return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 23 hours agoWhat's one item in your home that's at least 20 years old that you still use?message-squaremessage-square96linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down11
arrow-up162arrow-down1message-squareWhat's one item in your home that's at least 20 years old that you still use?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 23 hours agomessage-square96linkfedilink
minus-squarerekabis@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·54 minutes agoFor simple chained operations they can be noticeably faster than an electronic calculator. And unless you are getting the circumference of the universe down to a few angstroms, the precision is absolutely adequate for everyday use.
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoslide rules are primo. don’t knock em til you have to use one.
You actually use a slide rule?
For simple chained operations they can be noticeably faster than an electronic calculator.
And unless you are getting the circumference of the universe down to a few angstroms, the precision is absolutely adequate for everyday use.
slide rules are primo.
don’t knock em til you have to use one.