I own half a dozen slide rules and have programmed in about 20 languages including 5 assemblers and have used a CRAY back in the day, used to talk with Don Becker (created the bonding linux ethernet driver to make a Beowulf cluster of ham sandwiches) on the regular so yeah, I get it.
And that "had previously precalculated a rule of thumb" is exactly the thing I am saying people are missing now...
Point is, the calculator does not help someone become intimate with the math.
Kinda like learning a few chords on the guitar may get you laid, it does not teach you music theory and how to compose / think in music.
People need to learn to think about and master the basics... like making fucking change would be a good start.
Learning to read ... at least at a 5th grade level would be most gooderest toooo.
NASA has become a shit show for the most part... I am waiting on them to go all in on flat earth next... and make the covering one eye their new symbol...
I own half a dozen slide rules and have programmed in about 20 languages including 5 assemblers and have used a CRAY back in the day, used to talk with Don Becker (created the bonding linux ethernet driver to make a Beowulf cluster of ham sandwiches) on the regular so yeah, I get it.
And that "had previously precalculated a rule of thumb" is exactly the thing I am saying people are missing now...
Point is, the calculator does not help someone become intimate with the math.
Kinda like learning a few chords on the guitar may get you laid, it does not teach you music theory and how to compose / think in music.
People need to learn to think about and master the basics... like making fucking change would be a good start.
Learning to read ... at least at a 5th grade level would be most gooderest toooo.
NASA has become a shit show for the most part... I am waiting on them to go all in on flat earth next... and make the covering one eye their new symbol...