John Singleton

Signal

What passes the filter. Priors updated in public — every line a bet on what survives the next cull, read asp, the probability it stays.

AI

Compute

  • 0.95GhosttyA terminal fast enough to make me feel slow.
  • 0.93MacBook Pro (M3 Max)Silent, cool, and quietly judging my idle CPU.
  • 0.91tmuxWhere my sessions outlive my attention span.
  • 0.90HelixModal editing without the decade of Vim config debt.
  • 0.90REALFORCE 84U (55g Topre)Topre thock: expensive, discontinued, worth every keypress.
  • 0.90Steelcase LeapThe one purchase my spine actually thanks me for.
  • 0.89HyprlandA tiling compositor I ricing more than I use.
  • 0.88FirefoxVoting for a non-monoculture web, one tab at a time.
  • 0.88Logitech MX Master 3The scroll wheel that made every other mouse feel gritty.
  • 0.87EndeavourOSArch, minus the part where I install Arch.
  • 0.85Logitech Brio 4K4K proof that my lighting is the actual problem.
  • 0.85macOSUnix that also lets me open a design app, reluctantly.
  • 0.84HP Z27k G3 4K USB-C DisplayOne cable in, one dock's worth of ports out.

Homelab

  • 0.91Pi-holeA tiny box that ruins ads for the whole household.
  • 0.90Ubiquiti UniFiProsumer networking that lets me over-monitor my own house.
  • 0.87Sunshine + MoonlightMy gaming PC, teleported to whatever couch I'm on.
  • 0.86NetlifyGit push, and somehow the site just appears.
  • 0.85Apple TV 4KThe one streaming box whose UI doesn't fight me.

Coffee

Audio

  • 0.92Shure SM7BThe mic that makes me sound like I podcast.
  • 0.90Schiit Valhalla 2Four glowing tubes talking my headphones into it.
  • 0.88Schiit ModiA DAC that fixes bits the laptop keeps fumbling.
  • 0.87Focusrite Scarlett SoloThe little red box that feeds the hungry SM7B.

Listen

  • 0.91GRiZSaxophone and bass drops, somehow both at once.
  • 0.88Big GiganticSax-and-drums duo for when GRiZ needs backup.
  • 0.86YouTube PremiumPaying to make the ads stop was worth every cent.
  • 0.85SpotifyThe library I rent and pretend I own.

Reading

  • 0.96Greg EganHard SF so hard it comes with homework. Start Diaspora or Permutation City.
  • 0.95Neal StephensonDoorstop novels with a 40-page tangent I'd defend to the death. Start Snow Crash.
  • 0.95The Lord of the RingsStill the map every fantasy quietly redraws. Yes, including the walking.
  • 0.94DiasporaUploaded minds and orbifolds; the opening chapter alone rewires you.
  • 0.94Dune (books 1-3)The spice, the worms, the trap of prescience. I stopped at three on purpose.
  • 0.94Hyperion CantosCanterbury Tales in space, plus the Shrike, who I'd rather not discuss.
  • 0.93Permutation CityMakes you paranoid your simulation is still running. It is.
  • 0.93Snow CrashCoined the Metaverse, delivers pizza faster than the Mafia. Peak '90s cyberpunk.
  • 0.93The ExpanseNine books of politics, plasma, and vomiting in zero-g. Worth it.
  • 0.92The HobbitA round door, a reluctant burglar, and the best excuse to skip second breakfast.
  • 0.92The RoadAsh, a cart, and a father's love. Do not read it for cheering up.
  • 0.90Ender's GameThe battle-school kid who out-thinks the adults, for better and worse.
  • 0.90The Quantum ThiefPost-human heist novel that refuses to explain its own vocabulary. Glorious.
  • 0.87Termination ShockGeoengineering by giant Texan sulfur gun. Plausible enough to worry me.
  • 0.86DMT: The Spirit MoleculeThe pineal gland's alleged side hustle, told by the doctor who dosed volunteers.
  • 0.86How to Win Friends and Influence People1936 advice on being likable that I keep sheepishly rediscovering works.

Grow

Drink

Kitchen

Home

Carry

Wear

  • 0.93Bedrock Cairn Evo 3D ProZero-drop straps that turned me into a sandals guy. Sorry.
  • 0.91Darn ToughMerino socks with a lifetime warranty I keep trying to test.
  • 0.88Hoka CliftonMarshmallows for your feet, judged by nobody who matters.
  • 0.87Bedrock Mountain ClogThe winter answer to my summer sandal problem.
  • 0.84Seki EdgeNail clippers sharp enough to feel slightly excessive. Perfect.

Play

  • 0.96Balatro"One more run" is a lie I tell myself at 2am.
  • 0.90KastaplastSwedish plastic that flies straighter than my intentions.
  • 0.90Pound Disc Golf CarltonHandmade midsize pack for the discs I swear I'll throw.
  • 0.89Pound Disc Golf RufusThe small pack that finally cured my disc hoarding. Mostly.
  • 0.88SteamA library I buy faster than I could ever play.
  • 0.86DiscordWhere the group chat went to become a second job.

Web

Updates

  1. Signal goes livethe whole inventory, in public.