Break the Matrix

Just want to say that it's so awesome to hear about everyone's progress on this site. It sounds absolutely amazing.

I've been looking into ncr and the like for the past 6 or 7 months give or take, and I feel like I'm finally ready to jump in and give it a shot myself.

That being said, can anyone point me in the right direction? I've read through the archives, and all of the links for instructions have 404'd. My apologies  if I'm intruding/being rude or something, as I'm not terribly familiar with this website and it's etiquette hahah