Uses
Uses
Six machines on a private mesh network, plus the tools I use every day.
Hardware
| Machine | OS | Role |
|---|---|---|
| AMD 9950X desktop (RTX 5070 Ti, 96 GB DDR5) | Windows 11 Pro | Primary workstation |
| NVIDIA DGX Spark | Ubuntu | Local AI and ML workloads |
| ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 | Windows 11 Pro | Mobile workstation |
| ASUS NUC 15 Pro+ | Ubuntu | Linux server |
| Minisforum X1 Pro-370 | Ubuntu | Linux mini PC |
| Minisforum X1-255 | Ubuntu | Linux mini PC |
Toolchain
| Area | Tools |
|---|---|
| Shell & terminal | PowerShell 7, Windows Terminal, Oh My Posh |
| Editors | VS Code (curated 33-extension keep-list), Sublime Text as git editor |
| Runtimes | Node 24 + pnpm via corepack, Python 3.13 managed by uv, .NET, Rust |
| Git | Git + delta side-by-side pager, GitHub CLI, Conventional Commits, HTTPS over SSH |
| CLI daily carry | ripgrep, fd, fzf, bat, eza, jq, zoxide, hyperfine, tokei, pandoc, ImageMagick |
| AI | Claude Code (native install, latest channel), which drives most of the work written up in Notes |
A few habits: global site-packages stay lean (tools go in withuv tool install), system packages come from winget, and every installation has to justify itself.