Some software and important tools that I like to use:

Computer

Random old ThinkPad, whatever’s cheap and repairable

Editor

vim(1), more or less extension-less with only very basic config tweaks so that it feels similar no matter what machine I’m on; shortcuts are only allowed after I’m already familiar with the default way of doing things.

Languages

Go, Rust, and Clojure mostly, Python or Java if you absolutely insist. Whatever else the project is already using. Other languages just for fun, not for serious work.

Coffee

Rev Coffee Roasters

Park Grounds Coffee

Desktop Environment

Laptop: MATE

Shared shop computer: XFCE

Window Manager:

i3 (this replaces the default MATE or XFCE window managers for me)

Operating System

Desktop: Arch or FreeBSD

Server: FreeBSD or OpenBSD

Phone: LineageOS

Terminal

Emulator: MATE Terminal (or whatever is already installed, it’s fine)

Shell: Bash or tsch, whatever’s already there is fine

Multiplexing: tmux(1)

Websites:

Hugo (but I really don’t like it, other suggestions that are less unnecessarily complicated or that have more readable documentation welcome)

Instant Messaging

Service: Snikket (but really whatever as long as it’s XMPP compatible), IRC on occasion for nostalgias sake but not full time anymore

Android: Cheogram

Desktop: Dino

Phone

Device: Whatever has the smallest screen and runs Android apps (currently some crappy ASUS thing that I don’t recommend)

Provider: jmp.chat (bridges any XMPP account to SMS/Voice calls on the phone network, use my referral code BC6ZHFMA)

Email, Calendar, Contacts

Desktop: Thunderbird, mutt(1)

Phone: K-9 Mail and DavX

MTA: May First Movement Technology Co-op

Feed Reader

Thunderbird, but I very much don’t like it and would love other recommendations, desktop or web based but must be free for at least a hundred or so feeds (so no Newsblur, sadly)