Random stuff I found this week (cos I’m too lazy to post everything in separate posts)

USEFUL STUFF
[IT] Yet another Web 2.0 app
http://www.backpackit.com/
[IT] VLC player vulnerable to remote hijack
http://torrentfreak.com/vlc-player-vulnerable-remote-hijack-080318/
[IT] How Yahoo lost its way
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8592114?nclick_check=1
[Nature] Overeater’s brain
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=631815221630122542&q=overeaters+brain&total=2&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
[Politics] Biohacking
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biohacking
[Politics] Female circumcision
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMSQPDd1B2g&eurl=http://www.google.com/reader/view/?tab=my
[Man-made] The lightbulb of the future
http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13568_22-192842.html
[Psychology] Faces of meth
http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/DrugIssue/MethResources/faces/index.html
[Psychology] TED Talks – Jill Bolte Taylor – My stroke of insight
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229
[Psychology] [Sociology] Cultural background reflected in seemingly unconscious actions
http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2008/03/cultural_background_reflected.php

ENTERTAINMENT
clothes of the future
http://www.doubleviking.com/videos/page0.html/8449.html
the 25 most disturbing sex toys
http://www.cracked.com/article_16032_25-most-disturbing-sex-toys.html
shockwave traffic jam recreated for the first time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suugn-p5C1M&eurl=http://www.google.com/reader/view/?tab=my
Frank Caliendo – Bush & Yoda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfOgoZz1mac&feature=related
100 funniest Web 20. words to say
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9112919597749004598&q=blummy&total=8&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=4
Yeah Right (skateboarding movie)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2137906947732406108
the most amazing impression of all time (for those who are familiar with Eddie Murphy’s comedic routines…WARNING – truly painfull to watch!!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_IfBEcyNQA&feature=related
video of quadroped robot
http://gizmodo.com/368651/new-video-of-bigdog-quadruped-robot-is-so-stunning-its-spooky
cocaine cowboys (documentary)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7960550700465197754
mildly sleazy uses of facebook
http://xkcd.com/300/

WEEKLY TRIBUTE
A small tribute to Paul Scofield (1922-2008), a truly brilliant actor who’s award-winning performance in “A man for all seasons” was so mesmerizing people said he could have done just that movie and still be remembered as a marvel worth every praise and respect…
R.I.P.

I hiiiiiighly recommend the movie, if you can find it:)