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Re businesses doing this today: I believe WeChat handles this very well in China.
by collinmanderson 8y ago
Re businesses doing this today: I believe WeChat handles this very well in China.
- sowbug 8y agoIt reminds me of the maybe apocryphal story how NASA invested time, money, and effort to develop a pen so astronauts could write in zero gravity, and the Soviets used pencils.
- 8bitchemistry 8y agoA great story, but you are correct about it being apocryphal: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-write-stuff/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-write-stuff/
- aurailious 8y agoSometimes the simple, old, and reliable tool isn't the best one for your environment.
- sowbug 8y agoAnd one internet binge later, I am now the proud owner of a matte black Fisher 400B Space Bullet Space Pen. Cool story. (The real one, I mean.)
- indemnity 8y agoBoth used pencils initially, and both switched to this same pen.
- nyanotech 8y agoPencils have the disadvantage of putting out conductive graphite dust, which, in 0g, will float around for a very long time.