What is this page?
This is a dumping ground for all the tools, articles, and videos that I recommend.
Christianity
Theology
- The Book of Concord – The complete collection of definitive Lutheran doctrinal statements, online and easily searchable (use quotation marks for exact phrase searches).
- Stone Choir – The best theology podcast on the web.
History and patristics
- Anglican.net Collection: “Women’s Ordination” (1547-1748) – Various writings by historical Anglicans against the heretical practice of women’s “ordination”.
- Anglican Articles of Religion (the Thirty-Nine Articles, 1571) – The statements of doctrines and practices of traditional Anglicanism.
- Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics – The ultimate site for debunking father Martin Luther quotes.
Language
English
- Etymonline – Ever wonder where a word comes from?
- Webster’s Dictionary 1828 – A dictionary without most of the modern wickedness
Software
Linux
- Gear Lever – Make AppImages behave like
.appfiles do on macOS and manage updates.- AppImageLauncher – Generally inferior alternative to Gear Lever with only one advantage: it doesn’t require Flatpak.
- Gear Lever – Make AppImages behave like Alternative to AppImageLauncher.
- WoeUSB – Prepare USB Windows installation media… without needing to be on Windows.
macOS
- Applite – graphical front-end for Homebrew Cask management
Web tools
- cobalt – extract video/audio from a URL + remuxing
- Zen Browser – Firefox derivative with the best browser UI I’ve ever experienced, aside from a few annoying bugs (which prevent me from recommending it to everyone); also, it improves the dithering of CSS gradients compared to base Firefox.
Browser extensions
- Decentraleyes
- BlockTube – block YouTube channels
- Indie Wiki Buddy – stop landing on Fandom Inc. websites
- Old Reddit Redirect – faster than new Reddit
- Return YouTube Dislike
- uBlock Origin – the best ad-blocker
- YouTube NonStop – no more “Continue watching?”
Minecraft
Building
- MAST (Minecraft Advanced Sign Tools) by bdev42
- Minecraft Dome Generator by Plexofdeath
- Plotz Modeller for Minecraft by Kevin Reynolds
- Sphere generator (with optional stairs) by Marco Milanta
Packs & Modding
- bedrock.dev – Bedrock Add-on API documentation
- Datapack Wiki – tons of info on how to make Java Edition data packs
- Data Pack Generators by Misode – generators, documentation, and other tools for data pack development
- mcmeta – processed, version-controlled history of Java Edition generated data and assets by Misode
- Molang Grapher – graph results of a Molang expression
- mcsrcdev – browse the unobfuscated source code
- slicedlime YouTube channel – high-quality snapshot videos
- How to Upgrade Datapacks – videos by Conure detailing breaking changes (and how to fix them) in your Java Edition data packs
- Smithed – Java Edition pack libraries and conventions
- List of common tags supported by multiple Minecraft modloaders (see also the Fabric list)
Other
- I think you mean… – See what each release of Minecraft would’ve been called using the modern version scheme.
- Minecraft Enchanting Optimizer – Never see “Too Expensive!” again.
- Minecraft Timeline – A quick reference for what updates happened in what year.
- mojira.dev – Unofficial web client by Misode providing a superior way to read the official public bugtracker.
- Minecraft Chibi Skin Maker by Nogard – Generate and pose a chibi version of any Minecraft skin. (This site has several other handy tools as well.)
Coding
C++
- The worst programming language of all time by Lazo Velko: In-depth, fast-paced video essay on how & why C++ is poorly-designed.
CSS
- modern.css – Learn the modern, less-hacky ways to style things
HTML
PHP
- externals.io – view discussions on the PHP Internals mailing list (see also: PHP Foundation Discourse, which provides a forum-style UI over the same thing)
- PHPStan – must-use static analysis tool
- Proper logging in PHP with PSR-3 by Marco “Ocramius” Pivetta
Other coding tools
- Can I Use – browser support tables
- Compiler Explorer – see what your code looks like as assembly and/or machine code
- regex101 – easily create, test, and understand regular expressions
- Multiplication/Division Bitshift Calculator
General coding articles/videos
- Object-Oriented Programming Is Bad by Brian Will
- On the use of enums by Larry “Crell” Garfield
- Reducing code motion by Bren(d)t Roose
- That boolean should probably be something else by Mr. Tietz
- The Error Model by Joe Duffy
- Vexing exceptions by Eric Lippert
- What Color Is Your Function? by Bob Nystrom
- Wizards and warriors (5 part series) by Eric Lippert
Miscellaneous
- How to spot fake dollar bills
- “It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons” by Nikita Prokopov
- Xbox Live for Xbox 360 status check
- You Fund This – track your tax dollars