Comments on: Pencils Rock http://lesscode.org/2005/07/13/pencils-rock/ AAaaaaahhhhrrrrrrr! Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:13:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Thomas Joad http://lesscode.org/2005/07/13/pencils-rock/#comment-175 Sun, 07 Aug 2005 18:13:03 +0000 http://lesscode.org/2005/07/13/pencils-rock/#comment-175 <p>I have a space pen. It's freakin' great. Durable ink vs smudgey graphite? No contest. Writes clean and crisp every time. Fits in my front pocket, easy to carry. And writes on surfaces some many pencils might not.</p> <p>But, as always, right tool for the right job. I carry the space pen in my pants pocket, but if I've got my laptop bag or a backpack there's a very good chance I've a set of drawing pencils and a manual sharpener (the kind with the screw-on shavings bulb so it doesn't spill open.)</p> I have a space pen. It’s freakin’ great. Durable ink vs smudgey graphite? No contest. Writes clean and crisp every time. Fits in my front pocket, easy to carry. And writes on surfaces some many pencils might not.

But, as always, right tool for the right job. I carry the space pen in my pants pocket, but if I’ve got my laptop bag or a backpack there’s a very good chance I’ve a set of drawing pencils and a manual sharpener (the kind with the screw-on shavings bulb so it doesn’t spill open.)

]]> by: Ryan Tomayko http://lesscode.org/2005/07/13/pencils-rock/#comment-45 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:47:17 +0000 http://lesscode.org/2005/07/13/pencils-rock/#comment-45 <p>Thanks Mike. Should be fixed up now.</p> Thanks Mike. Should be fixed up now.

]]> by: Mike http://lesscode.org/2005/07/13/pencils-rock/#comment-43 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:53:30 +0000 http://lesscode.org/2005/07/13/pencils-rock/#comment-43 <p>Not related to this post: just FYI www.lesscode.org gives a 404; lesscode.org is fine.</p> Not related to this post: just FYI www.lesscode.org gives a 404; lesscode.org is fine.

]]> by: Andrew Dupont http://lesscode.org/2005/07/13/pencils-rock/#comment-41 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 01:27:57 +0000 http://lesscode.org/2005/07/13/pencils-rock/#comment-41 <p>It's a great story, but it's also <a href="http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp" rel="nofollow">apocryphal</a>. Too bad, because I agree with the sentiment.</p> It’s a great story, but it’s also apocryphal. Too bad, because I agree with the sentiment.

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