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Comment National WiFi? Yes... (Score 1) 73

Google WiFi just showed up at the Starbucks around here. Faster, and if this is Google's entre into a mobile play, then seeding the nation with WiFi is a clever idea.

Starbucks now, then McDonalds, etc, and they will be in business. I would expect lots of retailers could hop on this. And Google gets the first bite of call data.

Pricing 1, Privacy 0.

Submission + - US Gov't To Withdraw Food Warnings About Cholesterol (washingtonpost.com)

An anonymous reader writes: The Washington Post reports on news from the U.S.'s top nutrition advisory panel, which plans to stop warning consumers about the amount of dietary cholesterol in foods. The government has been issuing these warnings for over 40 years, and they reaffirmed that decision as recently as five years ago. "[T]he finding, which may offer a measure of relief to breakfast diners who prefer eggs, follows an evolution of thinking among many nutritionists who now believe that for a healthy adult cholesterol intake may not significantly impact the level of cholesterol in the blood or increase the risk of heart disease. The greater danger, according to this line of thought, lies in foods heavy with trans fats and saturated fats. ... But the change on dietary cholesterol also shows how the complexity of nutrition science and the lack of definitive research can contribute to confusion for Americans who, while seeking guidance on what to eat, often find themselves afloat in conflicting advice."

Comment Re:The sad part? (Score 1) 577

I agree. It's just that if you don't retain the right to speak freely, and the right to self-defense, many or most of the other rights evaporate at the whim of the powers who can exert violence against you, and no one will either know or be able to resist.

Many of the rights in the Bill of Rights are interdependent. Stifle one, threaten all.

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