Resources and Links

Research

• Library Genesis (2) — A free collection of books.

• Search Engines — The following I find useful for research purposes as they are not subject to the censoring of mainstream search engines.

  • Marginalia
  • Yandex
  • Mojeek
  • Wiby

• 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!

  • OpenAlex
  • Semantic Scholar
  • Scholar by Archive.org

• Sci-Hub (2) — Used to access paywalled academic articles.

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• Manfred Mornhinweg — An old website covering many topics like electronics, radioelectronics music, mechanics and more. Quite a cozy-feeling site if I may add.

Health

• Darko Velcek (YT) — Here is his Self-healers protocol.

• Beyond Terrain — Podcast interviewing many conscious health practitioners.

• eatWILD — Map of organic foods in North America.

• Get Raw Milk — Find a Raw Milk vendor near you!

Money

• Monero — Real digital cash.

  • Monerica — See what the Monero world has to offer.

• Simplicity Collective — Not needing money beats acquiring it.

• Zero Currency — Same as above.

• Early Retirement Extreme — Frugal, anti-consumeristic, DIYer. He systematically proposes a way to reach retirement earlier.

Electricity

• Tony R. Kuphaldt — A complete work of electrical knowledge free for all. Here are his lessons in book form.

• Dan Sullivan — He makes very detailed guides for beginners in the field of electromechanics. His booklets are a great resource.

Mechanics

• Operation CHARM — Free Auto Repair Manuals spans almost all makes and models from 1982 through 2013.

• 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.

Technology

• LOW←TECH MAGAZINE — Energy economics, solar, and more.

• SomaFM — Commercial-free online radio.

• JMP.Chat — Allows you to have multiple phone numbers on one device or on multiple devices. They provide eSims and physical Sims for internet with access to Rogers, Bell, Telus, AT&T, and T-Mobile at a reasonable price. You also don’t have to provide any personal information.

• 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.

• Suckless Software — Shares a similar philosophy to OpenBSD.