Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Links 2006-05-30

Core Dump
"At first glance, technical writing and Disney don't seem to have much of a connection, but their rides are complex machines, and they do need manuals. Here's the Standard Operating Procedures for Pirates of the Caribbean from 1975. The page has links to scanned images of the manual."

Four Types in ZhurnalWiki
"Someone once told me of a military strategist's way to characterize people along the dimensions of intelligence and motivation:"

7-Zip
ZipCentral
Two freeware alternatives to winzip

No S Diet: No snacks, sweets, seconds, except on days that start with S.
"There are just three rules and one exception:
* No Snacks
* No Sweets
* No Seconds
Except (sometimes) on days that start with 'S'. That's it."
My diet of choice

Very cool illusion


Paper Sculpture - a photoset on Flickr


Erase permanent marker from your dry erase board - Lifehacker
"WikiHow has a simple method for removing permanent marker from dry erase boards:"

Birthday Calculator
Enter your birthdate, click on Submit, and then scroll down for fun statistics and your astrological data (such as your age in dog years, estimated date of conception, the BTUs produced by the candles on your next birthday cake, and so on)