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spiralcoastertoday at 3:51 AM1 replyview on HN

What difference does it make if they heard of it, or how rare displays are vs pen/paper coding? I imagine most everyone at this point has heard of e-paper and e-ink displays, but the author clearly dropped the "e" to make it sound more intriguing.

Would you be asking the same question for a post titled "Drawing with Ink", but it linked you to a page about drawing with an e-ink display? Of course not. It's misleading.


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jolmgtoday at 3:59 AM

> Would you be asking the same question for a post titled "Drawing with Ink",

If it said "coding with ink", yes, I think I just might.

Try not to be so triggered. I don't think the author actually was trying to mislead. Of what use would that be? To their non-monetized blog? They're just sharing their happy moment with a "look it's like paper!" kind of vibe.

> I imagine most everyone at this point has heard of e-paper and e-ink displays

You'd be surprised. A few years ago, I asked about an eink reader / ebook reader at an electronics store and they didn't know what that was. Think I had to explain it to them as a tablet for reading books, but with a special display.

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