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uses

the tools i actually use, day to day.

tools are deeply personal, here's what works for me

desktop / build server

  • OS — Arch Linux
  • CPU — AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
  • GPU — RTX 3080 Ti (12 GB) primary, plus an RTX 3080 (12 GB) hung off the chassis via Oculink.
  • Role — build server, training rig, League of Legends...

NAS

  • Board — Intel N100 board. from China. Adventure!
  • Storage — 6 × 16 TB drives, a few NVMEs. ZFS pool.
  • Role — Databases, files, media, object storage.

other compute

  • Mac mini M4
  • MacBook Air — battery life got me

keyboard

Hillside 46, split ergonomic. I designed and CNC'd the case out of layered plywood, then bocote.

Layout is ISRT.

bocote case build
bocote case, CNC milled
plywood build
nice plywood, hand routed
ISRT base layer
ISRT — base layer
ISRT symbols layer
symbols + numbers layer

chair

A high-back bungee chair — similar in spirit to what the Container Store or Euro Style sell, but a high-back version from a company that no longer exists. Sitting in it is like sitting in a hammock. I've tried all the clouty chairs. This is the only one that works for my back.

i'll add more eventually