links for 2008-03-14

• Steal This Pitch: 8 Unstoppable Rules For Writing Killer Short Stories
  Good basic tips. But unstoppable? The fucking headlines on io9 are such Digg bait.
  (tags: writing SF shortstory)
• 25 Ways to Break Your Online Procrastination Habit - College Degree.com
  (tags: productivity internet Work)
• Nerve-tapping neckband used in 'telepathic' chat - tech - 12 March 2008 - New Scientist Tech
  Neckband that intercepts nerve signals to the vocal cords and translates them to synthesized speech. Wow.
  (tags: technology subvocal speech)
• PSDTuts - Photoshop Tutorials and Links - Creating a Cool Brushed Metal Surface in Photoshop
  (tags: photoshop tutorial metal)
• The Magical Power of Focus | Zen Habits
  (tags: productivity FOCUS lifehacks toread)
• Create RSS Job Feeds from Job Searches
  (tags: jobs rss career employment)
• User Interfaces Rapidly Adjusting to Information Overload - ReadWriteWeb
  Check out the video of that game Fez at the end! Totally amazing.
  (tags: usability interface design)
• 30+ Useful Websites You Probably Didn't Know About
  Some very good utility sites here. Need to go through and bookmark some at home.
  (tags: websites resources reference lifehacks)
• How My Net Worth Went from $-40,000 to $285,000 in Five Years ? Get Rich Slowly
  Good tips for Sarah and I.
  (tags: money finance investing saving)
• CG Pixel - Photo retouching to the limits
  (tags: photoshop tutorial retouching)
• Most used CSS tricks | StylizedWeb.com
  Solid, no-nonsense tips. I especially like the mozilla scrollbar code, because I do a lot of centered designs.
  (tags: css webdesign tips)
• Feature: The Best of Lifehacker in Upgrade Your Life
  (tags: productivity lifehacks organization toread)
• 20 Free Ebooks and Whitepapers for Better Web Design
  Download these later.
  (tags: webdesign ebook free reference toread)
• PUPPETOYS INC. | Life-like Toys for Kids and the Kid in All of Us
  Prehistoric life-like puppets. Paul, check this out!
  (tags: puppets toys iwantone)
• Creepy Gnome terrorises town in General Guemes, Salta, Argentina | The Sun |HomePage|News
  (tags: gnome news weird)
• 255 - Hitler a Star? An Unlikely Map of ‘A Better Sky’ « Strange Maps
  Hilariously weird star map from the always awesome Strange Maps blog.
  (tags: maps astronomy weird)
• The Best Tools for Visualization - ReadWriteWeb
  (tags: visualization tools web2.0)
• 6 Tips for Perfect Composition in Portrait Photography
  (tags: photography tips portrait)