Crowdfunding News-If Paper Guardian looks familiar, it is because we told you a few years ago in 2019 that it was an unsuccessful campaign. Although the event was not successful, people kept asking about it, so they decided to restart and this time they have achieved their goal.

Paper Guardian is an A5 size paper holder with a built-in paper cutter that allows you to recycle used typing paper to make a refillable notebook/clipboard that will never run out of paper.

I like Paper Guardian because it allows you to reuse/recycle paper that would otherwise be thrown in the trash. I also like that it has a built-in straight edge, you can use it to adjust the 8.5 x 11 inch paper to A5 size paper (5-7/8 x 8-1/4 inch/148 x 210 mm) suitable for the paper Guardian's paper holder. A5 is my favorite size to use because it is easy to manage and fits easily into the bag.

The Paper Guardian event ended on March 12, 21, and they have exceeded their $5,000 funding goal. You can pre-order Paper Guardian, starting at $49. After the Paper Guardian event ends, the rewards are expected to start shipping in May 2022. Please visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

Their Kickstarter calls it an "eco notebook", which is a bit hypocritical in my opinion. When I use the notebook, I want the pages to stay in place so I can refer to them later. This is a loose-leaf clipboard with built-in paper "storage". It has straight edges and can "shred" the paper to a certain size. Reusing old paper has some romantic appeal to the "waste paper" problem, but it will cause problems with the back of the old printout (I reuse the previously printed paper in my work, but never use it for anything I need ) Reference later). If you really want to reduce paper usage, why not use electronic devices like the Remarkable tablet series (https://remarkable.com/)?

In other words, I like the idea of ​​a smaller clipboard, which I can carry in my bag without messing up the files. It seems that there is an A5 clipboard with storage function for 1/3 of the price. I might have to buy one as an early holiday gift for myself...

Dad brought a few aluminum clipboards and a few boxes of triplicate forms to take home for me to paint without destroying the kitchen table and floor

So for more than 30 years, I have recorded my strange ideas and illustrations

Eventually a collapsed wall and subsequent flood destroyed it all

However, this is a good idea, I repeat it for my children

I’m too old-fashioned, I guess... I think it’s better to write on paper

As far as the environment is concerned, alternative gadgets will fail and need to be recycled (currently only a small part of them is recycled) or dumped

Paperless is a concept based on the initial economy, not any environmental issues...just to say

Craig, I'm still struggling with wanting to be paperless/digital, but once I really try to do this through diary and drawing, I just don't like it. Like you, I prefer paper and pens.

On the other hand, we have reduced the physical library to about 3000 books (mainly reference books), but I checked our digital library and today it has 62,959 documents or about 300GB

Thankfully, I cataloged and indexed everything after the first 100 or so

Windows with built-in search is not as overwhelmed as my initial investment in search engines, so it’s not difficult to find what I can’t find

Hoarding digital files takes up much less space than physical files

I live with someone who likes physical books. I have a whole wall of bookshelves filled with bookshelves.

This is how it should be

Endless books, no broken thorns, no margin notes, no high-profile, no folds

Unfortunately, we have no home

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