macOS and UNIX sitting in a tree.....

 

I am a UNIX geek again. I have not used “real” UNIX since leaving Sarnoff in 1997. I have fun with GNU/Linux but as the those folks are happy to remind everyone, GNU/Linux is not UNIX (or GNU’s Not UNIX)

Enterprise Mac | InfoWorld | Leopard gets UNIX 03 certification | July 30, 2007 08:57 PM | By Tom YagerThanks to the efforts of Apples OS boss Kevin Van Vechten and his team, Leopard has cleared all of the hurdles required to attain UNIX 03 certification. That places Apple in elite company. Only Sun, IBM and HP are certified, so OS X turns the Big Three into the Big Four. 

What next? Some new research indicating coffee causes kidney disease?

Normally, I am fine with my diabetes. I can live with the finger pricks (10 times a day) and the shots (4 a day) and the ever present concern over hypoglycemia. However, this little bit of news left me feeling a little lower than when I awoke this morning.

Metabolic syndrome in a can - The Diabetes Blog
a new study finds an intriguing link between drinking one or more sodas a day (diet or regular) and metabolic syndrome, a cluster of symptoms which increase the risk for heart disease -- large waistlines, higher blood pressures, blood sugars, cholesterol and triglycerides. Yup, you heard right. Diet soda.

Because of diabetes I had to give up the delicious taste of Coca-Cola Blak (coffee + Coke) and get used to the aftertaste of Coke Zero.  So now I don't get to drink soda at all? Someone just shoot me! What next? Some new research indicating coffee causes kidney disease?