Jae KaplanInterview
CEO, anti software software club
Adapted from Jae Kaplan's interview on Uses This, published 16 August 2023. 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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Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk+ 10 others
Both my desks are Fully Jarvis standing desks.
For work, I use a 14” MacBook Pro with an M1 Pro; it is without a doubt the best computer I’ve ever owned.
I use a Keyboardio Model 100 and an old Kensington Turbo Mouse connected via a USB-ADB adapter.
I like ultra-wide displays quite a bit and use an LG 34” ultra-wide 5k monitor so that I can get that sweet sweet retina resolution.
The DT 990s sound incredible for the price and, as a fun bonus, work well with my Walkman NW-A55.
I’ve got an LG 34” ultra-wide monitor there as well, although this one’s 1440p and 180hz.
On the non-PC gaming / home theater front, I’ve got a 55” LG CX with the following hooked up to it:
Finally, sim racing: I’m using a Thrustmaster T300RS which I mostly like, although the wheel diameter is small enough that it’s often uncomfortable for oval racing.
I have it mounted on a NextLevelRacing F-GT Lite which is……… adequate.
Communication
I have Arc and Discord open near 24/7.
Productivity
Browser
I’ve been a Safari user for a long time but have started using Arc as part of their beta and I’ve been genuinely really impressed with it.
On my Windows machine I’m using Firefox.
Notes
Coding & Development
I use VS Code for actually writing code.
I used vim for a long time in my younger days, but at some point I forgot all the shortcuts I needed for efficiency and switched off of it.
I’ve used Nova a decent amount but eventually some minor thing will go against My Process (ugh) and send me back to VS Code.