full-fledged pidgin

Something has possessed me to write down, here in this space that no one knows about or reads, a list of tools I use every day and could not get work done without. Note that inclusion in this list is not intended to imply quality. Indeed, many of these tools (I’m looking at you, Praat) are proof of the old adage that sometimes even when you fill a vacuum it still stucks.

In no particular order.

• vi
• python
• latex
• perl
• sox
• praat
• wavesurfer
• audacity
• awk
• egrep
• gcc
• cvs
• rcs
• make
• rsync
• r
• google
• bash
• Preview.app
• ghostscript
• Terminal.app
• graphviz
• ssh

I’m a fairly jealous protector of good tools. The only time I’ve ever knowingly given up a really, really good tool for an inferior solution was when I switched from mh to Mail.app for my mail. I’ve regretted it ever since and should move back.