small and adjustable, what more do you need? I had problems with ulnar nerve irritation. The keyboard and a trackball had me back at 100% in two weeks.