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Where the Free Things Are

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I am a big believer of open online education. As a child, I was fascinated by the vast amount of information I can freely acquire from the internet and the wide range of creative and nerdy things I can accomplish through it. Here is a list of websites, apps, and other interesting things for the learning-obsessed nerds like me who love free stuff. Happy (free) learning!

Higher Education

A non-profit online initiative created by Harvard and MIT where you can take free courses on a wide range of topics from MITx, HarvardX, BerkeleyX, UTx and many other universities

An education platform where you can take free online courses from top universities and organizations around the world

OLI is a group funded by the Carnegie Mellon University offering high-quality courses which seek to innovate learning and higher education

An open educational platform that offers at-your-own-pace courses on various fields such as business and computer science, curated by academic professionals

Offers online journalism and media training programs such as free self-directed courses, webinars, and others

Provides free open-source statistics textbooks supplemented with educational videos and other instructional materials for R and SAS programming

Take open courses from Stanford University

Take free online courses taught by Yale’s distinguished professors

Provides free educational resources from the University of Michigan

Provides more than 2,200 open courses including free educational materials used in teaching almost all of MIT’s subjects

Take free online courses on sociology, economics, statistics, calculus, and others

Take free courses taught distinguished professors from top universities and collaborate with fellow students from around the world

Take free classes from UK’s best universities and cultural institutions

Explore Oxford’s open content

Take free courses from the best universities in Australia

A European platform for online learning enabling students from around the world to take free courses

Other Online Learning Platforms

Learn coding for free

Learn R programming and data science

Test Prep

SAT

An interactive website that offers a comprehensive collection of instructional videos and practice exercises about math, science, history, computer programming, and more

A non-profit website established by WFP that lets you get involved in their donation program; for every correct answer that you get, they will donate 10 grains of rice

ACT

Access free ACT practice tests and educational resources for both students and teachers

General

Enhance your math and science skills by answering challenging questions

College Admission (Philippines)

Access free practice tests for UPCAT and ACET plus tips and articles on college entrance exams, college survival, and scholarships

Technology Tools and Resources

Programming

Make your own apps and websites while learning new skills

Write and edit HTML and CSS in your web browser

Allows you to see the code behind any webpage and remix the content

Allows you to remix multimedia content and embed it in other websites

Free tool that will let you create mobile apps even if you don’t know how to code

Create your own interactive games, stories, and animations

Presentation

Create animated presentations and videos for class

Create stunning presentations with beautiful photos and typography

Create presentations with cool infographics

Make presentations that “zooms into your story” and collaborate with co-workers or classmates

A new Microsoft app that lets you present ideas in a creative way

Create cool minimalist presentations

Easily collaborate with classmates in creating presentations

Design

Access thousands of free vector arts and photos

Don’t know how to use InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator? Design your own posters and cards here for free

Create your own infographics for free

Inspirations for the design enthusiasts + freebies!

Access a large collection of free vector icons

Learn typography for free

Handpicked free fonts for designers

For your daily dose of creativity

A website about logo design and brand identity

Explore creative work and portfolios

Animation and video post-processing

Download free stock music for your video post-processing

Create a stunning video through their free trial

Make an animated video through their free trial

Free version of Lightworks (a professional video-editing software) is available here supplemented with tutorial videos and demos

Learning Music

Music Theory

A full and in-depth music theory course in Youtube

Free Music Theory ebook by Jonathan Harnum

General Sheet Music Collection (Wide range of instruments, Public Domain Music)

Free music resources for teachers and kids

Access public domain music

Access thousands of classical sheet music

Anime Sheet Music Collection (Piano, Violin, etc.)

Download anime sheet music transcribed by Josh Agarrado

One of the largest collections of free anime sheet music for piano, violin, voice, and others

Download sheet music of popular songs and learn how to play it through Youtube tutorials

Ukulele

Free ukulele tabs and sheet music

Free ukulele chords

Learn to play popular songs in the ukulele through this Youtube channel

Learn how to play the ukulele + free tips and tabs!

Learning Foreign Languages

Learn Spanish, French, German, and others for free

Get free lesson on Spanish, Mandarin, Hindi, and others

A comprehensive list of where to learn 48 languages online for free

Public domain courses developed by the US government

A library of foreign language content

Ebooks

Classics and Public Domain

Read and download public domain ebooks in various formats:

General

Borrow Adobe DRM ebooks for free and read it in Adobe Digital Editions software or in your browser

Textbooks

Free textbooks on a wide range of topics

Download free textbooks on PHP, Ruby, Python, C++, Java, etc.

A student-run site dedicated to free educational resources

Other

Read the illustrated books of Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr

Audiobooks

Free public domain audiobooks read by volunteers from around the world

Softwares and Apps

PC/Mac

Access an advanced statistical software for free

R 

Free software for statistical computing and graphics

A free desktop sticky notes app that lets you customize the color and font of your notes

Free source code editor and notepad replacement

Free office suite alternative to MS Office

Listen to music online for free

Organize your ebook collection: convert ebooks to various formats, sync to devices, and read in your computer

The most popular comic book reader

Read ebooks in your PC or Mac, download, buy, or borrow ebooks

VLC 

Open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most file formats as well as DVDs and CDs

The ultimate researcher toolkit: manage articles, cite references, get recommendations, and more!

Free Nintendo DS emulator

Web

A visual way to organize to-do lists for both personal and organizational purposes

Create your online travel bucket list, share it to the world, and be inspired by others

A free to-do list and productivity app that makes your life like a game

Free grammar checker

Search for what you want to calculate and know about

Create a customized 2048 game

2048 merged with Flappy Bird game

Create your own color palette and export it to Adobe Photoshop

Find the perfect font combo for your next project

The title says it

Cool interactive generative art

Another cool interactive generative art

Free strategic browser game 

Android

Play a trivia game with Facebook friends or with random strangers from the internet

Read ebooks in your Android device, highlight text, create notes, and search definitions in the built-in dictionary

Enhance your photos with real-time filters

Save articles for later reading

Addicting elements puzzle game  (also available for iOS)

iOS

Games for your brain for free

Websites

Inspiration

A weekly “interestingness” digest by Maria Popova

A non-profit which aims to spread ideas; watch TED talks, read about ideas, and be inspired

Get insights on making ideas happen

An inspirational book blog for book lovers

Online publication for introverts

Fun

Fun Youtube videos by a 24-year old animator from Toronto

Discover something of your interest

Learn

Science project ideas

Learn with John Green, Hank Green, Phil Plait, and Craig Benzine through their awesome videos

Personality Tests

Discover your love language and understand your relationships better

Take the Big Five Personality Test, Personal Archetype Test, and many more

Discover your MBTI personality type

Another MBTI personality test with detailed explanations and cool graphics

Access your own personality radar and know your motivations

you can take one man’s trash to another man’s treasure but you can’t make it drink

Fun fact: the blending of idioms or cliches is called a malaphor.

My personal favorite is “We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it.”

I’m rather fond of “It’s not rocket surgery” and “not the sharpest egg in the attic,” but my all-time favourite is, “…until the cows freeze over.”

why is my father on tumblr

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me: why are you destroying earth!!!

aliens: because theres people who think that english is the only language they need to speak

me: thats fair i understand

For some reason I find this all the more amusing because it’s written in English

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moi: pourquoi vous détruisez le monde!!! l'extraterrestre: parce que il y a des gens qui pensent que l'anglais est le seule langue pour parler moi: ah ça c'est bien

ich: warum zerstört ihr die erde!!!

aliens: weil es leute gibt die glauben dass englisch die einzige sprache ist die sie sprechen müssen

ich: das ist fair ich verstehe

ég: af hverju eyðileggið þið jörðina!!! aliens: af því að það er fólk sem finnst að enska sé sú eina tungumál sem þau þurfa að tala ég: oh, það er vit í þessu. ég skil.

ik: waarom vernietig je de aarde!!!

aliens: omdat er mensen zijn die denken dat engels de enige taal is die ze hoeven te spreken

ik: oh zo, ik snap het

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minä: miks te tuhootte maapalloo?

alienit: koska tääl on ihmisiä joitten mielestä englanti on ainoo kieli jota niitten täytyy puhua

minä: toi on reilua, ymmärrän

私: どうして地球を滅ぼしているんですか?

宇宙人: 英語しか喋る必要がないと思う人がいるからです

私: なるほど、わかりました

me: Wosück maakt ji de Welt twei!!!

aliens: wieldat dat Lüüd gifft, de dinkt dat Engelsch de allenige Spraak weer, de een snacken mütt

me: jo, daar seggst wat. Nu versta ik’t

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aniga: dhulka maxaad u burburinaya !!!

shisheeyaha: dadka intiisa badani u malaynayaan in Ingiriisidu tahay afka oo kaliya ay u baahan yihiin inay la hadlaan

aniga: waxaan fahamsanahay. waa wax cadaalad

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我:你们为什么在毁灭地球?!!

外星人:因为有人以为他们只会英语就可以了

我:懂了,说得有道理

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ako: bakit niyo sinisira ang mundo!!!

taga-ibang planeta: kasi merong mga taong akala nila Ingles lang ang kailangan nilang matutunang lenggwahe

ako: ah, sige naiintindihan ko

Aku : kenapa kau hancurkan bumi!!! Alien : karena masih banyak orang berpikir hanya bahasa inggris satu-satunya bahasa yang terpenting Aku : oh, oke lah..

tôi: tại sao các người hủy diệt trái đất!!! người ngoài hành tinh: bởi vì có người nghĩ rằng tiếng Anh là thứ tiếng duy nhất mà họ cần biết tôi: ồ thế thì tôi hiểu

Eu: Por que vocês estão destruindo a Terra?! Aliens: Porque há pessoas que pensam que o inglês é a única língua que eles precisam falar. Eu: Isso é justo, eu entendo.

jag: varför förintar ni jorden!!!

utomjordingar: för det finns folk som tror att engelska är det ända språket de behöver kunna

jag: rimligt, jag förstår

Já: Proč ničíte Zemi?

Mimozemšťani: Protože tu jsou lidé, kteří si myslí, že angličtina je jediný jazyk, který potřebují znát

Já: To je fér, to chápu.

ja: dlaczego niszczycie Ziemię?

kosmici: ponieważ są ludzie, którzy myślą, że angielski to jedyny język, którego potrzebuję

ja: rozumiem, w porządku

io: perchè state distruggendo la terra!!!

alieni: perchè ci sono delle persone che credono che l’inglese sia l’unica lingua di cui hanno bisogno

io: capisco, mi sembra giusto

Yo: porqué estás destruyendo la tierra!?!?

Extraterrestre: porque hay personas quienes creen que inglés es la única lengua que se tiene que hablar.

Yo: te entiendo, es justo.

Я: Почему вы уничтожаете Землю?!?! Инопланетяне: Потому что есть люди, которые считвют, что им нужно новорить только по-английски. Я: А, ну понятно, тогда ладно!

This is going to be the rosetta stone of our time.

fi: pam wyt ti’n dinistrio’r ddaear!!!

estron: oherwydd mae rhai yn meddwl Saesneg yw’r unig iaith mae angen i nhw siarad

fi: digon teg 

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ja: zasto unistavate zemlju!!!

vanzemaljci: zato sto postoje ljudi koji misle da je engleski jedini jezik koji moraju da znaju

ja: to je fer razumem

ben: neden dünyayı yok ediyorsunuz!!!

uzaylılar: çünkü ingilizcenin konuşmaları gereken tek dil olduğunu düşünen insanlar var

ben: bu adil, anlıyorum

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Do it! Her stuff is magic and she’s coming out with highlights. Support her dream.

hello pals!!! school is tough, life in general is tough + we all need a break sometimes. remember to take a day off at least once a week or take frequent breaks + take time to care for yourself because you deserve it!! this is a masterpost to help you out if you’re stuck + don’t know what to do <3

for your ears

for your body, hair + face

for your eyes

for your tummy

for your mind

other stuff

+ my masterposts

hope this helps you guys be stress-free for a while!!! take care of yourself, i love you <3

-helena xx

Hi John, A few years ago in an episode of "Dinner with the Band," you mentioned that you subscribe to a "cookie of the week club." Several google searches have failed me, and I have to ask: where might one find such a magnificent organization? I need to get in on this cookie action. -Daniel

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Ha, no, this is a little quainter than all that. The Cookie of the Week club was something Lalitree and I did for a good long while. Once a week, during the workweek, we would choose cookie from cookbook or find a recipe online. That cookie would receive the coveted Cookie of the Week designation! To be cookie of the week, you only had to be the cookie we baked that week. As you can see, my family chooses to live on the edge. The Cookie of the Week club no longer meets weekly, but the What Do Yall Want To Eat club meets two or three times a day when I’m not on tour and is still my favorite club, I was born to be in the kitchen rustling up food for the people I love. 

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you: *eats 100 ears of corn in two hours* I am the corn king! I cannot be outcorned

me: *eats 101 ears of corn in ten minutes* just another day in the corn fields

what?

I don’t know. i woke up at 6am, wrote this, and went back to sleep

hope youre okay