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Ishan Sital
Oculus Quest 2:
playing VR games, replaying 360 videos I create
Roost Stand:
brings the laptop screen up to eyelevel. Compact design takes almost no space in my bag
iPad Pro
: portable 2nd screen (is where my terminal lives), else notetaking machine
iPhone
: dedicated Spotify playing device, sometimes the music stops because it can apparently also make calls
Apple Watch:
mostly for setting timers to keep me focused and tracking exercises.
Kindle Voyage:
for reading books without any distractions
Apple Trackpad:
Switching between left-hand and right-hand mousing
Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 (HHKB)
: 60% mechanical keyboard, Blanc Keycaps, 45g Topre switches, Caps lock mapped to Ctrl-key for Vim (also why I type with caps lock on a lot when we pair program on your machine). Fits in my laptop bag easily
Apple Pencil:
I like taking handwritten notes, only readable by myself
Razer Viper Ultimate
: for pointing at stuff more accurately (also used for gaming)
Book ā Designing Data-intensive Applications:
great overview of the technologies Iām using in my daily work.
Book ā Functional Programming in Scala:
levelled up my Scala (and FP) skills by struggling through this book.
Insta360 One X:
to create 360 pictures and videos
PowerBeats Pro
: Bluetooth headphones that do not fall out of my ears (while shaking my head looking at my old code)
Shoei helmet:
I like to ride a motorcycle every now and then