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Re:A Japanese Pen Maker Anticipated the Fountain-Pen Renaiss... by arkitaip on Monday September 04, 2017 @03:25PM (#15170311)
"The current analog is searching for the perfect keyboard."

Sounds like we have been on a similar journey (typing this on a Corsair K95). I still enjoy finding a really good pen, but they rarely cost more than 10-20 usd and I mostly use them for sketching UI. If only there was a keyboard equivalent to The Pilot G2 0.7.

Re:A Japanese Pen Maker Anticipated the Fountain-Pen Renaiss... by HakureiSec on Monday September 04, 2017 @06:02PM (#15171103)
Oh my, another G2 fan.

I used to write with Cello Maxriters but at some point they became too thin and uncomfortable for me. Then I discovered G2 0.7 – and for the next 8 years (2 in high school and 6 in the uni) I refused to write with anything but them. When I couldn't find refills I just bought new pens (plural). Eventually, they started to miss from the local shops but at the same time, I started to write less with a pen and more with a keyboard.

I still have packs of red, black and even green refills in a box somewhere in my house.

Re:A Japanese Pen Maker Anticipated the Fountain-Pen Renaiss... by DiabloD3 on Monday September 04, 2017 @10:06PM (#15172026)
I've never understood why people like G2s. They always feel a bit scratchy to me. I prefer 207 0.38s, which are about as scratchy as G2 0.7s, but with a much thinner tip (207 0.7s are much smoother than both 207 0.38s and G2 0.7s).
Re:A Japanese Pen Maker Anticipated the Fountain-Pen Renaiss... by dizzystar on Monday September 04, 2017 @03:48PM (#15170445)
I'm fond of felt-tip pens.

I used Liquid Expresso pens back when I was a bike messenger. Every secretary would try to steal them, and often beg me to leave one for them.

Re:A Japanese Pen Maker Anticipated the Fountain-Pen Renaiss... by djg3 on Monday September 04, 2017 @09:36PM (#15171923)
That's a great pen. I moved from that to the V5 rt 0.5 and haven't looked back.