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title: About | Uses
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date: 2020-01-14
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## About
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**Web Engineer by day who pretends to be a dog. Dog by night who pretends to be a programmer.**
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With a background in design and far too many years coding web apps I strive to build things that make a positive impact in people's lives. [View my Resume](/resume.pdf)
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I'm proudly working at [Allovue](https://allovue.com/about/team) as a Software Engineer.
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## Uses
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### Coding
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* Ubuntu Terminal, stable as heck and looks great
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* [Neovim](https://neovim.io/) editor, it's vim but nicer
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* [Hasklig Font](https://github.com/i-tu/Hasklig/), because code should be beautiful
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* [Dracula Theme](https://draculatheme.com/), for everything I can possibly apply it too (which is many things!)
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* [Ag](https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher), for grepping all the things
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* [tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki), terminals within terminals
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* [zsh shell](https://www.zsh.org/) w/ [ohmyzsh](https://ohmyz.sh/), for a lovely terminal UX
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[Check out my Dotfiles](https://gitlab.com/gaiety/dotfiles)
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### Other Software
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* [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/) w/ [DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com/), for a private web
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* [Notion](https://www.notion.so/), for its kanban todo lists, calendar and trip planner
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* [Peek](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/09/peek-gif-screen-recorder-update) screen recorder, hands down the quickest way to gif and share on linux
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* [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/), for powerful and secure email
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### Gear
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* [Ubuntu Linux](https://ubuntu.com/), because I like to look like a hacker but want a stable work environment
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* [Dell XPS 13 9380](https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/xps-13-9380-laptop?view=configurations), for a light yet solid build 💻
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* [Dell D6000](https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-universal-dock-d6000/apd/452-bcyt/pc-accessories), to plug in a crazy number of things with a single USB-C
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* [PRODESK® 48" Electric Veridesk](https://www.varidesk.com/products/full-standing-pro-desk-electric?o=Size:48+inch;Color:Reclaimed%20Wood), to have no excuses not to move about a little
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* [ELECOM M-HT1DRBK](https://www.amazon.com/ELECOM-M-HT1DRBK-Wireless-Trackball-Mouse/dp/B0735584RM), trackball 🖲️ represent
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* [Das Ultimate 4](https://www.daskeyboard.com/daskeyboard-4-ultimate/), blank mechanical keys ⌨️
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_Also running a personal home server for side projects, offline data storage and media hosting running on Ubuntu Server._
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#### Artsy Hobbies
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* [Blackwing Pencils](https://blackwing602.com/) ✏️
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* Spray Paint
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* Acrylics
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_Hoping to get back into photography as I save up for a new camera..._
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#### Design Hobby Things
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* Macbook Pro 2013
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* [Affinity graphic design tools](https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/), for image editing and simple digital drawing
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---
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Curious what other developers use? Check out [wesbos/awesome-uses](https://github.com/wesbos/awesome-uses)
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