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Software engineer; co-founder and former CTO of Tailscale, previously on the Go team at Google.
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QSFP+ 40gbit hardwareHardware
The router and Proxmox machines are attached with some QSFP+ 40gbit hardware I got off eBay. It's fun! I highly recommend playing with second-hand network hardware.
His Uses This interview, on the four machines he split his work across in 2021.
2021-06-07·usesthis.com ↗
Elgato Wave 3Hardware Elgato
Microphones are important, so I have an Elgato Wave:3 and open ear headphones.
His Uses This interview, on the four machines he split his work across in 2021.
2021-06-07·usesthis.com ↗
ProxmoxSoftware Proxmox Server Solutions
The Headless AMD Threadripper is running Proxmox. My main Debian environment runs as a VM here, along with various Windows test VMs,
His Uses This interview, on the four machines he split his work across in 2021.
2021-06-07·usesthis.com ↗
TailscaleService Tailscale
All the sockets between my computers are over Tailscale, so whenever I grab the laptop and leave the house, the connections to my VMs and NAS remain stable.
His Uses This interview, on the four machines he split his work across in 2021.
2021-06-07·usesthis.com ↗
VimSoftware
For writing software I full-screen a terminal and use Vim. Ctrl+Z for a shell.
His Uses This interview, on the four machines he split his work across in 2021.
2021-06-07·usesthis.com ↗
iMac 5kHardware Apple
The 2014 iMac 5k I dedicate to video conferencing, mostly Hangouts and Zoom.
His Uses This interview, on the four machines he split his work across in 2021.
2021-06-07·usesthis.com ↗
Mac OSSoftware Apple
I have a lot of feelings about macOS: it is astonishingly painful for developers, but makes up for it with a consistent experience for users.
His Uses This interview, on the four machines he split his work across in 2021.
2021-06-07·usesthis.com ↗
DebianSoftware Debian Project
Debian is a decent programming environment. It has some of the consistency properties like macOS, but fails unexpectedly.
His Uses This interview, on the four machines he split his work across in 2021.
2021-06-07·usesthis.com ↗
VS CodeSoftware Microsoft
Every now and again I go searching for a replacement IDE. VSCode came closer than anything else in the last two decades to replacing Vim, but somehow I am back here.
His Uses This interview, on the four machines he split his work across in 2021.
2021-06-07·usesthis.com ↗
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