Comment on A good deal of IT work, too

• SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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  • Rodeo@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨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?

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    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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      • Rodeo@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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• dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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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  • Ferris@infosec.pub ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    how big are your pockets cmon

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    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨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

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