Wednesday, April 2

How-Tos + April Fool's 2008 Roundup

   A. How-Tos

   Some links to instructional sites on how to do all sorts of things...

   1. "eHow | How To Do Just About Everything!"
     <http://www.ehow.com/>

   2. "How To Videos on Wonder How To"
     <http://www.wonderhowto.com/>

   3. "How to Dry a Wet Book"
     <http://www2.lib.udel.edu/Preservation/wet_books.htm>

   4. "How to Disagree"
     <http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html>

   5. "Obsolete Skills"
     <http://obsoleteskills.com/>
   e.g. Adjusting A Clocks Pendulum:
     <http://obsoleteskills.com/Skills/AdjustingAClocksPendulum>

   For more obsolete skills, including pictures, visit:
     <http://obsoleteskills.wikispot.org/>


   B. April Fool's 2008 Roundup

   1. Wikipedia Article
     <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1%2C_2008>

   2. Google News Search
     <http://news.google.com/news?rls=en&q=april+fools+2008>

   3. "10 Best: April Fools' Gags"
     <http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/magazine/16-04/st_best>
     "Top 10 April Fools' Pranks for Nerds"
     <http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/news/2008/03/pranks08>

   I had a few good ideas for April Fools jokes this year, but after an
   infamous incident a few years ago:
     <http://b-list.blogspot.com/2004/04/announcement.html>
   I decided to play it safe this year :)