Nearly 16-million Americans suffer from diabetes, but many who may be at risk still are not aware of the disease. There are two types: Type 1 (insulin dependent) and Type 2 (adult onset). Insulin dependent diabetics must take insulin injections simply to stay alive, while those who suffer from Type …

If the British “secret transsexual” dating show is a new low in reality TV, this is a new low in spam – fresh out of the box. I shant be clicking any of the links, but note the implicit threat that something will happen if you don’t click over. I …

I fear something more emphatic than threatened legal action would have happened under similar circumstances here: Sky One has pulled plans for a show about men competing for the affections of a pre-operation transsexual after the contestants threatened legal action to block the show’s transmission. The channel said on Friday …

The inexorable logic of broadband is working its way through the populace: After a quarter marked by DSL price cuts and cable speed boosts, one thing is clear: Broadband use is surging, regardless of what form it takes. Recently released numbers from cable companies and from the Baby Bells who …

We had a pretty great Halloween this year, here and in real life. Once again I thank all Blogcritics who contributed to our Halloween special, which was an artistic and “commercial” success. Thanks to all our linkers, trackbackers and commenters as well. I urge you all to work your way …

Congressman Rick Boucher (D.-Va.), friend of fair use, voices his complaints with the Copyright Office’s ruling on DMCA exemptions, which we mentioned a couple of days ago. As a result of the ruling, Boucher said, “Consumers will continue to be subject to the whims of copyright owners seeking to deny …

They’ve been trying to ban the Pumpkin Roll since I participated in it nearly 30 years ago – just move your stupid cars and stay out of the way: If Chagrin Falls students try to stage their annual Pumpkin Roll this year, police say heads will roll, too. Students are …

So you’re an antisocial type who would rather confer with the disembodied for Halloween – the NY Times has some cool links: For the members of www.masquerade.org, for example, every day is Halloween. In this so-called MUSH – “multi-user shared hallucination” – those who log on portray various types of …

A lot of weird things happened to me in the ’70s: It’s hard to believe I matriculated to sweet little Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio – “America’s Quiet Surprise” – 28 years ago. I had just turned 17 and in retrospect was too young, but that’s another story. Springfield was …

Spring, 1973 – suburban Cleveland, Ohio. The first rock band I was in practiced at our drummer’s house because his drums won’t fit through the door: their rhythm was nontransferable. I had learned my guitarmanship from books and folk guitar lessons. At 14, I didn’t really have a clue. We …