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.

  • 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!

  • Sci-Hub (2) — Used to access pay-walled 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

  • 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, radio-electronics music, mechanics and more. Quite a cozy-feeling site if I may add.

  • Tyler J. Disney — Has a similar philosophy to Early Retirement Extreme which I really enjoy and try to implement in my life.

Health

  • eatWILD — Map of organic foods in North America.

  • 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.

  • Beyond Terrain — Podcast interviewing many conscious health practitioners.

Permaculture and Homesteading

Money

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

  • Zero Currency — Speaks on the issues of money, debt, and usury.

  • Monero — Real digital cash.

    • Monerica — See what the Monero world has to offer.
    • Anti Moonboy — Favorite Monero content creator.

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 electro-mechanics. 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.

  • Rockauto — New aftermarket and some OEM parts for your vehicle.

  • Timmy The Toolman — My favorite Toyota YT channel for DIYers.

Technology

  • 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.

  • Homebrew — The missing package manager for macOS.

  • Terminal Trove — Find and compare different CLI and TUI tools.

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

  • 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.