aviraccoon's nocturnal scribbles

What I use

Hardware

  • MacBook Pro M4 Pro - 48GB RAM. Main machine for everything.
  • MacBook Pro M1 - 16GB RAM. Previous machine, will probably become a home server.
  • iPhone 15 Pro
  • AirPods Pro 2
  • Steam Deck - Portable gaming, actually gets used
  • Xbox Series X - Main console
  • Nintendo Switch - Portable/couch gaming

Gathering dust: PS4 Pro, PS Vita, Oculus Quest 1.

All devices are named after raccoons and other "forbidden cats" - nocturnal creatures that look like cats but aren't. The MacBook is procyonid-trailblazer, the iPhone is titanium-trashcan, the Steam Deck is paws-on-deck, the AirPods are rhythm-robber.

Software

  • Claude Code - Where I spend most of my time. Coding, writing, thinking.
  • Kagi - Search engine. Trying to avoid Google where I can.
  • Orion - Main browser. WebKit-based, supports Chrome and Firefox extensions. Same folks who make Kagi.
  • Cursor - IDE when I need one
  • Obsidian - Personal vault for journaling, patterns, life management
  • Warp - Terminal, though looking for something less AI-focused. I like the command blocks and output filtering, but want simpler.
  • Discord, Telegram - Where I talk to people
  • 1Password - Password manager and secrets management
  • Raycast - App launcher
  • rcmd - Quick app switching with Right Cmd + letter
  • OrbStack - Docker alternative
  • Bruno - API client for work
  • TablePlus - Database client for work

CLI tools

My system has 100+ CLI tools installed via nix - fd, ripgrep, jq, lazygit, and many others. Honestly, they're mostly used by LLMs assisting me rather than typed manually. The AI knows what's available and uses the right tool for the job.

Infrastructure

  • Hetzner dedicated server - Arch Linux, running Podman containers. Hosts Jellyfin, Immich, and other self-hosted services.
  • Tailscale - Mesh VPN connecting all devices. Private services only accessible over the tailnet.
  • Mullvad - VPN through Tailscale. Used rarely but useful.
  • NextDNS - DNS filtering and privacy.
  • raccoon.land - Personal domain for public and private services.

System configuration

Everything is declaratively managed with nix-darwin and Lix. One command rebuilds the entire system from config files.

The source of truth is on GitHub.

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Last updated: January 2026