Pirijan Ketheswaran

That would easily be one of my two keyboards. I bought them both (one for the office and one for home) when I started my career and I think it's really cool that they're just as nice to use now as they were before. Last year I upgraded one of them with a pink 'sunset' Norbauer heavy grail case and I love how it makes something as mundane and everyday as typing feel like an event.

Nothing gets me to a computer like frustration. Frustration after using a bad product that I think could be better, or frustration with a bug in my own work. I'm pulled along a riptide of trying to make interesting, intriguing, and fun software tools and toys.

I'm quite bad at that but having a desktop computer and not a laptop really helps. Even though my desk is in my living room, I know when I'm sitting at my desk that it's time for work, and when I'm not ... well then usually I'm not. If I could find a way to get of my phone then I'd be golden.

As one of the relatively few people who did remote work before the pandemic, I've always liked the freedom of it. Done right, it lets you weave work into your life, rather than the other way around. Done wrong ... well then it's a nightmare. Unfortunately, not all companies and not all remote work situations are created equal.