I wrote more about haunted manuals. Part 1 defined the terms. Part 2 gave counterexamples. Now, at last, here come examples.

A taxonomy of old haunted manuals
Your manual is haunted. But how, exactly? (Haunted manuals part 3)

https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2023-08-25-a-taxonomy-of-old-haunted-manuals/

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A taxonomy of old haunted manuals

Haunted manuals are a lot like haunted houses. Some of them are old and got that way because something horrible happened in the past and it’s marked them. Some got that way because something wonderful happened there and they have been neglected. Some are abandoned. Some still have people living in them. And some were born haunted.

This week I continue the haunted manuals series with a bit of a swerve into old circuit diagram appreciation.

Elegant diagrams (not haunted)
Haunted manuals, part 2, being a digression through circuit diagrams

https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2023-08-18-elegant-diagrams-haunted-manuals-part-2/

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Elegant diagrams (not haunted)

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Haunted manuals

You've heard of the curse of knowledge, but could your manual be haunted as well?

How might a manual be haunted? Wait, what is the curse of knowledge? What the heck is hauntology? I answer those questions and give a few preliminary examples of haunted manuals.

https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2023-08-11-haunted-manuals/

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Haunted manuals

You've heard of the curse of knowledge, but could your manual be haunted as well?

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