Resources and Links
Research
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Library Genesis (2) — A free collection of books.
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Search Engines — The following I find useful for research purposes as they are not subject to the censoring of mainstream search engines.
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Academic Search Engines — Used to find academic papers and books from compiled sources. Coupled with Sci-Hub, researching niche articles becomes much easier, and free!
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The Internet Archive — An archive of all things on the internet. Great for research purposes or looking up that old website that got taken down.
People
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Luke Smith — Speaks on many topics including philosophy, economics, Linux, land, self-sufficiency, books, and more. He also has many other websites and projects that can be of great help.
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Manfred Mornhinweg — An old website covering many topics like electronics, radio-electronics music, mechanics and more. Quite a cozy-feeling site if I may add.
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Tyler J. Disney — Has a similar philosophy to Early Retirement Extreme which I really enjoy and try to implement in my life.
Health
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eatWILD — Map of organic foods in North America.
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Varis Ahmad — Gathers data on the cultures of ancient tribes still living in their native ways coupled with his other areas of studies to bring together a harmonious plate of nutritional knowledge. He also talks on religion, spirituality, esotericism, and more.
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Beyond Terrain — Podcast interviewing many conscious health practitioners.
Permaculture and Homesteading
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Permies — The Permaculture and Homesteading forum.
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The Permaculture Consultant — Great for beginners and learners in this field.
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Small Farmer’s Journal — Lots of ancient wisdom in this website.
Money
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Early Retirement Extreme — Frugal, anti-consumeristic, DIYer. He systematically proposes a way to reach retirement earlier.
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Zero Currency — Speaks on the issues of money, debt, and usury.
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Monero — Real digital cash.
- Monerica — See what the Monero world has to offer.
- Anti Moonboy — Favorite Monero content creator.
Electricity
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Tony R. Kuphaldt — A complete work of electrical knowledge free for all. Here are his lessons in book form.
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Dan Sullivan — He makes very detailed guides for beginners in the field of electro-mechanics. His booklets are a great resource.
Mechanics
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Operation CHARM — Free Auto Repair Manuals spans almost all makes and models from 1982 through 2013.
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Car-Part.com — Website with a database of parts for your vehicle. This is what vehicle junk yards use to salvage parts and sell them locally. You can try and ask them for a shipping as they are based in North America.
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Rockauto — New aftermarket and some OEM parts for your vehicle.
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Timmy The Toolman — My favorite Toyota YT channel for DIYers.
Technology
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OpenBSD — A sane unix-like operating system that can be used for most use-cases with an emphasis on portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography.
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Homebrew — The missing package manager for macOS.
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Terminal Trove — Find and compare different CLI and TUI tools.
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LOW←TECH MAGAZINE — Energy economics, solar, and more.
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SomaFM — Commercial-free online radio. I’ve found some great songs and artists from this website!
Misc
- Chadnet — Wiki with lots useful resources and interesting stuff.