Recommendations

This is just a place for personal recommendations in a variety of categories. I will update this page as I discover new things :)

Software

Anki, flashcard learning software

AntennaPod, Android podcast player

btop, a beautiful resource monitor for the console

Gemini, an internet protocol without the diseases of HTML/HTTPS

GIMP, image manipulation program

git, decentralized version control system

Gitea, lightweight git server, used by e.g. codeberg.org

hugo, the static HTML generator I use for this website

KiCad, computer-aided design for electronics

Lagrange, a web browser for the Gemini protocol

Linux/GNU, operating system

MPD, music player

newsboat, RSS reader for the console

OsmAnd, an OpenStreetMap viewer for Android

ranger, the best file manager in the visible universe

RSS, a standard for news aggregation

tmux, like a tiling window manager in the terminal

VIM, text editor

XMPP, privacy-focused chat protocol

Tools

• Victorinox Swisstool Spirit X, my favorite "full sized" multitool. Well-engineered, ergonomic, full metal, and versatile enough to replace an entire toolbox in a pinch. After filing down the 2mm flathead screwdriver to 1.8mm, it even fits my laptop screws.

Victorinox Swisstool Spirit X

• Leatherman Style PS, an airplane-approved keychain multitool. Not very powerful, but small enough to always carry around. The toolset is perfect for IT, tinkering, grooming, and everyday tasks.

Leatherman Style PS

• Sequre SQ-D60 Soldering Iron, small, light, USB-C-powered, fast heating (~10s from 25°C to 360°C), digitally controlled, replaceable tips, I love it. The only quirk: so far I have only been able to power it with the recommended power supply. None of my other USB-C power supplies make it turn on. See also the "Pinecil."

Sequre SQ-D60 Soldering Iron

Art

James Fletcher

"High detail fantasy illustrations and artwork."

https://jamesfletcherdesign.com

Also on Reddit

"Fractal Cthulhu" (warning: 12MB)

Yuumei aka Wenqing Yan

"Illustrator, comic artist, and designer."

https://www.yuumeiart.com

Also on ArtStation

"Birth of a Nebula"

Rob Rey

"Art to help make science a more meaningful part of our lives."

https://www.robreyfineart.com

Also on DeviantArt

"Seeing the Unseen"

Games

Prey (2017) (avoid spoilers!)

Outer Wilds (definitely avoid ALL spoilers!)

Rimworld

Factorio

Deus Ex series

FTL

Red Strings Club

ΔV: Rings of Saturn

Kerbal Space Program

Books

Fiction:

Anathem, by Neal Stephenson

• Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
• Neuromancer, by William Gibson
• Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir

Non-fiction:

Mindfulness in Plain English, by Henepola Gunaratana

• Nietzsche and Zen, by André van der Braak
• Thinking in Systems, by Donella H. Meadows
• Antifragile, by Nassim N. Taleb

Websites and Articles

The unreasonable effectiveness of simple HTML

Hunting the Nearly-Invisible Personal Website

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Written on 2022-04-05 by hut