Commentary for March 3rd, 2005, from a former Blog entry.
Listening to the radio on the way to work inspired this entry. I heard ad after ad about ‘geek squad’, Anti-virus software, and the new AOL which protects you from the all the bad guys. Well, I just makes me chuckle how much money is made off of Mircosoft’s shoddy products. I know why Linux is unsupported and slow to adopt in PC’s. None of the software companies want to loose their revenue stream of fixing, essentially, broken products. My Linux computer just zips along, working and working and working. If it wasn’t for having to move, my uptime would be in the the YEARS range. That’s right, my computer has never crashed, EVER. It has not locked up, slowed down due to adware, or really changed over time. I don’t run a server, it is just a desktop machine, and that’s it. I am connected to the internet 24-7 and I don’t have a single virus, adware, or hacker on board. I have a modern, non-fragmenting file system. That’s right kids, I never have to de-frag my 3 hard drives. I have a journalized file system, a real one, NOW. Not like WinFS, which may never appear. How much did the software cost me? Nothing. Is it legal? You betcha. Can I just hand you a copy and not worry about violating copyright law? Sure can, in fact, they encourage it. Is it perfect? No, but it sure is fun to play with. I do have security updates, which don’t require me to re-boot my machine. Anything short of replacing the kernel does not require a reboot. My software is updated often, and quickly as new vulnerabilities are found. Well, all I can say is enjoy your buggy, slow, virus/ad/spyware ridden computers.
Food Food Food
Does fast food scare you? It should.
Just (somehow) get a hold of the nutritional information for a typical fast food joint and prepare to be amazed.
There are shakes that are over 1,200 calories, burgers well over 600, and lets not mention the fries. Just about every fast food place you go to is a death trap in terms of food health. There are, perhaps, 10% of thier menu items that don’t exceed the fat/sugar/sodium intake guidlines.
A single typical meal at a McDonalds, Wendy’s, Burger King, et al is your WHOLE DAY. Lets take an example:
Big Mac 560 Calories 30 Grams of Fat 47% Daily Value
Large Fries 520 Calories 25 Grams of Fat 38% Daily Value
Apple Pie 250 Calories 11 Grams of Fat 18% Daily Value
Medium Coke 210 Calories, 0 Fat
Lets do the math now, shall we?
1540 Calories, 66 Grams of Fat, 103% of Fat.
Well, that’s it, you are done now. Hope you are full. For a typical American, you don’t need 2000 or 2500 calories to live, 1500 is just fine. Just ask diabetic patients losing weight. Sick, isn’t it? You ate your whole day at one meal
As a personal note, my wife and I have been on Weight Watchers for a year now. She has lost 60Lbs, and I have lost 76Lbs. We stopped eating fast food, and learned what a portion size should be. I hope the rest of America learns before this generation has a shorter life expectancy than the one before it.
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