agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoMy generation was probably the last one to get told "You won't have a calculator in your pocket all the time" by our math teachers.message-squaremessage-square78linkfedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down19
arrow-up1351arrow-down1message-squareMy generation was probably the last one to get told "You won't have a calculator in your pocket all the time" by our math teachers.agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square78linkfedilink
minus-squarekestrel7_7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoMechanical calculators have been around since the 1700’s and widespread since the 1920’s, though. And before that we had the abacus and slide rule. Mental math has never been a flex, lol
Mechanical calculators have been around since the 1700’s and widespread since the 1920’s, though. And before that we had the abacus and slide rule. Mental math has never been a flex, lol