About Me

My Operating System of Choice

As you might have noticed from my posts, I have a deep passion for *nix operating systems, with my recent focus on OpenBSD and Slackware. My *nix journey began with CentOS back in 2016. Over the years, I've also used Ubuntu, Arch, and Gentoo. I would not call myself a distro hopper, though. I'm not switching just to try something new - I'm just looking for a system that matches my taste, and that taste hasn't been changed: simplicity. That's why I've settled on OpenBSD and Slackware - they feel like the distros I'll sitck with as I keep diving deeper into the *nix world. This preference also extends to my choice of tools.

My Desktop Environment of Choice

My entire desktop setup is built around just three tools from the suckless project - dwm as a window manager, dmenu as an application launcher, and st as a terminal emulator. I've been using them since the late 2018. What I love about them is they deliver the core functionality of more complex alternatives, but with fewer lines of code and minimal dependencies. Also, the project's philosophy - keep things simple, minimal, and usable - perfectly aligns with my own.

My Editor of Choice

I use nano as my main editor for just about everything - from writing blogs to programming scripts/projects. I like its straightforward shortcuts, which are far less complex than Emacs, and I appreciate that its common operations (e.g. scrolling, copying, pasting, etc.) are accessible directly while editing, unlike Vim's distinction between the normal mode and the insert mode (i.e. press ESC from the insert mode to enter the normal mode to do operations). It also natively offers advanced and powerful functions like justifying paragraphs, recording macros, moving between anchors, which are more than enough for my daily editing/programming.

My Laptop of Choice

I've used three laptops since I started buying my own, and one essential feature for me is the TrackPoint. With that requirement, options are pretty limited — mainly to ThinkPads and a few business models from HP and Dell. My first laptop was an HP EliteBook 8470p, which I bought from a repair shop. It was a high-quality machine with a metal chassis, very sturdy - though quite heavy for travel. One of the things I really liked was how easy it was to disassemble and customize. I even upgraded the CPU from an i5-3210M to an i7-3520M. Later, I purchased my first ThinkPad: a brand-new T14 Gen 2 (AMD). I needed a modern, lightweight laptop with an HD screen, and it fit the bill perfectly. I also upgraded its memory to 32GB, which makes it an absolute monster for programming. Right now, I'm using a ThinkPad Yoga 370, which I found in excellent condition at a second-hand store. It's even smaller than the T14 Gen 2, though it has lower performance and less memory. Still, I picked it up specifically because it's perfect for running OpenBSD, and it's been great for that use case.

ChangeLogs

2025-09-30

• Fixed the issue of scrollbars always appearing on overflow content in Chromium-based browsers - Thank @oscarhermoso for pointing this out.

2025-05-17

• Supported detecting the preference of light or dark theme - It's all up to you.

2025-04-21

• Verified this website on Google Search Console - Google is the boss!

2025-04-19

• Replaced whitespaces with hyphens in URL paths for word seperation.

2025-04-02

• Migrated this website from Github Pages to sdf.org.

• Changed the website theme - Copied css files (minimal.css and plain.css) from docutils-0.21.2 and did a few customization - thanks for their license issued under the term of the 2-clause BSD.

• Removed the "Tools" section - It is my collecion of some awesome programs/apps, though it has not been maintained for a long time.

2023-09-29

• Added the "ChangeLogs" section - Any changes on this website should be recorded.

2023-09-28

• Added the "About" section - Say hello and introduce myself.

2023-09-27

• Changed the "Notes" section to private access - It tends to be more personal use, as it works like a collection of documents that reference things that I have done before, helping me recall them more effectively.

2021-05-13

• Supported mobile view - For those who perfer to surf the internet on their smartphone.

2019-08-21

• Added the "Tools" section - Just some awesome programs/apps.

2019-06-15

• Added the "Notes" section - Anything in my mind should be backed up to my notes.

• Switched to reStructuredText for content writing.

2019-02-22

• Switched to AsciiDoc for content writing.

2018-10-24

• Started this website with Vimwiki for content writing and Github Pages for web hosting - Hopefully it would be a good start.