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:
Our kids are screwed
Don't think of them as "our kids", think of them as the future coders of self-driving cars and airplane design software. They're not screwed, we are.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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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.
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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
This morning. Home improvement store. Checkout. Price plus tax $18.02. I paid cash with a $20 bill and wait, I have two pennies in my pocket. I hoped I get two dollar bills back. No, I got one dollar bill, 98 cents in coins plus my additional 2 pennies back. Asking her why she entered $20 instead of $20.02 for the amount rendered, she responded she was never taught to enter such odd amounts. I gave her all the coins back asking for a dollar bill. She put it on the counter and started counting them. It took her two attempts to find out that it was a dollar. No child left behind!
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Dude I have one better for you.. how much time do you work on a PC?... had you ever tried to write a small letter... by hand!!! that's almost impossible, my hand start to hurt after the 4 or 5 first words... and forget about the lack of auto-correct!!
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This morning. Home improvement store. Checkout. Price plus tax $18.02. I paid cash with a $20 bill and wait, I have two pennies in my pocket. I hoped I get two dollar bills back. No, I got one dollar bill, 98 cents in coins plus my additional 2 pennies back. Asking her why she entered $20 instead of $20.02 for the amount rendered, she responded she was never taught to enter such odd amounts. I gave her all the coins back asking for a dollar bill. She put it on the counter and started counting them. It took her two attempts to find out that it was a dollar. No child left behind!
Yet another sad example of our current school curriculum. I've also had store clerks refuse to take payment with a dollar coin. The prevailing opinion was that it could not be money. Come to think of it, the dollar coin does look like a video arcade token. Where to get a dollar coin? Buy stamps from a post office vending machine. The machine gives them for change.
Fletcher Glenn