Technology That Brings Me Joy

I’ve long-considered doing a “Real Setup Tour” sort of post, eschewing the impossibly clean, tidy, cable-less desks you tend to see in those for a more, er, realistic showing of the work setup I have here. However, once you shovel your way through the iPod parts, cables, and failed 3D printing prototypes I have on my desk, I don’t really have anything that interesting to show. I swept this dismantled iPod aside to start writing this post. Yes, I have a fancy keyboard, and a nice monitor on an arm, and some cosy LED strip lighting, and an expensive chair (never skimp on things that separate you from the ground, folks), but other than not living or working in a show home, there’s nothing particularly groundbreaking here. And, well… work is boring. However, as time inexorably turns me into an old man, I feel like I’ve been getting better at buying things that bring me joy in a long-term way that the fleeting happiness of a slightly faster iPhone can’t begin to match1 — several of these…

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