Håkon Wium Lie
Norwegian web pioneer who proposed Cascading Style Sheets in 1994 while at CERN, and was CTO of Opera Software. Also runs a small organic farm.
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Uses Argo 580
At the farm, I drive an Argo 580, an amphibious tracked vehicle. The geese like it, too.
usesthis.com 7 Oct 2014
Uses emacs
I also use emacs a lot. I type this in emacs, and I read email in emacs (in vm, to be precise). I've used emacs since 1988 and I have email archives from back then.
usesthis.com 7 Oct 2014
Liked Prince
Then comes Prince, which converts HTML and CSS to beautiful PDF files. (Disclosure: I'm the chairman of the board of YesLogic, the company behind Prince.)
usesthis.com 7 Oct 2014
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Uses Opera
Uses Linux Mint
I currently run Linux Mint on the Thinkpad.
usesthis.com 7 Oct 2014
Loved Nissan Leaf
I drive electric cars: a Think from 2002 (still with original batteries), and a newer Nissan Leaf. Both are fantastic cars.
usesthis.com 7 Oct 2014
Liked Swatch model GB743
I wear a Swatch model GB743, which is lightweight, ticks, and has high-contrast analog dial with day and date. I only take it off to change battery.
usesthis.com 7 Oct 2014
Liked Lowepro Fastpack 250
The Lowepro Fastpack 250 has room for the laptop, the camera and lenses to spare. I've travelled around the world with only this bag as my luggage.
usesthis.com 7 Oct 2014
Uses Canon 6D
Canon 6D lets me take more photos per second than my previous model.
usesthis.com 7 Oct 2014
Loved Thinkpad X220
I'm typing this on a Thinkpad X220. It's a great machine with room for a 1TB disk, analog and digital video ports, and a classic Thinkpad keyboard.
usesthis.com 7 Oct 2014
Where they publish
Site wiumlie.no His personal site (mostly Norwegian): CSS, books, apples, the farm.
Link verified 5 Sept 2026.
Blog wiumlie.no/uses-this/changelog A running changelog of his current setup, on his own domain.
Link verified 5 Sept 2026.
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