On the desk · Book
Tiny Experiments 2025
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The deskInventory 24 tools / 27 titles / 8 links
Updated Oct 2026
Things I use,
read and keep
I build mainly with agents: Codex by default, Claude Code for design and frontend.
01
Workstation
Point at anything to see what it is, click to open it.
29 thingsOn the desk · Book
The Mom Test 2013
How to learn what customers really need, efficiently and without bias.
On the desk · Book
Never Split the Difference 2016
Lessons from an FBI hostage negotiator for business and life negotiations.
On the desk · Book
Atomic Habits 2018
On the nightstand. Notes incoming.
On the desk · Book
Zero to One 2015
On the nightstand. Notes incoming.
Wall · sticky note
No Hello
Wall · sticky note
50 Questions for Co-Founders
Wall · sticky note
[1hr Talk] Intro to Large Language Models
Wall · sticky note
How To Keep Your Users | Startup School
Wall · sticky note
Star Wars — The Genius of John Williams
Wall · sticky note
You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why.
Wall · sticky note
Ryo Lu
Wall · sticky note
Mason Wang
On the books
Raspberry Pi Edge
What I use for edge computing.
On the monitor
Logitech C920 HD Pro
Much needed improvement over the built-in webcam.
On the desk
Dell UltraSharp 27" QHD
Crisp monitor with excellent color accuracy for design work and coding sessions.
Monitor · editor tab
Python Deep learning
Training, evaluating and debugging models.
Monitor · editor tab
Bash Scripting
Scripts and automation, more than ever now that I work with agents.
Monitor · editor tab
Go Backend & CLI
Backends and command-line tools.
Monitor · editor tab
Swift Desktop
Desktop apps.
Monitor · editor tab
TypeScript Frontend
Frontends.
Monitor · editor
PyTorch Deep learning
The one that matters most. I know it inside out from training and debugging computer vision models.
On the desk
MacBook Pro 14" M3 Pro
My main workstation. Great battery life, screen and speakers, with the power I need to build.
MacBook · dock
Codex Agent
My default harness for building with agents.
MacBook · dock
Claude Code Agent
What I use for design and frontend work.
MacBook · dock
Obsidian Notes
Where my notes live.
MacBook · dock
pen.dev Design
Where I design, on an agentic canvas.
On the desk
Blue Yeti USB mic
High-quality USB microphone for calls, recordings, and content creation.
Under everything else
Flexispot E7 Pro Desk
Sturdy standing desk with great ergonomics.
02
Cloud
Where it runs, and how code gets there.
8 toolsMy tailnet · every machine
Tailscale Network
Private mesh network between my machines, no open ports.
prod-ovh · the production VPS
OVH VPS
VPS hosting alongside Hetzner, picked by region availability.
prod-ovh · under every container
Linux OS
No single distribution. Alpine, Ubuntu or another base image, depending on the container.
gpu-aws · GPU inference
AWS GPU
GPU inference in Paris, close to the production backend.
spare-hetzner · off until needed
Hetzner VPS
Hosting applications with full control and flexibility.
prod · every service
Docker Containers
I use it extensively, from local development to production.
prod · next to the backend
PostgreSQL Database
Reliable, feature-rich relational database for complex applications.
prod · the tunnel in, DNS, static pages
Cloudflare DNS
DNS, SSL certificates and static pages, and the tunnel into production.
03
Library
Films and series from my shelves.
22 titles
Kind
SH-AFilm12 titles
Interstellar
2014
How far will you travel to save humanity?
Christopher Nolan
♪ Hans Zimmer
Prisoners
2013
A police detective and a concerned father try to find his kidnapped daughter.
Denis Villeneuve
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
All they had to decide was what to do with the burden given to them.
Peter Jackson
♪ Howard Shore
The Dark Knight
2008
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.
Christopher Nolan
♪ Hans Zimmer
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
How did the rebels get the Death Star plans?
Gareth Edwards
♪ Michael Giacchino
Whiplash
2014
A harsh jazz teacher takes a young ambitious drum player to the edges of sanity.
Damien Chazelle
The Prestige
2006
Are you watching closely?
Christopher Nolan
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
My favorite film. The animation, storytelling and music surpass the first one. I've never been more surprised by an animated film.
Joaquim Dos Santos
♪ Daniel Pemberton
Dune: Part Two
2024
The rise of a foretold messiah in a shattered universe.
Denis Villeneuve
♪ Hans Zimmer
1917
2019
Two young soldiers tasked to deliver intel through the trenches of WWI.
Sam Mendes
♪ Thomas Newman
The Incredibles
2004
A superhero couple navigates family life behind secret identities.
Brad Bird
♪ Michael Giacchino
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
2024
The revenge story of a man wrongfully accused of treason.
A. de La Patellière
♪ J. Rebotier
SH-BTV10 titles
Andor
2022–2025
One of my two favorite TV shows, alongside the first season of True Detective.
Tony Gilroy
♪ Nicholas Britell
Chernobyl
2019
The human cost of a nuclear disaster mishandled by politics.
Craig Mazin
♪ Hildur Guðnadóttir
Arcane
2021–2024
Story of two sisters from the slums and two upper-class inventors.
P. Charrue, A. Delord
♪ Woodkid, ...
The Office
2005–2013
A deadpan mockumentary about a very ordinary paper company.
Greg Daniels
True Detective (S1)
2014
One of my two favorite TV shows. Specifically season one.
Nic Pizzolatto
Severance
2022–
What if your work self and home self never met?
Dan Erickson
Daredevil
2015–2018
Blind lawyer by day, Hell's Kitchen vigilante by night.
Drew Goddard
Mindhunter
2017–2019
The origin of the serial killer division of the FBI.
Joe Penhall
The Penguin
2024
The rise of Gotham's new mafia boss.
Lauren LeFranc
♪ Mick Giacchino
Silicon Valley
2014–2019
Hilarious and accurate startup satire. The humor hits close to home.
Mike Judge