Opinionated Guides

Engineering

Introduction

0: What is this?
Ⅰ: Community
Ⅱ: Learn How to Learn

Linux & Your Computer

1: The First Goal
2: Installing Arch Linux
3: Into The Hardware

3.1
CPU

3.2
RAM

3.3
Motherboard

3.4
Graphics

3.5
Storage

3.6
Networking

3.7
Power

3.8
Cooling

3.9
Peripherals

3.10
The Bigger Picture

3.11
What to Buy?

3.12
Legacy
3.1: CPU
3.2: RAM
3.3: Motherboard
3.4: Graphics
3.5: Storage
3.6: Networking
3.7: Power
3.8: Cooling
3.9: Peripherals
3.10: The Bigger Picture
3.11: What to Buy?
3.12: Legacy
3½: Architectures
4: Getting Rooted in Linux
5: Working on How we work
5½: Git
A1: Using The Linux Shell

Prerequisites

6: Math

6.1
Algebra

6.2
Logic

6.3
Geometry & Trig

6.4
Calculus

6.5
Diff Eq

6.6
Linear Algebra

6.7
Numerical Analysis

6.8
Set Theory

6.9
Probability
6.1: Algebra
6.2: Logic
6.3: Geometry & Trig
6.4: Calculus
6.5: Diff Eq
6.6: Linear Algebra
6.7: Numerical Analysis
6.8: Set Theory
6.9: Probability
6½: Units
7: Physics
8: Chemistry
9: 'The Rest'

Programming

10: Let's Write Some Code
10½: Consequences
11: Low Level Programming
11½: FOSS & Copyright
12: Yet More Programming
12½: Fixing Issues
13: Programming Languages
14: Algorithms and More
15: Writing a Big Program
16: Debugging, CI & CD
17: We've Got Cores!
18: Graphical Programming
19: Shaders?
20: Game Programming
21: (((())(()((()(()))))))

Circuits

22: Circuits!
23: Semiconductors
23½: Parts
24: Digital Logic
25: Embedded Systems
26: Let's Make our own PCB

Signal Processing

27: Signals & Systems
28: Communications
29: DSP
30: Control Systems
31: Computer Vision
32: Fine, here's AI/ML

Going Deeper

33: Compilers & Assemblers
34: Reverse Engineering
35: Programmable Logic
36: Let's Make our own CPU

Networking & Servers

37: Networking
38: Servers!
38½: "The Cloud"
39: Databases
40: Security & Exploitation
40½: Privacy

Making and Hobbies

41: 3D Printing & CNC
42: Ham Radio
43: Computer History

Wrapping Up

44: Where next?
A2: Cheat Sheets & Libraries
A3: Other Great Resources
A4: Getting a Job
A5: Markdown and LaTeX

Music

1: Getting Started
2: Sound Sources
3: Instruments

3.1
Percussion

3.2
Strings

3.3
Wind

3.4
Synths

3.5
The Esoteric
3.1: Percussion
3.2: Strings
3.3: Wind
3.4: Synths
3.5: The Esoteric
4: Effects

4.1
Trivial Effects

4.2
Time Based Effects

4.3
Filters!

4.4
Dʸⁿᵃᵐᶦᶜˢ

4.5
Everything Else
4.1: Trivial Effects
4.2: Time Based Effects
4.3: Filters!
4.4: Dʸⁿᵃᵐᶦᶜˢ
4.5: Everything Else
5: Sequencing & MIDI
6: Software

6.1
DAW?

6.2
Plugins!

6.3
Live Code
6.1: DAW?
6.2: Plugins!
6.3: Live Code
6½: MIDI in Detail
7: Hardware
8: Theory
9: Mixing & Mastering
A1: Other Resources
A2: Video
A3: VCV Tips
A4: Piracy

Philosophy

1: Basic Philosophy
2: Logical Fallacies+
3: Arguments
4: Community Idea Labs
5: Community Efforts
6: Education
7: Labor & Compensation
8: Copyright
9: Consumerism
10: Law & Order
11: Infrasturcture
12: Environment
13: Religion
14: Sex
15: Medical
16: Foriegn Involvement
17: Voting

Design

1: Basics of Art
2: Analog Art
3: Digital Art
3½: DAC/ADC
4: UI/UX
5: 3D
6: Generative Tools
A1: Other Resources
A2: Inspirational Art
A3: Photo

Web Development

1: Jack of all trades
2: Your own garden
3: HTML, CSS, JS, WUT?

3.1
HTML

3.2
CSS

3.3
JS
3.1: HTML
3.2: CSS
3.3: JS
4: Static & Dynamic
5: Cost?
6: Getting Setup
7: Content is King
8: Thinking Web
8½: Accessability
A1: Web development tools
A2: Other Resources

Interviews

: Loial Otter
: Soatok Dreamseeker
: Cadey Ratio
: Kell Bengal
: Tax Badger

Other

: Interesting Links
: Cool Hardware
: The Way We Interact With Computers Sucks

1
The Physical

2
The Digital

3
What Is Needed?

4
What Contradicts?

5
Radically Changing

6
Wrapping Up
1: The Physical
2: The Digital
3: What Is Needed?
4: What Contradicts?
5: Radically Changing
6: Wrapping Up

Blog

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