Uses

Pragmatic choices. No religion.

Operating Systems

I’m platform agnostic: Linux, macOS, Windows. Whatever fits the task.

Editor & Dev Tools

• VS Code: Primary IDE, back where it belongs
• Claude Code: CLI, not the desktop app
• GitHub: Where the code lives
• Docker: Containerization for sanity
• Hugo: Static site generator (powers this site)

Terminal

• Termius: Cross-platform SSH and terminal
• Bash: Keeping it classic

Package Managers

• Homebrew (macOS)
• winget (Windows)
• apt (Linux)

Languages

• Python: Mostly competent. I’ve written in Basic, Pascal, C, C++, C#, Bash, and PowerShell over the years, but I’m not a developer. I build systems. I code because I have to.

Browser

• Not Chrome.

Hardware

• Keyboards: Split Alice and split columnar layouts. Gazzew U4 switches for tactile feel with zero noise. I learned to type on an IBM Selectric and then an IBM PC keyboard. The tactile feedback stuck with me.
• Displays: 55" 4K TVs at 4:4:4 chroma. XR goggles for giant monitors and giant video games. VR for immersion.
• Home Builds: ASUS motherboards.

Game Streaming

• Apollo: Sunshine fork that gets virtual display working without the painful hacks
• Moonlight: Open-source client on AppleTV, AVP, macOS, Windows, Xbox. Streams from my gaming PC.
• VirtualHere: USB over ethernet for remote Xbox controllers and headsets using the Xbox controller 5GHz protocol

Infrastructure

• ZFS: The filesystem I wish I could use everywhere
• MikroTik: Networking that doesn’t treat you like a consumer

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