Shirt-pocket : nerdy pocket protector :: Jacket pocket : 1950's tv/film hero's cigarette case

Of course, I can't talk about anyone's fashion sense. I can't go anywhere without my combo pen/pencil/stylus, and even when I wear a shirt with a pocket, it gets clipped across the collar on a T-shirt or across the ... whatever you call the buttoned area, probably still the collar ... on a knit shirt.

Regarding clothing options, in case it's not obvious, different styles of pants can make for massive differences in the ease of access to stuff in the pockets. In my case, Levi's 550 relaxed fit jeans made it much easier to carry around my Palm (fat Zire 21 for a few years, back to a much slimmer and recently-resurrected m515 now) versus the same size 505 jeans. Never mind switching entirely to khakis or something more formal.

My clothing options and requirements may differ from others, though. On any given day, my clothes may get deposits of grease, machining coolant, oil, solvents, and various other types of industrial/chemical/office grunge. I don't tend to know when those days are in advance, so I simplify.

If it was me, I'd move the hipster to a pants pocket and possibly dress up the outside of it. Berko said everything else I was going to say earlier, but much more concisely. If they're making fun of you for compulsive notetaking, the proof's in the performance. If it's the shirt-pocket nerdiness and shabby looks of your hipster, then dress it up and/or put it in your pants pocket.