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1 HN user recommended this in 2017, in one comment.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
When they ask this question, what kind of pen is it? The author's pitch compares against a cheap Bic (which I imagine is something like this [1]), so I assume it is usually something fancier and/or more expensive, but are we talking a Uni-ball micro roller [2] level of fancier, or a Montblanc Meisterstück Moon Pearl LeGrand Rollerball [3] level of fancier?
PS: so, what pens do other HN readers use? I used to use the Uni-ball micro roller pens, but I've since switched to the Pilot G2 gel roller with the ultra fine (0.38mm) tip. I switched for the ultra fine tip, which makes superscripts and subscripts easier. There are Uni-balls with ultra fine tips, but last time I bought a few boxes of pens they were harder to find.
For pencils, I use a Uni-ball Kuro Toga [4]. It has a clever mechanism that slightly rotates the lead every time you put tip to paper, so that it wears evenly from all sides, keeping the look and feel uniform throughout your writing. Here's a video showing how it works [5].
[1] https://www.amazon.com/BIC-Cristal-Stic-Medium-Point/dp/B000...
[2] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006IE8R/
[3] https://www.amazon.com/Montblanc-111694-Pearl-LeGrand-Roller...
[4] https://www.amazon.com/uni-ball-KuruToga-Mechanical-Pencil-0...
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80k7Jl1o8Lc