Programs and Equipment I Use

Software I Use

Priorities

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 cringey 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 modern web (I admit this unfortunate fact with much consternation) or looking at maps.

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 upto 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 setted on Gnome w/ Wayland after many years of hopping. Gnome comes with all the tools you'd expect to see in a moderm desktop, and for the most part these tools are perfectly capable of doing the task they are meant to do. This means that the desktop enviroment just gets out of the way which I've really come to appreciate over time. Prior to Gnome, I've used DWM + Sxhkd, KDE Plasma. I'm glad DWM exists and people get use out of it, but for now I do not miss it - I'm sure that will eventually change too.
Text editing and programming: vim. Less of a text editor and more of a lifestyle. No, I'm not going to ever switch to emacs. I use the pywal plugin for colors. Technically, I use neovim.
Web browser: The web is bloat so they are all kinda terrible. I have tried, chrome, qutebrowser in the past. Right now I use Vivaldi with the add-on Vimium to get customizable vim-like keybindings.
File manager: nnn. Yes, I have used ranger.

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 (and gradient) list of minimalist software
The FSF's Free Software Directory – Emphasis on libre software (although most software in the links above will have free licenses as well)
Install 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 concept coming from a few generations of ThinkPads. It remains to be seen if they can hold true to their promise for providing upgradable motherboards, but from everything I've gotten so far, I'm impressed.

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, or Discord. One of the many potential take-aways you should get from me is that the use of libre/free software, by its nature, is more constructive and extensible—that's the point. There are philosophical reasons for this you'll run across in time, but for now, suffice it to say I will not endose the usage of proprietary software.

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