blackle.moriInterview
Adapted from blackle.mori's interview on Uses This. The kit is drawn from their answers and each reason is an excerpt, lightly edited. Shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full interview ↗
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For audio recording I use a Blue Yeti (whose raised logo will not accept the black tape) and for video I use a random webcam I got from my local FreeGeek.
For digital painting I have a Wacom Bamboo CTL-460 which I love.
I have a ThinkPad P14s which is mostly used by my girlfriend when she's over.
I use a Pixel 4a because you can get them for fairly cheap and they work quite well.
Communication
I do a lot of random stuff on the internet, but most recently I've been making CSS Crimes on the website cohost.org, which are little HTML gizmos/games that only use inline CSS.
Productivity
I use the Awesome window manager with a configuration file I've been maintaining for about as long.
I do all my writing in Google Docs, since I can't seem to find an equivalently-featured and lightweight rich text editor for Linux.
I use Pinafore as the front-end for my self-hosted gotosocial instance.
I do use Nova Launcher with a theme that makes everything look like Windows 95.
Browser
I use Firefox as my web browser.
Coding & Development
The only other hint I'm a nerd is the Termux icon on my home screen.
Design
I use Inkscape for vector graphics.
For 3D I use Blender, which I also use for video editing - it's the best video editor I've ever used on Linux!
Media
To listen to music I use Quod Libet.
Other
I use Debian 10, which I am planning to upgrade to the latest version once I find a suitable gap in my schedule.
The result is a UI whose buttons look a lot like NeXTSTEP.
As a sort of digital fidget toy, I play Texmaster 2009 on World/Sudden mode when I'm listening to a podcast or YouTube video.