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Comment: Why the future of the media has No Agenda Thursday, 23 September 2010 | By Big Dan No Agenda hosts Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak (Source: NoAgendaStickers.com) Over the past few months, I’ve become an avid listener to the No Agenda podcast, not just for the scintillating repartee between the hosts, but as…

A real treat I had in Dallas last week.

2) Sugary beverages are a key factor in rising obesity rates. They happen to be sweetened, usually, with high-fructose corn syrup. But, again, that’s because it’s the cheapest sweetener. It’s probably not the specific sweetener that’s the problem here, but the fact that Americans drink a lot of sugary beverages. We’d be seeing a problem…

I was watching a movie on an Arab-based Satellite TV channel, a few weeks ago, when I noticed something occur for the nth time: they cut a scene right before the two protagonists were about to kiss. No kiss for us, viewers. It’s taboo. I’ve been dwelling over this for weeks, going over and over…

Look at this propaganda by the Corn Refiners Association: My body can certainly tell the difference between the two. Let’s take sodas. Last week in Dallas, I had Dr. Pepper. With real sugar. And you know what? I felt pretty full after just one. Meanwhile, I can drink three times the amount of the high…

Just before 5am this morning, I awoke to the sound of my UPS going off. That can only mean one thing–a power outage! For once, it wasn’t caused by wind, but rather a failed insulator on a transmission line. Whatever the cause, power outages suck for many reasons. Not the least of which is the…

On Friday, we lost another member of the family–our (nearly) 18 year old cat Toby, a.k.a. Bubba. The name “head” was also used in conjunction with both names (e.g. Toby Head and Bubba Head). The house will certainly be cleaner–no more cat hair and no more clay footprints on the wood floors–but it’s certainly emptier.…