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Re:Thinking with pen and paper by dakr on Friday August 05, 2022 @12:43PM (#32358583)
I use a syringe to refill cartridges from whatever bottle of ink I want to use. The cartridges can be reused many many times.

edit: lol, if I had reloaded the page before commenting, I would have seen all of these people saying the same thing!

Re:Thinking with pen and paper by dwringer on Friday August 05, 2022 @03:03PM (#32360477)
> edit: [...]

Every time fountain pens come up on HN I'm amazed how active the discussion gets.

Re:Thinking with pen and paper by dumpsterlid on Friday August 05, 2022 @07:10PM (#32362975)
I mean, how important is the pen as a tool to human history? The pen is one of the most important human inventions and the fountain pen is by far the coolest version of it :P
Re:Thinking with pen and paper by ubermonkey on Saturday August 06, 2022 @03:35PM (#32370895)
I am similarly surprised at the number of technical people who prefer one or more of the following:

* Fountain pens * Mechanical watches * Cars with clutches