Delicious LiveJournal Links for 12-15-2008

• A curiously French complaint
  The difference in attitude between the French and British towards illness
  (tags: funny UK medicine France illness)
• Obesity can begin in the brain, gene study shows
  The study was based on a genetic analysis of 90,000 people, whose DNA was analysed for the smallest mutations, and compared against their body mass index, the scientific assessment based on their height and weight. Scientists found six genetic variants that appear to cause a small but significant increase in weight. If someone carried all six variants they would typically be between 1.5kg and 2kg (3.3lb and 3.4lb) heavier than the average person.
  (tags: genetics weight obesity brain)
• For those without hands, there's Air Guitar Hero
  Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have made the popular Guitar Hero game into a tool for amputees who are being fitted with the next generation of artificial arms. With a few electrodes and some very powerful algorithms, amputees can hit all the notes of Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" using only the electrical signals from their residual muscles.
  'tags: gaming technology medicine guitarhero)
• Doctors get patients to go to 'Wiihab'
  Using the game console's unique, motion-sensitive controller, Wii games require body movements similar to traditional therapy exercises. But patients become so engrossed mentally they're almost oblivious to the rigor.
  'tags: gaming exercise health wii)
• White House "Lost In Space" Scenarios
  The speech Nixon had written in case Aldrin and Armstrong were stranded on the moon.
  'tags: Space speech)

Running behind the times as usual

I just beat GH3 on Medium! Fucking Lucifer and the Charlie Daniel's Band!

Next up: Hard

(I was also very happy on Tuesday, when I finally 5-starred Knights of Cydonia on Medium)