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My stack

A non-exhaustive list of things and apps that I use on a regular basis.

By Ajit Panigrahi

Hardware

  • Laptop:
    • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Intel, 2018). Gave it to my father.
    • I don’t have a laptop currently. PC isn’t portable, but it’s enough
  • PC:
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800x3D, Nvidia 3070Ti, 16GB RAM.
    • Windows 11 Pro + Ubuntu Arch Linux via WSL2 is enough for most things.
    • Should probably try the atomic Fedora distros though.
  • Phone: OnePlus 13 (16GB).
  • Tablet:
    • iPad Mini 5 (2019), 64GB - Primary reading device for web novels, PDFs & stuff.
    • Eying Got the 16GB Kindle Paperwhite! but may not have the time for it.
  • External Monitor:
    • LG 32GK650F-B (32inch, 1440p, 144Hz)
    • I prefer a single large monitor. If I had the budget when I bought this, I would pick a larger ultrawide.
  • Audio:
    • Over-ears: Sennheiser HD560s. My first and only audiophile-grade open-back headphones!
    • IEMs (w/o mic): Truthear Hexa & Kiwi Cadenza. I like the Hexa more, but the Cadenza is a good, bassier backup.
    • Earphones (w/ mic): Sony XB55AP. My third pair of these, pretty good but a little too much bass for me and I keep breaking them.
    • Speakers: Creative Pebble 3.0 speakers. Generic, but decent enough for casual YouTube sessions.
  • Keyboard:
    • Ducky One 2 SF (Black), with Cherry MX Speed Silver switches. They’re really nice.
    • Really tempted for the Ducky Miya Pro Koi/Panda/Sakura collection, even though they don’t come with Silver switches and are almost never in stock. Get them instead if can grab one.
  • Mouse:
    • Logitech G502 Hero. It’s fine I guess?
    • Previously: RedGear Thor, RedGear Leviathon. Good for large hands, have lasted me 6 years before getting the buttons stuck.
  • Game Controller: PowerA Elite Wireless. It’s nice enough. None of these are durable though.

Software

  • Editors:
    • VSCode, as a sort of IDE.
    • Sublime Text 3, go-to choice for experiments, non-projects.
    • Vim for short & sweet edits. I barely know the basics, but I’ve gotten better at it. Trying Neovim more actively, but it’s a rocky road.
  • Terminal: iTerm2 (macOS) or Windows Terminal, with Oh My Zsh + starship.rs, using the pure prompt.
  • Themes: Switching between: Darker Dracula / tokyo-dark / Material Theme Ocean / poimandres / rosepine. There is no god.
  • Code Fonts:
    • JetBrains Mono.
    • IBM Plex Mono, with ligatures patched in (Ligalex Mono / Blex Nerd Mono).
  • Browsers on Mac/iPadOS:
    • Primary: Safari. Safari has way better battery life.
    • Secondary: Firefox Dev, Brave.
  • Browsers on Windows (Work):
    • Primary: Brave.
    • Secondary: Firefox Dev, Edge, Chrome.
  • Browsers on Windows (Personal):
    • Primary: Firefox Dev, because its YouTube PiP player is awesome.
    • Secondary: Helium.
  • Browsers on Android:
    • Primary: Brave.
    • Secondary: Firefox, for TamperMonkey support.
  • Designing: Usually, I prefer pen and paper. Used Adobe XD, when it was free without trial. A little bit of Figma just so that I can join the cool gang.
  • Apps:
    • Espanso: For text expansion. Very useful now in an LLM world.
    • Password manager: LastPass (paid) Dashlane (paid) Bitwarden.
    • 2FA: Twilio Authy Ente Auth.
    • Notes: Google Keep & Trello Notion Obsidian.
    • Reading: Pocket Readwise Reader (paid) & Amazon Kindle.
    • See “App Defaults” for more.
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