Computing Happiness
- [[software]] Only use software with business incentives aligned with your values
- VC funding will need to be payed back eventually, ideally 20x – usually by screwing you over
- [[software]] Use a password manager https://1password.com?hidden=true
- Enterprise software sucks because it's made for corporate buyers, not users
- [[software]] If you write or express yourself online, have your own domain name and email address
- It's annoying to set up at first, but having secure passwords and keeping them out of your brain is worth the effort
- software I like tends to made by individuals or small companies, because their incentives are aligned with their users
- It's liberating to have a dedicated workspace with all your cables and all your windows set _just_ right
- Here's what my setup looks like [[hardware]]
- Using one high-quality monitor is way nicer than multiple cheap ones (())
- Subscription software
- [[hardware]] Even if you work in a quiet environment, closed headphones will help you focus
- https://cdn.kinopio.club/N3fi07m1ZDOUTBavEUsSV/image.png
🌱 When I have a place to live, there's always natural light and some plants in my eye-line 🌿
- Kagi
- 1Password
- https://cdn.kinopio.club/orQtMTfRfbg8Kw5SC7-V_/image.png
- Keyboard 'Collection'
- Changes over the last few years
- I won't buy anything that's not USB-C
- went back to wired headphones (and I always had a wired mouse and keyboard). These objects should be timeless and always just work.
- There are my rules for computing happyness, what are yours?
- Don’t be ashamed of wires. It’s a good constraint , preventing too much stuff accumulating/hoarding. Wires make you choose what matters
- I didn't really use much megacorp software before, but now I actively distrust and avoid it
Computing Happiness
- [[software]] Only use software with business incentives aligned with your values
- VC funding will need to be payed back eventually, ideally 20x – usually by screwing you over
- [[software]] Use a password manager https://1password.com?hidden=true
- Enterprise software sucks because it's made for corporate buyers, not users
- [[software]] If you write or express yourself online, have your own domain name and email address
- It's annoying to set up at first, but having secure passwords and keeping them out of your brain is worth the effort
- software I like tends to made by individuals or small companies, because their incentives are aligned with their users
- It's liberating to have a dedicated workspace with all your cables and all your windows set _just_ right
- Here's what my setup looks like [[hardware]]
- Using one high-quality monitor is way nicer than multiple cheap ones (())
- Subscription software
- [[hardware]] Even if you work in a quiet environment, closed headphones will help you focus
- https://cdn.kinopio.club/N3fi07m1ZDOUTBavEUsSV/image.png
🌱 When I have a place to live, there's always natural light and some plants in my eye-line 🌿
- Kagi
- 1Password
- https://cdn.kinopio.club/orQtMTfRfbg8Kw5SC7-V_/image.png
- Keyboard 'Collection'
- Changes over the last few years
- I won't buy anything that's not USB-C
- went back to wired headphones (and I always had a wired mouse and keyboard). These objects should be timeless and always just work.
- There are my rules for computing happyness, what are yours?
- Don’t be ashamed of wires. It’s a good constraint , preventing too much stuff accumulating/hoarding. Wires make you choose what matters
- I didn't really use much megacorp software before, but now I actively distrust and avoid it