I always enjoy browsing through usesthis.com and here’s mine. My general goals are two-fold, but related: (1) efficiency - in other words, I think tools should get us as close to the speed of thought as possible; and (2) the gift that keeps on giving - namely, tools with big learning curves (e.g. Vim) are valuable if they keep giving back the more you master them.
Last updated: Feb 2026
hardware#
- Laptop: a year old System76 Lemur Pro ❤️
- Keyboard: Keychron K2
- Mouse: Logitech vertical mouse
- Desk: Uplift desk, sit/stand, white board-topped, and with a built-in outlet and built-in pen holder.
- Homelab:
- Sewing machine: Singer M3220
- E-reader: Kobo Clara BW
- Knitting: Addi Turboclick circular knitting needle set
- Crochet: Clover Amour crochet hook set
software#
- OS: Pop!_OS
- Desktop environment: Regolith
- Search: Kagi
- Browser: Firefox, with a bunch of useful plugins:
- Text editor: Neovim
- Terminal: Kitty
- Shell: Oh my zsh
- Drawing: Krita
- Memory palace: Anki
- Notes/second brain: Obsidian
- Local peer-to-peer communication: KDE Connect
- Cooking:
- Reading:
- LLM: Claude, Khanmigo, aider, Windsurf