Driving a Train through your Media Brain

From the NYTimes:

“During the decade, 47,976 men and 23,276 women died, and the researchers kept track of the timing and reasons for each death. Red meat consumption ranged from a low of less than an ounce a day, on average, to a high of four ounces a day, and processed meat consumption ranged from at most once a week to an average of one and a half ounces a day.

The increase in mortality risk tied to the higher levels of meat consumption was described as “modest,” ranging from about 20 percent to nearly 40 percent. But the number of excess deaths that could be attributed to high meat consumption is quite large given the size of the American population.

Extrapolated to all Americans in the age group studied, the new findings suggest that over the course of a decade, the deaths of one million men and perhaps half a million women could be prevented just by eating less red and processed meats, according to estimates prepared by Dr. Barry Popkin, who wrote an editorial accompanying the report.”

Promo for an actual porngraphic serial produced in Britain. I’m either made glad or dissapointed by the apparent lack of incest (though that particular blend of dark humor is sated by the awful child costume for the awful Cosby child). Great Bill Cosby, too. That guy does one hell of a job.

pa·thos

noun (pā’thŏs’, -thôs’)

1. A quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow.
2. The feeling, as of sympathy or pity, so aroused.

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e⋅thos

noun (ee-thos, ee-thohs, eth-os, -ohs)

1. The fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period: In the Greek ethos the individual was highly valued.
2. The character or disposition of a community, group, person, etc. the moral element in dramatic literature that determines a character’s action rather than his or her thought or emotion.

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lo⋅gos

noun /ˈloʊgɒs, -goʊs, ˈlɒgɒs/ Show Spelled Pronunciation (loh-gos, -gohs, log-os)

1. The rational principle that governs and develops the universe.

I’m fucked! Via CNN (remember, no bullshit)

“Mac computers are known for their near-immunity to malicious computer programs that plague PCs. Some security experts say viruses are moving toward Mac as those computers become more popular.

But that may be changing somewhat, according to computer security researchers. It seems that as sleek Mac computers become more popular, they’re also more sought-after targets for the authors of harmful programs.

“The bad guys generally go toward the biggest target, what will get them the biggest bang for their buck,” said Kevin Haley, a director of security response at Symantec.”