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+title: Uses
+language: en
+translationKey: uses
+disable_feed: true
+---
+
+## Software
+
+### Operating systems
+
+I have tried (or tried to try) various GNU- and GNU-less Linux distros as well
+as non-Linux OS (OpenBSD).  Here are those that I have successfully
+daily-driven with quite pleasant experience:
+
+- openSUSE Tumbleweed
+- NixOS
+- Void Linux
+- Debian GNU/Linux
+- Alpine Linux
+- OpenBSD
+
+### Graphical stack
+
+#### X
+
+Here is my setup for an X11 graphical environment
+
+<dl>
+  <dt><abbr title="window manager">WM </abbr></dt><dd>bspwm</dd>
+  <dt>bar</dt><dd>polybar</dd>
+  <dt>terminal emulator</dt>
+    <dd>alacritty</dd>
+    <dd>urxvt</dd>
+    <dd>xterm</dd>
+</dl>
+
+#### Wayland
+
+<dl>
+  <dt><abbr title="window manager">WM </abbr></dt><dd>sway</dd>
+  <dt>bar</dt><dd>waybar</dd>
+  <dt>terminal emulator</dt>
+    <dd>foot</dd>
+</dl>
+
+### Social and communication
+
+I mostly left mainstream social networks, but still have to maintain my GMail
+account as it's tied to several other accounts and I am not willing to update
+them all.  Another issue is that some organisations seem to block lesser email
+providers. I also need a trash email address to give off to the government and
+dubious organisations who might sell off my data.
+
+- Social networks: I use Mastodon and Pleroma (actually, Akkoma, a fork), both
+    of which are part of the ActivityPub-fediverse, with mainly their official
+    web client.  I also use Tusky and Husky on Android to browse them, which
+    are much more lightweight on phone.
+- Email: I use aerc and neomutt as terminal clients and FairEmail on my phone.
+- Chat: I use nheko on desktop and Element on phone. I used FluffyChat, but it
+    is very slow, crashed once and can't start up since.
+
+### Editing
+
+I use vim and neovim, mostly.  The reason is:
+
+- quick start up
+- responsive
+- nice key binding
+
+Emacs would probably be the same, but I'm not as used to its keybinding.
+"Vim mode", or the bastardisation of vim keybinding in other editors, never
+appeals me.  Besides these two, I'm OK with any graphical editors, though big,
+bloated <abbr title="Integrated Development Environment">IDE</abbr>s,
+especially proprietary ones, are quite repulsive to me.
+
+## Hardware
+
+### Laptop
+
+I use a *Dell Inspiron 5570* as my laptop.  Except for its hard drive, which
+was corrupted in a water accident, everything has been kept as is since five
+years ago.  It runs surprisingly well with any Linux distros I've put thereon.
+Currently, it is running NixOS 22.05.
+
+### Desktop
+
+This is my first custom built machine, and to be honest, I am not quite
+happy with it.  I have flashed multiple different distros/OS thereon and most
+of them don't work in one way or another.  Some don't have working graphics or
+audio, some can't boot, and some can't even boot into the installation media.
+Anyways, here is the setup:
+
+<dl>
+  <dt>Motherboard</dt><dd>ASUS RoG Strix B560-G Gaming Wifi</dd>
+  <dt>CPU</dt><dd>Intel Core i5 11400</dd>
+  <dt>Memory</dt><dd>PNY XLR8 Silver 8GB RGB</dd>
+  <dt>Cooler</dt><dd>Cooler Master 212 ARGB</dd>
+  <dt>PSU</dt><dd>SilverStone 500W ST50F-ES230 80 Plus</dd>
+  <dt>Case</dt><dd>XIGMATEK XA-20 (ATX)</dd>
+  <dt>Storage</dt>
+    <dd>PNY SSD CS1031 M.2 2280 NVMe 256GB</dd>
+    <dd>HDD Seagate Barracuda 1TB</dd>
+  <dt>Keyboard</dt><dd>Akko 3108SP Black Blue Switch v2</dd>
+  <dt>Mouse</dt><dd>Logitech G102 LightSync Gaming Mouse</dd>
+</dl>
+
+On a related note, I fail to understand why most custom-built PC are marketed
+only towards gamers who like shiny flashy RGB LEDs? I don't appreciate that
+aesthestics.