Other Websites and Resources
I have to admit search-engines are cool and all, but what’s even more fun is to discover websites via other websites and bookmark them (or put them on your own website). People are different and will come to discover different websites when wasting our time on the interwebs. Hence I will share some of the most useful/interesting websites I have come across (will probably update this page).
People
Random sites and blogs I have found useful, interesting, entertaining or something at some point in time. I don’t endorse everything (or anything) any of the following persons say, do, think etc.
- Luke Smith
- Jackson Crawford
- Luke Ranieri
- John Resig
- Eivind Salen (Norwegian)
- Douglas B. Rumbaugh
- Tom MacWright
- Torleiv Haus (Norwegian)
- Kevin Sookochef
- Brenden Wood
- Mr. Money Mustache
- Jamie Tanna
- Fathy Boundjadj
Music
- BandCamp (Buy physical and/or download/stream your music)
- Discogs (Music database and marketplace)
- Nordic Mission (Christian metal, mostly protestant)
- Metal Archives (Metal database, often contains lyrics)
Food
I have no afiliation with any of these providers. I just generally have problems with food. Because of this I tend to buy ecological and make things from scratch to avoid stuff I can’t eat. These places are useful to me and hence I share them.
- Økoland (Ships ecological foods in Norway)
- Nøtteblanderen (Buy ecological nuts, fruits… in Norway)
- Det Glutenfrie Verksted (Makes some naturally gluten-free flur types)
- Coop Extra has the ecological “Anglamark” series
- Kiwi has the ecological “Vilje” series
- based.cooking (Recipe-site without the bloats)
Computer Hardware and Elecronics
- Buy something used
- Nova Custom (Computers)
- System76 (Computers, Servers, …)
- Pine64 (Computers, Tablets, Phones, Electronics)
- Framework (Computers, but KYC and no shipping to Norway)
- Raspberry Pi (Embedded computers)
- Arduino (Electronics)
Also check out rtings.com for in-depth tech reviews
Operating Systems, BIOS and Firmware
- Arch Linux (Solid rolling-release linux distro with SystemD)
- Void Linux (Solid rolling-release linux distro without SystemD)
- OpenBSD (Classic security-focused UNIX-like operating system, without SystemD)
- CoreBoot (UEFI firmware)
Mobile Hardware and OS
- Fairphone (Phones, Accessories)
- Shiftphone (Phones)
- Dumbphones (Information site)
- LineageOS (Android OS with or without Google Play)
- GrapheneOS (Same as above + more security features, but Pixel only)
Computer Programs
The following list is software I use (or have used myself) and can recommend. For a bigger list of software alternatives, check out switching software
- Brave (Chromium-based Web browser)
- Librewolf (Firefox-based Web Browser)
- Qutebrowser (WebKit-based Web browser, keyboard-focused)
- LibreOffice (Office replacement)
- Zathura (Document viewer)
- GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
- Inkscape (Vector graphics program)
- Flameshot (Screenshot utility)
- Shotcut (Video Editor)
- OBS (Screen-recorder and Streaming software)
- Blender (3D and Animation suite)
- FreeCAD (Parametric 3D Modeler)
- KiCAD (Electronics Design Automation Suite)
- Logisim Evolution (Digital Logic Circuit Simulator)
- Godot (Game Engine)
- Ardour (DAW)
- DISTRHO Ports (DAW plugins)
- LilyPond (Western music notation software)
- Neanes (Byzantine music notation software)
- BSPWM (Window manager #1)
- SpectrWM (Window manager #2)
- Picom (X11 compositor)
- Dunst (Simple notification program)
- st (Simple Terminal emulator)
- tmux (Terminal Multiplexer)
- NeoVim (Text Editor)
- Redshift (Adjust screen temperature based on time of day)
- Pandoc (Universal document format converter)
- TexLive (LaTeX distribution)
- Roff (UNIX text formatting tool, see cheatsheet)
- Signal (Acceptable messaging and voice/video-calling service)
Android Apps
- Obtainium (Open-Source Android App Installer)
- Droidify (F-Droid client. I don’t recommend the official F-droid repos. Use Obtainium if possible)
- Bitwarden (Password manager)
- Aegis (2FA-App)
- Brave (Nightly can be used with Obtainium)
- NewPipe (Video and music streaming client)
- FairEmail (Email client)
- Organic Maps (Offline maps and GPS navigation)
- Breezy Weather (Weather App)
- Birday (Birthday notifier)
- Termux (Terminal emulator)
- Molly (Improved Signal app)
Programming Languages
These are the languages I actually like (or currently explore) as opposed to the ones that gets you a job:
Orthodox Christianity
I am an orthodox christian convert living in Norway who had to spend a lot of time and energy searching for both a parish and information in general. We have set up a simple information site relevant for people living in Norway:
Scripture, Church Fathers and Other Writings
Note: only some of these sites are run by orthodox christians and are only useful if you already know what you are looking for. At the same time feel free to explore. Church history is very interesting and highly relevant for anyone interested in christianity. In-depth study will however require guidance from something like a priest or an experienced orthodox christian.
- Orthodox Study Bible (Physical, Orthodox)
- BlueletterBible (Online, Protestant)
- kjv - Word of God from your terminal (Offline digital)
- grb - Greek Bible on the Command Line (Offline digital)
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library (Online, Reformed Protestant)
- NewAdvent (Online, Roman-Catholic)
- SVS Press (Physical, Orthodox)
- Uncut Mountain Press (Physical, Orthodox)
- SAGOM Press (Physical, Orthodox)
- Ancient Faith (Store, Orthodox)
Byzantine Chant (Norway)
Feel free to check out this project
Nerd-sites
- linux.die.net
- speedguide.net
- ddosecrets.com
- whatthezuck.net
- hacktricks.wiki
- hyperpolyglot.org
- not.just-paranoid.net
- news.ycombinator.com
- cheatsheetseries.owasp.org
Random Stuff
- 10minutemail (when you need to register for something shitty)
- Skrotnissen (Extremely local everything/nothing shop)
- Naturskog i Norge
- Heimskringla.no (Old scandinavian documents)