Brewniac's Links

Websites I've found interesting.

Technology

Cheapskate's Guide
Self-hosted by it's own author, this website talks about saving as much money as possible on computers and internet services, with very good articles on topics related to computers, indie web, internet etc. (Tags: indie web, self-hosting, linux, privacy, security, freedom of speech)

Build Your Own Lisp
Online book that teaches you how to build your own Lisp interpreter in 1000 lines of C code. You can read the book online for free or buy a physical copy from him. I'm still learning C before trying this book. (Tags: programing, C, lisp, ebook)

Write your Own Virtual Machine
In this tutorial the author teaches you how to write your own virtual machine (VM) that can run assembly language programs in 250 lines of C code. He guarantees that the task is simple and enlightening. The website also has many other articles about programming and math. (Tags: virtual machine, C, programing, lisp, math, tutorial)

Writing a simple 16 bit VM in less than 125 lines of C
Tutorial for C beginners who want to do some coding practice developing a virtual machine that interprets a limited set of ASM instructions. The reader will learn about low-level programming and how (some) Virtual Machines operate under the hood. (Tags: virtual machine, programing, C, tutorial)

Nathan's Toasty Technology page
Personal webpage about many topics related to computers and retrotech. This website stands out for it's GUI screenshots gallery, where the author explores the history and evolution of the graphical user interfaces, and his rant about internet explorer, where he talks about the controversy around the intrusive introduction of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft's predatory behaviour. (Tags: computers, retrotech, graphical interface)

Web Design Museum
A web museum with thousands of screens and videos of old websites, mobile apps and software from 1990s to mid-00s. (Tags: internet, web design, graphical interface, retrotech)

Make Frontend Shit Again
This dude wants to make front-end shit (fun) again and it's partying like it's 2000. (Tags: old web, frontend, computers, retrotech)

Music and Audiovisual

FornaxVoid
An audiovisual arts project where ambient music exploration is at the core of the author's work. The project takes inspiration from the technology and design language of the late 20th century and includes nice cyberpunk and semiconductorwave music. (Tags: music, semiconductorwave, audiovisual, retro).