Links for 2007-01-08

• A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods
• Attack of the Zombie Computers Is Growing Threat - New York Times
  "With growing sophistication, they are taking advantage of programs that secretly install themselves on thousands or even millions of personal computers, band these computers together into an unwitting army of zombies..."
  
• Incandescence, Yes. Fluorescence, We'll See. - New York Times
  "You equate fluorescent light with your boss, license renewal, indigestion and divorce. Not beautiful sunsets, blush wine, fireside s'mores, and candlelit dinner dates. An 'incandescent' evening."
• The Doctor Is In (Dr. Herbert Pardes, President of New York Presbyterian Medical Center - New York Times
  "Dr. Pardes, a well-regarded psychiatrist and a former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, says he wants NewYork-Presbyterian to become a model for top-tier medical care."
• Parents of disabled children ask doctors for 'Ashley treatment' | Guardian Unlimited
  "Doctors in Seattle who treated the severely disabled girl Ashley with surgery and hormones to keep her at the size of a six-year-old child have received requests from parents of other disabled children to repeat the treatment."
• Scientist: NASA found life on Mars - and killed it - CNN.com
  "Given the cold dry conditions of Mars, life could have evolved on Mars with the key internal fluid consisting of a mix of water and hydrogen peroxide, said Schulze-Makuch."
• 20 Different Ways to Manage Your To Dos -- WebWorker Daily
• The Seattle Times: Local News: $10,000 reward posted to find who stole kidney from display