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The paperless society is a dream. Still nothing beats printing a document, scribble on it and giving it to someone or putting it a stash on your desk - not eve

by bipson 6y ago

The paperless society is a dream. Still nothing beats printing a document, scribble on it and giving it to someone or putting it a stash on your desk - not even having a device being capable of doing those things digitally without hick-ups. The two most important issues are: - This device (possibly) stacks all of these papers you would have printed out - so they are lost in a sheer endless space of all these various documents and even worse versions thereof. And then if you start sending these versions to others, e.g. expecting feedback, all hell breaks loose. - There is still something about sitting with a stack of papers in your hand/on your desk - no digital device involved. Most people can't focus on a digital version the same way they do on a physical paper. I'm a huge fan of the ReMarkable (2), but simply put every (even awesome) attempt so far has failed. Then add to that all the hick-ups that are simply never to leave. Software incompatibilities, sharing tools not working with all devices, walled-gardens, ... the problems are still endless and just get worse with every tool you add. How are you going to print exams for students? Forms for residents to fill out? We are not going to demand of every citizen to fill out everything online at all times, are we? That would leave the most vulnerable even more stranded than they are now.

bee_rider 6y ago
My main application for paper is writing notes -- I haven't found a good digital replacement yet, but I'm open to digital paper. Having one repository of all notes would be really helpful, I think, as long as it was properly indexed. But I agree that there are areas where paper will never be beat. Plus, I've used a wacom tablet and, while I was impressed that they managed to somewhat mimic the feeling of writing with a pen, it isn't the feeling of writing with a great pen. And nowhere near the feeling of a nice mechanical pencil. There's room for improvement.

by bipson 6y ago

bee_rider 6y ago

My main application for paper is writing notes -- I haven't found a good digital replacement yet, but I'm open to digital paper. Having one repository of all notes would be really helpful, I think, as long as it was properly indexed. But I agree that there are areas where paper will never be beat. Plus, I've used a wacom tablet and, while I was impressed that they managed to somewhat mimic the feeling of writing with a pen, it isn't the feeling of writing with a great pen. And nowhere near the feeling of a nice mechanical pencil. There's room for improvement.