Tech I Use
Inspired by Wombat's post. The ⭐ is for things I actually use a lot.
Physical
- ASUS TUF Gaming laptop ⭐
- I chose this one because it's the cheapest available that still fit my (at the time) needs. I hated the Gamer™ aesthetic then and still do now, but we've been in a toxic codependent relationship for this long.
- If it's up to me now I would've bought a lightweight laptop with battery that last more than 2 hours instead. I only play 2D indie games anyway.
- iPhone 7 Plus
- Given to me by my aunt some years ago. It still works but I'll have to replace it very soon because Line doesn't update anymore.
- I'm looking into replacing it with a Alt Mive Style Folder 2 (I like the form factor) or a Z Flip 7... maybe both?
- iPad Pro M1 + Apple Pencil Gen 2 ⭐
- Bought secondhand. Traded in my old 2018? iPad for this.
- I use this for digital art. I LOVE Procreate. It's the only reason I even have an iPad to begin with TBH.
- The original pencil tip got fucked up after many, many times I dropped the poor thing so now it's replaced with a, ahem, substitute. It works. I'm not paying 690 baht for a box of 4 tips when I can just get a third-party one for 40.
- 7Hz x Crinacle Salnotes Zero: 2 wired headphones ⭐
- A friend recommended me this. It works and I like the pink color.
- The tip keeps falling off for some reason though.
- Logitech G304 gaming mouse ⭐
- Another recommendation from the same friend. It's a good mouse even though I basically never used the gaming feature like the side buttons.
- Mine is in white and it gets a bit... gross. Yikes.
- Fujifilm XT-100
- It's a good camera but I don't use it much so I might sell it one of these days to get a digicam instead.
Incorporeal
- Zen browser ⭐
- My Firefox fork of choice. I love vertical tabs.
- Helium browser
- I use this to watch YouTube and do anything that requires Chromium.
- Obsidian ⭐
- I use this as a diary, bookmark manager, music and book tracker, RSS reader, and just general note app stuff.
- Why yes I'm one of those Obsidian procrastivity cultist. I spent more time adding plug-ins than actually writing...
- My favorite addition to the app is a vibecoded DataviewJS last.fm widget. I love it because it's literally useless. Of course I know which song I last listened to. I just listened to it myself.
- Mailspring ⭐
- An e-mail client that just works except for Proton. Seriously why does Proton not allow third-party client, if I had known before I wouldn't have signed up for it.
- MusicBee
- For music not on streaming.
- Wallpaper Engine
- My current wallpaper is this ubiquitous Frutiger Aero aquarium lamp. It's soothing for the web 2.0 era soul.
Social
- Line
- You need Line to live in Thailand. It has functionally replaced e-mail here. It's not ideal but it is what it is.
- Facebook
- Facebook pages have replaced websites here so I still use it to see event dates and venue locations.
- Instagram
- I haven't posted to Instagram since 2022 but my friends occasionally talk in group chat and/or send some unfunny (sorry girls) reels.
- Since I wear j-fashion I also buy my secondhand clothes from curated Instagram shops. It's kind of the only way you're able to acquire vintage pieces around here...
- Twitter + Control Panel extension ⭐
- Twitter is infinitely more enjoyable once you hide Grok and all the bluechecks.
- RateYourMusic ⭐
- I've been on this thing since 2017 and it's still the best music tracking website IMO. People actually put time to review stuff instead of writing unfunny one-liners and glazing the hell out of Quadeca1 here.
- XiaoHongShu
- This is more or less a Pinterest alternative for me. So far my feed is mostly just lolita dresses and HudCon fanart.
- Reddit ⭐
- Fav subreddits: r/LetsTalkMusic, r/Hiphopcirclejerk, r/FrankOcean (if you like laughing at people going through all six stages of grief).
Miscellaneous
- Shopee ⭐
- I order everything from Shopee. I also use their food delivery service and their buy-now-pay-later program.
- Do as I say not as I do: do not Klarna your dinner.
- MuvMi
- Electric tuk-tuk ride hailing service. It's sometimes cheaper than the winmocy (motorcycle taxi).
For the record I do like Quadeca but I think we can all agree that his fans 1) skew young and 2) are treating him like the second coming of Jesus Christ.↩