The Way I Work
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Applications and Software Tools:
Digital Tools
Laptop:
Framework Laptop 13 (DIY Edition) 12th Generation with Gentoo Linux which is a source based GNU/Linux distribution.
Installation Notes — Gentoo Linux
Install Gentoo Linux on a Framework Laptop (DIY Edition) 12th Gen
Cellphone:
Pixel 6 with Graphene OS which is a privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.
Software:
Free and open-source software (FOSS) is important to me, and I use it to create my auto-generated collage I call Cruft. Some of the most important applications I use that respect user freedoms are Vim and Geany text editors. I keep most of my files as plain text, and I use these editors to write code. I write scripts using GNU Bash and make use of FFmpeg and Imagemagick Command-line Tools for audio, video, and image editing to create Cruft. For email I use Mozilla Thunderbird and Claws-Mail, and I use GPG for secure email communications and Cryptsetup to encrypt my hard drives for information security. Firefox is my web browser, and for added privacy I use the addons uBlockOrigins, Privacy Badger. To edit images in a GUI, I use the GIMP. My office suite is Libreoffice for when I need to use spreadsheets for grading, or presentations, and word processing. Kdenlive is used to edit video. Newsboat keeps my RSS feeds up-to-date.
Analog Tools
I use traditional drawing and painting materials such as charcoal, acrylic and wax. To stay organized and to capture ideas I rely on a simple paper notebook that I use as a journal, sketchbook, organizer and todo list.
