Average Uses

A non-exhaustive list of things that I use every day. For miscellaneous useful things I find interesting, see my Links page.

DevOps

Astro.js - Build accessible websites with zero client-side Javascript by default!
Typescript - Type safety with Javascript’s portability.

OS: MacOS - I’m pretty much stuck on this for my main hardware until I either migrate onto another system or Asahi Linux gets stable.
OS: Fedora Silverblue - Like Fedora, but… silver? Idk, I like having a read-only system partition. I use this for my secondary machine. Might try NixOS later, idk.
Notes: Obsidian - Portable notes in Markdown!
Email: Thunderbird - Widely-available FOSS email client that works just as well as Apple’s default one.
Browser: Firefox (+ Firefox hardening guide) - Better than Chr*me, don’t @ me. (I should write my own hardening guide at some point…)
Epub reader: Thorium Reader - Trying this one out as a FOSS alternative to Apple’s default offering.

OS: CalyxOS - I’d recommend GrapheneOS instead if you need Google Play at all.
Reminders: Tasks.org, synced via EteSync
Weather: Breezy Weather

Git forge: Forgejo (instance)
VPS: Linode - Hosts this site, and other projects.
Misc: NextCloud - I actually don’t use this much yet. Need to find a better storage solution than the one I use now.

EteSync - I keep my contacts and reminders synced this way.
Proton - Email, Calendar, Drive, VPN, all open-source and well audited.
SimpleLogin - I make email aliases for every account of mine. That way, when I start getting spam, I can tell from the to: field who sold me out :3
pgs.sh - Static site hosting, managed with SSH! (Seriously way cool!)
Cloudflare - DNS, hosting for some projects (for now)
Libro.fm: DRM-free audiobooks. I use this instead of Audible.
Qobuz: DRM-free music. I use this instead of iTunes wherever possible. (FLAC for the win!)

Gallery Leather Desk Journal - The best paperfeel I’ve ever seen. I don’t have much experience, but of the three or four journals I’ve tried, these ones are the best.
Precise V5 RT, 0.5mm - The best ink pens I’ve ever used. Again, I’m not experienced, but from what I have tried, ink pens beat ballpoint in terms of consistent inkage on paper, and these pens are a good combination:
- inexpensive, and sold pretty much everywhere,
- easy to change ink as needed, assuming cartridges are available,
- won’t leak on an airplane (probably),
- and feels great to write with.

Pronouns: she / her 🏳️‍⚧️
Aliases: Average Helper, AvgHelper, Avg
Fursona: Average Helper
Social Media:
- Fedi: @average@average.name
- Matrix: @average:average.name