Links

Because the internet is a library, not a shopping centre.

Publications

Astral Codex Ten is about reasoning, science, psychiatry, medicine, ethics, genetics, AI, economics and politics.
The Intrinsic Perspective is about science, culture and humanity.
University of Winds explores literature, culture and society weekly through three topics plus bonus links.
Stay Grounded is a good starting point for reframing and taking control of your relationship to the internet, especially news and social media.
Garbage Day is a deep dive into shallow culture, like being on Twitter without having to be on Twitter.
Internal exile is a Marxist take on culture, capitalism and AI.

Text editor: Typora. Exports almost seamlessly to .html, .doc and .pdf with the help of Pandoc. One-time payment for a lifetime license.
Code editor: VS Code. Freeware.
Hosting: Neocities.
Graphic design: I use the fantastic Affinity Suite by Serif. It’s a one-time payment for a lifetime license to Publisher, Photo and Illustrator software that rivals Adobe.
Audio editing: Audacity. Free and open-source.
Browser: Vivaldi. Free & open-source.
RSS reader: Inoreader — for everything I don't read on Kindle, available as an app and in browser. Free plan is plenty functional.
Kindle parser: KTool. Where possible I try to read on Kindle rather than on a computer or phone, but the native tool for sending files/pages to the device is rubbish. KTool formats files beautifully and boasts many useful scheduling and RSS handling features. Pricing fluctuates.