“In my life as a consumer,” he said, “I’ve known three perfect products: Paraboot walking boots, the Canon Libris laptop-printer combination, and the Camel Legend parka. I loved those products, with a passion; I would’ve spent my life in their presence, buying regularly, given wear and tear, identical products. A perfect and faithful relationship had been established, making me a happy consumer.”
The Map and the Territory, Houellebecq




















iPod Classic
The second hand market for these tells you something is still missing from the streaming services of today.
Replaced
iPod Nano
Loved cover flow on this thing.
Sennheiser HD 558
Sixteen years. Nothing else here comes close.
Nintendo Gamecube
First console, beginning of a long love affaire with Nintendo games, Smash, and joint hypermobility.
Favourites: Super Mario Sunshine, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mario Kart Double Dash, Luigi's Mansion.
Nintendo DS Lite
Hands down the best portable console I ever played with. Incredible choice of game, ridiculously efficient dual-screen form factor. It had everything.
Favourites: Ace Attorney Saga, Mario 64 DS, Animal Crossing Wild World.
REPLACED
Nintendo Gameboy Advance
My 1st handheld.
Favourites: Yoshi's Island. Pokemon Sapphire.
Xbox 360
The 1st serious console. I don't think I've loved a controller as much as this one. Played my 1st indie games on it.
Favourites: CoD Modern Warfare 2, Mass Effect (1-3), Devil May Cry 4, Halo 3, Bayonetta, Civilization Revolution, Braid Fez, Super Meat Boy, Mirror's Edge, Left 4 Dead 2,
Nintendo Switch
I poured more hours into Mario Kart 8 Deluxe than possibly any other game I played. Accumulated many games and realized I couldn't play as much as before.
Favourites: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Zelda ToTK, Katana Zero, Thumper, Splatoon 3.
17776 Redbubble Classic Mug
Loved the Jon Bois web-book, needed a good mug. I broke one and bought another.
ThinkPad T14s Gen 6
Love it to pieces even though the Fn and CTRL key are reversed. Yep, it's on Windows. No, it really doesn't matter.
Replaced
ThinkPad T14 Gen 3
Ran out of RAM.
Logitech MX Keys S
Low profile, feels like a laptop keyboard. No wrist rest, which means it can sit right at the edge of the desk and my wrists hang off into the void. Most comfortable position I have found. Undefeated champion.
Replaced
Logitech K860
Wanted to try out an ergonomic keyboard. Not my thing. Too tall, and the wave layout did nothing for me except put more strain on my wrists.
Kanata
Wanted to experiment with remappings and this works quite well. Took inspiration from this article
Logitech MX Vertical
Feels silky smooth, and nice to hold something vertically.
Replaced
An old Logitech from my parents
Ol'reliable.
Kobo Libra 2
Love it. The buttons are really useful when reading with one hand, like in the subway. Would love to upgrade to a snappier chip for quicker page loading but all new models have colour, which I care for.
reMarkable 2
For writing on. No frontlight, which is the one thing I would change, but backlit models have colour which I have no use for.
XD Design Bobby Urban Lite
The lock is great to attach the bag to a chair or a table while at a bar, then go off to the bathroom without worrying about your stuff.
Minimum Koltur 7113
Ol'reliable.
MoEa GEN1, Corn Full White
They look dashing. The new models are too bland.
MoEA GEN8, Corn Full Black
Nice addition to my collection. Surprisingly warm.
Barilla Pesto
This does not taste remotely like real Pesto but the brainiacs down at Barilla invented something far better.
Rummo Pasta
The XXIst century brought in a cornucopia of high-quality goods. Eating pasta this good makes me genuinely grateful
Bialetti Moka Pot
Reliable way of making strong coffee. This is the densest object I possess. Feels great to operate, I love feeling its weight.
Bulk Peanut Butter
That's why he's the goat, the goat.