Uses

The stuff I actually reach for. Updated when things change, not when things are trendy.

Daily driver

  • Windows + WSL for most work
  • Claude is my hallucinating bestie
  • VS Code or IntelliJ, depending on the day
  • 1Password for everything that needs a secret

Stack

  • Ruby on Rails, Node, and just enough Go to be dangerous
  • Postgres, Redis, and NATS
  • Cloudflare for DNS, edge, and static hosting
  • Tailscale for every ops tunnel I would otherwise regret

Shop & lab

  • A Hyundai Wia mill-turn for the real work
  • A Cincinnati Milacron 3-axis that runs Windows NT 3.5 and is old enough to vote. I overclocked it anyway.
  • 64 kW of rooftop solar backed by 136 kWh of lithium
  • CT clamps on every branch circuit, because I want to know
  • Home Assistant + ESPHome running the whole thing
  • Too many oscilloscopes for any single person

On the road

  • An RV that is slowly being re-engineered from the inside out
  • One very good dog