Where Theory Meets Chalk, Dust Flies

Re:Where Theory Meets Chalk, Dust Flies by clircle on Monday September 23, 2019 @09:09AM (#21048552)

I had a chalk board in my office for 6 years during a phd. Glad I work with a whiteboard now; hated getting chalk dust on my clothing and computer gadgets. I admit chalk feels better than dry erase, but the dust....

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Re:Where Theory Meets Chalk, Dust Flies by XJ6 on Monday September 23, 2019 @09:47AM (#21048879)

Perhaps it's because I've never worked with chalk daily but chalk never felt better than whiteboards to me, just thinking about a chalkboard makes my teeth hurt.

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Re:Where Theory Meets Chalk, Dust Flies by jacobolus on Monday September 23, 2019 @04:15PM (#21053108)

You need a better chalkboard and/or better chalk.

Nice Japanese chalk on a piece of slate sanded to the appropriate roughness is silky smooth.

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Re:Where Theory Meets Chalk, Dust Flies by bsder on Monday September 23, 2019 @05:22PM (#21053842)

> Nice Japanese chalk

Is this still available? I heard the company went out of business.

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Re:Where Theory Meets Chalk, Dust Flies by evanb on Monday September 23, 2019 @10:59PM (#21056079)

They were closing due to the old age of the owner/operator, but he sold the method and apparatus to a company in South Korea who makes it in plentiful quantities now. Hagoromo.

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Re:Where Theory Meets Chalk, Dust Flies by CapitalistCartr on Monday September 23, 2019 @06:33PM (#21054485)

Quite seriously, if you know the right people, those who hoarded it, it's available. Or buy the Korean stuff; they still make it. Its become a weird business.

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Re:Where Theory Meets Chalk, Dust Flies by LanceH on Monday September 23, 2019 @11:38AM (#21049913)

Some chalk writes smoothly but costs more.

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