I'm a mathematical genius
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At least that's how I felt. I had to perform
371.52 - 60.41 - 64.40. I have a whopping headache so didn't feel like doing it in my head, so I did it old school. With pen and paper. I'm talking without a calculator. I'm not making this up. And I ended up with the right answer. First. Time. Without cheating. The thing that shocked me the most is just how long it's been since I've actually used my brain to work out something as trivial as subtraction. It's actually a little scary. Our kids are screwed.cheers Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote:
With pen and paper.
You didn't do it in your head? Lazy. :-)
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At least that's how I felt. I had to perform
371.52 - 60.41 - 64.40. I have a whopping headache so didn't feel like doing it in my head, so I did it old school. With pen and paper. I'm talking without a calculator. I'm not making this up. And I ended up with the right answer. First. Time. Without cheating. The thing that shocked me the most is just how long it's been since I've actually used my brain to work out something as trivial as subtraction. It's actually a little scary. Our kids are screwed.cheers Chris Maunder
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Would this be a bad time to point out that that's arithmetic and not really mathematics at all then?
Pah! Mathematics is derived from the Arithmetic base class!
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Would this be a bad time to point out that that's arithmetic and not really mathematics at all then?
I have a passing knowledge of the topic.
cheers Chris Maunder
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At least that's how I felt. I had to perform
371.52 - 60.41 - 64.40. I have a whopping headache so didn't feel like doing it in my head, so I did it old school. With pen and paper. I'm talking without a calculator. I'm not making this up. And I ended up with the right answer. First. Time. Without cheating. The thing that shocked me the most is just how long it's been since I've actually used my brain to work out something as trivial as subtraction. It's actually a little scary. Our kids are screwed.cheers Chris Maunder
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At least that's how I felt. I had to perform
371.52 - 60.41 - 64.40. I have a whopping headache so didn't feel like doing it in my head, so I did it old school. With pen and paper. I'm talking without a calculator. I'm not making this up. And I ended up with the right answer. First. Time. Without cheating. The thing that shocked me the most is just how long it's been since I've actually used my brain to work out something as trivial as subtraction. It's actually a little scary. Our kids are screwed.cheers Chris Maunder
Took me a couple minutes, but just did it in my head... That took way too much effort. 52 - 41 = 11... 371 - 60 = 311... 311.11... 11 - 40 = -29, so 310.71 - 64... 300.71 - 54... 250.71 - 4... 246.71. Pen and paper may have been quicker.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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So... did you calculate
371.52 - 60.41 - 64.40or(371.52 - 60.41) - 64.40?There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
Don't confuse the poor guy, let him bask in his glory for a minute or two :laugh:
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So... did you calculate
371.52 - 60.41 - 64.40or(371.52 - 60.41) - 64.40?There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
Old school.
-1-1-1 371.52 - 60.41 - 64.40 ======== 246.71 --------
cheers Chris Maunder
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Old school.
-1-1-1 371.52 - 60.41 - 64.40 ======== 246.71 --------
cheers Chris Maunder
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Could be. (I did it in my head, and got it right - but I checked it on a calculator! :laugh: ) In the days before barcoded products, I used to add up the prices in my trolley / basket while bored waiting at the checkout, and hand over the exact amount. Even then, I got some strange looks from checkout girls (for they were all females on the checkout in those days) who needed the machine to tell them how much change to give. :sigh:
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(true story) I once went through a checkout line in my local WalMart, and I had to show the cashier how to count out my change.
Software Zen:
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At least that's how I felt. I had to perform
371.52 - 60.41 - 64.40. I have a whopping headache so didn't feel like doing it in my head, so I did it old school. With pen and paper. I'm talking without a calculator. I'm not making this up. And I ended up with the right answer. First. Time. Without cheating. The thing that shocked me the most is just how long it's been since I've actually used my brain to work out something as trivial as subtraction. It's actually a little scary. Our kids are screwed.cheers Chris Maunder
If you want a real fright, try doing long division.
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(true story) I once went through a checkout line in my local WalMart, and I had to show the cashier how to count out my change.
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
in my local WalMart
Well, there's your problem... :laugh:
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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If you want a real fright, try doing long division.
Software Zen:
delete this;I prefer short division myself. :-\
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
in my local WalMart
Well, there's your problem... :laugh:
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
I know, but you'd think that counting out change would be one of the minimum required abilities for the job.
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I prefer short division myself. :-\
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
That escalated quickly.
Software Zen:
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At least that's how I felt. I had to perform
371.52 - 60.41 - 64.40. I have a whopping headache so didn't feel like doing it in my head, so I did it old school. With pen and paper. I'm talking without a calculator. I'm not making this up. And I ended up with the right answer. First. Time. Without cheating. The thing that shocked me the most is just how long it's been since I've actually used my brain to work out something as trivial as subtraction. It's actually a little scary. Our kids are screwed.cheers Chris Maunder
I have a brother who is teaching high school for 'at risk students' (if they don't get help, they will simply drop out). At the end of the school year, an assessment was done of the students to identify where they stood in terms of basics: reading, writing, arithmetic. They discovered the kids didn't know how to add/subtract/multiply/divide without a calculator... so, he will be doing remedial studies for a few weeks so they understand the basics. Oh, and he is the English and History teacher; the Math teacher can't be bothered lowering himself to actually teach the kids.
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I know, but you'd think that counting out change would be one of the minimum required abilities for the job.
Software Zen:
delete this;It isn't. You hire something that is not too bad to look at, have someone experienced show them how the big calculator works, presto. Both cheaper and easier; and with all moving to paying with plastic (credit or debit), it is a topic that is easily skipped during the 'on the job training'.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^][](X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett)
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At least that's how I felt. I had to perform
371.52 - 60.41 - 64.40. I have a whopping headache so didn't feel like doing it in my head, so I did it old school. With pen and paper. I'm talking without a calculator. I'm not making this up. And I ended up with the right answer. First. Time. Without cheating. The thing that shocked me the most is just how long it's been since I've actually used my brain to work out something as trivial as subtraction. It's actually a little scary. Our kids are screwed.cheers Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote:
Our kids are screwed.
If this was the soapbox, I would make a comment about how you treat your kids.
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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It isn't. You hire something that is not too bad to look at, have someone experienced show them how the big calculator works, presto. Both cheaper and easier; and with all moving to paying with plastic (credit or debit), it is a topic that is easily skipped during the 'on the job training'.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^][](X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett)
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At least that's how I felt. I had to perform
371.52 - 60.41 - 64.40. I have a whopping headache so didn't feel like doing it in my head, so I did it old school. With pen and paper. I'm talking without a calculator. I'm not making this up. And I ended up with the right answer. First. Time. Without cheating. The thing that shocked me the most is just how long it's been since I've actually used my brain to work out something as trivial as subtraction. It's actually a little scary. Our kids are screwed.cheers Chris Maunder
Yay me to and I *used to* ssssssssuck at math! 246.71
