Lex GillInterview
Research fellow (Citizen Lab), legal researcher (CCLA)
Adapted from Lex Gill's interview on Uses This, published 10 August 2017. The kit is drawn from their answers and each reason is an excerpt, lightly edited. Shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full interview ↗
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I don't carry confidential data or devices internationally, so instead of the glorious new MacBook, I brought a (wiped) 2013 MacBook Air on a recent trip to Tokyo.
Double Ended Hybrid Hexagonal Pen
I also still do a surprising amount of writing and drawing by hand -- I'm partial to Rhodia dot pads and recently fell in love with the feel of these double-ended pens from MUJI.
I have an Apple Watch 2, which I use pretty much exclusively as a fitness tracker (I'd never get anything done if I enabled other notifications).
Communication
Productivity
Notes
I've since graduated to Bear, which is a much more elegant solution (and lets you integrate sketches!).
Security
I still use Sublime sometimes, and I'm currently taking Standard Notes for a test run.
Coding & Development
Other
I support the Tor Project, and use Tor for as much of my browsing as I reasonably can.