This Site

• Powered by WordPress
• Using the h4x0r theme I’ve open sourced on GitHub.
• Hosted in my homelab

Editor

Visual Studio Code is what I use each day and lately I’ve been loving the Dracula theme with the FiraCode (without the ligatures).

I’ve enabled a number of extensions for syntax highlighting, source formatting, etc. but here are a few of the important ones:

• GitHub Pull Requests and Issues allows me to stay in the editor while I review PR’s, manage issues, and deploy my work.
• GitLens
• Markdown Preview Github Styling gives me an accurate representation of markdown files when viewed on GitHub.
• REST Client allows me to debug API endpoints quickly and easily while maintaing a “scratchpad” in the process.

Hardware

My personal development and gaming computer is running an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X processor with 32 GB of DDR4-3200 memory and a AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU. Here’s the full loadout:

• AMD Ryzen 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor
• be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler
• Asus ROG Strix X570-I Gaming Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard
• G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
• Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
• Asus TUF-RX6800XT-O16G-GAMING Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Video Card
• Fractal Design Torrent Nano RGB Mini ITX Tower Case

I also use an iPhone 14, Apple Watch Series 7, and an iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd Generation). I honestly wish I could ditch the iPhone and just wear an Apple Watch and use a mirrorless camera for photos and videos. I also prefer the iPad over an under-powered processor inside laptop, especially since I can just run Visual Studio Code remotely and in the browser to take advantage of a desktop or server processor.

For my day job I use a MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) with the Apple M1 Pro and 32GB of memory.

Camera

After years of using a EOS Canon Rebel XS I recently upgraded to a Sony A6400 and I’m loving it. It’s currently paired with the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary lens.

Gaming

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Competitive FPS. I’ve been playing Counter-Strike since it was a mod for the original Half-Life game. I love the competitiveness of this game.
• EVE Online – MMO Space Sandbox. I’ve led an industrial group of more than 100 members to help fuel some of the largest battles in-game.
• World of Warcraft
• Dirt 4
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Fallout 4
• No Man’s Sky