Links I Find Valuable
A curated collection of resources, tools, articles, and websites that have influenced my thinking or that I find myself returning to regularly. Consider this my digital bookshelf.
Privacy & FOSS
Privacy Guides
Comprehensive resource for protecting your data and privacy online. The definitive guide to privacy tools.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Defending civil liberties in the digital world. Essential reading for anyone who cares about internet freedom.
Suckless.org
Philosophy of simplicity in software. Less bloat, more control. Home of dwm, st, and other minimal tools.
Free Software Foundation
Promoting computer user freedom and defending the rights of all free software users.
Switching Software
Ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software.
Technical Blogs & Resources
Simon Willison's Weblog
Insightful posts about AI, LLMs, and web development. One of the best technical blogs out there.
Sam Altman's Blog
Thoughts on startups, AI, and the future from OpenAI's CEO.
Andrej Karpathy's Blog
Deep dives into AI and neural networks from a former Tesla AI director.
Fast.ai
Making neural nets uncool again. Practical deep learning for coders.
Eugene Yan
Applied ML in production. Real-world AI engineering insights.
Philosophy & Thinking
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The most comprehensive philosophical resource online. Deep, peer-reviewed articles on every topic.
The Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings)
Maria Popova's brilliant explorations of literature, philosophy, and the human condition.
Aeon
Essays, videos and ideas on philosophy, science, and culture. Consistently thoughtful content.
Farnam Street
Mental models for better thinking. Shane Parrish's insights on decision-making and learning.
Interesting Reads
Gwern.net
Long-form essays on everything from AI to psychology. Dense but rewarding reads.
Wait But Why
Tim Urban's illustrated long-form articles on everything that matters. Procrastination at its finest.
Paul Graham's Essays
Classic essays on startups, programming, and life from Y Combinator's founder.
Slate Star Codex (now Astral Codex Ten)
Scott Alexander's rationalist blog. Psychology, politics, and everything in between.
Tools I Actually Use
Neovim
The text editor I use daily. Vim but better. Steep learning curve, worth it.
Firefox
The only major browser that isn't Chromium-based. Privacy-respecting and open source.
Proton Mail
Encrypted email from Switzerland. Not as hardcore as self-hosting, but way more practical.
Bitwarden
Open-source password manager. Does everything you need, costs almost nothing.
Obsidian
Note-taking with local markdown files. Considering switching from Notion to this.
Music & Culture
Learning Platforms
3Blue1Brown
Visual math and computer science. Grant Sanderson's animations make complex topics intuitive.
The Missing Semester
MIT course on computing tools they don't teach you in school. Git, vim, shell scripting, etc.
OSSU Computer Science
Free, self-paced education in Computer Science. The curriculum is comprehensive and well-structured.
About This Page
This list is constantly evolving. I add things as I discover them and remove things that no longer resonate. If you have suggestions for resources I should check out, feel free to reach out. I'm always looking for new rabbit holes to fall into.