Opinionated Guides

Engineering

Introduction

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

Linux & Your Computer

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

.1
CPU

.2
RAM

.3
Motherboard

.4
Graphics

.5
Storage

.6
Networking

.7
Power

.8
Cooling

.9
Peripherals

.10
The Bigger Picture

.11
What to Buy?

.12
Legacy
.1: CPU
.2: RAM
.3: Motherboard
.4: Graphics
.5: Storage
.6: Networking
.7: Power
.8: Cooling
.9: Peripherals
.10: The Bigger Picture
.11: What to Buy?
.12: Legacy
3½: Architectures
4: Getting Rooted in Linux
5: Working on How we work
5½: Git
A1: Using The Linux Shell
A2: Ugh. Windows.

Prerequisites

6: Math

.1
Algebra

.2
Logic

.3
Geometry & Trig

.4
Calculus

.5
Diff Eq

.6
Linear Algebra

.7
Numerical Analysis

.8
Set Theory

.9
Probability
.1: Algebra
.2: Logic
.3: Geometry & Trig
.4: Calculus
.5: Diff Eq
.6: Linear Algebra
.7: Numerical Analysis
.8: Set Theory
.9: Probability
6½: Units
7: Physics
8: Chemistry
9: 'The Rest'

Programming

10: Let's Write Some Code

.1
It's Math?

.2
Turtles!

.3
Getting Tools

.4
Knowing our Tools

.5
2 for 1

.6
Types

.7
logic & Functions

.8
Data Structures

.9
Libraries

.10
Rest of the Owl

.11
Getting Real
.1: It's Math?
.2: Turtles!
.3: Getting Tools
.4: Knowing our Tools
.5: 2 for 1
.6: Types
.7: logic & Functions
.8: Data Structures
.9: Libraries
.10: Rest of the Owl
.11: Getting Real
11: Best Practices
11½: Ethics & Copyright
12: Life Of Code
13: Fixing Issues
14: Low Level Programming
15: Algorithms and More
15½: Data is hard
16: Git, Testing, CI & CD
17: We've Got Cores!
18: Graphical Programming
19: Shaders + GpGPU
20: (((())(()((()(()))))))
21: Game Programming

Circuits

22: Circuits!

.1
Tools

.2
⅏ ⟛ Ω

.3
Simulation
.1: Tools
.2: ⅏ ⟛ Ω
.3: Simulation
24: Semiconductors
24½: Parts
25: Digital Logic
26: Embedded Systems
27: Let's Make our own PCB

Signal Processing

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

Going Deeper

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

Networking & Servers

38: Networking

.1
How You Got Here

.2
OSI

.3
Tools
.1: How You Got Here
.2: OSI
.3: Tools
39: Servers!
30½: "The Cloud"
40: Databases
41: Security & Exploitation
41½: Privacy

Making & Hobbies

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

Wrapping Up

45: Where next?
A3: Cheat Sheets & Libraries
A4: Other Great Resources
A5: Getting a Job
A6: Markdown and LaTeX

Music

1: Bang Zwoop Bada-dap-bap
2: Getting Started
3: On We Go
4: Sound Sources
5: Instruments

.1
Percussion

.2
Strings

.3
Wind

.4
Synths

.5
The Esoteric
.1: Percussion
.2: Strings
.3: Wind
.4: Synths
.5: The Esoteric
6: Effects

.1
Trivial Effects

.2
Time Based Effects

.3
Filters!

.4
Dʸⁿᵃᵐᶦᶜˢ

.5
Everything Else

.6
Meta
.1: Trivial Effects
.2: Time Based Effects
.3: Filters!
.4: Dʸⁿᵃᵐᶦᶜˢ
.5: Everything Else
.6: Meta
7: Sequencing & MIDI
8: Software

.1
DAW?

.2
Plugins!

.3
Live Code
.1: DAW?
.2: Plugins!
.3: Live Code
8½: MIDI in Detail
9: Hardware
10: Theory
11: 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

EXT: Catastrovtivity
1: Basics of Art
1½: Basics++
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?

.1
HTML

.2
CSS

.3
JS
.1: HTML
.2: CSS
.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
: Sex Positive Gaming
: Cendyne
: Wolfgun
: Paul Shapera

Other

: Interesting Links
: Advice
: 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
: Cool Hardware
: The Fediverse, ActivityPub, & The IndieWeb
: toki pona! 󱥬󱦖󱥔
: Thoughts on olin by jan Usawi
: Rhapsodaic by jan Usawi

Blog

TAG
: № of Posts; personal
: 10; meta
: 2; music
: 1; technical
: 11; art
: 3; school
: 2; politics
: 2

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