Uses

This page is an overview of the tools I use in various parts of my life, including the hosting of this website.

The website ​

This site was started in 1999 at (the now migrated) dmiessler.com, and initially included writings that I had started from 1996. It now serves as the umbrella and container for all of my life projects.

Web technology stack ​

• Hosting: AWS, Medium instance

• OS: AWS Linux

• Web Server: Nginx

• Application Server: PHP-FPM

• Caching: Nginx in-memory

• WAF/Proxy: CloudFlare

Creation tooling ​

Neovim, actually.

• Content for this site is created in Vim and in the built-in WordPress editor.

• Source code is managed with Git.

• My desk is a Renew desk, by Herman Miller

• My chair is an Embody by Herman Miller as well.

• My computer is a Mac Pro with 16 Cores and 96GB of memory.

• I record using a Neumann U87AI microphone.

• I use Neumann KH 120 A monitors.

• I edit using Hindenburg.

• I mix with a RODECASTER PRO.

Logo ​

• The logo (new as of April 2021) represents circuitry, a neural net, and connections. The first part of the logo is an upside-down "U", and the second part is an "L". The orphaned dot in the top right solidifies the square shape of the logo and represents a connection that has yet to be made. It’s a reminder that there’s always something more to learn.

Fonts ​

• The site’s fonts are Equity and Concourse, by Matthew Butterick.

Devices ​

• I use an iPhone, which is always the latest model because I do the leasing thing

• I have a couple of iPad Pros that I use for drawing and for my Roon controller in the living room

Music ​

• I use Roon for my full-home music management. It’s basically the combination of music mangaement, a music player, and ultra-high quality streaming all in one.

• Music for Unsupervised Learning is by Zomby.

Concepts ​

• The show is called Unsupervised Learning, which is a type of Machine Learning that helps identify patterns in things that might previously have been missed. It also doubles as a concept of unstructured curiosity.

More ​

• For more about me, check out my About Page.