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Programs and Equipment

The programs and equipment I use on a daily basis.

Programs and Equipment I Use

I’m about getting things done quickly and having as little space between +my thoughts and actions on the computer.

I like having vim-like bindings and prefer running programs in the terminal for simplicity’s sake. +That said, I’m very much against the cringe meme that things in the terminal are “cooler” or “nerdier” XD. +Terminals are good for most tasks, but useless for others, for example, browsing the web +(I admit this unfortunate fact with much consternation) or looking at maps.

Software I Use

OS Distribution

Manjaro (stable) though this is a bit of a moot point since there’s been a lot of convergence among the +popular distros recently especially since they all offer some dedicated channel for getting up-to-date +software. The real day-to-day difference to workflow comes from the choice of desktop environment. +I do like Debian, and Fedora as well.

Desktop Environment

I’ve settled on KDE Plasma w/ Wayland after many years of hopping. +Plasma comes with all the tools you’d expect to see in a modern desktop, +and for the most part these tools are perfectly capable of doing the task they are meant to do. +Prior to KDE, I’ve used Dwm/Bsmpw + Sxhkd, i3 etc. I’m glad these exist and people get +use out of it, but for now I do not miss it - I’m sure that will eventually change too.

KDE Plasma

Text Editor

(neo)vim. Less of a text editor and more of a lifestyle. Check out my dotfiles for this. +No, I’m not going to ever switch to emacs.

Neovim

Web Browser

Firefox / +Brave / +Vivaldi. +I have tried, Chromium, Qutebrowser in the past.

File Manager

nnn. Yes, I have used ranger.

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Where can I find good software options?

The program of your dreams is probably listed below:

The suckless website’s list of programs that “rock”. +Generally minimalist programs.
A more comprehensive list +of minimalist software.
FSF’s Free Software Directory. +Emphasis on libre software (although most software in the links above will have free licenses as well).
Gentoo Wiki Recommendations +A good mix of programs for novices and advanced users.

Hardware I Use

Laptop

The main laptop I use is the Framework laptop. +I’m a huge fan of the whole upgradability concept coming from a few generations of ThinkPads.

What I don’t use

Proprietary software.

I’m not going to endorse proprietary services that have gone out of their way to spy on or politically +suppress their users, just as Facebook, Discord etc. +One of the many take-aways you should get from me is that the use of libre/free software, +by its nature, is more constructive and extensible; and that’s the point.

There are philosophical reasons for this I’ll talk about in time, but for now, +suffice it to say I will not endorse the usage of proprietary software.

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