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

USEFUL STUFF

• [IT] Sick of IKEA? Design Your Own Stuff, And Get Rich While You’re At It
• [IT] America’s Dilemma: Close Security Holes, or Exploit Them Ourselves
• [Eco] Earth is losing dirt at an alarming rate
• [Eco] [Economy] Deconstruction Grows in Popularity, Spawns New Businesses
• [Economy] Agflation: The real costs of rising food prices
• [Psychology] Larry Page on how to change the world

ENTERTAINMENT

• Men and their mothers. What’s it all about?
• A Collection Of Some Of The Most Shocking PSA’s Of All Time
• 7 (More!) Underground Wonders of the World: From Seed Vaults to Amazing Military Strongholds
• Study Finds No Cancer-Marijuana Connection
• Supersize sea monsters
• Gadget-Filled $2 Billion Home Makes Bill Gates’ House Look Like a Shack

WEEKLY TRIBUTE
A small tribute to Albert Hoffman (1906 – 2008), the guy who accidentally discovered the halucinogen drug that is LSD.

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(via: all the usual blogs and sites that I’ve got in Google Reader)