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As a slight thread hijack, which do you prefer, blackboards or whiteboards? The physicists and mathematicians I know seem to universally prefer blackboards, wh
by RK 18y ago
As a slight thread hijack, which do you prefer, blackboards or whiteboards?
The physicists and mathematicians I know seem to universally prefer blackboards, while everyone else seems to like whiteboards.
I like whiteboards for any semi-permanent or "data-rich" writing (i.e. multi-color), but probably prefer blackboards for intense computation.
- cturner 18y agoWhile RK is asking - has anyone had contact with those glass boards that Joel wrote about recently?
- mseebach 18y agoYep, they're nice. One thing though, when there's direct light, what's written on the surface casts a shadow on the painted back-side. It looks a bit odd. Also, the same effect results in a fuzzy picture when the glass board is used as a projector screen. I'd love to experiment with back-lighting the glass board. If would eliminate the shadow-problem, and look pretty neat, I think.
- ponnap 18y agoWe've had them in my previous company. How different are they from the regular whiteboards? They probably look a lot cleaner than the white ones after years of usage. If the ink in the marker dries out, it is harder to read than it is to, from a whiteboard. Can't think of others for now.
- eru 18y agoI like blackboards --- but then I am a mathematician. I even brought blackboard foil to glue to the walls at home.
- hs 18y agoi like blackboard for the simple reason that chalk never lies
- noro 18y agoblackboards are much better: * easier to erase * easier to clean board and erasers * chalk is cleaner, cheaper, more expressive, less wasteful (no plastic), and there are generally more colors available * chalk stays at full "marking capacity" until it runs out. Dry-erase markers make you write at less than full contrast for a long while until you toss them. * chalk dust is no problem if you have windows you can open a little * sounds better when you use it. :) * nicer light-on-dark contrast (IMO) But whiteboard gets chosen by non-experts b/c it supposedly makes less dust for electronics/projectors. Unfortunate.
- endtime 18y ago>But whiteboard gets chosen by non-experts Presumably, non-experts in the details of your opinion about whiteboards vs. blackboards?