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updated 10.16.2026

Computers

MacBook Pro M1

daily driver

Daily driver for coding, writing, and browsing. Great battery, still years of updates left and plenty fast enough for the random things I use it for. If I were to buy a new Mac now, I'd probably get an Air for portability because I really don't need the power/fan of a pro. I would like an oled display with 120hz though....

ThinkPad T14s Gen 2 (AMD)

fedora linux

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (8C/16T), 16GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD. Installed Fedora on it. Nice laptop for the price (paid $250 on eBay). My only complaint is that the speaker is tinny and horrible, and the display is only serviceable.

Ubuntu Server ("panda")

24/7 homelab

Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, 16GB RAM, 500GB NVMe + 1TB HDD + 16TB Plex storage (2x 8TB). Old gaming PC (PowerSpec G221) turned 24/7 Ubuntu server running Plex and Antigravity.

CyberPower PC (W11)

gaming rig

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX 4070 Super, 2TB SSD. Gaming PC, pretty much only use it for steam and Guild Wars 2.

Phones + Tablets

iPhone 18 Pro (Black)

daily carry

Photography, workflows, daily carry. All phones are the same.

iPad Pro M4

tablet

Reading, YouTube, travel display, home dashboard.

Wearables

Garmin Instinct 2

running / vo2

Running metrics, training, VO2 tracking. Looking at something with maps next time around.

Audio Gear

AirPods 4 (ANC)

open anc

I don't like sealed earbuds so these give anc with an open feel. Not the best sound or anc but they work well with all my Apple stuff.

Bose QC 35 ii

anc classic

Dated noise cancelling headphones that still work fine. I wish they had usb-c.

Sonos Setup

whole home

Home audio ecosystem. I have like 7 Era 100s, a Beam sound bar in living room, 2 mini subs, and a roam 2. I split these into main floor and basement as groups and can move audio around my house pretty seemlessly.

Spotify

streaming

Mediocre streaming service I'm using until they piss me off enough to self host.

Smart Home / Automation

Apple Homekit + Matter

smart home

Unified home control. Hella switches and bulbs to automate lights on at sunset etc.

Apple HomeView

dashboard

New home dashboard and view for managing and monitoring the house.

Siri AI and automations

shortcuts

Shortcuts, focus modes, intelligent assistant tasks, and routines.

Random Hobbies

XT-eink X4

e-ink reader

A tiny, pocket-sized e-ink reader running custom open-source firmware for distraction-free reading on the go.

Retroid Pocket 4 pro / Miyoo Mini+

retro emulation

Handheld retro gaming. Retroid is a bit over-kill for what I actually emulate in a handheld format but the Miyoo Mini + gives me all my gameboy and gba goodness I need.

Fujifilm X-T30 II

mirrorless

Quality intro level mirrorless camera with great film simulations for lazy people like me that don't want to bother editing. Lenses: TT Artisan 27mm f2.8(41mm full frame equivalent) as a pancake every day lens, Fujinon XT 16-80mm, f4.0 zoom lens for more focal length options.

CampSnap

disposable digital

Cheap chinese made digital disposable camera that sucks because it's supposed to.

Software

Antigravity (Google)

agentic ai

Started using it when I started working at Google and now I run it on my old gaming PC turned Ubuntu server.

Pocket Casts

podcasts

Hands down the best podcast app I've found.

VS Code

ide

Current IDE of choice, no projects right now though.

Apple Notes

long-term

Long term information storage.

Apple Reminders

daily tasks

Short term info storage (pocket replacement), shared shopping lists, time/location sensitive reminders.

qBittorrent

self-hosted

Stuff.