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A plain paper notebook. I’ve tried everything and nothing works as well.

colechristensen 9y ago
This is true and somewhat infuriating. 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.
- Koshkin 9y ago
  ... 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.)
  - krallja 9y ago
    I mainly upgrade my phone for the camera upgrades, if I'm being honest with myself.
- asciimo 9y ago
  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.
  - Koshkin 9y ago
    > share it with your mom O horror!
- contingencies 9y ago
  I always carry a Wacom tablet with my laptop specifically for drawing diagrams and notes without interface limitations.
- nvarsj 9y ago
  Get a Samsung Note 8. Use wacom pen to take notes. Carrying around dead trees is archaic.
  - Koshkin 9y ago
    Reminds me of the anecdote about the Russians using a pencil in space (vs. a $1000 pen specifically designed to work in weightlessness).
    - qrbLPHiKpiux 9y ago
      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.
    - krallja 9y ago
      Snopes: FALSE http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp
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bluetwo 9y ago
I also use paper. So there are two of us. 8x11 notebook of quarter-inch graph paper. Useful for taking notes wither portrait (in meetings) or landscape (in front of a computer). Also graph paper obviously helps with sketches and dividing up the page on the fly.

This is true and somewhat infuriating. 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.

Koshkin 9y ago
... 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.)
- krallja 9y ago
  I mainly upgrade my phone for the camera upgrades, if I'm being honest with myself.
asciimo 9y ago
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.
- Koshkin 9y ago
  > share it with your mom O horror!
contingencies 9y ago
I always carry a Wacom tablet with my laptop specifically for drawing diagrams and notes without interface limitations.
nvarsj 9y ago
Get a Samsung Note 8. Use wacom pen to take notes. Carrying around dead trees is archaic.
- Koshkin 9y ago
  Reminds me of the anecdote about the Russians using a pencil in space (vs. a $1000 pen specifically designed to work in weightlessness).
  - qrbLPHiKpiux 9y ago
    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.
  - krallja 9y ago
    Snopes: FALSE http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

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bluetwo 9y ago

I also use paper. So there are two of us. 8x11 notebook of quarter-inch graph paper. Useful for taking notes wither portrait (in meetings) or landscape (in front of a computer). Also graph paper obviously helps with sketches and dividing up the page on the fly.