Links

Below are links to things I find useful, interesting, or otherwise worth documenting and sharing. This list is actively maintained, so check back occasionally for updates as I add more.

Organizations/Groups

• Heaven Tree webring - Group of Christian men using the web for good

• Free Software Foundation - Nonprofit that campaigns for computing freedom

• The Philip Ludwell III Orthodox Fellowship - Integrating Orthodoxy with the culture of the American South (named for Philip Ludwell III)

• S2 Underground - Team of civilian intelligence nerds

• McMaster-Carr - Well-known supplier of industrial hardware and materials, but not many know they also provide 3D models (PROFANITY WARNING) of nearly everything they sell

• Cat’s Eye Technologies - Library of esoteric programming languages

People

• Luke Smith - 30-year-old boomer who rants in the woods

• Mental Outlaw - Tech news with a focus on security and privacy

• Arduino vs. Evil (AvE) - Angry Canadian man with extensive knowledge of tools and practical skills (PROFANITY WARNING)

• Fr. Tryphon - Former abbot of All-Merciful Savior Monastery, Vashon Island, WA

• Denshi - Excellent blog posts and instructional content. Also produces music.

Tools

I’ve left out most of the stuff people usually recommend so as to not beat a dead horse. For the uninitiated, a good place to start would be Suckless Software, their “Rocks” list, and Luke Smith’s personal list. These lists largely reflect the preferences of most minimalist free software users, but personal preferences, methodology, and workflows vary greatly from one individual to another. In other words, explore, experiment, and don’t be afraid to copy and modify.

• ThinkWiki - Everything you’ll ever need to know about ThinkPads, with a focus on Linux compatability

• NWS Radar gifs - Directory of regularly-updated radar animations for all regions of the US and territories (useful for scripts like this)

• Global Consciousness Project “Dot” - RNG experiment that seeks to prove a relationship between collective thought and computer functions. Weird and unfounded hippie theory, but the data itself is fun, if nothing else. (Also available in orb form)

• OpenWRT - Free (libre) Linux OS for wireless routers. Less bloated and far more capable than most stock firmware.

• Chadnet Wiki - Archive of articles, webpages, etc. under a wide array of topics. The maintainers make it clear that the information mirrored is not all to be taken at face value; it’s an archive, not a textbook.

• Netboot.xyz - Boot into any of hundreds of ISOs over the internet, or LAN if you self-host. See this post for my thoughts and experience.

• MDP - Markdown Presentation. Terminal-based presentation software that sources a markdown file. See also: Suckless Sent