08-22-2005, 05:14 PM
Hi,
Neat little story. Thanks for the insight and grin. But, on one point, I must comment.
However, for simple addition, I bet a person who is well versed with the abacus would beat the pants off the calculator users. :)
--Pete
Neat little story. Thanks for the insight and grin. But, on one point, I must comment.
NiteFox,Aug 22 2005, 05:14 AM Wrote:We tally up the marks with our calculators. Purists will argue that we should be doing the math in our heads and that we're being lazy and stupid for relying on calculators.[right][snapback]86876[/snapback][/right]Screw the purists. They'd also have you eating your meat raw, dressing in animal skis, and scratching the scores on wood planks with a flint chip. ;)
However, for simple addition, I bet a person who is well versed with the abacus would beat the pants off the calculator users. :)
--Pete
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