Links

A curated collection of my bookmarks dating back to 2015/2016

Art

• the Steel Meadow - Simon Stålenhag - Sweedish concept artist
• Vitaly Bulgarov

Books

• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
• How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle, Francecs E Willard
• Mastering Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolor, Joseph Zbuikvic

Short Stories

• Pay for the Printer - Philip K. Dick

Businesses

• Slades Corners Computer Repair
• DuMouchelles - Detroit Art Gallery
• Library Street Collective - Detroit Art Gallery

Cars

Dealers

• Challenge Cars (UK)

Tuning Products

• Haltech - engine management systems
• Schwaben Scan Tool Review - MINI

Manuals

• Mini R53 Online Manual

Info

• Anyone know what thread size is front tow hook? - R53 tow hook size | 5/8-8 ACME w/rounded thread tops.
• Autozine Technical School - Online crash course for automotive tech.
• Ambient air temperature sensor (any way to calibrate) - Mini R53 outside temp sensor
• How many Gen 1s JCWs are there....??
• Air filter control box JCW mini R52 / R53
• How To R53 Drivetrait :: Oil Catch Can How-To
• Drivetrain Homemade/DIY SC belt tensioner tool workaround
• Pulley belt size - demystify
• ABS light on after bearing replaced
• SVT Getrag MT285 Tranmission Information Thread
• Red Line 50204 SAE 75W80 API GL-4 Manual Transmission and Transaxle Lubricant (MTL) - Recommended for Mini R53 Getrag Manual Transmission
• DIY: How to change the coolant? - Mini2 Forum
• Coolant Flush DIY? - NorthAmericanMotoring.com

Interesting Cars/Trucks

• The Willock Swivel put a (literal) twist on Dodge's Power Wagon - Hagerty

Auctions

• Bid-Direct.com - Japan | user/pass guestonly1

Parts Sites

• MiniPartsDirect.com

CCS

• Hudson's Building Implosion
• Window displays

Craft

Cables

• UltraPro RG6 F-Type Twist-On Coaxial Connector - Needed for CCTV coax connection

Ski Building

• AndrewZ learned how to make skis! - Newschoolers.com
• Tyrolia Head AAADemo bindings recommended
• freshiesbrah ski build - dead imgur link
• Homemade Skis - Newschoolers.com
• List of Products and Services - Badger Hardwoods of Wisocnsin, Ltd. - local lumber supplier
• Measuring for Binding Screws, Drill Bits and Taps | SlideWright Ski & Snowboard Tools, Wax & Wares
• Official Ski Pressing/Shaping/Building/Constructing Thread - Newschoolers.com
• SVST - Sun Valley Ski Tools, parts reseller
• Core Lamination How-To - SkiBuilders.com
• The Ski Lab - Parts reseller
• Attack 13 Demo Binding Mounting Template
• How to Etch Aluminum Panel Labels/designs With a Reusable Acid Mix

Clothing

• magnoliclothiers - Reproduction clothing, film and historical.

Computers

Custom Case

• Acculex DP-176 Panel Mount Meter - interface on front of my R9 build.

Desktop Hardware

• Radeon Pro WX3100 Review
• RAIJINTEK
• APEX PC-115 Mid Tower Case - Guest PC beige case
• IOT-GATE-RPi - Pi3 compute module based mini computer.Product Page
• Enermax Galaxy DX X 1000W 850W PSU manual

Hacks

• Powering Your Old Cintiq With USB-C
• Connect iPad Retina Display to PC - Hackaday Article
• Convert Wacom Intuos into a Cintiq
• Mstar Classic Model M Controller Conversion Kit - Level 1 Techs
• Reviving an ancient APC AP9211 MasterSwitch PDU for HomeAssistant

Mini PC Project

• 3.5 TFT 320x480 + Touchscreen Breakout Board w/MicroSD Socket [HXD8357D] ID: 2050 - $39.95 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits
• How To Make A Pocket-sized DIY Linux Computer?
• Mini Wireless Bluetooth 3.0 Keyboard for iPad2/3/4 iPhone 4S 5 Android OS PC UL 898516668414 | eBay
• Nintendo DS sized pocket computer (Raspberry Pi) - Album on Imgur
• Pi Zero Terminal
• PowerBoost 1000 Charger - Rechargeable 5V Lipo USB Boost @ 1A [1000C] ID: 2465 - $19.95 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits
• Raspberry Pi 3 - Model B+ - 1.4GHz Cortex-A53 with 1GB RAM ID: 3775 - $35.00 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits
• USB 2.0 Hard Drive External Enclosure 2.5inch SATA HDD Mobile Disk Box Case | eBay

Homelab

• A Short IPv6 Guide for Home IPv4 Admins

Laptops

• Asus Q324UA - parts link, Notable only because I'm reminded this model exists.
• Acer Extensa - Dad's, noted dead links to a replacement screen and charger, retired union PC.

ThinkPads

• Coreboot ThinkPad X220
• Fresh software instal recs - reddit
• T430 Modding Guide
• Thinkpad OEM Customization Files
• XY Tech - 51nb, modded ThinkPads

Maintenance Products

• Arctic Silver 5 - thermal paste w/cleaning solvent
• Arctic TP-2 - thermal pad material

Peripherals

• Unicomp, Inc.: Ultra Classic White Buckling Spring PS2
• G710+ - Linus S personal keyboard
• Roccat Nyth
• Microsoft IntelliMouse - archive link
• Brother MFC-J6555DW INKvestment Tank Color Inkjet All-In-One Printer - 11x17 midrange printer

Support

• X1C 2nd Gen 20A7, 20A8 - Lenovo Support Page
• My X1C 2nd Gen Warranty Status
• Change dedicated VRAM Intel HD IGP
• How to fix unknown icons on Taskbar on Windows 11

Water Cooling

• Koolance Fitting Single, Compression for 10mm x 13mm (3/8in x 1/2in) *Black*, G 1/4 BSPP by Koolance
• Magicool 360 G2 Slim Radiator - Black by Magicool (Black color)
• Mayhems Pastel Blue Concentrate - 250ml by Mayhems (Blue color)
• Mayhems Ultra Clear Tubing 3/8" x 1/2" (10/13mm) Tubing by Mayhems (Clear color)
• RayStorm CPU/APU WaterBlock (AMD AM4) V3 by XSPC (Black color)
• VUE - Unique Visual - PrimoChill - KEEPING IT COOL
• XSPC D5 Photon 270 Reservoir V2 by XSPC (Clear color)
• Thermaltake Pacific M240 D5 Res/Pump PETG Hard Tube Water Cooling Kit CL-W216-CU00SW-A: Computers & Accessories
• [Build Log] i7-4770k - GTX 780 Ti SLI - Corsair 750D - Custom Liquid Cooling

Windows 95 Desktop

Relevant links pertaining to my Dad's 90s era desktop with Pentium MMX CPU

• AP5VM Documentation

• AT/XT Keyboard - google search

• Dallas DS1287, DS12887 and Friends - Rework Advice
• Reworking the DS1287 / DS1387 RTC chip
• RTC Module FAQ - including relevant Dallas model
• Old Pentium Project - AOpen AP5VM Mobo - lost to time... should have archived

X58 Project

• [newb] how much sleeving do i need?
• Easily Custom Sleeve Your PC for $26

Hackintosh

• [Guide] Dell Inspiron 15 7559 Using Clover - tonymacx86.com
• Running macOS Mojave 10.14 on VirtualBox 5.2.18 on Linux x86_64 - astr0baby.wordpress.com

House Maintenance

• Andersen C5 Casement Screen - WindowParts.com
• Andersen C5 Casement Screen - 20-11/16 x 55-13/32 Homedepot.com

Housing

• Furnished Finder - fully furnished rent by-the-month

Linux/Unix

Mostly guides, software, and random wiki entries.

Distros

• Debian
• Manjaro - i3
• NixOS - Note: also a package manager.
• LibreELEC - Just enough OS for KODI
• Plan 9 - Bell Labs research OS
• 9front - fork of Plan 9 with some modern updates (amusing website on its own)

Dotfiles

• dancek/dotfiles: my dotfiles

Forums/Guides

• i3 gaps install script - before it was merged into main
• Setting up Arch in a VM - dead link, look for archive?
• Arch Linux on Windows 10 - discussion of blog post.
• Setup i3 WM on Arch on WSL | No audio - YouTube
• Running Arch Linux over Windows 10! | AkitaOnRails.com
• Never -Sy when installing!
• The Ultimate Minimal Ubuntu Installation Guide (i3 or OpenBox)
• How to install Arduino IDE - Ask Ubuntu
• Copy files with ssh - Stack Exchange
• Mine of Information - Beginner's Guide to Installing from Source
• How to install, uninstall and update Firefox on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux - LinuxConfig.org - wow.
• Add Users in Linux - Tecmint.com
• ZFS Guide for starters and advanced users. - Level1Techs
• The Curse of ASPM

Linux From Scratch (LFS)

• Welcome to Linux From Scratch!
• Linux From Scratch Project
• Linux From Scratch
• The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 edition
• FHS Referenced Specifications
• LSB Specifications
• Building and Installing Software Packages for Linux: Credits

Media

• ServeTheHome - media outlet about server hardware. Good user forums

Software

• Sunflower-fm - file manager software
• ArchWSL - Windows Subsystem for Linux
• awesomeWM - reports
• WPS Office - wow this went "web 3.0" fast.
• Xournal - offline OneNote competitor
• Spotify for Linux

Rsync Helpers

• rsync-prepare - Python 3 script "fix moved/renamed files ahead of rsync"
• sync_mv - script generator written in Cargo (Rust) to fix moved files before rsync
• rsync-sidekick - Go program for propagating file changes ahead of rsync
• rsync-prelude - clone of rsync-sidekick written in Python 3 with support for remote systems and additional features
• BorgBackup - backup solution

Troubleshooting

• How to blacklist a correct bad RAM sector - trying to revive my first X1 carbon 2nd gen with failing RAM.
• MX Master 2S - Wine install Logitech Options errors - SetDefaultDllDir
• Logitech MX Master 2S Linux Compatibility
• Gnome dock transparency
• Name/Edit/Remove Manjaro i3 Desktop Elements

Wiki

• i3-wm
• xinit
• Users and groups
• Logitech MX Master

Mac

• If your Mac starts up to a question mark - Apple support, originally labeled "Yerkes Mac Fix"
• Open OS Ecosystem on Apple Silicon Macs

Machining

• How to make acrylic clear after machining?
• Workholding thin sheet

Microsoft Windows

Guides/Help

• BSOD minidump file location
• MS Event Viewer - view event logs

Hacks

• Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS)

Software

• Ninite

Overclocking/Benchmarking/Info

• HWiNFO
• TechPowerUp GPU-Z
• 3dMark
• Prime95

Steam In Home Streaming

• Streaming with a VPN tunnel - steam forums

Minecraft

Servers

• Open Redstone Engineers

Motorcycles

XS650

• 1981 Yamaha XS650 Special XS650SH A.C. GENERATOR Parts - Best OEM A.C. GENERATOR Parts Diagram for 1981 XS650 Special XS650SH Motorcycles
• ? - what ignitions are out there? -| Yamaha XS650 Forum
• 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special | Bike-urious - Good stock bike picks
• 1981 Yamaha Cafe Racer | Flickr - decent custom build
• 79PointsSchematic.jpg - dead link
• Arduino Bike Spedometer With 128 X 64 Graphics LCD: 5 Steps
• Motorcycle Digital Speedo With Arduino – Martyn Davis | Marengo
• Overview | Raspberry Pi Physical Dashboard | Adafruit Learning System"
• Vehicle RPM Calculations Using the Arduino
• PaulMurrayCbr/arduino_dougsauto_tacho/arduino_dougsauto_tacho.ino - Arduino tach project on GitHub

• search 'diy stepper motor tachometer'

• topic 'single or dual ignition coil?'

• Ignition coil - Wikipedia
• Kostas Kokoras Arduino Projects: Arduino Inductive Spark Plug Sensor Engine RPM Meter Shift Lights
• Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board ID: 2448 - $4.95 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits
• Automotive Gauge Stepper Motor [x27.168] ID: 2424 - $9.95 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits

• YZF 350 Banshee improved flywheel/magneto

• Points rectifier
• HHB PMA Swap Kit
• 3 Phase Regulator Rectifier HHB - dead link, search it
• Tutorial: Motorcycle Wiring 101 | Bike EXIF
• Wiring Diagrams - XS650.com forum collection of diagrams
• Building a Cafe Racer
• How To: Install The BS34 DynoTune Needle & Jet Kit

Builds

• Rugged XS650 Tracker Build by Three Pence - Bikebound
• Dream Rider: Yamaha XS650 Brat Tracker - Bikebound
• My bratty XS650 build - dotheton forum
• DAILY DRIVER: Yamaha XS650 by Wedge Motorcycle - Pipeburn
• RIDE IN PEACE: Yamaha XS650 by JM Customs - Pipeburn

Zuma

• Amazon.com: Minarelli Clutch Bell - 107mm: Automotive
• Clutch and Bell MALOSSI DELTA for Yamaha Minarelli [M5214113] - $103.99 : Scooterpartsco.com
• Clutch and Bell MALOSSI MHR for Yamaha & Minarelli [M5214739] - $168.99 : Scooterpartsco.com"
• Malossi Delta Clutch for Yamaha, Minarelli w/107mm bell Malossi Delta Clutch for Yamaha, Minarelli with 107mm bell M529451 [M529451] - $74.93 : Scooterpartsco.com
• MHR Variator Thread
• YW50AP Service Manual

Music

• eatkebab - last.fm profile

Old Accounts

• Alex5 - my Acer community account

Photography

• A. J. Mueller - working photographer from CCS

Poetry/Songs/Rhymes

• Hänschen Klein - Grandma Scerba used to sing me this on the hammock

Programming

• What Color is Your Function?

Concepts

• Taxonomy
• Context - Golang
• Go Proverbs

Git

• GitHub Student Dev Pack
• Intro to Git in terminal
• Remove merge commit from history
• git-rebase.io - intro to git rebase
• Dealing with diverged git branches - remote to local
• Resolve a git conflict with binary files

Go

• gomarkdown
• Access Database
• templ - Better templating engine for Go
• Maps

Web Development

• Zola SSG

bash/sh

Yeah yeah whatever don't get your panties in a knot.

• Shell programming with bash: by example, by counter-example
• The Shell Scripting Tutorial - A First Script
• Shell Scripts - dead Google Drive link

Hackerspaces

• Hackerspaces in the United States of America - interactive map with various known hackerspaces.

Skiing

• Is there really a difference between men's and women's skis? - The Ski Diva
• On women's skis - The Ski Diva

Software

• Ansys Workbench - simulation software
• OpenFOAM - open source CFD software
• Zola - static site generator
• Plasticity CAD $ Nurbs - Linux workaround for xNurbs in plasticity

"Home-grown" Websites

• Liza Shulyayeva - found on Reddit, backend game-dev
• Low <- Tech Magazine
• Ultimate motherfucking website - Example of a "perfect" website
• orange-claw-hammer.com - Datsun roadster project page w/ interesting engine swaps

Video

Movies

• Bloodsport - For its urban environment scenes
• Perfect Days - For its architecture
• Constantine

TV Series

• Severance - SciFi split personalities
• Good Eats - Alton Brown cooking show
• The Man in the High Castle - Post WWII alternate reality

Writing & Stationary

• Fisher Space Pen

Yerkes/GLAS

IDATA

• Quorum Programming Language
• Tactile Universe
• Tactile Universe Models - Thingiverse