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Uncheck Default Category
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Jun 8, 2006
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One of the most annoying things about WordPress is that the default category is always checked when writing a post, so you have to manually uncheck it when you don't want to post in that category. I never post anything to my default category, so this is especially annoying. I looked for a solution a while ago, but I couldn't find anything. Enter Il Filosofo's Uncheck Default Category plugin. It does exactly what it says by running a little JavaScript on the post-writing screen. Brilliant, yet simple. #technology
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Diet foods (8)
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Jun 8, 2006
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Prompted by Shara's comment, I'd like to catalog my thoughts on diet foods.
Diet soda is the work of the devil. I hate it. I can't understand how anyone can possibly like it. It's disgusting, degrading, has a terrible aftertaste, and is healthy in no way, shape, or form. Everyone laughs at the jokes about fat people ordering a Supersized Big Mac combo meal and a Diet Coke. But it's not just fat people who are mislead by this vile substance. It's skinny people too. Smart people. Health-conscious people. People treat it like a sports drink; like they're doing themselves a favor by not drinking regular soda. I don't know too much about artificial sweeteners, but I can't imagine they're any healthier than regular sugar. And for that matter, I would imagine that regular soda isn't exactly healthy to begin with. So if you're gonna put some artificially-flavored, black-colored, cocaine-derived solvent into your body, you might as well go with the Real Thing™.
As for other diet foods, I usually stay away from things that try to be healthy. There's no such thing as a good-tasting fat-free snack food. Fat is what makes food taste good in the first place. And most times when something is fat-free, it means the fat was replaced by something else, and it's usually sugar. So which would I rather put in my body: Fat or sugar? It depends on how much of each. And it depends if the fat is good fat (unsaturated) or bad fat (saturated). What real health problem am I saving myself from when I eat Lite Cool Whip instead of regular? A half a gram of fat? That's not worth it. But when it comes to something like potato chips, I'll go with Baked Lay's instead of regular Lay's any day. But that's because they're baked instead of fried, not made with less fat. #food
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Medicalization
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Jun 8, 2006
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This Philadelphia Inquirer article is about medicalization, the term used to describe the trend of diagnosing human problems as medical conditions. Some say it's all about pharmaceutical companies and their greedy desire to sell their overpriced drugs. Others say that medicalization is failing to address the real issues, and it's allowing people to do whatever they want without the concept of responsibility. I think I lean more towards the latter than the former. (via Digg) #entertainment
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Geek quote
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Jun 8, 2006
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Geek quote of the day: "...the excrement encountered the rotary cooling device." Ha! #language
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