/stack
My "stack" is a list of most of the hardware, software, and other tools that I use regularly.
This website..
see /colophon
Hardware..
- - my main workstation is a 2019 Macbook pro
- - when at my desk, I dock my laptop, hooked up to one Acer KA272 and one Lenovo Q24i-10
- - peripherals are an Apple Magic Trackpad and an Apple Magic Keyboard
- - a RaspberryPi 3B+ functions as a general purpose home server
- - a Lenovo ThickCentre M58E from 2009 is currently sitting unused
- - 4.5TB is allocated to general backup storage
Software..
- - I use macOS Ventura for my daily OS
- - on servers I run Ubuntu 22.x.x LTS
- - for a terminal emulator I use Alacritty
- - in the terminal, I use:
- - Tmux for multi-plexing
- - neoVim for code writing and general purpose prose in markdown
- - too many other command-line tools to list
- - I just recently switched my browser to Vivaldi, and have been enjoying it
- - Spark is my email client
- - I use Obsidian for note taking and knowledge management
- - Spotify is my source for digital music
- - Bitwarden is my password manager
Development tools and languages
- My web stack is:
- - Typescript for everything Javascript can do + type safety
- - React with TSX for front-end stuff
- - Next.js for SSG
- - git + Github for version control essentially JAMstack, without a CMS
Audio
I am by no means an audiophile, but do enjoy audio gear..
- - on my desk, I have a set of secondhand Sterling MX5 powered monitors
- - a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 connects them to my computer
- - I run an AudioTechnica AT2020 microphone through there as well
- - my analog stereo setup consists of:
- - a Uturn Audio Custom Orbit fully manual turntable
- - a Sony DVP-NC875V 5 CD disc-changer
- - a Technics SA-EX110 stereo receiver
- - a pair of Yamaha NS-A528 bookshelf speakers