Uses

A peek at the tools that help me get work done. Consider anything here a recommendation.

Hardware

• Main Machine:
  • Processor: Intel Pentium G5400
  • RAM: 32GB 2400Mhz
  • Motherboard: Gigabyte B360N
  • PSU: MSI MAG A550BN
  • Case: Cooler Master Elite 110
• Keyboard: Vortex Pok3r
• Moused: Unbranded Mouse
• Monitor: Acer V227Q
• Microphone: RODE NT-USB Mini
• Headset: SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1

• Laptop: Lenovo Thinkpad X230

  • Processor: Intel i5-3210M
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000
  • Storage: 240GB SSD
  • Memory: 16GB RAM
  • Display: 12.5 inch 1366 x 768 panel

• Dock: Lenovo ThinkPad Ultrabase Series 3

• Dictaphone: Olympus DM-670
• Presentation Pointer: Kensington Wireless Presenter

Software

• Operating System: OpenBSD
• Window Manager: i3
• Terminal: XTerm
• Shell: sh
• Text Editor: Vi/Vim
• Web Browser: Firefox
• File Explorer: PCManFM/Ranger/Worker
• Media Player: mpv
• Email: Mutt via isync
• Version Control: Git via GitLab
• Bibliography Manager: Zotero
• Document Preparation: Pandoc
• Site Generator: Caro

Additional

Fonts and Graphics

• Sans-Serif: Helvetica or Inter
• Monospace: JetBrains Mono
• Graphics: OpenMoji/IBM Carbon Pictograms

Color Palette

I use a custom color palette for all my projects called Lyndon. It's loosely inspired by old CGA-era programs and aims for vivid pastel-like colors. Colors orbit around the central accent colour of #0066cc with each 'bright' color being five shades lighter than the base colour (Except white).

• Foreground: #ffffff

• Background: #1a1a1a

• Black: #3a3a3a

  • Black (Bright): #9c9c9c

• Red: #cc0066

  • Red (Bright): #e57fb2

• Green: #66cc00

  • Green (Bright): #b2e57f

• Yellow: #cccc00

  • Yellow (Bright): #e5e57f

• Blue: #0066cc

  • Blue (Bright): #7fb2e5

• Magenta: #cc00cc

  • Magenta (Bright): #e57fe5

• Cyan: #00cccc

  • Cyan (Bright): #7fe5e5

• White: #dedede

  • White (Bright): #ebebeb