resources, guides, etc.
a random assortment of websites, textbooks, videos, references, and whatever other resources I have stashed for various topics. some are useful to me, some are things I already knew, and some I probably won’t ever interact with.
math
- How to self study pure math by Aleph 0. is its own “hub” of book recommendations for various topics
calculus
- Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, by Marshall Hampton.
- vector calculus, by sisan colley
- spherical harmonics, as well as spherical harmonic lighting: the gritty details
algebra
- Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, by Marshall Hampton.
- a swift introduction to geometric algebra. if you want to learn more, try watching this playlist on geometric algebra. it’s not terribly important for my studies, so I haven’t watched the playlist, but I might in the future
- swing-twist decomposition in clifford algebra
computer science/engineering
electronics, general
- brief guide on where to source components for new electronics hobbyists
- spinning numbers - introductory learning of electricity & electrical engineering
- drag soldering demo
computers, low-level/hardware
- CMOS VLSI Design (Weste & Harris) - the leading book on VLSI design
- how does a microprocessor work? - a thread that leans into creating your own microprocessor and using RISC-V as an instruction set for it
- 2600 101 - an atari 2600 programming tutorial
- 8bitworkshop - tutorials & playgrounds for various 8-bit consoles
- low-level software optimization - agner.org is the leading place for this stuff really
- How to optimize for the Pentium family of microprocessors - also by agner, though old
- the lost art of structure packing
- CS 6120 - Advanced Compilers
- Secure Hardware Design (Spring 2023)
computers, software
- php the right way - some best practices for php in the modern day
- game programming patterns - patterns for high-performance and maintainable game development
- programming book recommendations and anti-recommendations by danluu
- shader programming: from absolute beginner to demoscene superstar
- awk oneliners
- the book of shaders
- design concepts in programming languages
- pratt parsing
misc
- xxiivv’s computing section - there’s some cool stuff and other resources here
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serious cryptography - allegedly the best book for learning practical modern cryptography. I’ve been meaning to read it for a while to confirm this notion. its ISBN is
9781593278267 - wikiversity is the collaborative university project of the wikimedia foundation
arts & crafts
- animal art photo references - for furry art
- drawing paws, by a japanese guy
- stemmy - a site for song stems
- synth manuals
- fursuitmaterials.com - finding good materials for fursuit making
- sam bowman - procedural nodes & textures in blender
physical DIY
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energy conservation for the home. this was brought to my attention by it recommending <cite>Insulate and Weatherize</cite> by Bruce Harley as being one of the most technically complete books on the topic. its ISBN is
9781621137030 - free car service manuals from operation CHARM
entirely miscellaneous
- bunnycademy - quake 3 defrag information
- repair wiki - a wiki for repairing a lot of things you can think of