Uses.

The gear I work, play and tinker with, at my desk, in the sim rig and around the house.

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desk & workstation

My workstation also powers the sim rig.

OS
CachyOS
On desktop and laptop.

sim rig

An aluminium-profile racing rig with four red-and-black motion actuators and a white formula seat.
An earlier four-actuator setup.
From my February 2023 video.
tracking
VIVE Tracker
Mounted to the rig for motion compensation in OpenXR / SteamVR.
video
My rig on YouTube
An earlier three-actuator setup.

gaming TV & sound

receiver
Sony AN1000
speakers
KEF HTS 3001SE
I love these. A timeless classic.

handhelds & VR

VR headsets
Varjo Aero · Meta Quest 3 · PICO 4

game streaming & TV

I stream games around the house as well as playing on the PCs themselves.

streaming
Sunshine · Moonlight
handheld client
Artemis
On some of the handhelds.
trying out
Punktfunk
Currently trialling it for local game streaming.

homelab

A few small machines for self-hosting, storage and a DIY router.

compute
Minisforum UM760 Slim
Ryzen 5 7640HS, 64 GB RAM.
storage host
Minisforum N5 Air
Ryzen 7 255, 64 GB RAM.
router
Intel N150 mini PC · OpenWrt
hypervisor
Proxmox VE
home automation
Home Assistant

workshop

I stripped an Anycubic Predator to its frame and rebuilt it. There’s barely anything stock left.

Close-up of the modified Predator printhead printing a black part on its circular bed.
The Predator during an earlier rebuild.
From my February 2023 video.
firmware
Klipper
extruder
Orbiter v2
nozzle
Tungsten hybrid high-flow nozzle
bed
Magnetic bed
video
My Predator on YouTube
An earlier build with a Smart Effector and modified arm spacing for an Orbiter v2.