Comment on A good deal of IT work, too
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 months agoNot 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.
Comment on A good deal of IT work, too
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 months agoNot 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 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?
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.
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.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 months ago
OK? That’s not the point.