Articles Tagged with calculators

Cyborg students

Mechanical aids

When we test students today, what do we test?

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Programmable (III)

The right problem

Why do we only teach the easy problems?

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Programmable (II)

Victory of the geeks

We note one time when the computer-engineers won over the marketers.

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Programmable (I)

But not programmed

Some capabilities are never used.  Well, hardly ever.

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Reading the dial (II)

Graphs and indicators

Digits can be deceiving.

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Future puzzles

When today is past

What will need to be explained to future readers about today’s literature?

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Technology and tedium

Riemann sums

Sometimes technological advances mean things are less exciting.

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Knobology

Not intuitive

Some arbitrary details can be very important.

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Fixing old things

Rolleiflex TLR camera

Repairable still

When do you stop paying for repairs?

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