This week “Information Overload” is back in full swing, and there really were lots of interesting things I stumbled upon:

• The Biggest Company You’ve Never Heard Of
  Interesting two and a half minute video about Serco, a company I indeed never had heard of before.
• Goran Lindberg and Sweden’s dark side
  Are Stieg Larsson’s novels closer to the truth than expectd?
• Third Kim lucky?
  This article suggests that Kim Jong-un will become Kim Jong-il’s successor. I’d have expected a kind of military/party government after the latter’s retirement/death, let’s see what actually happens.
• Genetic Scars of the Holocaust: Children Suffer Too
  Epigenetics in the context of Holocaust victims and their children.
• The Most Powerful Colors in the World
  With so many colors to choose from, companies don’t seem to be overly creative when deciding on their logos.
• Todesopfer rechter Gewalt
  Interactive map of of people who died due to right-wing violence in Germany. Also see 137 Todesopfer rechter Gewalt for more information on the victims (both in German).
• Itunes Remove duplicated songs
  It’s always nice to see something based on my blog posts, especially in this case where it was the first time ever I wrote something about Erlang.
• The Myth of the Boy Wizard
  After the recently discovered flaw in Haystack, Austin Heap got a lot of flak. This article is an interesting take on the media’s role and responsibility in all of this.
• Zeros to heroes: 10 unlikely ideas that changed the world
  A good reminder to keep on hacking despite the odds.
• Clojure is Fast
  If you ever where curious just how fast you can get your Clojure code to run, this will provide some valuable insight.
• Lawsuit challenges Obama’s power to kill citizens without due process
  You know a country is fucked once it needs a lawsuit like this.