Thanks for assuming I was joking. Have you sharpened steel chock full of vanadium carbides with such a stone? Vassili had to switch from sintered ruby to diamond paste to get the finish he wanted in a reasonable amount of time. The idea of a solid AlOx block graded to a fine grit finish sure is appealing.
For what it's worth, silicon carbide (gray and green), boron carbide, and cubic boron nitride are all harder than aluminum oxide, cost less than diamond paste, and work awesome on paper over glass.
Back to the subject,
Everyone has different learning styles and doing styles and Chiharu's method of teaching just locked better into my noggin; took less time than Carter's vid, too.