✅ Things I Use ✅

Computer Hardware

• 💻 MacBook Pro 16-inch
• 🖥️ BenQ PD2710QC
• 🐭 Logitech M720 Triathlon Mouse
• Das Mechnical Keyboard (Model: DASK4MKPROSIL-3G7-r1.4)
• Bose QC 35 II Headset (if you need replacement pads, these are what you want)

Computer OS

• macOS Sequoia 15.7.3 (Laptop)

IDEs/Editors

• IntelliJ IDEA (Kotlin, Java, Typescript) - Light mode all the way 💡 (😈😂)
• IntelliJ PyCharm (Python)
• Visual Studio Code (everything else)
• Vim (console)

AI Tooling

• Claude Code
• Cursor
• Github Copilot

Version Management

• Mise

Programming Languages

• Kotlin
• Java
• Ruby
• Python
• Typescript

Distributed Systems

• Temporal
• Kafka

Data

• Postgres

Libraries/Frameworks/SDKs

• Tailwind CSS
• React
• Next.js
• Alpine
• Azul JDK
• Spring / Spring Boot
• Ruby on Rails

Other Programming Tools

• GitHub
• kslint

Terminal

• Warp
• Termius (SSH)
• Bash (Linux), Zsh (Mac)

Fuel

• Coffee: Gevalia
• PC 1L Cold Brew Maker
• Gunpowder Green Tea

Key Phone Apps

• Pockect Casts (podcasts)
• Spotify
• Reeder (RSS)
• Goodreads
• Nature: iNaturalist, eBird, Merlin, Sibley V2, Leps
• YNAB (budget)
• SayHi (Translation)
• Duolingo (language learning and now math and music)
• WhatsApp
• ESV
• YouVersion

Collaboration Apps

• Slack
• Google Meet
• Tuple

Other Software/Services

• 🎨 Gimp
• Docker
• Postman
• 🔒 Bitwarden (password management)
• Audacity (sound recording/editing)
• NX Studio (processing RAW Nikon images)
• FileZilla (SFTP/FTP)
• Gramps (Geneology)
• Willow.camp

Hosting Providers

• Vercel

Photography Gear

• 📷 SLR Camera: Nikon D7000
• Lens 1: Nikor 70-300mm AFS VR
• Lens 2: Sigma 17-70 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM
• Lens 3: MIAO Lab Smartphone Macro Lens (clip on)
• MIAO Lab 200X SmartPhone clip on Microscope with CPL Lens/LED Light
• SD Cards (2X): SanDisk Ultra 64GB SDHC UHS-I Card
• EN-EL15 USB Charger for Nikon
• Fotodiox Nikon Macro Extension Tube Kit for Nikon

Outdoor/Nature/Lighting Gear

• Scope: Celestron Ultima 80
• 🔦 Flashlight: Olight S2R II 1150 Lumens Rechargeable LED Flashlight
• 💡 Moth Light 1: Lepiled Standard 1.0 - lightweight (only c. 410 g), small, robust and efficient composite LED USB-powered Light
• 💡 Moth Lights 2/3: Cheap USB Blacklight party strips
• 🔋 USB Powerpack 1: Gikwbc 38,800 mAH (4 USB Output, USB C & Micro USB Input)
• 🔋 USB Powerpack 2: Imuto 27,000 mAH QC 3.0
• 🔋 USB Powerpack 3: YHO 26,800 mAH QC 3.0