- German: Über die Irrtümer der Esoterik – Ein überzeugter Esoteriker, der der Szene die Leviten liest. (About the errors of mysticism – from an insider. An interview with Wolf Schneider (via Brights).
- An extensive list of Christian pareidolia (i.e. alleged appearances of Jesus on toast or Mary in window reflections etc.) at Eight Minutes Old – must have been quite some work…
- German legal hints: Was tun bei einer Abmahnung? Ein E-Book des Vereins gegen den Abmahnwahn (via Caschy).
- German blogging tips: 13 Tips für zufriedene Blog-Besucher auf der Blogwiese.
Links and video of the Week (2008/33)
- An insider report from CERN, understandable for everyone, about what the LHC is made for: video of a presentation by Brian Cox (ca. 14 minutes; via Mathlog).
- Probably the most insane stuff conspiracy theory crackpots can fabricate – English video about the LHC as stargate to hell at Astrodicticum Simplex.
- German: Homöopathie, Placebos und Quantenunsinn.
- German Tribute to Metallica – free cover versions by German bands (via Gedankendeponie).
- And a single-handed guitar solo by Marc Playle (via StoiBär):
Videos of the Week (2008/32)
Four videos this week…
Lightning in super-slowmotion (via Wissen belastet):
More of these here.
A lone swimmer at the Sydney Olympics… (via mlogger)
The mystic solution for computer problems! 
(via Bad Astronomy)
Rhabarberbarberabarbarbier… oder something like that. 
(via Resistance Is Futile) – yes, German, but give it a try!
Links of the Week (32/2008)
- Phantastic photos from the LHC (via Bad Astronomy)
- Not the end of the world: LHC is safe! (German)
- Atheist sees nothing on a piece of toast!
- What is a good righteous person? And how about Jesus? (via Friendly Atheist)
- 54 Outrageous Ads Perfectly Put In Scene! (part 3), the other parts are interesting too.
Links of the Week (2008/30)
- German interview with Prof. Edzard Ernst: “Homöopathica are placebos”
- German: EsoBlog about a combination of mystic wishing, feng shui and homeopathy.
- Funny videos: Animator vs. Animation I and II (via aptgetupdate)
- And another video: A conference of fonts (by CollegeHumor; via Nerdcore)