Given the current state of the Web, I think it is useful to go back to having personal web sites that contain lists of fun/useful links.

Causes

  1. Wikipedia
  2. Trans lifeline
  3. Internet archive
  4. Python Software Foundation - Python is for Everyone.

Entertainment

Recent

Things that I’ve watched, read, or listened to recently that are worth checking out.

  1. Animation: Kaiju No. 8, DanDaDan, Ranma ½, Sakimoto Days, Gachiakuta, everything from Glitch
  2. Live action TV: Stranger Things
  3. Music: The Beaches new album, the Arcane (League of Legends) soundtracks
    1. Old faves I’ve been re-visiting: Transatlanticism
    2. Via my kid: Yaelokre, Madilyn Mei
  4. Musicals: Come From Away, the two Wicked movies
  5. Novels: I’ve been working my way through the Magic the Gathering novels in publication order, many of which can be read for free on the Internet Archive. Next I’m reading “Dark Legacy”, though I have ready quite a few of the later books too.

Comedy

  1. Loading Ready Run - A Canadian comedy troupe, has great Twitch streams and YouTube content.
  2. Taskmaster - The hit Channel 4 show starring Greg Davies, Alex Horne, and a cast of comedians doing silly tasks.
  3. QI - Long running BBC trivia/comedy panel show hosted by Sandi Toksvig.
  4. The Ubelievable Truth - Long-running BBC radio trivia/comedy panel show hosted by David Mitchell.

Webcomics

  1. Questionable Content - A mildly weird sci-fi-adjacent webcomic by Jeph Jacques.
  2. Nix of Nothing - M. Lee Lunsford’s long running queer webcomic about a demigod just trying to live their life.

Magic the Gathering

  1. Friday Nights - The Magic the Gathering sitcom by Loading Ready Run.
  2. Tap Tap Concede - A weekly casual podcast about Magic the Gathering by Loading Ready Run.
  3. Good Luck High Five - A long-running weekly casual podcast about Magic the Gathering, often featuring improv games.
  4. mtglore.com - A fantastic resource for finding all of the Magic the Gathering stories from across the years.

Journalism

I read journalism via an RSS reader.

General

  1. 404 Media - Quality independent reporting.
  2. The Orange County Register - Local coverage that isn’t too clickbait-y or overly oligarcy-promoting.
  3. ProPublica - Nonprofit investigative journalism.

Satire

  1. The Onion - Satire.

Tech and/or gaming journalism

  1. Aftermath
  2. Gizmodo
  3. TechDirt
  4. The Verge
  5. Wired

Social media

  1. kind.social - My home Mastodon instance, along with many LRRfolk and fans.

Software engineering

Principles

  1. SOLID
    1. Wikipedia
    2. DigitalOcean tutorial
  2. ACM Code of Ethics - I was a co-author of the most recent revision.

Tools

  1. VSCodium - Open source binaries of VS Code.
  2. Vim - My favorite text editor. I tend to install Vim plugins/keybindings in every non-Vim thing I use.
  3. GitLab - My current GitHub alternative.

Languages

  1. Python - An approachable language with a solid ecosystem and Foundation.
  2. Typescript - After years of being a JavaScript sceptic I’ve learned to love TypeScript.

Books

  1. Cracking the Coding Interview - Even in 2026, still the best way to prepare for technical interviewing.
  2. Effective Typescript
  3. Design Patterns - It is a classic for a reason, though I recommend using it mainly as a reference, not reading cover to cover.

Computering

  1. Ubuntu - My current Linux distribution.
  2. Hugo - My current site generator.

Magic the Gathering

  1. Scryfall - The best source of information about Magic the Gathering cards.
  2. mtg.wiki - The best Magic the Gathering wiki, recently moved from fandom.com to be hosted by Scryfall.
  3. EDHRec - My favorite site for researching card choices for commander decks.
  4. Moxfield - My favorite Magic the Gathering deck builder.
  5. Card Kingdom - One of my favorite online card shops. Warning: I have pre-filled the affiliate code for Loading Ready Run.