It’s even more stupid when it’s the same class that required the purchase of a TI-85 to complete the course.
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Steve@startrek.website 9 months agoThats a stupid statement in any year after the “pocket calculator” was available in the 70s
dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Ferris@infosec.pub 9 months ago
how big are your pockets cmon
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 9 months ago
There was a period of time when I wore only carpenter jeans so I could fit my TI-83 in my pocket and I’m still not ashamed
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Not really. The first ones were quite expensive, and it was uncommon to have one on your person at all times like we now do with smartphones.
Rodeo@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Yes really, if your job requires lots of calculations you’d be stupid not to have one, even back when they were expensive.
Every machinist I know, even the crusty old ones, carry a calculator in their pocket. It’s indispensable. Why wouldn’t you carry one if you need it all the time?
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Pretty sure the teacher wasn’t assuming that every single child in class was going to be a machinist.
In fact, most people aren’t machinists.
Rodeo@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
And yet my point stands: if you need to do a lot of calculations at your job, you’d be stupid not to have a calculator in your pocket. And if you don’t, then the time it takes to find a calculator will be negligible.