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Reminds me of the story of Hagoromo shutting down their chalk business several years ago. Previous HN discussions from 2015 and 2019. [1] [2] [1]: https://news
by divbzero 6y ago
Reminds me of the story of Hagoromo shutting down their chalk business several years ago. Previous HN discussions from 2015 and 2019. [1] [2]
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9770017 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9770017 "Hagoromo president explains why he closed down his beloved chalk business"
[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20237878 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20237878 "The Chalk Market: Where Mathematicians Go to Get the Good Stuff"
- endgame 6y agoHagoromo changed hands after those articles, and now runs from South Korea, I think. An Amazon review says it's no longer the Rolls Royce of chalk, but more like a "really dope Lexus".
- kkylin 6y agoI have never used the old chalk, but the new ones are plenty good IMO, and certainly significantly better than any standard-issue chalk anywhere. Everyone I know who still has a blackboard has a private stash of Hagoromo in their office.