Last updated: 2024-08-29
| Category | Details | When Bought | Why | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Computer | "Erazer" | 2020 | Work, programming, etc. | Regret buying this, but will keep using it until it falls
apart.
Intel Core i7-9750H (6-core, 2.60 GHz, max 4.50 GHz) 8GB DDR4 RAM NVidia GTX 1650 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
| Laptop | Thinkpad X240 | Dec-21 | Programming | For use "on the go", e.g. when on trains, etc. |
| Smartphone | Galaxy S9+ | 2018 | Phone stuff. | I dislike smartphones. |
| Earphones | Tin HiFi T2 | TBA | Listening | They're fairly good. |
| Earphones | KZ ZSN | TBA | Listening | They're really good. |
| Camera | Nikon D3300 w/ 18-55mm lens | Taking pictures. | I was bought this as a child, and it's still going strong - I'm far from any kind of camera expert so this suits me very well. | |
| Fountain Pen | TWSBI Eco
Pelikan M200 (brown) |
2023-10-12 | ||
| Ink | Iroshizuku 'Yama-Budo', 'Ku-Jaku', 'Yu-yake'
Faber Castell 'India Red', 'Moss Green', 'Cobalt Blue', 'Olive Green' Sailor 'Manyo - Kuzu' Robert Oster 'Maroon' |
2023-10-05 | ||
| Bicycle | Giant Escape 3 (V-Brake) | 2021 | My first and favourite bike. I use this for most errands, e.g. shopping and going to the allotment. I've got a cheap pannier rack on it from Halfords | |
| Bicycle | Tern Link D7i | 2023 | For commuting to work. |
| Category | Software | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Arch/Artix Linux | BTW |
| Window Manager | Hyprland | Used to use dwm, but have since moved onto Wayland. |
| Terminal | Foot | On X, I use alacritty or st. |
| Editor | Neovim | For most simple editing. |
| IDE | Neovim or Helix | Helix I prefer. I use both interchangeable though. |
| Languages | sh
C C++ Zig Ruby |
In the past I've used C#, Python, Go. I'm still looking about for the perfect language... Zig might be it. |
| Browser | Firefox | With config changes to make it actually usable. |
| Music Player | mpd/ncmpcpp | It's just good. |
| Password Manager | KeepassXC, pass | It's a bit of a mess. I will probably migrate fully to one or the other, not sure which. |
| File Format | Plaintext | It's the easiest and the most flexible. |
| Spreadsheets | sc-im | I use it for managing my book reading. |
| Proton | It provides a really good service. I have an Unlimited account, which serves me very well. | |
| DNS | Quad9 | The best recursive DNS resolver: blocks spam by default. |
I dislike phones. I try to keep fairly little on here, but am undecided on certain topics. For instance, I have Signal but I don't think it's a perfect solution, and really, I just don't want a phone exactly.
I use pay-as-you-go, and never use mobile data / the internet away from home. For now I only use SMS. I do browse the web on it during lunch at work, but frankly, it's probably a bad habit.
| Category | Software | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | LineageOS 20 | Switched from iodeOS which was too locked down, built on user not userdebug, etc. I have made changes to degoogle, block ads with a /system/etc/hosts file, etc. |
| Browser | Bromite | Has a good adblock. |
| App Store | F-Droid | Occasionally Aurora if I must. |
| Note-taking | Notepad (ru.diman169.notepad) | It has folders, and I can't use a notepad app without folders. |
| Password Manager | KeepassDX | See above. |
| Maps | Organic Maps | I download the maps offline. |
| Messages | SMS or Signal | Mainly SMS as no one around me uses Signal D: |