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(post
:title "Uses"
:date (make-date* 2026 10 31 12 00)
:lastmod (make-date* 2026 10 31 17 02)
:index "true"
(h1 [Stuff I use])
(h2 [Hardware])
(image "/static/images/devices-2026-Oct.jpeg"
:alt-text "A gold colored MacBook, a black iPad, a Mac Mini M4, Logitech keyboard MX keys for Mac, and a mouse named VXE R1")
(p [OK, I might be too deep into the Apple ecosystem.])
(p [Been thinking about buying a ,(anchor "Framework laptop" "https://frame.work/") and install ,(anchor "GhostBSD" "https://www.ghostbsd.org/"), but that's not going to happen anytime soon.])
`(details
(summary [Computers I use now])
,(ul
(li [,(strong [MacBook Air (13” M1): ])
Workhorse. It only has 256GB storage and everything is just basic, but it's the best laptop I had. I don't really need the best and newest hardware. (Surprised I learn that lesson from ,(em [Apple]))])
(li [,(strong [Mac Mini (M4): ])
Basically an entertainment center now. Suprise! I use it for ,(em [gaming]) (*ghast)])
(li [,(strong [iPad Air 5: ])
I doodle and... ,(em [Why did I buy this?])])))
`(details
(summar [Accessories:])
,(ul
(li [,(strong [VXE Dragonfly R1: ])
Cheap mouse that just works.])
(li [,(strong [Logitech MX Keys for Mac: ])
Got this after I fall out of love with machanical keyboards. Look how thin it is!])
(li [,(strong [AirPods 4 (with ANC)])
🤘])))
`(hr)
(h2 [Operating Systems])
`(div (@ (style "float: left; width: 120px; margin-right: 1rem"))
,(image "/static/images/uses/openbsd.svg"))
(p [Recently fell in love with ,(strong [OpenBSD]). Love how it's ,(em [proactively secure]) by default. I also enjoy their ,(anchor "artwork" "https://www.openbsd.org/artwork.html") and ,(anchor "music" "https://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html"). I run it on one of my VPSs.])
`(div (@ (style "float: right; width: 120px; margin-right: 1rem")) ,(image "/static/images/uses/archlinux.svg"))
(p [I used to run ,(strong [Arch Linux]) and KDE on my old laptop. I still use it for my server but I'm making my way out of Linux and dive into BSD.])
`(div (@ (style "float: left; width: 120px; margin-right: 1rem"))
,(image "/static/images/uses/ubuntu.svg"))
(p [,(strong [Ubuntu]) is probably the default Linux distro and very ,(em [enterprise]). It's getting bloated and I never really liked aptitude. On my way to abandon it.])
`(div (@ (style "float: right; width: 120px; margin-right: 1rem")) ,(image "/static/images/uses/apple.svg"))
(p [Of course I use ,(strong [macOS]). Tahoe was a nightmare and Golden Gate was a lot better. Overall it's a fine Unix-like OS with ,(em [good]) UX.])
`(hr)
(h2 [Terminal])
`(div (@ (style "display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);"))
(div (@ (style "display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center"))
(img (@ (src "/static/images/uses/ghostty.png")
(alt "Ghostty terminal emulator")
(height "64px")))
,(anchor (strong "GhosTTY")"https://ghostty.org/"))
(div (@ (style "display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center"))
(img (@ (src "/static/images/uses/nushell.png")
(alt "Nushell, a new type of shell")
(height "64px")))
,(anchor (strong "Nushell") "https://www.nushell.sh/"))
(div (@ (style "display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center"))
(img (@ (src "/static/images/uses/neovim.png")
(alt "Neovim the editor")
(height "64px")))
,(anchor (strong "Neovim") "https://neovim.io/"))
(div (@ (style "display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center"))
(img (@ (src "/static/images/uses/babashka.svg")
(alt "Babashka logo")
(height "64px")))
,(anchor (strong "Babashka") "https://babashka.org/")))
(p [I use ,(strong [Ghostty]) because it's fast and native. Plus it's ,(anchor "non-profit" "https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-non-profit") libre software. ,(anchor "Mitchell" "https://mitchellh.com/") has some really good ideas for Ghostty.])
(p [I code and draft articles with ,(strong [Neovim]). And I configure it in ,(anchor "Fennel" "https://fennel-lang.org/"), a ,(em [Lispy]) Lua. I use folke's ,(anchor "lazy.nvim" "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim") to manage plugins.])
(p [I love how ,(strong [Nushell]) makes it so easy and fun to manipulate data in shell. You can also get a POSIX-style experience on Windows without Cygwin.])
(p [But I don't write nushell script that much. I use ,(strong [Babashka]) instead. Scripting in ,(anchor "Clojure" "https://clojure.org/") makes it less like a chore. Plus, it can make a really nice command runner with ,(code [bb.edn]). Say goodbyte to ,(code [Makefile])!])
(p [Check out my ,(anchor "dotfiles" "https://src.eltr.ac/eltrac/dotfiles") for more.])
`(hr)
(h2 [Desktop])
`(div (@ (style "display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);"))
(div (@ (style "display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center"))
(img (@ (src "/static/images/uses/hammerspoon.png")
(alt "Hammerspoon logo")
(height "86px")))
,(anchor (strong "Hammerspoon") "https://www.hammerspoon.org/"))
(div (@ (style "display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center"))
(img (@ (src "/static/images/uses/helium.png")
(alt "Helium logo, a white asterisk in blue background")
(style "transform: rotate(-9deg) scale(0.9)")
(height "86px")))
,(anchor (strong "Helium") "https://helium.computer/"))
(div (@ (style "display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center"))
(img (@ (src "/static/images/uses/vicinae.png")
(alt "Vicinae logo, a moon in dark background")
(style "transform: rotate(-9deg) scale(0.9); border-radius: 10px")
(height "86px")))
,(anchor (strong "Vicinae") "https://www.vicinae.com/")))
(p [,(strong [Hammerspoon]) is a macOS system API which allows you to control your Mac using ,(em [Lua]). I run ,(anchor "PaperWM.spoon" "https://github.com/mogenson/PaperWM.spoon") with it, a tiled scrollable window manager.])
(p [,(strong [Helium]) is a privacy-by-default Ungoogled Chromium fork. It has uBlock Origin built in. I ,(anchor "donate" "/donates") to its developers monthly.])
(p [,(strong [Vicinae]) is a cross-platform app launcher and more. I ditched ,(em [Raycast]) for it.])
`(hr)
(h2 "Apps")
(p [Below are some of the apps I use across all devices.])
(ul
`(li (img (@ (src "/static/images/uses/netnewswire.jpeg")
(style "height: 1.35rem; display: inline-block; margin-right: 0.5rem; vertical-align: middle")))
,(anchor "NetNewsWire" "https://netnewswire.com/"))
`(li (img (@ (src "/static/images/uses/keepassxc.svg")
(style "height: 1.35rem; display: inline-block; margin-right: 0.5rem; vertical-align: middle")))
,(anchor "KeePassXC" "https://keepassxc.org/")))
`(div (@ (style "clear: both")))
`(hr)
(h2 "Self-hosted and paid services")
(p [I got lazy, so here's some plain lists with no links or images.])
(p [Stuff I self-host:])
(ul
(li [,(strong [Akkoma]), as my Fediverse instance])
(li [,(strong [Continuwuity]), as my Matrix homeserver])
(li [,(strong [Miniflux]), as my RSS aggregator])
(li [,(strong [Forgejo]), as my personal git forge. (,(anchor "Hydra" "https://src.eltr.ac/"))]))
(p [Stuff I wish I could self-host but decides to delegate them to a service provider I trust:])
(ul
(li [,(strong [Migadu]) micro plan, for my emails.])
(li [,(strong [Kagi]) family plan, a search engine with no ads.]))
`(hr)
(h2 "Hosting")
(p [These European companies host my infrastructure.])
(ul
(li [,(strong [Contabo]), they have really cheap prices.])
(li [,(strong [,(anchor "SKRIME" "https://skrime.eu/a/eltrac")]), they have ,(em [very impressive customer service]).])
(li [,(strong [,(anchor "Bunny" "https://bunny.net?ref=xwpnwvmoo5")]), they are decent Cloudflare alternative.]))
(p [If you need hosting in Europe. You can click my affiliate links above, so we both can get some discounts. :3])
)
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