From b6656bea1672ff6c999aefca8e2faa3488b40bf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Karle Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2023 22:57:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] uses: Add note about new laptop, update OS's --- www/uses.txt | 17 ++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/www/uses.txt b/www/uses.txt index 5279788..2b85d1f 100644 --- a/www/uses.txt +++ b/www/uses.txt @@ -40,13 +40,11 @@ seriously at work. At some point in ~2020, I discovered OpenBSD and slowly started putting it on all of my personal machines. I'm currently running: -- [OpenBSD](https://openbsd.org) for my laptop, desktop, server +- [OpenBSD](https://openbsd.org) for my laptop, server ([hosting this site](/blog/self-hosted.html)), and home router/firewall -- [Arch Linux](https://archlinux.org) for work (needed a cutting - edge kernel for newer work laptop) +- [Debian](https://debian.org) on my desktop -In the past I've also used Alpine Linux on my laptop and Debian on -my desktop. +In the past I've also used Alpine Linux and Arch Linux on my laptop. ## Other Tools @@ -86,11 +84,12 @@ installed Arch on my old macbook and suffered at the hands of NVIDIA and poor hardware support until I ditched my macbook for a [ThinkPad X220](https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X220) (2011, i7, 2GB RAM) that I bought used for ~$130 off Ebay. A -simple upgrade to a SSD and it runs great! +simple upgrade to a SSD and it ran great (minus a poor cpu +for big compilations)! -I use the laptop for casual browsing and hobby coding (I try to -ensure my hobby projects all run on old hardware!), but its CPU age -really shows on big websites or compilations. +In 2022 I upgraded to a Thinkpad X13 (8 core AMD, 16gb RAM) +that I acquired from an old workplace. I keep the X220 around +for things like Plan 9 (better hardware support) :) ### Desktop -- libgit2 1.1.1