It's amazing that we have accepted this user interface for as long as we have. Imagine if touching your paper notebook the wrong way could accidentally erase it or share it with your mom.
> share it with your mom
O horror!
Get a Samsung Note 8. Use wacom pen to take notes. Carrying around dead trees is archaic.
Reminds me of the anecdote about the Russians using a pencil in space (vs. a $1000 pen specifically designed to work in weightlessness).
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Re:The software engineering notebook
by qrbLPHiKpiux on Saturday October 14, 2017 @08:43PM
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Not to mention throwing away my iPhone and all the software I bought for it to go to something completely different. Seriously, a pocket notebook can record info much more efficiently and effectively, more rich information than any device.
... and your 700-dollar pocket computer is probably not much better than the 200-dollar one that you ditched a couple of years ago. We buy things not because we need them, but because we want them. (Why we want them is another story.)
I mainly upgrade my phone for the camera upgrades, if I'm being honest with myself.
Re:The software engineering notebook
by contingencies on Saturday October 14, 2017 @05:03PM
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I always carry a Wacom tablet with my laptop specifically for drawing diagrams and notes without interface limitations.
I have a $700 computer in my pocket and the best way to write a grocery list is on a post-it found in the kitchen drawer.
I think it comes down to the human interface of a touch screen being slow, frustrating, and generally inefficient.