# Recommendations This is my list of recommendations. I'll be writing reviews and adding links to everything eventually. ## Blogs Here are some blogs I am a fan of: - [Banksy](https://www.banksy.blog/) - [Beau Miles](https://beaumiles.com/) - [Desert Star Media](https://desertstarmedia.com/) - [Deviant Ollam](https://words.deviating.net/) - [Josiah Zayner](http://www.josiahzayner.com/) - [K-Punk](https://k-punk.org/) - [Marcus Hutchins](https://marcushutchins.com/) - [N O D E](https://n-o-d-e.net/) - [Paul Elkins](https://elkinsdiy.com/) - [Practical Engineering](https://practical.engineering/) - [Randy](https://randy.gg/) - [Trilemma](https://trilemma.com/) - [Will's Poor Uses of Time](https://wills-put.blogspot.com/) - [William Osman](https://www.williamosman.com/) ## Books This isn't everything I've read, but I have read all of these and suggest them earnestly. - [[A Wizard of Earthsea]] - [[American Gods]] - [[Atomic Habits]] - [[Autobiography of Malcolm X]] - [[Every Tool's a Hammer]] - [[Food of the Gods]] - [[How to Raise an Adult]] - [[Immune]] - [[Man's Search for Meaning]] - [[Matter]] - [[Me and White Supremacy]] - [[More Than Two]] - [[No Bad Parts]] - [[Peak]] - [[Project Hail Mary]] - [[Sapiens]] - [[Sherlock Holmes]] - [[The Alchemist]] - [[The Body Keeps Score]] - [[The Code Breaker]] - [[The Communist Manifesto]] - [[The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin]] - [[The Heat Will Kill You First]] - [[The Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century]] - [[The Last Wish]] - [[The Martian]] - [[The Queen's Gambit]] - [[The Samurai's Garden]] - [[The Sandman]] - [[Touching Spirit Bear]] ## Games - [Baldur's Gate 3](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/Baldurs_Gate_3/) - [Chess.com](https://chess.com) - [Content Warning](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2881650/Content_Warning/) - [ELDEN RING](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/ELDEN_RING/) - [HELLDIVERS 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553850/HELLDIVERS_2/) - [Kenshi](https://steamcommunity.com/id/mikeymannmade/recommended/233860/) - [Neil.fun](https://neal.fun/) - [OpenTTD](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1536610/OpenTTD/) - [Outward](https://store.steampowered.com/app/794260/Outward_Definitive_Edition/) - [Project Zomboid](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/Project_Zomboid/) - [SCUM](https://store.steampowered.com/app/513710/SCUM/) - [Space Engineers](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244850/Space_Engineers/) - [Stellaris](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/Stellaris/) - [Terraria](https://store.steampowered.com/app/105600/Terraria/) - [Valheim](https://steamcommunity.com/id/mikeymannmade/recommended/892970/) ## News Don't get your news from just one source and practice [critical thinking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking) skills. - [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/) - [Boycott Divestment Sanctions](https://bdsmovement.net/) - [Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan](https://www.youtube.com/@Channel5YouTube) - [Crime Think](https://crimethinc.com/) - [HackerOne](https://www.hackerone.com) - [The Hacker News](https://thehackernews.com/) - [WikiLeaks](https://wikileaks.org/) ## Plants - [PT Lawn Seed](https://ptlawnseed.com/collections/native-seeds) - [Northwest Meadowscapes](https://northwestmeadowscapes.com/collections/species-for-the-northwest-alaska-and-beyond) ## Podcasts - [Cortex](https://www.relay.fm/cortex) - [Critical Role](https://critrole.com/) - [Darknet Diaries](https://darknetdiaries.com/) ## Programs - [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) - [Brave Browser](https://brave.com) - [Discord](https://discord.com/) - [[Foundry VTT]] - [Gimp](https://www.gimp.org/) - [[Obsidian.md]] - [Signal](https://signal.org/) - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/about/) - [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/) - [Unreal Engine 5](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/unreal-engine-5) ## Resources - [Activist Checklist](https://activistchecklist.org/) - [An Infinitely Large Napkin](https://web.evanchen.cc/napkin.html) - [Emergency Preparation](https://www.ready.gov/plan) - [Desmos Graphing Calculator](https://www.desmos.com/calculator) - [Free Food](https://www.freefood.org/) - [Get Naloxone Now](https://www.getnaloxonenow.org/) - [Hacker Tools](https://www.reddit.com/r/HowToHack/comments/ewm1ax/a_complete_penetration_testing_hacking_tools_list/) - [HAM Study](https://hamstudy.org/) - [Harvard's Resume Template](https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/ocs/files/hes-resume-cover-letter-guide.pdf) - [Homeless Shelter Directory](https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/) - [Human History Timeline](https://humanhistorytimeline.com/) - [Native Land Digital](https://native-land.ca) - [Open Textbooks](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks) - [Organic Maps](https://organicmaps.app/) - [OSINT Framework](https://osintframework.com/) - [Simple Icons](https://simpleicons.org/) - [Stop Overdose](https://stopoverdose.org/) - [Study Hall](https://gostudyhall.com/) - [The Anarchist Library](https://theanarchistlibrary.org/) - [Tone Tags](https://tonetags.carrd.co/) - [Veterans Affairs](https://www.va.gov/) ## Stores - [All Bulk Foods](https://allbulkfoods.com/) - [Car From Japan](https://carfromjapan.com/) - [Covert Instruments](https://covertinstruments.com/) - [Dangerous Things](https://dangerousthings.com/) - [Freecycle](https://freecycle.org/) - [Graffite Mining Co.](https://www.etsy.com/shop/GRAFFiteMiningCO) - [Jag Art Supply](https://jagartworks.com/) - [Kufiyah.org](https://kufiya.org/) - [RedTeamTools](https://www.redteamtools.com/) - [The Odin](https://www.the-odin.com/) - [The Plant List](https://www.theplantlist.org/) - [Public Surplus](https://www.publicsurplus.com/) ## Tabletop Roleplaying Games - [Dungeons and Dragons 5e](https://www.dndbeyond.com/) - [Ironsworn](https://www.ironswornrpg.com/) - [Traveller 2e](https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/traveller-rpgs) ## Websites - [ChatGPT](https://chat.openai.com/) - [Deepseek](https://chat.deepseek.com/) - [DIY Boat Plans](https://www.diy-wood-boat.com) - [Explaining AI](https://explained.ai/) - [Gregg Shorthand](https://gregg.angelfishy.net/index.shtml) - [Home Made Tools](https://www.homemadetools.net/) - [Ithkuil](http://ithkuil.net/) - [Moonlight Chronicles](http://www.moonlightchronicles.com/) - [Red Team Alliance](https://redteamalliance.com/) - [Seaspiracy](https://www.seaspiracy.org/) - [Sesame](https://www.sesame.com/research/crossing_the_uncanny_valley_of_voice#demo) - [the 420 code](https://the420code.com) - [TOOOL](https://toool.us/) - [What Football Will Look Like in the Future](https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football) - [World Anvil](https://www.worldanvil.com/) - [[Zettelkasten Method]] ## YouTube [My YouTube Recommendations Playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLILr8QPCsQQ3viKIuwn75nQJ1y-IuPhdg) - [Adam Savage's Tested](https://www.youtube.com/@tested) - [Adam Something](https://www.youtube.com/@AdamSomething) - [Advoko MAKES](https://www.youtube.com/@Advoko) - [Answers in Progress](https://www.youtube.com/@answerinprogress) - [AveragePixel](https://www.youtube.com/@AveragePixel) - [Baumgartner Restoration](https://www.youtube.com/@BaumgartnerRestoration) - [Beau Miles](https://www.youtube.com/@BeauMiles) - [bill wurtz](https://www.youtube.com/@billwurtz) - [Bobo's Void](https://www.youtube.com/@bobosvoid) - [boburnham](https://www.youtube.com/@boburnham) - [Captain Disillusion](https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainDisillusion) - [Casually Explained](https://www.youtube.com/@CasuallyExplained) - [CGP Grey](https://www.youtube.com/@CGPGrey) - [ContraPoints](https://www.youtube.com/@ContraPoints) - [CrashCourse](https://www.youtube.com/@crashcourse) - [Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't](https://www.youtube.com/@CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt) - [DeviantOllam](https://www.youtube.com/@DeviantOllam) - [Dr. Becky](https://www.youtube.com/@DrBecky) - [Dr. Fatima](https://www.youtube.com/@dr.fatima) - [Drue Langlois](https://www.youtube.com/@DrueLanglois) - [Dungeon Masterpiece](https://www.youtube.com/@DungeonMasterpiece) - [easy, actually](https://www.youtube.com/@easyactually) - [ElementalMaker](https://www.youtube.com/@ElementalMaker) - [exurb1a](https://www.youtube.com/@Exurb1a) - [Flex Your Rights](https://www.youtube.com/@FlexYourRights) - [HasanAbi](https://www.youtube.com/@HasanAbi) - [hochelaga](https://www.youtube.com/@hochelaga) - [I did a thing](https://www.youtube.com/@Ididathing) - [Isaac Arthur](https://www.youtube.com/@isaacarthurSFIA) - [Jacob Geller](https://www.youtube.com/@JacobGeller) - [Jim Browning](https://www.youtube.com/@JimBrowning) - [Joe Scott](https://www.youtube.com/@joescott) - [Just Knate](https://www.youtube.com/@JustKnate) - [K Klein](https://www.youtube.com/@kklein) - [Kenny Beats](https://www.youtube.com/@kennybeats) - [Kristen Dirksen](https://www.youtube.com/@kirstendirksen) - [Knowing Better](https://www.youtube.com/@KnowingBetter) - [Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell](https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt) - [LockPickingLawyer](https://www.youtube.com/@lockpickinglawyer) - [Marc Rebillet](https://www.youtube.com/@MarcRebillet) - [Michael Reeves](https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelReeves) - [Miniminuteman](https://www.youtube.com/@miniminuteman773) - [More Perfect Union](https://www.youtube.com/@moreperfectunion) - [Motherboard](https://www.youtube.com/@Motherboard) - [Nerdwriter1](https://www.youtube.com/@Nerdwriter1) - [NightHawkInLight](https://www.youtube.com/@Nighthawkinlight) - [NileRed](https://www.youtube.com/@NileRed) - [No Boilerplate](https://www.youtube.com/@NoBoilerplate) - [Our Changing Climate](https://www.youtube.com/@OurChangingClimate) - [PBS Space Time](https://www.youtube.com/@pbsspacetime) - [Philip DeFranco](https://www.youtube.com/@PhilipDeFranco) - [Pirate Software](https://www.youtube.com/@PirateSoftware) - [Practical Engineering](https://www.youtube.com/@PracticalEngineeringChannel) - [PrepMedic](https://www.youtube.com/@PrepMedic) - [Primitive Technology](https://www.youtube.com/@primitivetechnology9550) - [Project Farm](https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectFarm) - [Randy](https://www.youtube.com/@randyprime) - [Sam O'Nella Academy](https://www.youtube.com/@SamONellaAcademy) - [SciShow](https://www.youtube.com/@SciShow) - [SciShow Space](https://www.youtube.com/@scishowspace) - [Simone Giertz](https://www.youtube.com/@simonegiertz) - [SmarterEveryDay](https://www.youtube.com/@smartereveryday) - [Special Books by Special Kids](https://www.youtube.com/@SpecialBooksbySpecialKids) - [Steve Mould](https://www.youtube.com/@SteveMould) - [Study Hall](https://www.youtube.com/@studyhall) - [Tale Foundry](https://www.youtube.com/@TheTaleFoundry) - [The Critical Thinking Project](https://www.youtube.com/@thecriticalthinkingproject) - [The Histocrat](https://www.youtube.com/@TheHistocrat) - [The Leftist Cooks](https://www.youtube.com/@TheLeftistCooks) - [ThePrimeTime](https://www.youtube.com/@ThePrimeTimeagen) - [The Thought Emporium](https://www.youtube.com/@thethoughtemporium) - [TheNotSoCivilEngr](https://www.youtube.com/@amihirata) - [u m a m i](https://www.youtube.com/@abstractdaddy) - [Uri Tuchman](https://www.youtube.com/@urituchmanpigeon) - [Veritasium](https://www.youtube.com/@veritasium) - [videogamedunkey](https://www.youtube.com/@videogamedunkey) - [Voices of the Past](https://www.youtube.com/@VoicesofthePast) - [Vsause](https://www.youtube.com/@Vsauce) - [William Osman](https://www.youtube.com/@williamosman) - [Zack Freedman](https://www.youtube.com/@ZackFreedman)