SPRAY ON BACON!! That's right, now you can get that smokey bacon flavor without the fat and grease! Check it out – – Smoked Bacon Spray

If you watched office space, and you work in corporate America (even if you didn’t get the memo): Get your own personal TPS report here.

Konfabulator is a great piece of software for Macintosh and Windows. It allows you to put little gadgets on your desktop that do all sorts of cool things. I highly recommend you give it a try.

Info and Download here.

This is a cute little link. Follow it to the lessons. The first thing you have to learn is to hold down the key you use to select the riff.

Click here for Mr.Fastfinger

I cannot decide if I like this or not… Don’t get me wrong, it’s amazingly cool, but…..

Video

MS IPTV is the answer to all the needs Microsoft says you have… ;-)

“Linux hackers have demonstrated a way to inject or record audio signals from passing cars running insecure Bluetooth hands-free units. The Trifinite group showed how hackers could eavesdrop on passing motorists using a directional antenna and a Linux Laptop running a tool it has developed called Car Whisperer“.

Ok, this is just confusing. I really don’t think that such a ban is legal, but since a company can fire you for anything (short of race etc…) I guess it doesn’t matter much… the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) allows employers to ban off-duty fraternizing among co-workers

By Nichola Groom

LOS ANGELES, Aug 1 (Reuters) – The company behind the Atkins Diet, standard bearer for the now-defunct low-carbohydrate diet craze and thorn in the side of bakeries and pasta makers, has filed for bankruptcy as U.S. consumers have tired of the once-sizzling fad.

Atkins Nutritionals Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday in New York bankruptcy court, said there was still a bright future for the company in weight loss. It plans to pare back its operations to focus on selling nutrition bars and shakes.

Based on research done by weight-loss guru Dr. Robert Atkins, the Atkins diet promotes eating proteins like meat and cheese while excluding carbohydrates such as bread and pasta.

Atkins and other low-carb regimens such as the South Beach and Zone diets were so popular from 2002 through 2004 that the trend was blamed for the demise of many eateries and the bankruptcies of several public pasta and baked goods manufacturers.

At the same time, however, the diet received widespread criticism from nutritionists who said it encouraged people to over-eat fatty foods like bacon.

In its heyday, Atkins listed Goldman Sachs Group Inc. among its backers and analysts predicted an initial public offering. Its trademark red “A” logo appeared on a range of packaged foods and was featured in advertising for Subway sandwich stores and the T.G.I. Friday’s restaurant chain.

The low-carb craze peaked in early 2004, when over 9 percent of U.S. adults claimed to be on such a diet, according to market research firm NPD Group. That figure declined to 2.2 percent last month.

“The low-carb trend has sort of died on the vine,” said Bob Goldin, executive vice president at Chicago-based food industry consulting firm Technomic Inc.

Atkins has said demand for its products began to slump at the end of 2004 as rival food companies, including heavyweights like Kraft Foods Inc. , flooded the market with everything from low-carb Oreo cookies to cereal.

At the same time, Atkins faced increased scrutiny by critics. In particular, the death of company founder Robert Atkins after a fall in April 2003 led to much negative publicity when reports claimed he had been overweight and suffered from a heart condition.

Last fall, the New York-based company hired a turnaround specialist and cut jobs to boost efficiency. It also brought in new management — though former H.J. Heinz Co. executive Neil Harrison left earlier this year after just three months at the company’s helm.

Mark Rodriguez, who became Atkins’ chief executive in June, said in a statement that the company has “adjusted our organization to accommodate a smaller business.” He was not available for further comment, a spokesman said.

For the 12-month period ended Dec. 31, 2004, Atkins said it had total assets of $301 million and liabilities of $325.1 million, according to court documents. For the same period, it recorded a loss of $340.9 million, including an asset impairment charge.

The company said it secured $25 million in debtor-in-possession financing arranged by UBS. Five other potential lenders refused to extend credit to the company, Atkins Nutritionals said in its filing.

Atkins said the “overwhelming majority” of its lenders had agreed to a prearranged plan to restructure its debt, and it would file a reorganization plan shortly for bankruptcy court consideration. Its lenders have agreed to receive equity in the company in exchange for reducing debt, the company said.

Just in time to stock up for those hard to shop for people on your Christmas List…
My Cat Hates You Calendar

WASHINGTON, DC—Beltway insiders report that Buster, the 7-month-old yellow Labrador Congress was allowed to keep amid much controversy last spring, has taught the nation’s legislators some valuable lessons about responsibility.
New Puppy Teaches Congress Important Lesson About Responsibility

Maybe they should have called the Make a Wish foundation.

Cameron Diaz

New York-AP- On April 21, 2005, After 5 months of heated debate, the Commission On Human Rights of the United Nations approved the new International Symbol of Marriage. ;-)

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Rampant paranoia, or scary new revelations regarding our most favored manufacturing nation. I wouldn’t put it past China, but I would not put anything past the fear-mongering tactics of “Security Experts” either.
Security experts warn of Chinese cyberattacks for industrial secrets

Technology and the Luddite…

Oooohhh I want one, just for those special occasions. Now if only it would jam cell phones and ipagers too…

RF Jammer.

Everyone owes our UK buddies at The Register a big thanks, for surfacing this bit of functional undergarment technology

Surely Microsoft cannot be this foolish… The claim from crackers is that, by typing in the simple text below, you can disable Microsoft’s brand new Windows product verification requirement for licensing update.

Cracked Windows anti-crack cracked claim
MICROSOFT’S bid to refuse access to updated versions of Windows has been foiled by hackers.

Thursday, July 28, 2005
Microsoft “Genuine Advantage” cracked in 24h: window.g_sDisableWGACheck=’all’
AV sez, “This week, Microsoft started requiring users to verify their serial number before using Windows Update. This effort to force users to either buy XP or tell them where you got the illegal copy is called ‘Genuine Advantage.’ It was cracked within 24 hours.”

Before pressing ‘Custom’ or ‘Express’ buttons paste this text to the address bar and press enter:

javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck=’all’)

It turns off the trigger for the key check.

Ok, it looks like someone checked the “Get Medieval” box on their anti-spam software.
Spams to the slaughter.

One of my favorite soap-boxes…. Personal privacy, something America seems ok to live without.

Who’s minding the store (of private data you gave up)?