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cpx May 28, 2026 updated June 2, 2026 1 min read

The current shape of the workstation, the homelab, and the small tools the rest
of bub.im is written from. Updated when things change, not on a schedule.

Workstation

WhatDetail
DailyMacbook
DisplayDell
KeyboardDucky
Pointing[TBD]
HeadphonesPoly

Customization

WhatDetail
App Themehttps://catppuccin.com/

Homelab

WhatDetail
ComputeHP ProLiant DL380
Secondary NASSynology
VirtualisationKVM
DNSPowerDNS (auth + recursor)
UPS[TBD]

Filesystems & storage

WhereWhatWhy
Bulk poolZFSSnapshots, scrubs, the usual reasons
Workstation rootXFSAllocator behaviour, mature tooling
Scratch / experimentsBTRFSCheap snapshots when I can tolerate the rough edges
Cold copiesexternal HDDsBoring on purpose

Editor & shell

WhatDetail
EditorVim (Neovim where it pays off) — the site name and footer aren’t a bit
Shellbash, with the .bashrc published under .dot files
Multiplexertmux
Pagerless, with bat where colours help
cd replacementzoxide
Fuzzy finderfzf, custom binds for git history and file edit

Terminal & desktop

WhatDetail
Terminal[TBD — Alacritty / Kitty / Wezterm?]
Window managerHyprland
Font, codeGeist Mono
Font, UIInter
Colourschemebub-docs (custom), light by default

Notes & writing

WhatDetail
Long-formMarkdown in vim, version-controlled
CapturePlain text, dated files
PublishingWordPress
Diagrams[TBD — mermaid / Excalidraw / draw.io?]

Browser

WhatDetail
BrowserFirefox (the category on this site exists for a reason)
Search[TBD — Kagi? DuckDuckGo?]
PrivacyuBlock Origin, Multi-Account Containers, Privacy Badger

Off-screen

WhatDetail
TeaGong fu setup: gaiwan, fairness cup, scale. Mostly oolongs, some sheng pu’er
ReadingFilm criticism, classical Bulgarian literature, longer-form macro analysis
Practice
WheelsA road bike that’s been with me longer than the blog

Last meaningful update: May 2026.