Uses

Colophon

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Computers

• MacBookPro15,4

  The last generation of Intel based MacBookPro. ² I use MacPorts as the package manager for command line programs and Homebrew for GUI applications. ³

• iPhone 13 mini

  Nowadays, there are fewer choices left for compact smart-phones. I bought iPhone 13 mini (131.5 x 64.2 x 7.65 mm, 141 g, 2406 mAH) in 2022, before iPhone SE 3rd generation (138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm, 144 g, 2018 mAH) is available in the Apple Store. I prefer Android phones, but Balmuda Phone (123 x 69 x 13.7 mm, 138 g, 2500 mAH) and Sony Xperia Ace III (140 x 69 x 8.9 mm, 162 g, 4500 mAH) are only available in Japan, while Samsung Galaxy S23 (146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm, 168 g, 3900 mAh), Sony Xperia 10 V (155 x 68 x 8.3 mm, 159 g, 5000 mAh), and Asus Zenfone 10 (146.5 x 68.1 x 9.4 mm, 172 g, 4300 mAh) are slightly bigger. Previously I used Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact (129 x 65 x 9.3 mm, 140 g, 2700 mAH), then iPhone SE 2rd generation (138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm, 148 g, 1821 mAH).

• iPad 9th generation

  Among the iPads that Apple is still selling, the 9th generation iPad is the only one with a headphone jack, and the cheapest one can be used as a second display via sidecar with Mac.

Online Services

• Transfer files: WeTransfer and SwissTransfer. No account is needed for both the sender and the receiver. The former has a 2GB limit, while the latter has a 50GB limit.

Camera

• Olympus Pen D3

  Fully manual compact half-frame camera. I often load it with Fomapan Classical 100 or Eastman Double X. I prefer Orthochromatic films such as Rollei Ortho 25 Plus and Ilford Ortho Plus, but they are hard to buy. Sometimes I also use color films produced by Kodak or Fujifilm. I use Ilford HP5 Plus pushed two or three stops for low light.

Editor

• LazyVim with Codeium & Copilot and LanguageTool under kitty terminal.

  I choose this Neovim setup because it keeps configurations simple and uses the modern plugin manager lazy.vim. Previously I use LunarVim, which is a bit complex and lagged. I prefer kitty because it works well with Neovim (true color & undercurl) and it is from Kovid Goyal, the author of calibre.

• VSCode

  I also use VSCode, because it has better support for some languages or frameworks. For example, the official vim plugin of ReScript is still based on coc.vim, and its language server is outdated compared to the one included in the VSCode extension. Also, both Copilot Lab and Codeium Chat are only available under VSCode.

Wear

I only have casual clothing, no formal, semiformal, or informal clothing. I used to prefer vintage style running shoes, those revised models originated from 1960s to 1980s, light and comfort. However, I found out that their toe boxes are narrow. Nowadays, I often wear a pair of Crocs Classical Clog instead, which has a large toe box. I also put on some charms to make my white Crocs prettier. Occasionally, I wear Vibram FiveFingers KSO ECO Green, which is extremely light and minimalistic.

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Drink

Water, milk, and Juice. I seldom drink coffee or tea, and almost never drink alcohol. However, I do like drinking chocolate.