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What is the weirdest PDF you have in your downloads? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] gerryflap@feddit.nl 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Nothing too weird. Multiple manuals of objects that I own, probably the weirdest of which is a German manual for my Canon EOS 300 (I'm not German). And some machine learning papers, among which a paper from 1987, by Quinlan & Rivest, about decision trees (which is older than I am).

EDIT: Oh and another document older than me, a manual for the Minolta XG-9 that I'm lending from my dad.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

I agree it feels weird to come across files that've been around for longer than you have.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hercolobus Or Red Planet, by V. M. Rabolou... it's 'interesting'.

https://archive.org/details/en-hercolubus-or-red-planet

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

It’s an interesting concept and seems plausible enough (same as with Planet X, Nemesis.. ok some of that Nibiru stuff is ridiculous) but like, the evidence just isn’t there to support it. Feels like we should have found SOME evidence for this kind of interstellar disaster by now. I don’t know, maybe I’m wrong.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Boringly, the only thing in there currently is the guide from the dmv (mvc, sorry) for nj to review cause I'm feeling old and need a refresher.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

(1984) Reflections of Trusting Trust by Ken Thompson

It's a really short PDF and it's not as technical as it seems, but gives a good lesson on how programs evolve, and what exactly trust means in the software world

[–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago

The Chronicon of Marcellinus Comes, apparently. Not sure why.

[–] CulturedLout@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Acute toxins fact sheet, guide to identifying snipe flies, several issues of Computer Gaming World from 1987, and 2 separate copies of the schematics for a Kenmore 148-1937.1 sewing machine.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

A very funny NGO report on "net-enabled anarchist extremists" that talks about the SRA like it's the PLA

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The multi orgasmic man

[–] QuiteQuickQum@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

260 pages!??

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