MACHINEPACK / ADRIAN GUZMAN

EDUCATION / TOOLS

My greatest piece of advice is to simply visit your local library. If you ask nicely, in my experience, most university libraries will let you check out books, even if you're not a student. You could always just stay in the building and study there, though.


Consider downloading your educational content from the internet, then going somewhere (i.e., café or library), where there is no wi-fi. You could turn the internet off in your home, or on your devices, but you'll probably just turn it back on. Behaviour can be linked to location, and you've probably already pavlov'd yourself into unproductivity at home. Shorter, focused blocks of study and creation are far more effective and impactful than longer, unfocused sessions. Always try for depth over breadth, as it will always unexpectedly lead to breadth over time.


Computer Science, Programming, and Technology

  • Code, an Essay - Bloomberg Magazine
  • MIT OpenCourseWare Free lectures and materials posted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • LandChad How to setup websites and servers.
  • Permacomputing
  • Steven Wolfram's Personal Infrastructure
  • John Doe Website Format
  • Solar-based Web Design
  • Art, Creativity, and Community

  • How To Build A D.I.Y. Punk Scene Good advice for building any type of community.
  • Blank Garment Supplier Bible
  • Auto-Updating Credit Card Recommendations
  • IdeaNow - Indie Book Publisher
  • Bit Font Maker Web-based font editor.
  • Printed Matter Indie Publisher
  • D.I.Y. Build a Solar Synth
  • Javascript Visual Novel Engine
  • D.I.Y. Bookscanner
  • Cool Text Github
  • Literature, Languages, Philosophy

  • Michael Sugrue's Philosophy Lecture Series
  • The Not-Related Podcast
  • Yale Open MOOCs
  • Invidiual People's Websites

  • Musician Charles Hamilton's Blogspot
  • Paul Graham's Website
  • Luke Smith's website
  • 100 Rabbits - Homepage
  • Rebecka.XYZ website list
  • Try It Till You Make It - Photography links
  • Tilde Team