Ramsey NasserInterview
Computer scientist, game designer
Adapted from Ramsey Nasser's interview on Uses This, published 24 October 2013. 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 ↗
Is this you? Claim this kit →Hardware
A 15" MacBook Pro from 2011 serves as my sole computer.
I ride a stock '95 Honda Nighthawk 750 that I love to pieces.
My first bike, which I still own, is a gorgeous but perpetually-in-need-of-work '76 Honda CB360.
I still have my TI-83 graphing calculator on my desk, and it gets used constantly.
Communication
I use Sparrow as my mail client, and I don't host my mail on GMail.
Productivity
Alfred serves as my application launcher, although I am not a power user by any stretch.
Browser
I browse the web using Chrome.
Notes
Notational Velocity+ 23 others
The most effective tool I've ever picked up is Notational Velocity, hands down.
For long-form writing, I love Byword.
Coding & Development
Homebrew is a must if you're a hacker using OS X on a daily basis.
I'm trying to get into Vim, but the keyboard commands still seem arbitrary and non-intuitive.
A lot of my game development happens in Unity 3D.
Other
I'm on Mac OS, having been a Linux user for a long time.