Loadout
Table of Contents
This page is for describing my current hardware, software and things I just like using on a regular basis.
1. Hardware
1.1. enterprise404
My current laptop is a Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 with 16GB of Samsung SODIMM DDR-5 PC5-44800 RAM powered by a Intel Core Ultra 5 with over 256 GB of SSD storage. Prior to this, I had been using a Dell Inspiron for 7 years that was a dinosaur relative to the model. If it were me, I would have gone with a X1 Carbon or a T14 for my first thinkpad but it’ll do for now until I get an used alternative.
specs
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 Ultra 125H @ 4.50 Hz |
| RAM | 16GB RAM |
| OS | EndeavourOS |
| Desktop Environment | KDE Plasma |
| Login Manager | SDDM |
| Shell | zsh |
1.2. mobile phone
Yeah, sorry, FOSSheads, it’s an IPhone for me. A Google Pixel with GrapheneOS would be the dream with me but with the amount of banking apps and social apps I need to function within this harebrained world we call a society, it’s going to be an IPhone. I’m currently using a IPhone 14 with IOS 18 (IOS 26 and 27 is personally horrible and I thank Apple for making sure Apple Intelligence does not function on my phone). Being stuck to a USB Lightning charger sucks (Thanks for that, Apple) but I’m fine with working with IOS for the next 5 years until Motorola comes out with their GrapheneOS compatible OEM device.
1.3. peripherals
My opinion on peripherals is if you aren’t using it daily and it’s expensive to replace, it isn’t worth it.
| Device | Details and Notes |
|---|---|
| Razer Deathadder Essential | primary wired mouse. logitech mx pros are overrated imo. looking for a switch to a mx-pro ’like’ that isn’t so bulky and doesn’t burn my wallet. |
| Sony WF-C510 Truly Wireless Earbuds | budget discount airpods. annoying that it needs an app to work but wide bluetooth compatibility is better |
| than being glued to apple’s ecosystem. | |
| Tecware Phantom RGB Keyboard | old 2010s era mechanical keyboard I got off Carousell for a sweet price. comes with cherry mx blue switches. |
| looking for a switch up to magnetic/linear switches with QMK configuration if I get the chance. | |
| Dell Speakerphone SP3022 | was very surprised when it turned out to be compatible with Linux pipewire/alsa. the microsoft teams haptic button is funny and i’ve been meaning to |
| reprogram that for some time already. | |
| Orico SATA 3.0 Gbps Enclosure | Used for primary backups of system files plus extra storage if I need it. Currenty using a Barracuda 500GB 3.5 SATA SSD scrapped from IT surplus. |
| Samsung M3 2TB NVME External SSD Drive | Found it in a recycling dump with a corrupted microsoft NT filesystem. Reformatted to ext4 using GParted and it is very buttery smooth compared to |
| SATA drives. Will probably use it as a backup in the future. | |
| Skullcandy Earbuds | Random ones I got for a sale at Oribags. Will probably trade them in for better wired IEMs in the future. |
2. Software
2.1. CLI
- bat
- btop
- curl
- fastfetch
- foot
- eza
- pacseek
- pyenv
- pdftk
- yazi
- rsync
- ripgrep
- neovim
- pipeviewer
- tmux
- zoxide
2.2. Apps
desktop
- localsend
- emacs
- libreoffice suite
- protonvpn
- proton mail
- thunderbird
- librewolf
- ungoogled chromium
- steam
- zathura
- keepassxc
- mpv
- kdenlive
- spectacle
- gwenview
- ventoy
phone
- pleco
- money2time
- localsend
- protonmail
- ente authenticator
3. Pocket Carry
| Item | Details and Notes |
|---|---|
| Chums Surfshorts Wallet | Ridge, Magpul, Bellroy, they all fail at being good minimal wallets. This one is simple, durable and gets the job done. |
| Casio AE1200 World Timer | The Casio AE1200 has a replacable 10 year battery. Smartwatches do not. The Casio AE1200 is cheap. Smartwatches are not. |
| You don’t need to connect to wifi with a Casio. Smartwatches require wifi for calibration. The Casio AE1200 does not track | |
| your physical health. Smartwatches do (and even if they did, no, I don’t want to be a anxious hyperchondriac). It just works. | |
| Charmwise Closed Comb Chrome Safety Razor | Gillete and cartridge razors are a damn scam. There is great competition in the shaving razor market (Astra, Henson, Flydear, Rapira, Great British etc) |
| and there is no market monopoly on traditional double edged razors. | |
| Alpaka Zip Pouch Pro | Got it for cheap. Originally wanted it for use as a general pocket pouch but it’s being supplanted by the surfshorts. Will probably swap it for something |
| else later. | |
| Miscellaneous Japanese Stationary | |
| Maruman Mnemosyne B6 | You don’t need a phone everywhere you go and this one doesn’t run out of battery. |