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Out of curiosity, what role/industry is that?
The Army - supposed to top and tail letters, especially social letters, with a fountain pen. Ballpoints are crass.
Social letters?
Rollerball pens that use fountain pen ink
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#13I work in a job where I have to sign things with a fountain pen for etiquette reasons. I wonder if this will give the same effect as a fountain pen but be more practical.
Probably not, all your signatures will be with nice ink, sure, but they'll still look like ballpoint signatures rather than fountain pen signatures.
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#14Am I missing the point here? >You might be wondering, why is this a question? Why yes, exactly my thought, please tell me... >If you check out Unsharpen’s Ink Types Guide, you’ll see that while rollerball ink is great, fountain pen ink is quite special. Oh, ok, so I'll follow that link, and... >It is, of course, the ink used in fountain pens, but it takes thousands of forms. The ink can be in a bottle or cartridge, i…
There are many people who would react to some tech folks' passion for mechanical keyboards in much the same way you have here. I wonder if you'd think those people are being absurdly dismissive of experiences outside their own for no real reason.
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#15Am I missing the point here? >You might be wondering, why is this a question? Why yes, exactly my thought, please tell me... >If you check out Unsharpen’s Ink Types Guide, you’ll see that while rollerball ink is great, fountain pen ink is quite special. Oh, ok, so I'll follow that link, and... >It is, of course, the ink used in fountain pens, but it takes thousands of forms. The ink can be in a bottle or cartridge, i…
I'm not into pens, so maybe sometime who is can shed light on the specifics. In general, I see this as any other hobby that can be taken to obsessive levels. I see it as similar to, for example, building your own PC and making sure all parts are color matched and all cables are routed in an esthetically pleasing ways, or growing Bonsai.
If you value handwriting, it makes sense to invest in a good pen and high-quality paper. I have a decent fountain pen and notebooks and it not only makes handwriting more fun, I also noticed that I remember more of what I write down than when using a PC.
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#17Hah! I use exactly the same model as pictured. It's just so pleasant to write with. And even works for lefties like me.
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#18Hah! I use exactly the same model as pictured. It's just so pleasant to write with. And even works for lefties like me.
I thought the ink drying speed was an issue for lefties and the resultant smear. These pens don’t seem to solve it... same ink after all.
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#19Am I missing the point here? >You might be wondering, why is this a question? Why yes, exactly my thought, please tell me... >If you check out Unsharpen’s Ink Types Guide, you’ll see that while rollerball ink is great, fountain pen ink is quite special. Oh, ok, so I'll follow that link, and... >It is, of course, the ink used in fountain pens, but it takes thousands of forms. The ink can be in a bottle or cartridge, i…
Looks like you got downvoted to hell and that makes sense to me...
After all you’re on hacker news the site for people who are obsessive about things no one else cares about.
Threading models? (Or any programming thing you’re into) Sure. Whatever. Won’t save you from 2019-nCOV or global warming or nuclear war.
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#20As someone that still fills a notebook roughly every three months, these pens are actually pretty nifty. Most regular ballpoints aren't ergonomic at all (I don't know how to describe it, but they take way too much force to write with and that leads to hand cramps in a long writing session). Rollerballs are way easier on the hand, and I tipped over to buying refillable ones because someone introduced me to J. Herbin ink and now I hate writing with anything else.
I'm still very much a pen noob though - I just like vivid ink and not having a cramp after half an hour of steady writing.