Boring Book Covers

This is an amazingly addictive video. It just shows one plain book cover after another, to a semi-computerized voice reading each title, and some semi-spooky music. It's amazing! 

If you can't see the embedded video, the link is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUgjlJ5hEbw

The books "Bayesian Approach to Image Interpretation," "Finite Commutative Rings and Their Applications," and "Music Cognition" actually looks rather fascinating.

WikiLeaks Reveals Major UN Snafus

A new WikiLeaks leak reveals "over 600 United Nations investigative reports, over 70 of which are classified 'Strictly Confidential.'" These include anything from weapons trafficking, to rape of refugees by UN peacekeepers, to fraud, to corruption. See here.

If you have not heard of WikiLeaks, it is a site dedicated to open information and anonymous whistleblowing. Hence, it serves as a safe place for individuals to share sensitive information with little fear of retaliation. It is censored in many countries, and has received numerous lawsuits in many countries, and was even shut down for a short time in the United States.