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There will be limited seating at this years HHC :-)
Message #1 Posted by Egan Ford on 22 Sept 2010, 6:14 p.m.

http://gizmodo.com/5645071/the-calculator-you-can-operate-with-your-ass

Where's the ENTER bench?

Edited: 22 Sept 2010, 6:34 p.m.

      
Re: There will be limited seating at this years HHC :-)
Message #2 Posted by db (martinez, ca.) on 22 Sept 2010, 8:34 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Egan Ford

what kind of ass would use a calculator like that?

            
Re: There will be limited seating at this years HHC :-)
Message #3 Posted by Tim Wessman on 22 Sept 2010, 9:56 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by db (martinez, ca.)

Hugh Jass?

Couldn't resist. . . :-)

TW

Edited: 22 Sept 2010, 10:07 p.m.

      
Re: There will be limited seating at this years HHC :-)
Message #4 Posted by Pal G. on 23 Sept 2010, 9:58 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Egan Ford

This is one way to teach a lazy generation the beauty of RPN. Less keystrokes, and thus less "Whaahhh. I have to get up and sit down, over and over again to do my calculations."

            
Re: There will be limited seating at this years HHC :-)
Message #5 Posted by Martin Pinckney on 23 Sept 2010, 11:38 a.m.,
in response to message #4 by Pal G.

Unfortunately, this seating arrangement would only teach stupid "chain logic".


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