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A free, publicly available book series teaching ray tracing and path tracing from scratch, written by a veteran graphics instructor who distills course notes into a practical, code-along guide. Readers build a full path tracer step by step, producing impressive rendered images without relying on any graphics API.

Hosted by Yale Law School's Lillian Goldman Law Library, the Avalon Project is a massive digital archive of primary source documents spanning law, history, and diplomacy from ancient times through the 21st century. Researchers and history enthusiasts will find everything from ancient texts to the Nuremberg Tribunal records, organized chronologically and by collection.

Created by Arjan Westerdiep, this comprehensive pixel art tutorial covers everything from basic concepts to advanced techniques including scaling, pixel fonts, voxels, isometric art, and converting pixel art to vector formats. Step-by-step examples, how-to videos, and tool-specific guides for Microsoft Paint, Photoshop, and Illustrator make it an invaluable reference for anyone learning pixel art.

Tatsumoto's AJATT (All Japanese All The Time) site offers a comprehensive, free guide to learning Japanese through mass immersion rather than traditional classes or paid courses. Packed with Anki decks, tool recommendations, a FAQ, and a growing library of articles, it champions self-study using spaced repetition and engaging native content.

Kate Monk's Onomastikon is a massive dictionary of names from cultures and historical periods spanning the entire globe, originally compiled to help role-players find authentic character names. Preserved and re-hosted by Roger after the original site went offline, it covers everything from Celtic and Saxon England to Melanesia, the Ancient World, and the Americas, with historical background notes alongside male, female, and family names.

Paul Nowka, an underground safety and mine rescue trainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada, shares resources and photo albums related to mine rescue training, firefighting drills, and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) information. The site also features a yearly safety recognition award honoring accident-free miners, alongside personal extras like music links and a free poker game download.

Education Creations offers a curated collection of free educational links for teachers, homeschoolers, and parents, with categories covering gifted education resources, reading, phonics, math, and fun learning sites. The broader site also includes free worksheets and curriculum samples organized by grade level, making it a handy hub for K-6 classroom materials.

Written by Kelson Vibber and continuously updated since 2017, this detailed technical guide walks through using IFTTT webhooks to automatically post to Mastodon and other Fediverse platforms from virtually any service. It covers authorization tokens, API calls, troubleshooting tips, and compatibility with alternative server software like GoToSocial and Snac, making it a genuinely useful reference for federated social media automation.

FOSSA Learning, created by Vic, is a learning design framework built around five core principles: free, open, small, simple, and accessible course creation. The site offers a methodology and starter course for teachers and instructional designers who want to build lightweight, inclusive learning materials without cost or proprietary formats.

Riot Medicine, created by hakan_geijer, provides free downloadable manuals for practicing emergency and field medicine in protest and activist contexts. The site offers public domain guides covering insurrectionary medicine, operational security, and street medic tactics for those who may not have access to traditional medical training.