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+title: "Things I Use"
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+
+## Tech
+
+### Hardware
+
+[Apple M2 MacBook Air from 2022](https://www.apple.com/macbook-air-13-and-15-m2/)
+: 24 GB of RAM, 2 TB of disk space. I love this computer. It takes the crown
+from my previous favorite: an 11" MacBook Air from 2012, a machine I still have
+and refuse to give away. It's fast, powerful, and light, with a great display
+and peripherals.
+
+[Apple Studio Display](https://www.apple.com/studio-display/)
+: I was on the fence about a Cinema Display for a long time. I ordered and
+canceled three times. Ultimately I gave in, and I'm quite happy with it. It's
+mounted on a VESA arm attached to my desktop.
+
+### Software
+
+#### Development
+
+[Neovim](https://neovim.io/)
+: I've been a `vim` user since the early '00s when I discovered Linux.
+Nowadays, if I'm writing a lot of code, it's often in my second favorite editor,
+but I still find myself in vim quite often. I recently set up Neovim's language
+server support and it's honstly a game changer.
+
+[Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
+: I discovered VSCode a couple years ago. Honestly the number one thing that
+makes it usable for me is a really solid [Vim emulation][vscode-vim]. It has a
+ton of nice features too that make it a great well-rounded development package.
+
+[Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/)
+: I spend a large portion of my engineering time in Xcode because of my work at
+Apple, and the basic fact that I'm a software developer who chooses Apple
+platforms. It has come a long way in the last few years. It also has a solid Vim
+emulation, and its autocomplete features are indispensible when you're working
+with an API surface as vast as Apple's.
+
+[Fork](https://fork.dev)
+: A GUI client for `git`. I think Fork has totally changed how I use `git`. I
+still use the command line for many things, but working through diffs, staging
+changes, and even rebasing is so much easier in a GUI.
+
+#### Terminal
+
+[Terminal.app](https://support.apple.com/guide/terminal/welcome/mac)
+: macOS's built in terminal emulator is solid. The only thing I miss from it now
+and then is "true color" support, and that's only when I try to install a new
+color theme in Neovim and everything goes haywire.
+
+[Zsh](https://www.zsh.org)
+: I've been using Zsh since before it was cool. My shell config is full of
+bespoke tweaks, including a prompt theme I'm rather proud of.
+
+#### Hosting
+
+[Digital Ocean](https://www.digitalocean.com)
+: DO has hosted my VPS for a number of years. I moved there from Linode because
+I wanted to run FreeBSD on my server.
+
+[FreeBSD](https://www.freebsd.org)
+: My server OS of choice. It's secure, simple, and resilient, and I appreciate
+the less-encumbered BSD license.
+
+[FastMail](https://www.fastmail.com/)
+: I've used FastMail for years now as my email host. Their annual fees are quite
+modest and they have a great feature set including a Sieve email filter editor,
+and Masked Email for genearating ad hoc email addresses. I've never had a
+problem with uptime, and the few times I've contacted support, they've been
+helpful.
+
+[Hugo](https://gohugo.io)
+: This whole website is built with Hugo.
+
+### Mobile
+
+[Doppler](https://brushedtype.co/doppler/)
+: File-based music player.
+
+[Ivory](https://tapbots.com/ivory/)
+: My Mastodon client of choice for macOS and iOS.
+
+[Overcast](https://overcast.fm/podcasts)
+: My podcast player of choice.
+
+[Reeder](https://www.reederapp.com)
+: RSS feed organizer and reader. I'm doing a lot more RSS these days.
+
+[Transit](https://transitapp.com)
+: Helps me stay on top of bus schedules in San Francisco.
+
+## Music
+
+[Logic Pro](https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/)
+: Apple's DAW is full of features and plugins (far more than I could ever use)
+and it's hard to beat the corporate discount, much as I also love Ableton.
+
+[Shure SM7B](https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/sm7b)
+: The SM7 is an iconic mic, and has been the go-to for voice actors, podcasters,
+and musicians for 50 years. The excellent podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz did a
+great [deep dive episode][20ksm7] on its history and place in the audio
+industry. I have one on my desk at home, and it makes me sound great on work
+video calls, and the occasional audio recording.
+
+[Moog Matriarch](https://www.moogmusic.com/synthesizers?type=202)
+: I'm a bit of a Moog fangirl, and this might be my favorite of their synths.
+It's just hard to beat the sound of a Moog.
+
+[Kawaii CA-65](https://kawaius.com/product/ca65/)
+: I've been playing piano since I was seven years old. A digital piano is
+perfect for the small apartments I've called home. This one has a fantastic
+realistic action and it sounds great.
+
+## Coffee
+
+[Baratza Encore](https://www.baratza.com/product/encoretm-zcg485)
+: It's affordable and does a pretty good job.
+
+[Kalita Wave](https://kalitausa.com/products/kalita-wave-185-stainless-steel-coffee-dripper)
+: The Kalita is probably the easist single serve pour over dripper I've used.
+
+[Chemex](https://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/six-cup-classic-series-coffeemaker.html)
+: If I'm making coffee for more than just me, the Chemex is the biggest pour
+over vessel I have. Makes yummy coffee too.
+
+## Gaming
+
+[Nintendo Switch](https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/)
+: Most of my gaming happens here. I play a lot of Mario Kart online with
+friends, and I'm a big fan of both of the major Legend of Zelda titles that have
+come out for it: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.
+
+[PlayStation 5](https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps5/)
+: I also have a PS5. I've played a ton of Horizon: Zero Dawn and the new Final
+Fantasy 7 games.
+
+[Analogue Pocket](https://www.analogue.co/pocket)
+: When I want to play my stock of Game Boy games, this thing is great.
+
+[vscode-vim]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodevim.vim
+[20ksm7]: https://www.20k.org/episodes/sm7