title: Curated content ## books - [Out of the Tar Pit](http://curtclifton.net/papers/MoseleyMarks06a.pdf) - [Raw Thought, Raw Nerve](https://archive.org/details/RawThoughtRawNerveInsideTheMindOfAaronSwartz/page/n5/mode/2up) - [Team Geek](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/team-geek/9781449329839) ## blogs - http://www.aaronsw.com - https://100r.co - https://dabase.com - https://dkb.io - https://drewdevault.com - https://fenollp.github.io/ - https://geohot.github.io - https://grimgrains.com - https://jcs.org - https://johnnyrodgers.is - https://mrshll.com - https://natalian.org - https://simonmenner.com - https://webzine.puffy.cafe - https://www.xyte.ch - https://www.yannick.acephale.fr - https://yukiisbo.red ## devices I don't endorse any brand or products. However, I can not recommend enough the thinkpad laptops! [My take on durable and battle-tested hardware](gear.html) that I use everyday. ## engineering - [getting unstuck](https://www.kevinlondon.com/2021/10/14/asking-for-help.html) - [things your manager might not know](https://jvns.ca/blog/things-your-manager-might-not-know/) - [staff engineer](https://staffeng.com/) - [feeling stuck is the creative process](https://writing.fm/feeling-stuck-is-the-creative-process/) ## life - [HOWTO: Be more productive](http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/productivity) - [I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other smart people are doing](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29281468) - [Life, School, and the 80:20 Rule](https://xsrus.com/life-school-and-the-80-20-rule) - [impostor syndrome and me](https://www.kevinlondon.com/2015/05/27/impostor-syndrome-and-me.html) - [your time is the furthest thing from free](https://teddit.net/r/nosurf/comments/awujub/your_time_is_the_furthest_thing_from_free) - [Just Don't](https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/11/07/Just-Dont) ## music - Nine inch nails - Ratatat - Sister machine gun - Vangelis ## movies - Bladerunner - Fight club - Massive attack - Matrix - Office space ## webrings - [lowtech](https://emreed.net/LowTech_Directory.html) - [xxiivv](https://webring.xxiivv.com) ## websites and wikis - http://boringtechnology.club - http://cat-v.org - https://brutalistwebsites.com - https://dontasktoask.com - https://puffy.cafe - https://www.nohello.com