Recommendations for Engineers

All of my recommendations for aspiring engineers in a single place, coming from various areas of interest. The principal scope supports data science, programming, python, math, cybersecurity, business, and productivity.

The list also aggregates and extends most of the suggestions from my blog posts, where some of the entries come from a different language (🇵🇱). Although it's my personal list, don't hesitate to create a pull request if I missed something interesting or if there is a dead link.

Inspired by the awesome list thing.

Contents

• 🌐 Blogs
• 📚 Books
• 💾 Browser Extensions
• 💼 Business
• 👾 Cybersecurity
• 📊 Data Science
• 🎨 Design
• 📆 Events
• 📰 IT News
• 🧠 Learning
• ➗ Math
• 📱 Mobile Apps
• 🎶 Music
• 📧 Newsletters
• 🎧 Podcasts
• ⏲ Productivity
• 👨‍💻 Programming
• 🛫 Travel
• 🖥 Windows
• ✍ Writing/Research
• 📼 YouTube Channels
• 🤷‍ Other

Blogs

It's best to collect all your favourite sites into a news aggregator like Feedly.
You can also discover more tech blogs with Blogging for Devs.

business

• Gary Vaynerchuk <--- business/motivation oriented blog
• Grant Cardone <--- business/motivation oriented blog
• I Will Teach You To Be Rich
• Kopywriting Kourse <--- improve your writing
• Neil Patel <--- digital marketing blog
• Social Media Examiner <--- guide to social media

cybersecurity

• Gynvael Coldwind <--- blog of a programmer enthusiast with a passion for computer security and low-level aspects of computer science
• KitPloit <--- pentest & hacking tools
• Latest Hacking News <--- latest cybersecurity news
• LiveOverflow <--- blog of a security professional who shares free IT security videos on YouTube
• Niebezpiecznik (🇵🇱) <--- most popular Polish blog on cybersecurity
• Paged Out! <--- free magazine on programming with a focus on hacking
• Security Through Education <--- blog on human engineering
• Sekurak (🇵🇱) <--- for more technical profiles
• The Hacker News <--- latest cybersecurity news
• Zaufana Trzecia Strona (🇵🇱)

data science

• Analytics Vidhya <--- analytics and big data
• Andrej Karpathy <--- blog of AI director at Tesla
• Becoming Human <--- exploring AI & what it means to be human
• Biznes Myśli (🇵🇱) <--- AI in business
• Brilliantly wrong <--- math, machine learning, programming, physics and biology
• Business Science <--- general blog on DS with many courses
• Catbug88's Blog <--- cognitive science, social science, data science, machine learning
• colah's blog <--- great explanations of more advanced topics
• Datafloq <--- big data news
• DataGenetics <--- data decoded, value unlocked
• David Does Data <--- high-quality posts from aspiring data scientist
• Dawid Kopczyk <--- using ML and quantum physics
• deepsense.ai <--- blog from a team of business-oriented problem solvers
• Distill <--- interactive, visual journal for machine learning research
• Econometrics and Free Software <--- blog focused on R from the economist holding a PhD
• FlowingData <--- blog on data visualisation
• Go Practice <--- essays on how data helps building and growing products
• Information is Beautiful <--- see it with your own eyes
• Jak badać dane (🇵🇱) <--- data, ML, AI
• Jay Alammar <--- blog with lots of simple ML visualisations
• luminousmen <--- short posts on ML/Python
• Łukasz Prokulski (🇵🇱) <--- lots of data use cases with step by step analysis in R
• Machine Learning Mastery <--- popular blog on ML with lots of content to learn from
• Mateusz Grzyb (🇵🇱) <--- data analysis in Python
• Peter Laurinec <--- time series data mining in R from a PhD researcher
• Piotr Migdał <--- write-ups from an independent data science consultant, with PhD in quantum physics
• PyImageSearch <--- be awesome at OpenCV, Python, deep learning, and computer vision
• Python⇒Speed <--- learn tools and techniques to help you ship better Python software, faster
• Rubik's Code <--- AI without tears
• Simply Statistics <--- blog on data visualisation
• Thomas Neitmann <--- blog of an R enthusiast
• Towards Data Science <--- Medium for data science
• Victor Zhou <--- blog about web development, machine learning, and more

general

• Andy Matuschak <--- read and learn about learning, quantum computing, math, software development, and more
• Gwern <--- the content varies mostly between psychology, statistics, and technology
• Medium <--- popular blogging platform
• Our World in Data <--- research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems
• Reddit <--- front page of the Internet (tip: browse by subreddits, not the main site)
• vas3k <--- one of the most "quality over quantity" tech blogs you can find on the Internet
• Wait But Why <--- great reading time guaranteed

math

• Blobs in Games <--- interactive explanations of math and computer science topics
• Math = Love
• Math for Love
• Math with Bad Drawings
• Recommended Math Books <--- set of books recommended by different levels/topics

programming

• beepb00p <--- inspirational blogger building various things
• Code Without Rules <--- helping you become a productive programmer and get work/life balance
• Coding Horror <--- programming and human factors
• DEV Community <--- popular blogging platform for developers
• Devstyle (🇵🇱) <--- blog for every programmer
• Discover dev <--- daily digest of the best engineering blogs from across the web
• Hacker Noon <--- great stories by real tech professionals
• Product Hunt <--- discover the best new products in tech
• Stack Overflow Blog <--- essays, opinions, and advice on the act of computer programming
• Tania Rascia <--- visually pleasing blog about modern JavaScript, Node.js, design and web development

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Books

For more, visit my bookshelf on Goodreads.

biographies

• Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
• Einstein: His Life and Universe
• Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Permanent Record
• Steve Jobs
• Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
• Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

business

• Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards
• Anything You Want
• Async Remote
• DotCom Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Growing Your Company Online
• Finansowy Ninja (🇵🇱)
• How to Get Rich
• If You're Not First, You're Last: Sales Strategies to Dominate Your Market and Beat Your Competition
• Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
• Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence
• Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
• The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
• The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure
• The Boron Letters
• The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
• The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
• The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
• The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
• The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime!
• The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
• The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business
• Think and Grow Rich (Impact Books): With linked Table of Contents
• Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

cybersecurity

• Bezpieczeństwo aplikacji webowych (🇵🇱)
• Black Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters
• Hacking, 2nd Edition: The Art of Exploitation
• Machine Learning and Security: Protecting Systems with Data and Algorithms
• Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking
• Practical Cryptography for Developers
• Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software
• Serious Cryptography: A Practical Introduction to Modern Encryption
• Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks
• The Tangled Web: A Guide to Securing Modern Web Applications

data science

• Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
• Data Science for Business: What you need to know about data mining and data-analytic thinking
• Deep Learning
• Deep Learning from Scratch: Building with Python from First Principles
• Deep Learning with JavaScript: Neural networks in TensorFlow.js
• Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems
• Discovering Statistics Using R
• Dive into Deep Learning
• Generative Deep Learning: Teaching Machines to Paint, Write, Compose, and Play
• Machine Learning Engineering
• Machine Learning Yearning: Technical Strategy for AI Engineers, In the Era of Deep Learning
• Natural Language Processing in Action
• Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics)
• Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction
• R for Data Science: Import, Tidy, Transform, Visualize, and Model Data
• Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals
• Strengthening Deep Neural Networks: Making AI Less Susceptible to Adversarial Trickery
• The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book
• Tinyml: Machine Learning with Tensorflow Lite on Arduino and Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers

data tools

• Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, 2nd Edition: Practical Programming for Total Beginners
• Data Analysis with Open Source Tools: A Hands-On Guide for Programmers and Data Scientists
• Deep Learning for Computer Vision with Python — Practitioner Bundle
• Elements of Programming Interviews in Python: The Insiders' Guide
• Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques to Build Intelligent Systems
• Pandas Cookbook
• Practical Python and OpenCV
• Python Crash Course: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming
• Python Data Science Handbook: Essential Tools for Working with Data
• Python Machine Learning: Machine Learning and Deep Learning with Python, scikit-learn, and TensorFlow, 2nd Edition
• Python Tricks: A Buffet of Awesome Python Features
• The Book of R: A First Course in Programming and Statistics

health

• How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
• The Obesity Code: unlocking the secrets of weight loss
• Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
• Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
• Zen in the Art of Archery

math

• A History of Pi
• An Imaginary Tale: The Story of i [the square root of minus one]
• An Introduction to Statistical Learning: With Applications in R
• Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics
• Mathematics for Machine Learning
• Measurement
• Prelude to Mathematics
• Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics
• Proofs from THE BOOK
• The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction, Second Edition
• The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity
• What Is Mathematics?: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods

personal development

• A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
• Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
• A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science
• Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
• Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
• Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
• How to Win Friends and Influence People
• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
• Lying
• Make It Stick
• Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships
• Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success
• Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin To Munger
• The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles
• The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
• The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness
• The Magic of Thinking Big
• The Nicomachean Ethics
• The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
• The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
• The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing
• Thinking, Fast and Slow

programming

Mostly universal (language-independent books).

• Architecture Patterns with Python: How to Apply DDD, Ports and Adapters, and Enterprise Architecture Design Patterns in a Pythonic Way
• Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
• Code Complete
• Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software (Developer Best Practices)
• Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions
• Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
• Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
• Elements of Programming Interviews in Python: The Insiders' Guide
• Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series)
• Head First Design Patterns
• Implementing Domain-Driven Design
• Introduction to Algorithms (The MIT Press)
• Junior Developer. Wszystko co trzeba wiedzieć, by zacząć pracę jako programista (🇵🇱)
• Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
• Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
• Test Driven Development: By Example
• The C Programming Language
• The C++ Programming Language (4th Edition)
• The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers
• The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide: How to Learn Programming Languages Quickly, Ace Your Programming Interview, and Land Your Software Developer Dream Job
• The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering
• The Pragmatic Programmer
• The Self-Taught Programmer: The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally
• Working Effectively with Legacy Code
• Zawód: Programista (🇵🇱)
• Zrozumieć programowanie (🇵🇱)

science

• AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
• Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
• Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
• Brief Answers to the Big Questions
• Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
• How Smart Machines Think
• Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
• Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• The Ape that Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve
• The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

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Browser Extensions

• 30 seconds of knowledge <--- random code snippet every time you open a new tab
• ColorZilla <--- advanced eyedropper
• Dark Reader <--- dark mode for all the websites
• Decentraleyes <--- protect yourself against tracking through "free", centralised, content delivery
• Disconnect <--- visualize and block the invisible websites that track you
• EditThisCookie <--- cookie editor
• Email Finder - GetProspect <--- find business email address in one click
• F.B. Purity <--- customise (clean) your Facebook
• Git History Browser Extension <--- add "Open in Git History" button to GitHub repos
• Github Web IDE <--- add a new drop down menu to any Github repository to browse the source code in a number of online IDEs
• Grammarly <--- very extensive tool to proofread English grammar
• HTTPS Everywhere <--- force HTTPS if possible
• Hypothesis <--- open-source tool to highlight/annotate the text you read online and in the scientific papers. It's a great way to organize your research, as well as hold discussions about your annotations with other users like me
• Language Learning with Netflix <--- display subtitles in both languages while watching Netflix
• LanguageTool <--- check your writing in more than 20 languages (great alternative to Grammarly)
• Nimbus Capture <--- advanced screenshot tool for Google Chrome
• OneTab <--- save up to 95% memory by moving all open tabs into a single one in Google Chrome
• Power Thesaurus <--- find synonyms and antonyms to improve your writing
• Privacy Badger <--- block invisible trackers
• Reedy <--- speed reading with RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) technique
• Refined Twitter <--- simplify Twitter UI and add useful features
• Session Buddy <--- manage browser sessions
• Sourcegraph <--- add code intelligence to GitHub and other code hosts
• Stylus <--- user-style manager
• Tampermonkey <--- the most popular userscript manager
• uBlock Origin <--- blocker addon (not only for ads)
• Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended Videos <--- hide YouTube related videos, comments, video suggestions wall, homepage recommendations, trending tab, and other distractions
• VisBug <--- FireBug for designers - edit any webpage, in any state
• Wappalyzer <--- identify technology on websites
• Web Scrobbler <--- scrobble music all around the web, e.g. to your Last.fm account

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Business

remote collaboration

• Discord <--- VoIP application (my preference over Slack)
• Google Hangouts <--- remote video calls
• Hackpad <--- web-based realtime wiki (great for knowledge sharing/documentation)
• Miro <--- online collaborative whiteboard (great for remote event storming)
• Remote Work Toolkit <--- set of tools for remote work
• Trello <--- web-based Kanban-style list-making application (great for creating tickets)

tools

• ahrefs <--- research your competitors
• Bitcoin Regret Club <--- check how much would you earn/lose if you would invest into Bitcoin on the chosen date
• BuzzSumo <--- analyze what content performs best for any topic or competitor
• Calendly <--- schedule appointments
• CoSchedule <--- schedule online posts/marketing
• Cryptowatch <--- live Bitcoin price charts
• FlatGA <--- easy overview of your Google Analytics dashboard
• Google Optimize <--- free tool to perform A/B tests to analyse customers
• Investing.com <--- stock market quotes & financial news
• ODOO <--- web-based open source business apps
• Sendy <--- cheap newsletter system via Amazon SES
• Startup
  • books <--- list of books to help you along your startup journey
  • idea checklist <--- answer before opening a startup
  • stacklist <--- list of technologies used by startups
  • stash <--- curated directory of resources & tools to help you build your startup
• Tools for Makers <--- hand-curated directory of tools for makers

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Cybersecurity

learn

• CTFlearn <--- ethical hacking platform that enables tens of thousands to learn, practice, and compete
• CTFtime <--- CTF archive, current overall Capture The Flag team rating, per-team statistics etc.
• Google CTF <--- CTF organised by Google with different challenges to practice
• Hacker101 <--- free class for web security
• Hacksplaining <--- interactive lessons to present the most typical cybersecurity attacks. Afterwards, the site presents an extended article with the ways of how to protect ourselves from the particular vulnerability
• Hack The Box <--- online platform allowing you to test your penetration testing skills and exchange ideas and methodologies with thousands of people in the security field
• pwn.college <--- education platform for students (and other interested parties) to learn about, and practice, core cybersecurity concepts in a hands-on fashion
• The Book of Secret Knowledge <--- collection of inspiring lists, manuals, cheatsheets, blogs, hacks, one-liners, cli/web tools and more
• TryHackMe <--- cybersecurity guides and challenges in your browser

tools

• AmIUnique <--- check your browser fingerprint
• CyberChef <--- web app for encryption, encoding, compression and data analysis
• DuckDuckGo <--- find what has been hidden from you by Google
• Filecrypt <--- encrypt a link
• Firefox Relay <--- create aliases, randomly generated email addresses that forward to your real inbox
• Have I Been Pwned <--- check if you have an account that has been compromised in a data breach
  • Firefox Monitor <--- the same tool from Firefox
  • We Leak Info <--- data breach search engine
• Hybrid Analysis <--- analyse malware for free in the browser
• IP Info <--- check if your VPN leaks information
• Pi-Hole <--- adblock for the whole network (requires: router + raspberry pi)
• PrivacyTools <--- set of services, tools, and knowledge to protect your privacy
  • PRISM Break <--- set of privacy tools (categorised by operating systems)
  • Privacy Respecting <--- curated list of privacy respecting services and software
  • Secured.fyi <--- list of security tools with great filtering options
• Shodan <--- search engine of IoT
• Tails <--- privacy OS for pendrive (protects your privacy and offers all sorts of apps to do so, like Tor, Thunderbird and PGP)
• Temp Mail <--- create a temporary anonymous e-mail
• Webbkoll <--- monitor privacy-enhancing features on websites, and find out who is letting you exercise control over your privacy
• Whois <--- whois lookup
• Your social media fingerprint <--- check where you are currently logged in

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Data Science

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cheatsheets

My private OneNote would be there, but I prefer to share only the most relevant content. IMPORTANT: be aware that many cheatsheets repeat false information, such as classifying logistic regression as a pure classification algorithm.

• Chris Albon <--- comprehensive notes/code snippets on using Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
• Comprehensive Python Cheatsheet <--- best Python cheatsheet I found so far
• Data Science board of my Pinterest
• Most general cheatsheet <--- in a single PDF file
• Statistical Models <--- most verified cheatsheet out there on the internet. I recommend following the author's LinkedIn account for lots of substantive discussions

datasets

• 50 Best Free Datasets for ML
• 100,000 Faces Generated by AI
• Academic Torrents
• Apollo Scape <--- RGB videos with high resolution image sequences and per pixel annotation, survey-grade dense 3D points with semantic segmentation
• Awesome Public Datasets
• AWS Public Datasets
• Berkeley DeepDrive BDD100k <--- 100,000 HD video sequences of over 1,100-hour driving experience across many different times in the day, weather conditions, and driving scenarios. Video sequences also include GPS locations, IMU data, and timestamps
• Caffe2
• Common Voice <--- dataset of voices that everyone can use to train speech-enabled applications
• CORGIS <--- datasets for beginners
• DataHub <--- easiest way to find, share and publish datasets online
• Datasets for machine learning <--- huge list (CV/NLP/Audio)
• Datasets for mind reading (dataset is still available here with a CRCNS account) <--- fancy, huh?
• FiveThirtyEight <--- economics, sports, politics
• Goodbooks-10k <--- new dataset for book recommendations
• Google BigQuery <--- public datasets from Google
• Google Dataset Search <--- search engine of datasets from Google
• Grouplens datasets
• HealthData <--- high value health data
• How readers browse Wikipedia
• Kaggle datasets
• List of lists with datasets
• LVIS <--- dataset for large vocabulary instance segmentation
• Mapillary Vistas Dataset <--- street-level imagery dataset with pixel‑accurate and instance‑specific human annotations for understanding street scenes around the world
• Mathematics Dataset <--- generates mathematical question and answer pairs, from a range of question types at roughly school-level difficulty
• Million Song Dataset
• nuScenes <--- large-scale autonomous driving dataset
• Papers With Code Datasets <--- ML datasets with lots of filtering options
• Quandl <--- financial data directly into Python
• Quantopian Datasets
• Tencent ML-Images <--- largest multi-label image database; ResNet-101 model; 80.73% top-1 acc on ImageNet
• VQA <--- 200k+ images and over a million questions (with answers) about those images
  • easy-VQA <--- simpler version of the original VQA dataset
• World Bank Open Data <--- economic data
• YouTube 8M <--- dataset of YouTube videos

jobs

• CalmJobs <--- job board of companies who value work-life balance
• DataJobs <--- jobs on the US market
• Indeed <--- worldwide job search
• Kaggle jobs <--- job board on Kaggle
• LinkedIn <--- social platform for employees
• Remote Jobs <--- browse 1,900+ remote companies and learn about their team, benefits, work culture and more
• StatsJobs <--- jobs for statisticians
• Tech Interview Handbook <--- carefully curated content to help you ace your next technical interview with a focus on algorithms

tools

• Glassdoor <--- find jobs and company reviews from its employees
• Jobscan <--- optimise your resume using the ATS system
• levels.fyi <--- compare salaries and career levels at big companies

learning material

• AI Expert Roadmap <--- roadmap to becoming an Artificial Intelligence Expert in 2020
• AI Explorables <--- big ideas in machine learning, simply explained by Google
• data-science-ipython-notebooks <--- learn data science from IPython notebooks
• Deep Learning Monitor <--- find new Arxiv papers, tweets and Reddit posts for you
• Dive into Deep Learning <--- interactive deep learning book with code, math, and discussions, based on the NumPy interface
• Explained Visually <--- interactive visualisations
• Kaggle <--- home of data science for competitions, datasets, coursers, notebooks and discussions
• Machine Learning for Everyone <--- blog post, which explains the most critical concepts in a funny and practical way. You won't be bored reading it, and it might take you around 30-40 mins
• Machine Learning on Coursera <--- the must check course by Andrew Ng
• Machine Learning Study Path March 2019 <--- GitHub repository with complete ML study path, focused on TensorFlow and Scikit-Learn
• Machine Learning with AWS <--- free digital curriculum used to train Amazon’s developers and data scientists. You can end it up with a paid professional certification straight from AWS
• Made with ML <--- platform for the ML community to learn, discover, share & organize content
• Neural Networks <--- YouTube playlist of four (20 mins videos) explaining the theory behind neural networks (by 3blue1brown)
• Papers with Code <--- free and open resource with Machine Learning papers, code and evaluation tables

news

• Data Science Central <--- more of a social network for data passionates
• DataTau <--- Hacker News like. Still growing, but I prefer it mostly for the concise design
• KDnuggets <--- hub for news, jobs and more, just like Data Science Central
• Towards Data Science <--- Medium for DS
• Twitter <--- you can start with #datascience or Follow Friday (AI)

online tools

• A Neural Network Playground <--- train a neural network
• CNN Explainer <--- interactive visualization system designed to help non-experts learn about Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)
• ColorBrewer <--- colour advice for maps
• Decision Trees in Javascript <--- random forest demo in Javascript
  • check out also SVMs demo
• GAN Lab <--- play with Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) in your browser!
• Grail Text Recognizer <--- text recognition explained
• Image-to-Image Demo <--- interactive image translation with pix2pix-tensorflow
• Interactive Machine Learning List <--- list of interactive ML visualisations
• Interactive Tools for ML, DL and Math <--- learn and play with ML interactively (I highly recommend it!)
• Keras.js <--- run Keras models in your browser
• Lyrebird AI <--- voice cloning
• PAIR tools <--- open-source tools to help make ML models more understandable, reliable, and fair (by Google)
• Plotly Chart Studio <--- online Plotly graph maker
• RAWGraphs <--- quickly generate data visualisations from spreadsheets
• RecurrentJS Sentence Memorization
• Seeing Theory <--- visual introduction to probability and statistics
• SegNet <--- image segmentation
• Self-driving cars in the browser
• StarByFace <--- celebrity look-alike application
• Talk to Transformer <--- write some text and generate the next sentences
• Teachable Machine <--- simple GUI for creating ML models

questions

• Cross Validated <--- Stack Overflow for DS
• Data Science Stack Exchange <--- alternative to Cross Validated
• Quora <--- general website for questions
• subreddits <--- find the right subreddits in the list below

subreddits

As there are many, I highly encourage you to check my custom feeds:

• ~data_science
• ~data_tools
• ~data_viz
• ~machine_learning
• ~math

visualisations

• Datavisualization <--- list of visualisation tools
• FlowingData <--- blog on data visualisation
• Information is Beautiful <--- see it with your own eyes
• Population.io <--- what's your place in the world population? How long will you live?
• Simply Statistics <--- blog on data visualisation
• Worldometers <--- real-time world statistics

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Design

• Can't Unsee <--- check your graphical sense
• Everypixel <--- find free or paid stock images
• Grumpy Website <--- examples where the design went wrong
• GUI gallery for every OS
• Squoosh <--- optimise image size
• UI Goodies <--- directory of online resources

colour palettes

• Adobe Color <--- colour wheel by Adobe
• Canva Color Wheel <--- colour wheel by Canva
• Color Hunt <--- colour palettes to choose from
• ColorKitty <--- create and discover colour palettes
• Coolors <--- quickly generate new colour schemes
• Happy Hues <--- colour palette inspiration site

create

• Canva <--- create graphics easily
• Carbon <--- share an image of code
• Coggle <--- generate mind maps
• diagrams.net <--- free online diagram software (previously: draw.io)
• Hatchful <--- logo creator from the Shopify team
• Kapwing <--- collaborative platform for creating images, videos, and GIFs
• Launchaco <--- free online logo maker
• Marvel <--- create mockups in the browser
• Venngage <--- infographic creator

edit

• Photopea <--- Photoshop in the browser
• Pixlr X <--- online image editor
• remove.bg <--- automatically remove background from an image
• Unscreen <--- automatically remove background from a video

icons

• CoreUI Icons <--- premium designed free icon set with marks in SVG, Webfont and raster formats
• Eva Icons <--- simple open-source icons
• Flaticon <--- free vector icons
• Font Awesome <--- vector icons and social logos for your website
• icons8 <--- free icons

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Events

• Eventbrite <--- social network for events
• Eventil <--- events for tech people
• Facebook
• Hackathon.com <--- find worldwide hackathons
• Meetup <--- social network for events

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IT News

All the mentioned sites are mostly free of clickbait and offer the triumph of form over content.

• Ars Technica
• dobreprogramy (🇵🇱) <--- one of the most popular Polish sites
• Hacker News <--- my top resource with high quality content and discussions. Check out my dark theme to save your eyes
• Slashdot
• TechCrunch
• The Hacker News <--- cybersecurity news

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Learning

• Brilliant <--- app that I do not feel guilty wasting my time with and paying to be a premium subscriber. It's part of my "Three Goals" programme
• Hypothesis <--- open-source tool to highlight/annotate the text you read online and in the scientific papers. It's a great way to organize your research, as well as hold discussions about your annotations with other users like me
• Polar Bookshelf <--- open-source tool to annotate PDF documents and websites and later turn them into Anki flashcards. It's a quite unique alternative to Hypothesis
• Researcher <--- feed for scientific papers
• Simple Wikipedia <--- Wikipedia articles explained in simple words

flashcards

I've explained my way of using flashcards (mainly Anki) thoroughly in this blog post.

• Anki <--- my favourite software to learn through spaced repetition and active learning in mobile and open-source PC app. Make sure to check out my own decks
• flashcards.wizardzines <--- set of flashcards from Julia Evans
• Flashcards for Developers <--- online flashcards based mostly on programming skills
• Fluent Forever <--- paid application to study languages. You can also read its accompanying book and watch the author’s comparison between FF and Anki
• Memrise <--- learn a language and not only
• NeuraCache <--- automatically generate flashcards from Twitter posts, Markdown editors, Kindle or your favourite note-taking tools, such as OneNote, Evernote or Roam and study them all using a mobile app
• Quizlet <--- more user-friendly alternative to Anki
• RemNote <--- note-taking app that will convert your notes to flashcards with the use of specific syntax. Here you can check its live demo
• ShortcutFoo <--- fun way to memorise shortcuts and commands
• SuperMemo <--- more advanced tool over Anki, including the incremental reading feature. The author also dedicated a lot of time into the science behind the learning topic
• Tinycards <--- flashcard app from the creators of Duolingo

languages

• Busuu <--- global language learning community, where you can take language courses to practice reading, writing, listening and speaking (great alternative to Duolingo)
• Clozemaster <--- language learning gamification through mass exposure to vocabulary in context
• Duolingo <--- free web/mobile app to learn most of the languages
• LyricsTraining <--- learning languages with the music videos and filling in the lyrics of your favorite songs
• Reverso Context <--- translator with example sentences to give more context
• Rosetta Stone <--- learn online with a possibility to book online conversations with a native speaker
• YouGlish <--- search engine to find the pronunciation of the phrase in a YouTube video. The site offers multiple languages

online courses

• Coursera <--- courses by universities and other professional organizations
• Courseroot <--- course search engine
• DataCamp <--- online courses just for data science
• Dataquest <--- online courses just for data science (seems to be tougher than DataCamp but lacks the mobile app)
• edX <--- online university-level courses
• HN Academy <--- online courses recommended by the community of Hacker News
• Khan Academy <--- free online university
• Linux Academy <--- the #1 rated Learn-by-Doing, multicloud training platform, and the Hands-On Lab pioneers
• O'Reilly learning <--- learning platform with online interactive sandboxes and access to O'Reilly books
• SwitchUp <--- compare/rank bootcamps by subjects
• Udacity <--- high-quality courses for tech topics
• Udemy <--- find and create online courses

questions

• Quora <--- ask anything
• Reddit <--- find the right subreddit for your question
• Stack Exchange <--- find the right site to ask your question
• Stack Overflow <--- all the programming related questions

simulations

• AI Explorables <--- big ideas in machine learning, simply explained by Google
• Explained Visually <--- interactive visualisations
• Explorable Explanations <--- hub for learning through interactive online games. Make sure to check out more from Nicky Case!
• Explorable Physics <--- course notes for algebra based physics with explorable explanations
• Neal.fun <--- lots of interactive educational/interesting comparisons
• Prajwal DSouza <--- simulations related to Math, Physics and Computer Science

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Math

learn

• Become a Calculus Master <--- Udemy course of three parts
• Better Explained <--- free calculus course
• Calculus for Beginners and Artists <--- free online book
• Calculus For The People -- Season 1 <--- free online book with interactive elements
• Example Problems <--- example problems with solutions in a Wiki format
• immersive linear algebra <--- free interactive online book
• Interactive Linear Algebra <--- free online textbook at Georgia Tech
• Mathematics For Machine Learning <--- free book in a PDF format
• Mathigon <--- interactive math online
• Math is Fun <--- easy mathematical explanations
• OnlineStatBook <--- easy to understand book about math (in my opinion). It is best to go through the online version as it contains some exercises

tools

• Desmos <--- graphing calculator. You can create visualisations close to 3blue1brown style (such as [1] or [2])
• Manim <--- generate explanatory animations for your math videos (created by 3blue1brown)
• Mathway <--- algebra problem solver
• Symbolab <--- step by step solver
• WolframAlpha <--- ultimate online calculator

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Mobile Apps

• Algorithms: Explained and Animated <--- great representation of various algorithms
• AnkiDroid Flashcards <--- learn any topic using active learning and spaced repetition. Before using the mobile app, I strongly suggest to set up your account and decks of cards using the PC app. Also, make sure to check the public decks shared from my side
• Brilliant <--- app that I do not feel guilty wasting my time with and paying to be a premium subscriber. It's part of my "Three Goals" programme
• Elevate <--- used daily can significantly improve math, reading, writing, speaking, and listening
• Enki <--- learn data science, coding, and stay on top of tech trends
• Grasshopper <--- learn JavaScript for free from Google
• Materialistic -- Hacker News <--- great looking tech news that I can read for hours
• Simon Tatham's Puzzles <--- mobile implementation of the web-based collection of one-player puzzle games
• Statinfer (here's an archived apk file) <--- quiz app to test your data science skills (ML, DL, tools, interview questions, etc.)
• Puzzlerama <--- stock of puzzles
• SoloLearn <--- mobile programming university
• Universe in a Nutshell <--- Wait but Why and Kurzgesagt version of the online Scale of the Universe 2

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Music

DAW

• Ableton
• FL Studio <--- my favourite choice with lots of online tutorials. Can be highly extended with multiple plugins

learn

• academy.fm <--- lots of online courses
• ADSR <--- learn Serum, Reaktor, Massive, etc.
• Beatboxing for kids <--- teach your kids beatboxing using everyday words
• Learn music with Ableton <--- interactively in your browser
  • Learning Synths
• Melodics <--- interactive desktop software
• Pianu <--- online interactive piano
• Simply Piano <--- mobile app that listens to the sound through a microphone
• Synthesia <--- game that can help you learn how to play the piano using falling notes

listen

• Last.fm <--- track your scrobbles. Make sure to follow me!
• lofi hip hop radio <--- live YouTube transmission of background music for your studying sessions
  • beats to relax/study to
  • beats to sleep/chill to
• musicForProgramming <--- series of mixes intended for listening while '+task+' to aid concentration
• Poolside FM <--- the chillest place online: a place where it's perpetually the summer of 1997 (probably my favourite radio)
• Radio Garden <--- listen to thousands of radio stations from the world using a Google Earth based menu
• SoundCloud <--- find lots of indie music and upload your own one. Make sure to follow me!
• Spotify <--- stream music online

sample packs

• ADSR <--- sample packs + music courses
• BBC Sound Effects <--- 16000 BBC Sound Effects in WAV format
• Cymatics.fm <--- 1000’s of free samples, presets, and more
• Loopmasters <--- different types of samples: one shots, loops, construction kits (samples combined for one particular song)
• SoundPacks <--- comprehensive source for free sample packs, drum kits, loop packs, and preset packs

tools

• DeepJ <--- AI to compose piano music in real-time
• Every Noise at Once <--- map of music styles (play each style with a single click)
• Music Maker <--- with the use of AI
• SOUL <--- IDE and language to make music
• Spleeter <--- extract acapella from the song using AI (demonstration video)

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Newsletters

Try gathering all your favourite newsletters into Newsletry (Feedly for newsletters).

• Awesome Newsletters <--- curated list of awesome newsletters
• Bullets.news <--- scientific papers summarized in few bullet points
• Data Elixir <--- weekly dose of the top data science picks from around the web. Covering machine learning, data visualization, analytics, and strategy
• Data Science Weekly <--- featuring curated news, articles and jobs related to Data Science. You can read the archive at any time
• DEV Community <--- weekly newsletter of top 7 posts (activate in settings of your account)
• GitHub Trending Repos <--- subscribe to weekly/daily sets of trending repositories from different languages
• Hacker Newsletter <--- weekly newsletter of best posts from Hacker News
• Highbrow <--- choose a topic to learn and receive a daily message
• Inside <--- daily newsletters on different topics. For example, check out Inside AI and its recent issues at any time
• James Clear <--- apply better habits in your life (from the author of Atomic Habits)
• Morning Cup of Coding <--- daily programming newsletter featuring long form technical articles of all fields of software engineering
• Podcast Notes <--- summary of podcasts in few bullet points
• The Data Science Roundup <--- internet's most useful data science articles
• The Overflow <--- newsletter by developers, for developers
• unknowNews (🇵🇱) <--- weekly newsletter. Check its archive or search engine for the past sendings
• Unreadit/Tech <--- Reddit content on tech

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Podcasts

I recommend listening to all podcasts through Pocket Casts web/mobile app.

business

• Akademia.pl (🇵🇱) <--- podcast for new entrepreneurs
• Life Hacking Podcast (🇵🇱) <--- develop your mind
• MiroBurn Show (🇵🇱) <--- main podcast by MiroBurn
• Startup my Way (🇵🇱) <--- SaaS, startups, tech, future
• Ted Talks Business
• Więcej niż oszczędzanie pieniędzy (🇵🇱) <--- how to spend money the right way

cybersecurity

• Kacper Szurek (🇵🇱) <--- overview of the latest security news
• Na Podsłuchu - Niebezpiecznik.pl (🇵🇱) <--- discussions of different cybersecurity topics
• The Social-Engineer Podcast <--- podcast on social engineering

data science

• Biznes Myśli (🇵🇱) <--- AI podcast by Vladimir
• DataEvangelists (🇵🇱) <--- 1st Polish podcast on data science
• Data Framed <--- from DataCamp creators
• Lex Fridman Podcast <--- AI talks with top engineers
• Python Bytes <--- weekly podcast on Python
• Talk Python To Me <--- podcast on Python and related technologies
• The Numberphile podcast <--- fall in love with numbers

devops

• DevOps and Docker Talk <--- interviews and audience Q&A from Bret Fisher's YouTube Live show and other chats with friends in the world of cloud native and container DevOps
• Kubernetes Notes <--- based on Kubernetes Documentation
• Kubernetes Podcast from Google <--- weekly news and interview show with insight from the Kubernetes community
• MLOps.community <--- weekly talks and fireside chats about everything that has to do with the new space emerging around DevOps for Machine Learning aka MLOps aka Machine Learning Operations
• Więcej Niż Konteneryzacja (🇵🇱) <--- everything about containers by Damian Naprawa

general/science

• 60-Second Science <--- 60-second podcasts to explain scientific topics
• Dan Carlin's Hardcore History <--- one of the most popular podcasts on history
• Duolingo podcast <--- learn languages with Duolingo
• Podcast Notes <--- best ideas and recommendations from the top podcasts
• Podcast Pasja Informatyki (🇵🇱) <--- philosophy + IT
• Simplify <--- for anybody who’s taken a close look at their habits, their happiness, their relationships, or their health
• Ted Talks Daily <--- use your podcast app to find more categorised TED talks
• The Anthropocene Reviewed <--- reviews of facets of the human-centred planet
• The Joe Rogan Experience <--- famous podcast of Comedian Joe Rogan
• The Stephen Wolfram Podcast <--- from the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language

health

• Ben Greenfield Fitness <--- fitness advice
• Bulletproof Radio <--- biohacker podcast by Dave Asprey
• TedTalks Health

programming

• Andrzej on Software <--- software, including but not limited to Ruby, JS, OOP, DDD, CQRS, AI, business, sales, marketing
• DevelopersHangout <--- discussions of topics about coding and all that comes with it
• Developer Tea <--- short podcast for developers
• Devsession (🇵🇱) <--- from programmer for programmers
• DevTalk (🇵🇱) <--- podcast for programmers
• Retrospektywa (🇵🇱) <--- talks about IT projects
• The Real Python Podcast <--- interviews, coding tips, and conversation with guests from the Python community
• The Stack Overflow Podcast <--- weekly conversation about working in software development

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Productivity

• ActivityWatch <--- open-source time tracker (alternative to RescueTime)
• Brain.fm <--- music to improve focus. Try sample sounds on their YouTube channel
  • myNoise <--- background noises & interactive soundscapes
  • Noises <--- free alternative to Brain.fm
  • Noisli <--- another alternative
• Box Breathing Exercise <--- take a break, breathe and calm down
• DeepL <--- AI based translator (imho, better than Google Translator)
• Effective Engineer Notes <--- quick read on how to be effective and get things done
• Feedly <--- news aggregator. Save time by browsing what matters
• Focusmate <--- let others watch you while you work
• Integromat <--- automate various tasks (more advanced than IFTT and 2.5x cheaper than Zapier)
• Intention <--- Chrome extension to stop visiting distractive websites
• Leave Me Alone <--- see all of your subscription emails in one place and unsubscribe from them with a single click
• lofi hip hop radio <--- live YouTube transmission of background music for your studying sessions
  • beats to relax/study to
  • beats to sleep/chill to
• Monochrome mode (grayscale mode) activation on your mobile device <--- attract yourself less to the colourless screen
• musicForProgramming <--- series of mixes intended for listening while '+task+' to aid concentration
• Notion <--- all-in-one workspace to replace to-do lists and note-taking apps
• Obsidian <--- powerful knowledge base (note-taking tool) that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files
• OneNote 2016 <--- my favourite note-taking tool (2016 version more feature-rich over the UWP app)
  • Office OneNote Gem Add-Ins <--- lots of plugins for different versions of OneNote
  • Onetastic <--- set of extensions for OneNote
• Productivity Methods <--- large list by Todoist
• Productivity Stack <--- list of productivity tools
• Quirk <--- app to apply Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The website also explains what is CBT
• Raindrop.io <--- bookmark manager (Pocket like app)
• RemNote <--- note-taking app that will convert your notes to flashcards with the use of specific syntax. Here you can check its live demo
• Roam <--- note-taking tool as powerful as a graph database, applying the Zettelkasten method (alternative to Obsidian)
• Todoist <--- my daily to-do app (using this link you will get 2 months of premium for free!). If you don't know how to start, check out my Todoist setup and inspire yourself!
• Toggl <--- the most integrated time tracker

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Programming

coding challenges

• Binary Search <--- create a room, invite your friends, and race to finish the problems
• CheckiO <--- learn Python or JavaScript through the online game
• Codecademy <--- one of the biggest online coding platforms
• CodeCombat <--- coding games to learn Python and JavaScript
• CodeGym <--- online Java programming course that is 80% based on practice
• CodeSignal <--- the most popular website of this kind
• Codewars <--- improve your skills by training with others on real code challenges
• CodinGame <--- learn programming through online sets of puzzles
• Edabit <--- simple, new website in the market
• exercism <--- 100% free service, where you submit solutions through your terminal
• HackerRank <--- my personal choice. I've started with included 30-days coding challenge and can totally recommend it
• JetBrains Academy <--- dive into Java, Python, and other programming languages in a project-based learning environment that is integrated with JetBrains IDEs
• LeetCode <--- more advanced website, where you will mostly find problems asked by the world's largest tech companies. I recommend watching Kevin Naughton Jr. who goes through many problems from there
• StrataScratch <--- over 1000 data science exercises taken from real companies to practice SQL and Python

IDE

• Anaconda <--- most popular Python/R Data Science platform, which lets you install and manage all of the following tools:
  • Jupyter Notebook <--- good choice for the beginning and the reason of maintaining a well-documented code
  • Spyder <--- Python IDE
  • RStudio <--- R IDE
  • Visual Studio Code <--- highly extensible IDE from Microsoft
• Google Colab <--- alternative to Jupyter Notebook. Run your code entirely in the browser and improve the model learning time by leveraging Google's GPU/TPU
• PyCharm <--- more robust Python IDE
• Repl.it <--- world's leading online coding platform
• Sublime Text <--- the most optimised text editor with a package control

online tools

• Airtable <--- partly spreadsheet, partly database. Can replace WordPress for non-technical users, who can also manage multiple domains using this tool
• Algorithm Visualiser <--- interactive online platform to visualise algorithms from code
• Bubble <--- visual programming (no coding required)
• Coda <--- build docs as powerful as an app (no coding recuired)
• ExtendsClass <--- toolbox for web designers and webmasters
• free-for.dev <--- list of software (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, etc.) and other offerings that have free tiers for developers
• json.pizza <--- beautify your JSON code
• Python Tutor <--- visualise Python algorithms, step by step
• regex101 <--- online regex tester and debugger
• StackEdit <--- visual Markdown editor

websites to study from

• 30 seconds of code <--- collection of useful snippets in multiple languages, which you can understand in 30 seconds or less
• A to Z Resources for Students <--- find even more resources to learn software engineering
• Build your own X <--- resources to start developing your first website, database; you name it
• Code Club <--- find ideas for your Python projects
• Coding Interview University <--- complete computer science study plan to become a software engineer
• Data Structure Visualisations <--- interactive visualisation for most of data structures
• DevTube <--- developer videos in one place. You can try replacing YouTube with DevTube
• Every Programmer Should Know <--- collection of (mostly) technical things every software developer should know
• freeCodeCamp <--- learn to code from open-source community for free
• Games of Coding <--- curated list of games that can teach you how to learn a programming language
• Goalkicker <--- free programming books on various technologies
• interviewing.io <--- free anonymous interview practice. Before practising you can watch technical mock interviews with engineers from big companies
• JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures <--- algorithms and data structures implemented in JavaScript with explanations and links to further readings. Don't prevent yourself from taking a look, even if you're not a JS developer
• Learn X by doing Y <--- list of projects to learn by doing
• Learn X in Y Minutes <--- take a whirlwind tour of your next favourite language. Community-driven!
• My Pinterest Page about Software Development <--- here I store the most interesting infographics
• Packt Hub Tutorials <--- free web dev & programming tutorials
• Python Awesome <--- nice collection of often useful awesome Python frameworks, libraries and software
• The Best Python Lighting Talks <--- videos to watch about Python
• Real Python <--- Python tutorials, quizzes, courses and more
• Refactoring <--- pleasant guide to clean your messy code
• Tutorialspoint <--- programmer's ultimate Wikipedia
• W3Schools <--- well documented online tutorials

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Travel

• Champion Traveler <--- find the best time to travel based on the weather
• Country Comparison <--- across 6 different business factors, by Hofstede Insights
• My Life Elsewhere <--- quality of life comparison
• Nomad List <--- filter the best cities to live
• Numbeo <--- cost of living comparison
• The Best Time to Travel Anywhere <--- comparison of weather, number of tourists etc.
• The True Size Of ... <--- select a country, drag it around the world map to compare its size
• What to Eat in <--- list of things to eat in selected countries
• Wikivoyage <--- worldwide travel guide

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Windows

• 7-Zip <--- file archiver with a high compression ratio
• AIMP <--- music player
• AquaSnap <--- tiling window manager
• Audacity <--- simple audio editor
• AutoHotkey <--- ultimate automation scripting language for Windows
• Calibre <--- e-book manager
• Chocolatey <--- package manager
• ConEmu <--- improved windows terminal
• Directory Opus <--- ultimate file manager (worth paying for)
• Ditto <--- clipboard manager
• Everything <--- search local files instantly
• FileZilla <--- free and open-source FTP client/server
• f.lux <--- reduce the amount of blue light at night (you can also install the preferred UWP app)
• Frink <--- practical calculating tool and programming language designed to make physical calculations simple
• GitKraken <--- cross-platform GUI Git client
• JDownloader <--- open-source download management tool
• KeePassXC <--- cross-platform password manager. Otherwise, consider 1Password as the most secure online manager
• Mp3tag <--- mp3 tag editor
• MobaXterm <--- enhanced terminal for Windows with X11 server, tabbed SSH client, network tools and much more
• Ninite <--- install and update all your programs at once
• PDF-XChange Editor <--- most feature-rich PDF viewer/editor
• PortableApps.com <--- full-featured portable software system
• Postman <--- popular API client that makes it easy for developers to create, share, test and document APIs
• Potplayer <--- video player
• PowerToys <--- Windows system utilities to maximize productivity. FancyZones is one of them, which improves window layout management
• PuTTY<--- SSH and telnet client
• qBittorrent <--- open-source torrent manager
• ShareX <--- most feature-rich screen capture tool
• TaskbarX <--- center Windows taskbar icons with a variety of animations and options
• WinSCP <--- popular SFTP client and FTP client for Microsoft Windows

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Writing_Research

• After the Deadline <--- free spell checker
• Diffchecker <--- compare differences in text, images, PDFs and more
• Grammarly <--- most popular English proofreader with AI optimisation
• LanguageTool Plus <--- proofreading extension
• Parts of speech <--- categorise words based on similar grammatical properties (noun, verb, adjective, etc.)
• Power Thesaurus <--- synonym finder
• Readable <--- perform the ultimate readability test (base on Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease, SMOG Index and more...)
• Word Frequency Counter <--- paste in the text and find out if you're not overusing particular words
• ZoteroBib <--- web bibliography manager. Also, check the cross-platform version

LaTeX

• Awesome LaTeX <--- list of LaTeX resources
• Mathpix Snip <--- convert images to LaTeX by capturing your screen
• Overleaf <--- online LaTeX editor, recommended not only for the beginners

research websites

• arXiv <--- open access to the scientific papers
  • Arxiv Sanity Preserver <--- web interface that attempts to tame the overwhelming flood of papers on Arxiv
• DOAJ <--- directory of open access journals
• Google Scholar <--- web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature
• JSTOR <--- access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines
• ResearchGate <--- European commercial social networking site for scientists and researchers to share papers, ask and answer questions, and find collaborators
• ScienceDirect <--- website which provides subscription-based access to a large database of scientific and medical research
• Sci-Hub <--- unlock access to all scientific papers using its URL, PMID/DOI
• Springer <--- access to millions of scientific documents from journals, books, series, protocols, reference works and proceedings
• Wikipedia's List of academic databases and search engines

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YouTube Channels

cybersecurity

• Gynvael Coldwind <--- podcasts about CTFs, computer security, programming and similar things. You can also check out Gynvael's (🇵🇱) channel
• HackerSploit <--- ethical hacking tutorials
• John Hammond <--- tutorials and videos on lots of programming languages
• LiveOverflow <--- preparing for CTFs
• Niebezpiecznik (🇵🇱) <--- cybersecurity channel

data science

• CodeEmporium <--- data science topics explained through simple visualisations
• Daniel Bourke <--- machine learning engineer who plays at the intersection of technology and health
• David Robinson <--- hours of data analysis in R
• Deeplearning.ai <--- more of Andrew Ng
• DeepLearning.TV <--- complex topics explained with great visualisations
• deeplizard <--- AI/ML explained
• Luis Serrano <--- complex topics, mainly in mathematics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence
• sentdex <--- Python programming tutorials
• Siraj Raval <--- AI, ML, Python and more (unfortunately involved in the scandal of plagiarism)
• StatQuest with Josh Starmer <--- major statistical methodologies into easy to understand pieces (I highly recommend it!)
• The AI University <--- educational channel on data science, data analysis, data engineering and cloud architecture
• Two Minute Papers <--- quick reviews of scientific research papers
• What's AI <--- quick reviews of scientific research papers and AI terms explained
• Yannic Kilcher <--- videos about machine learning research papers, programming, and issues of the AI community and the broader impact of AI in society

entertainment

• Alan Becker <--- fights of stick figures
• Daily Dose Of Internet <--- the best and top trending videos from all over the Internet in short videos
• Dylan Tallchief <--- fun look over the music production
• I did a thing <--- the author likes to do things
• Level UP <--- mario animations
• PewDiePie <--- meme/game reviews and not only
• videogamedunkey <--- game reviews

math

• 3blue1brown <--- driven by animations for difficult problems to be made simple with changes in perspective
• blackpenredpen <--- for everyone who loves math
• Brian McLogan <--- teaching math from the perspective of the struggling student
• Brilliant <--- excel in math and science
• Domain of Science <--- overview of science with the help of single maps
• Eddie Woo <--- one of the most enthusiastic math teachers on the web
• Krista King <--- master in math
• Looking Glass Universe <--- about the strange world of maths and physics
• MindYourDecisions <--- brain teasers
• Numberphile <--- videos about numbers
• Prof Ghrist Math <--- animated introduction to calculus
• standupmaths <--- mathematics and stand-up (sometimes simultaneously)
• statisticsfun <--- visual explanations of algebra, trig, calculus, statistics, and economics
• The Organic Chemistry Tutor <--- tutorial videos on organic chemistry, general chemistry, physics, algebra, trigonometry, precalculus, and calculus
• Think Twice <--- animated math videos
• Welch Labs <--- math, science, and machine learning resources

productivity/business

• Akademia Bogactwa (🇵🇱) <--- daily vlog of Polish entrepreneur focused on real estate
• Ali Abdaal <--- one of the best channels to learn organisation and study techniques from a med student
• Andrzej Krzywda (🇵🇱) <--- daily vlog of Polish programmer/entrepreneur
• BrainCraft <--- self-improvement tips and advice based in psychology and neuroscience
• Charisma on Command <--- master your charisma
• Devstyle (🇵🇱) <--- daily vlog of Polish entrepreneur (past programmer)
• FightMediocrity <--- summaries of the most inspiring books
• MiroBurn (🇵🇱) <--- daily vlog of Polish entrepreneur focused on online courses, biohacking, motivating others and establishing new companies
• Wojna Idei (🇵🇱) <--- psychology, philosophy, sociology and culture

programming

• Computerphile <--- general computer science channel
• Corey Schafer <--- Python in data science and not only
• Derek Banas <--- is there a topic on which Derek didn't record a tutorial?
• Errichto <--- solving advanced algorithms step by step
• FORBOT (🇵🇱) <--- electronics and programming courses
• freeCodeCamp <--- videos from open-source community
• Gaurav Sen <--- one of the most talented YouTube teachers of Competitive programming, System design and Artificial intelligence
• Kevin Naughton Jr. <--- LeetCode challenges solver
• Pasja Informatyki (🇵🇱) <--- general IT/psychology channel
• ProgrammingKnowledge <--- one of the most varied programming channel
• Programming with Mosh <--- lots of videos on Python, JavaScript, C#
• The Coding Train <--- one of the most-enthusiastic coders on the web
• UW-TEAM.org (🇵🇱) <--- programming, Linux, security, and more
• WilliamFiset <--- educational computer science and mathematics videos

science

• AK LECTURES <--- biology, biochemistry and physics. I recommend going through the playlists
• AsapSCIENCE <--- quick scientific explanations
• Astrofaza (🇵🇱) <--- everything about space
• BrainStuff - HowStuffWorks <--- everyday science in the world around us
• CGP Grey <--- short explanatory videos on varying subjects, including politics, geography, economics, history, and culture
• DIY Perks <--- plenty of interesting DIY projects on a variety of topics, including computers, woodworking, electronics, audio, and more!
• exurb1a <--- attempt to explain the way universe works
• Geography Now <--- first and only Youtube Channel that actively attempts to cover profiles on every single country of the world
• iBiology <--- biology talks by the world's leading scientists that show the process of science and the wonders of discovery. Make sure to check out their other channels
  • iBiology Techniques <--- iBiology technique driven videos such as a microscopy course
• It's Okay To Be Smart <--- Joe Hanson, Ph.D. is a curious group of atoms in a curious universe, and he's here to tell you how it all works
• Kurzgesagt <--- videos explaining things with optimistic nihilism (quality > quantity)
• Langfocus <--- channel of a language enthusiast, globetrotter
• Lex Clips <--- clips from the Artificial Intelligent podcast and other conversations with Lex Fridman
• Life Noggin <--- quickly animated explanations
• Mark Rober <--- channel of a former NASA engineer and a friend of science
• MinuteEarth <--- science and stories about our awesome planet
• minutephysics <--- cool physics and other sweet science
• Nauka. To Lubię (🇵🇱) <--- for everyone who likes science
• National Geographic <--- world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure
• PBS Space Time <--- explore the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi and more
• Physics Girl <--- adventures into the physical sciences with experiments, demonstrations, and cool new discoveries
• Primer <--- animated academic subjects
• Reigarw Comparisons <--- comparisons of sizes, speed, price, or anything interesting
• SciFun (🇵🇱) <--- world of science
• Simone Giertz <--- channel of a maker/robotics enthusiast/non-engineer
• Smarter Every Day <--- exploring the world using science (also check out the 2nd channel)
• Smartgasm (🇵🇱) <--- lots of astronomy and physics
• Stuff Made Here <--- building fabrication projects, writing software, making electronics, and more
• The Thought Emporium <--- from biohacking and biology, to nuclear physics and nanotech
• TierZoo <--- what if to talk about animals in terms of stats
• Today I Found Out <--- brand new videos 7 days a week to learn something new
• Tom Scott <--- channel of a British Internet personality
• Uwaga! Naukowy Bełkot (🇵🇱) <--- well-researched topics from the overall science
• Veritasium <--- videos about science, education, and anything else found interesting
• Vsauce <--- mostly scientific, psychological, mathematical, and philosophical topics
• What If <--- what if ___ ?
• What I've Learned <--- mostly health-based videos from a single person

tech news

• Dave Lee <--- critical reviews of the newest tech on the market
• Linus <--- entertaining tech explanations
• Techquickie <--- humorous answers to tech questions

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Other

• Ancient Earth globe <--- check how Earth looked like x years ago
• Awesome <--- GitHub repository with lists on all kinds of interesting topics
  • awesome-awesome-awesome <--- awesome list of repositories of awesome lists
  • Awesome Search <--- search all awesome lists in one second
  • List.community <--- better graphical form of Awesome
• Buoy <--- check your symptoms with an online AI assistant
• Can I email <--- check which HTML and CSS elements are supported by your mail client
• Code Wizard ~ Ash Kyd <--- website of a developer in a Windows ME style. It's worth checking out the arrangement of blog posts/vlogs
• discount-for-student-dev <--- list of student discounts for learning & development
• DistroTest <--- try running any Linux distro in the cloud VM
• Follow Friday <--- interesting people to follow, categorised by topics like AI, design or programming
  • list of accounts I'm following <--- all the people that influence my writing on pawelcislo.com
• Future Timeline <--- timeline of future predictions
• How much free time do you have? <--- specify values and get the result
• Internet Archive <--- wayback machine with a digital library of Internet sites
• My Pinterest account <--- aggregation of the most practical infographics that I stepped on
• Nerd Fonts <--- iconic font aggregator, collection, and patches
• NUKEMAP <--- mapping mash-up that calculates the effects of the detonation of a nuclear bomb
• Programming Fonts <--- quickly check lots of programming fonts in your browser
• Related subreddits <--- find related subreddits in the form of a graph
• scrcpy <--- display and control Android devices connected on USB
• Simone's Computer <--- list of websites that resemble desktop GUIs
• Six Degrees of Wikipedia <--- find the shortest path from one Wikipedia article to another
• Stellarium Web Online Star Map <--- online planetarium
• The Scale of the Universe 2 <--- ride down to the smallest thing theorised by scientists and then out to the vastness of the universe
• TLDRLegal <--- software licences explained in plain English
• Webamp <--- Winamp 2 in your browser
• WebGL Fluid Simulation <--- have some fun :)
• windows95 <--- Windows 95 running in the Electron app
• Zero Width Shortener <--- URL shortener that shortens URLs using spaces that have zero width, making them invisible to humans

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