Daily Data Dump - October 21st, 2010

Bob Guccione, Penthouse Founder, Dies at 79. Playboy has been in decline too. HUMAN GENE COUNT: MORE THAN A CHICKEN, LESS THAN A GRAPE. Going under 20,000. Hey, it's just a number, not the measure of a man. Robert Heinlein, We Never Knew Ye. Fred Pohl's blog is really interesting. Only You. And You. And You. This is really confusing: "Terisa Greenan and her boyfriend, Matt, are enjoying a rare day of Seattle sun, sharing a beet carpaccio on the patio of a local restaurant. Matt holds Terisa's hand, as his 6-year-old son squeezes in between the couple to give Terisa a kiss. His mother, Vera, looks over and smiles; she's there with her boyfriend, Larry." Insulin Sensitivity May Explain Link Between Obesity, Memory Problems. Another reason to lose weight.