The Nonsense Emailer
Tools & Tech

The rig.

Everything on the desk and around it, laid out like a kit list, with one plain line on what I use each thing for.

01

Hardware.

  • Mac mini M4The main machine on the desk.
  • Four displaysSide by side, so the research, the work, and the chat each get their own screen.
02

Lighting.

  • Philips HueRoom lighting and scheduled scenes.
  • NanoleafLight panels on the wall.
  • LIFXSmart bulbs in the lamps.
03

Audio.

  • SonosSpeakers through the house, including the morning wake-up routine.
04

AI tools.

  • ClaudeWriting partner, research, and second opinions on almost everything.
  • Claude CodeBuilds and fixes the sites, including this one.
  • CoworkClaude on the desktop, for jobs that touch local files and apps.
  • CodexA second coding agent for code work.
  • LovableWhere the wen streaming? watch club app is built.
  • NetlifyHosting for the static sites.
05

Apps.

  • NotionProject databases, including the backup copy of the watch club list.
  • NotePlanDaily notes and task lists in plain text.
  • FantasticalThe calendar.
  • PasteClipboard history, so nothing copied is lost.
  • CleanShot XScreenshots and screen recordings for reviews and bug reports.

The free tools I built with all this.

Rubric Writer, Rubric Auditor, and the rest of the stack, given away.

The tool stack