mimus wrote: > > As previously noted, in my scribblings, I tend to wear erasers out faster > then the pencils black or red that they are attached to. > > I have now solved the problem. > > I have a Big Red Eraser (BRE) now. > > And I have successfully adopted a protocol for BRE use: > > The pencil erasers are used for small erasures, partial words and erasures > involving no more than a word or two. > > And the BRE is deployed for bulk-erasing beyond that. > > The new habit is established! > > Onward through the fog! I have seen erasers that are like mechanical pencils, only with ca 5mm rubber instead of 0.7mm lead (and some that are more simple design, but just as efficient). -- __ __ _____ _____ ______ __ _ _ _____ __ ||| \ \ ) )/ / \|| | \ \ / / \ \ | \ | || | / / \| ) \ ||.. \ \/ /| |_/| | |_/ /| | | || \ | || || | / \ |.PP. \ / | | \| | | \ \| | | || |\_\| || || | / /\ \ _\/___ \_( \_\__/||_| \_\\_\__/_/ |_| |_||_| \_\__/|(_( \_\ |_______ Troll Spokeswoman _____ http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/ ___|
On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:22:41 +0200, Veronica Karlsson wrote: > mimus wrote: >> >> As previously noted, in my scribblings, I tend to wear erasers out faster >> then the pencils black or red that they are attached to. >> >> I have now solved the problem. >> >> I have a Big Red Eraser (BRE) now. >> >> And I have successfully adopted a protocol for BRE use: >> >> The pencil erasers are used for small erasures, partial words and erasures >> involving no more than a word or two. >> >> And the BRE is deployed for bulk-erasing beyond that. >> >> The new habit is established! >> >> Onward through the fog! > > I have seen erasers that are like mechanical pencils, only with ca 5mm > rubber instead of 0.7mm lead (and some that are more simple design, but > just as efficient). I like simple tools. Although you can go too far t'other way-- writing on clay tablets with cut reeds sounds like a bitch. -- tinmimus99@hotmail.com smeeter 11 or maybe 12 mp 10 mhm 29x13 "It's a Boo--!" < _The Hunting of the Snark_
mimus wrote: > On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:22:41 +0200, Veronica Karlsson wrote: > >>mimus wrote: >> >>>As previously noted, in my scribblings, I tend to wear erasers out faster >>>then the pencils black or red that they are attached to. >>> >>>I have now solved the problem. >>> >>>I have a Big Red Eraser (BRE) now. >>> >>>And I have successfully adopted a protocol for BRE use: >>> >>>The pencil erasers are used for small erasures, partial words and erasures >>>involving no more than a word or two. >>> >>>And the BRE is deployed for bulk-erasing beyond that. >>> >>>The new habit is established! >>> >>>Onward through the fog! >> >>I have seen erasers that are like mechanical pencils, only with ca 5mm >>rubber instead of 0.7mm lead (and some that are more simple design, but >>just as efficient). > > I like simple tools. > > Although you can go too far t'other way-- writing on clay tablets with cut > reeds sounds like a bitch. > That's why special clay tablet fonts were developed. Also, you don't need an eraser - just rub the error away with a wet stylus or finger (if that's your choice). -- nuts
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:41:05 -0400, mixed nuts wrote: > mimus wrote: >> On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:22:41 +0200, Veronica Karlsson wrote: >> >>>mimus wrote: >>> >>>>As previously noted, in my scribblings, I tend to wear erasers out faster >>>>then the pencils black or red that they are attached to. >>>> >>>>I have now solved the problem. >>>> >>>>I have a Big Red Eraser (BRE) now. >>>> >>>>And I have successfully adopted a protocol for BRE use: >>>> >>>>The pencil erasers are used for small erasures, partial words and erasures >>>>involving no more than a word or two. >>>> >>>>And the BRE is deployed for bulk-erasing beyond that. >>>> >>>>The new habit is established! >>>> >>>>Onward through the fog! >>> >>>I have seen erasers that are like mechanical pencils, only with ca 5mm >>>rubber instead of 0.7mm lead (and some that are more simple design, but >>>just as efficient). >> >> I like simple tools. >> >> Although you can go too far t'other way-- writing on clay tablets with cut >> reeds sounds like a bitch. >> > That's why special clay tablet fonts were developed. How do the MIME descriptors go for Emegirean versus Akkadian cuneiform fonts? > Also, you don't > need an eraser - just rub the error away with a wet stylus or finger > (if that's your choice). "Ewwww, Gilgal picked his nose and erased his tablet with it!" I believe the Romans, and perhaps the Greeks, used wax on boards for erasable writing surfaces. It all reminds me of those "magic slates" which are supposed to be some kind of vaguely edukashunul toys-- some black waxy stuff on cardboard with a translucent plastic sheet hanging over it-- that you write on, and to erase just pull the sheet back loose (dentist's offices ought to have those chained to their dental chairs). -- tinmimus99@hotmail.com smeeter 11 or maybe 12 mp 10 mhm 29x13 Time was by ill luck arrested hereabouts on a Thursday evening, and so the maid is out indefinitely. < _Jurgen_
mimus wrote: > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > mimus wrote: > >> > >> As previously noted, in my scribblings, I tend to wear erasers out faster > >> then the pencils black or red that they are attached to. > >> > >> I have now solved the problem. > >> > >> I have a Big Red Eraser (BRE) now. > >> > >> And I have successfully adopted a protocol for BRE use: > >> > >> The pencil erasers are used for small erasures, partial words and erasures > >> involving no more than a word or two. > >> > >> And the BRE is deployed for bulk-erasing beyond that. > >> > >> The new habit is established! > >> > >> Onward through the fog! > > > > I have seen erasers that are like mechanical pencils, only with ca 5mm > > rubber instead of 0.7mm lead (and some that are more simple design, but > > just as efficient). > > I like simple tools. It's like all those very expensive "professional" tools with lots of features that are very impressive, until you meet an actual professional and see that the tools he uses are plain and simple. Even simpler would be to get the refills for those "rubber pens" and use them to "refill" the pencils... Especially if the pencils are the mechanical kind (i.e. don't shrink, and the erasers are not glued on, just stuck into the hole at the end of the pen). > Although you can go too far t'other way-- writing on clay tablets with cut > reeds sounds like a bitch. -- __ __ _____ _____ ______ __ _ _ _____ __ ||| \ \ ) )/ / \|| | \ \ / / \ \ | \ | || | / / \| ) \ ||.. \ \/ /| |_/| | |_/ /| | | || \ | || || | / \ |.PP. \ / | | \| | | \ \| | | || |\_\| || || | / /\ \ _\/___ \_( \_\__/||_| \_\\_\__/_/ |_| |_||_| \_\__/|(_( \_\ |_______ Troll Spokeswoman _____ http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/ ___|
mimus wrote: > On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:41:05 -0400, mixed nuts wrote: > >>mimus wrote: >> >>>On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:22:41 +0200, Veronica Karlsson wrote: >>> >>>>mimus wrote: >>>> >>>>>As previously noted, in my scribblings, I tend to wear erasers out faster >>>>>then the pencils black or red that they are attached to. >>>>> >>>>>I have now solved the problem. >>>>> >>>>>I have a Big Red Eraser (BRE) now. >>>>> >>>>>And I have successfully adopted a protocol for BRE use: >>>>> >>>>>The pencil erasers are used for small erasures, partial words and erasures >>>>>involving no more than a word or two. >>>>> >>>>>And the BRE is deployed for bulk-erasing beyond that. >>>>> >>>>>The new habit is established! >>>>> >>>>>Onward through the fog! >>>> >>>>I have seen erasers that are like mechanical pencils, only with ca 5mm >>>>rubber instead of 0.7mm lead (and some that are more simple design, but >>>>just as efficient). >>> >>>I like simple tools. >>> >>>Although you can go too far t'other way-- writing on clay tablets with cut >>>reeds sounds like a bitch. >>> >>That's why special clay tablet fonts were developed. > > How do the MIME descriptors go for Emegirean versus Akkadian cuneiform > fonts? Early religious fanatics apparently burned all the RFC's from that era - it's likely that we'll never know. The possibility exists that some future archeologist will uncover an intact server/router and remnants of a physical network (e.g. TCP/IP/Wagon) with messages still intact and work out some of the details. > >>Also, you don't >>need an eraser - just rub the error away with a wet stylus or finger >>(if that's your choice). > > "Ewwww, Gilgal picked his nose and erased his tablet with it!" I suspect that a good dose of snot might actually improve workability of the clay. > > I believe the Romans, and perhaps the Greeks, used wax on boards for > erasable writing surfaces. I heard that too. Fancy decorated boards. Multiple pages. Into the 1800's in some cases. > > It all reminds me of those "magic slates" which are supposed to be some > kind of vaguely edukashunul toys-- some black waxy stuff on cardboard with > a translucent plastic sheet hanging over it-- that you write on, and to > erase just pull the sheet back loose (dentist's offices ought to have > those chained to their dental chairs). > The utility of such a device becomes apparent when one discovers that the kids have used every scrap of high quality 24# bond for paper airplanes, dinosaur dioramas and refrigerator murals. -- nuts
