a page of links; items; favorite books, movies, shows; ideas; articles; software; and gear i find useful

stuff in my bookmarks bar

✉ start

• gmail because it’s reliable
• fastmail because it’s also reliable and not google
• google drive some cloudy things
• google calendar because i must be organized!
• youtube because videos still are posted there
• cronometer an app/service to track calories and exercise as well as other nutrients
• github because it’s where the code for this site is hosted
• wikipedia because you can look practically anything up and it’s awesome and reliable
• standard notes because our notes deserve privacy

🕸️ fedi

• infosec.exchange a mastodon instance run by the awesome Jerry
• union.place a mastodon instance run by the awesome Tim

📢 news/feeds

• reddit since all google searches are now ai slop
• miniflux rss cloud-based reader that makes sense
• current covid risks in the us since it’s still good to know your current risk
• windy.com shows you… the wind and really cool weather forecast things!

💰 money-things

• financial links
• powell’s books, because fuck you bezos
• rei
• garage grown gear

💻 CS

• mit ocw
• missing semester
• cs50x
• your first flutter app
• unix as ide

trans, queer, and sexuality things

• lesbian movies with happy endings
• good and longer guide to gender and gender dysphoria/euphoria
• the ’troubled teen’ camps where just as bad as you might think for queer youth
• really cool and useful estrogen injection calculator
• 2025 guidance on trans passports
• science supports trangender youth right to care
• trans masterdoc, collection of studies supporting our existence (even tho this is not necessary to validate our existence)
• this site tracks anti-trans legislation in your state
• gender is a spectrum and isn’t binary (duh)
• a transgender reading list
• std risk and the facts of the matter which is useful if you are prone to anxiety about it
• non-monogamy and monogamy both provide about the same satisfaction in intimate relationships, showing that monogamy isn’t more rewarding
• (nsfw) bdsm test because kink is very common and it’s useful to know
• (nsfw) ezine on transfem sexual pleasure and working with changes
• “sex drive” is not a thing
• so u have questions about a vasectomy…

wikipedia articles

• wikipedia article on the wheel of the year, or my secular way of following the seasons
• wikipedia article on the null hypothesis
• wikipedia article on how presups be presupping
• wikipedia article which contains a list of emoticons
• wikimedia image that is a big list of cognitive biases linked to respective wikipedia articles
• wikipedia article on a list of common misconceptions
• wikipedia on infinite regress

vegan things

• interestingly, most glue is vegan
• site for finding vegan motorcycle gear
• article on why one would be vegan
• a list of fallacies as it pertains to arguments against veganism

tech things

• how to use a yubikey for ssh
• great blog article on the state of the web
• the mess that is oem uefi firmware (logofail vuln)
• arch linux security article on the arch wiki
• librearts, a magazine dedicated to open source creativity
• a great resouce for understanding minimalist design is: this is a motherfucking website
• oh shit git is great resource for if you fuck up your git commands
• if you wanna learn some git, go here or you can try this site too
• a game for learning git through a game at this site
• a great guide to getting on the indieweb
• use this app to download your audible books before you close your amazon account
• standard ebooks, public domain ebooks that have been beautified
• modern drm-free ebooks from the publishers
• open source icon sets for your projects
• list of slash pages one can put on their website
• how to do static search via js for websites
• the signal user forum for the latest on signal messenger
• use virus total to scan a file for malware in the cloud
• a linux tutorial
• fascinating looking gamified way to learn code
• cool list of websites that are minimal and under 512kb
• cute css framework call magick.css
• google’s guide to learning rust
• hackthebox.com for learning hacker things
• freecodecamp, because learning this stuff should be free
• harvard’s open and free course on basic computer science
• google’s great guide on design for the web
• another resource to learn rust
• teach yourself cs, a resource that was put together in 2020
• tryhackme, another resource for learning hacking
• really cute and cool zine on how git works
• buy domains on porkhub
• how to use opengraph for your websites so that you get link previews and such
• deleteme offers a service to remove yourself (as best as possible) from the web
• ifixit, a great resource on how to repair shit
• how to get NPR quality sound for your recordings
• how a ventilator works

politics and philosophy

• great piece which features eleven texts on relationship anarchy
• updates from your favorite mario bro’s court stuff
• the us gov made a manual on disruption, the united states office of strategic services field manual
• relationship anarchy piece called against monogamism, for liberation
• resources for setting up mutual aid networks
• one of the main pieces that influenced a lot of us to become relationship anarchists: the short instructional manifesto for relationship anarchy
• want to coordinate larger groups on signal? here’s how to use signal as an announcement group
• piece about taking the alaska model to the federal level and creating a social wealth fund for america by matt bruenig
• the case for ending all traffic stops
• police and prison abolition 101
• atheists can have ethics
• violence, property, theft and entitlement by matt bruenig
• income taxes are voluntary by matt bruenig

outdoors and sports

• cool lighterpack list from someone at next adventure (rip)
• vid on parkour for beginners
• permethrin is toxic to cats, so be careful how you use and store it
• the mazamas will teach you how to literally climb mountains
• good explanation of bear safety and how not make friend-shaped floofs with claws angry at you
• nols offers super rad looking outdoor education courses
• resource for different exercises and calisthenics
• garage grown gear offers lightweight gear for outdoors things
• the surgeon’s shoelace knot

photography

• squoosh.app, an image converter that runs locally
• wikimedia commons, free images
• selection of open source software for photography
• tintype photography is cool af
• how to make good selfies from wired

music

• how to make leadsheets in latex
• hardcore utopia, cool music
• such a great find all the way back in 2008 (thank you Lori), the irish and celtic music podcast

resources

• the stanford encylopedia of philosophy has long academic articles on all sorts of topics
• archive.org, because the internet is forever
• kanopy, streaming service through the library
• libby, the library in app form
• learn to draw at drawabox
• illustrations from old books
• rallly for scheduling meetings
• open source textbooks that cover many subjects and are free
• thank you for coming to my ted talk
• khan academy has sooooo many good learning resources
• dharmaseed, free dharma talks from around the world of buddhism
• craigslist, the website works and was not ruined like a lot of other places on the web
• census data can be very helpful in understanding numbers and demographics
• how to find your current representatives
• search the creative commons for images, clip art, videos, music, or 3d designs
• asl resource if you wanna learn american sign language or brush up
• browser morse code app
• amazing online textbook all about circuits and electricity
• a blog directory for all sorts of topics
• how to create an emergency water supply from the cdc

news and commentary

• the guardian, for quick glances at the news
• what’s happening at the oregon legislature
• oregon public broadcasting and their livestream
• vaush
• 404 media for tech reporting

uncategorized (still working on this)

• advice column on how to start conversation
• how to run for an hour at a time
• wild read on a covert kgb officer in the us during the cold war
• how to learn a language
• crisis text line for anxiety
• dulles rules
• really cool blog and writing for Matthew Graybosch
• 404 media article on bio-hacking medicine
• flags for good makes hella cool flags and pins
• shift bikes calendar
• bike farm, bike repair
• detailed guide on meditation from a programmer
• great resource for becoming proficient at morse code
• make memes
• best resource for getting into meditation that I know of, free sittings livestreamed on youtube many days per week
• buying vs renting homes and another resource from 2023 about monthly house costs when buying vs renting
• practical typography
• why thought experiments are valid tools for debating philosophy
• report cards on police in various cities
• good explanation non-ionizing radiation and the myths around cell phone towers
• frequently asked questions about atheists and what it means
• jim lehrers rules of journalism
• advice for journalists from vox
• how to start with buddhism
• no a fetus does not feel pain at 20 weeks, also backed up by acog in this article
• how to access retirement funds early
• how to address climate skeptic arguments
• important concept called the nnt (number-needed-to-treat)