my current set-up, updated last 2024 jun 21:

* battlestation:
  my computer is a thinkpad t480 running debian testing, connected
  to a unix layout unicomp model m and a logitech trackball.
* desktop environment:
  sway, finally making a good faith effort to switch to wayland. i'm
  using wmenu as a dmenu replacement, and just running the default
  bar with i3status for system information. i've changed very little
  from my i3 config, which i guess is the point of sway. no display 
  manager beyond greetd, which i use to unlock my keyring on login.
  pipewire is my audio server, but i have no real opinions on that.
* web browser:
  firefox with the arkenfox user.js, ublock origin, and libredirect
  to cycle searX and invidious instances. i keep chromium installed
  for any site that absolutely demands blink (too many!).
* text editor:
  emacs for long-form writing, vim for quick edits when emacs would 
  be overkill (like now). i have a sentimental attachment to emacs
  because i wrote my dissertation in it (org-ref single-handedly
  converted me---shout-out to john kitchin, who personally saved me
  hundreds of hours). i generally use emacs in evil-mode (vim-like
  layers and keybindings).
* other daily utilities:
  foot for a terminal. using bash, sudo, and the standard utilities.
  lf is my goto file manager, but i use pcmanfm for batch operations
  and mtp because a gui tool just makes those things easier. zathura
  to read pdfs, pdfsam to Split And Merge them; pass for passwords;
  pandoc for document conversion; cmus as a music library; mpv as a
  video player; libreoffice for m$ office files; audacity for audio
  recording and editing; swayimg to view images, gimp to edit them;
  etc. all the conventional choices.
* the mobile telephone:
  my unihertz jelly star, which i had been using since last august,
  crashed to a bootloop, and after factory reset i discovered i had
  fallen out of love with it. for now, i'm back on my old pixel 4a
  running grapheneos, which despite being officially end-of-life has
  still gotten more regular updates than the jelly. i'm a sucker for
  the minimalist phone proposition, but a custom rom with carefully
  selected software mostly does what i want a minimalist phone for.
* phone software (beyond aosp stock):
  	** launcher: unlauncher, a simple text-based launcher forked
	   from slim (rip).
  	** "app" "stores": f-droid, aurora.
  	** unfortunate concessions to social necessity: whatsapp,
	   sms, sandboxed google maps and play services.
  	** authentication: aegis for anything important.
  	** web browsing: vanadium.
  	** music: phonograph for local mp3 playback.
  	** podcasts: escapepod.
  	** what i don't do on mobile: email, finances, socials.