Digital Libraries

This list was last updated in March 2015. Why are updates to my reading list so rare? Because computers change a lot in 10 years, but people don't. To make better software, you need to understand how people work, and that is what the books I recommend tend to focus

The easiest way to make a to-read pile grow is to read a book from it.

analog audio tape cassette nostalgia - tapedeck.org is a project to showcase the amazing beauty and weirdness found in the designs of the common audio tape cassette

Explore the Galaxy Far, Far Away

Flip-through every RadioShack electronics & computer catalog. These catalogs include vintage electronics, stereos, speakers, CB radios, tube radios, computers, communication equipment, electronic test equipment, gadgets, technology & more!

A collection of examples of using Common Lisp

Discover concise explanations and samples for tech terms and concepts in the Dev Encyclopedia. Find everything you need for development, all in one place.

A curated collection of the most odd, jarring, more-questions-than-answers items uploaded to the Internet Archive over the decades.

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Back in 2016 I wrote a book called Practical SVG. Recently, the publisher, A Book Apart, closed shop. Now you can Read Practical SVG on the web, here on this site, for free. I always like how Mat&#…

The book 'Practical SVG' published by Chris Coyier. It's about SVG ya dweebs.

Best photos and technical documentation of retro computers, TVs and digital watches.

Continuing the series on “The 12 Map Happenings that Rocked Our World” this week Map Happenings delves into the history of a well known and hugely popular web site that launched in the …

From Kendra Winchester at Book Riot: Since Hillbilly Elegy came out in 2016, I’ve experienced countless people claiming t

Bold prints & colors – explore the collection at marimekko.com.

Shepherd is like wandering the aisles of your favorite bookstore. We’ve asked 9,000+ authors for their favorite books and made it easy to explore via topic, theme, and mood.

Enter an age, and this program generates a list of things other people accomplished when they were that age. Compare your achievements to those of others at the same point in life, to make sure you're keeping up.

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Explore how technical and social structures co-evolved over five centuries in this large-scale research visualization.

An interactive visualisation of vulgarities.

Anarchy in action or a free society