Re:A return to hand-written notes by learning to read and write
by sneak on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @04:28AM
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I’m the same way, and between that and the fact that I can type 120+wpm, makes me angry every time someone expects me to write something. Making dirt smudges on dried tree pulp is as archaic and outmoded as carving marks into bones, and in my view has no place in modern society outside of art.
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Re:A return to hand-written notes by learning to read and write
by markisus on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @07:27AM
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I’m pretty sure most modern mathematics research takes place on pencil and paper or chalkboard. It’s too tedious to typeset everything in the research phase. It’s also way harder to draw little diagrams or new invented notations on the computer.
Re:A return to hand-written notes by learning to read and write
by cubefox on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @07:40AM
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If mathematics was as young as programming, it wouldn't use any fancy symbols and make everything ASCII compatible. Though that wouldn't solve diagrams...
Re:A return to hand-written notes by learning to read and write
by Woeps on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @04:55AM
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> in my view has no place in modern society outside of art.
For a lot of use cases I agree, but no place is to ... abrupt in my opinion. Computers for sure have a multiplier affect in many cases. But when you really want to think something trough it's advised to slow down. For those cases paper and pen is the perfect medium.
And I have a personal preference when making notes with pen and paper about hikes and climbs I'm working on/doing. But that's just me
Re:A return to hand-written notes by learning to read and write
by JadeNB on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @06:44AM
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> But when you really want to think something trough it's advised to slow down. For those cases paper and pen is the perfect medium.
Or chalk on blackboard/marker on whiteboard. A marvelous way to get thoughts flowing that just don't seem to otherwise.