Links for February 9th

• We want information, here and now – Bill Thompson explains why the current Internet content distribution model is broken
• Fake parking tickets lead to computer virus – Some clever web-based crims are using some real-world fakery to get people to infect themselves with a Trojan
• Why am I not surprised? It looks as though Andrew Wakefield probably falsified his data – Orac provides his expert opinion on Brian Deer’s article in The Times.
• MMR doctor Andrew Wakefield fixed data on autism – Times Online –
  

  THE doctor who sparked the scare over the safety of the MMR vaccine for children changed and misreported results in his research, creating the appearance of a possible link with autism, a Sunday Times investigation has found.

  Confidential medical documents and interviews with witnesses have established that Andrew Wakefield manipulated patients’ data, which triggered fears that the MMR triple vaccine to protect against measles, mumps and rubella was linked to the condition.

• Website Backgrounds: 70+ Impressive Trends, How To’s & Best Practices –
  

  Web designers compete to impress visitors with distinctive and appealing visual elements. Background images are one of those visual elements that when designed properly, can create an amazing atmosphere and convey the style the designer has chosen.

  In this post you will see how web designers carefully created background images to achieve their goals in engaging and facilitating the design elements and content.

  We have hand-picked different background image trends and tutorials you can use to create an amazing background images for your upcoming website design.