Who are you, and what do you do?
My name is Scott Wallace and I'm a hacker at heart. This means that I love
technology and messing about with it until it does what I want it to -- not the other way around.
I'm a "contracting IT Systems Engineer". I like to think that I specialise in automation but it's
really just scripting myself out of work. I'm essentially a mercenary and will work for the highest
bidder. My main area of expertise lies around the Internet and web technologies.
What hardware are you using?
EDC
Roaming
Home
- Archer 1A V3 torch
- Garmin FÄ“nix 3 HR watch
- Google Pixel 7a mobile phone
- Ridge wallet
- Leatherman Squirt PS4 pocket knife
- Ridge KeyCase
- Benchmade Mini-Griptilian 556-S30VC
Roaming
- AfterShokz Aeropex headphones
- EC Technology 8-Port 60W 12A USB Charger
- Hiplok V150 bike lock
- Overboard Pro-Light backpack
- Pedale88 Crono-S bike (single-speed)
Home
- Dell Precision T7610 Workstation
- NovaCustom NV41 laptop
- Linksys WRT1900ACS, open-source ready router
- Sofabaton U1 universal remote
- Raspberry Pi 3
- Roku Express
- Samsung Series 8 LED TV (UE40B8000)
- Sonos speakers
And what software?
OS
Apps
Cloud
Media
Coding
- GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused, Android-based OS, for the mobile phone
- Docker for hosting software
- OpenWRT on the router
- NixOS on the laptop
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on the workstation
- ZFS on Linux on the main server
Apps
- BitWarden, a self-hosted password manager
- Firefox browser
- Matrix, a self-hosted secure chat server
- Pi-hole to block ads
- SearXNG, a self-hosted meta search engine
- WireGuard VPN
Cloud
- di.fm for EDM streaming
- FreeAgent for company book-keeping
- G Suite (reluctantly)
- Google Drive (reluctantly)
- Google Photos (reluctantly)
- GitHub
- 1984 Hosting for VPS hosting
- Spotify
Media
Coding
What would be your dream setup?
A simple, light but fast computer that has access to the Internet from anywhere and
acts as a WiFi-hotspot, even when closed. My mobile phone would be a combination of a PAN, the laptop and my watch. All
powered with super-futuristic
batteries that don't require charging as we know it today.. I'd also really love there to be
a single movie and TV streaming service that provided all the world's content to anyone with a
subscription and Internet access.