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Re:How To Take Exceptional Notes and Be Productive with Paper by anaphor on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @02:47PM (#6407174)
Did you know that Neal Stephenson wrote Cryptonomicon mostly with a fountain pen? Seems to work well for some people.
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Re:How To Take Exceptional Notes and Be Productive with Paper by cma on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @03:20PM (#6407409)
That is exactly parent's point: a fountain pen makes sense for long-form constant writing, but not for short burst, sporadic note-taking.
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Re:How To Take Exceptional Notes and Be Productive with Paper by jonesetc on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @03:52PM (#6407639)
No, that was just the first premise, the point was "you're better off typing it". They were implying that a fountain pen is a waste because it's only useful in situation you should be avoiding.

I think the parent you your post is a very valid criticism when paired with this sibling: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6407094

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Re:How To Take Exceptional Notes and Be Productive with Paper by cju on Thursday September 19, 2013 @12:27PM (#6412641)
To be exact, he started with the Baroque Cycle (http://www.ericaustinlee.com/2008/10/neal-stephensons-writin...).
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Re:How To Take Exceptional Notes and Be Productive with Paper by normloman on Monday September 23, 2013 @10:41AM (#6431259)
He did? So what.
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