The real gamechanger for me were production chain calculators. If you're running aground while expanding, it's really handy to just punch in the numbers and be told exactly how many buildings you need for your (target) population.
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The real gamechanger for me were production chain calculators. If you're running aground while expanding, it's really handy to just punch in the numbers and be told exactly how many buildings you need for your (target) population.
It’s also insanely wrong. Calculators of all kinds are pretty ubiquitous, thereby diluting math’s importance as a skill
On the flip side, LLMs are retarding (in the literal sense) people’s ability to interact with each other. Social/interpersonal skills are far more valuable as a result.
On the flip side, LLMs are retarding (in the literal sense) people’s ability to interact with each other. Social/interpersonal skills are far more valuable as a result.
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It’s also insanely wrong. Calculators of all kinds are pretty ubiquitous, thereby diluting math’s importance as a skill
On the flip side, LLMs are retarding (in the literal sense) people’s ability to interact with each other. Social/interpersonal skills are far more valuable as a result.
On the flip side, LLMs are retarding (in the literal sense) people’s ability to interact with each other. Social/interpersonal skills are far more valuable as a result.
We have had for decades calculators, spreadsheets, programming languages that do math efficiently even on tiny processors. Even if it worked, using text based AI in giant data centres for that is like using a 747 to pick up the groceries. It's insane.
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
We have had for decades calculators, spreadsheets, programming languages that do math efficiently even on tiny processors. Even if it worked, using text based AI in giant data centres for that is like using a 747 to pick up the groceries. It's insane.
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Yeah, I've just consulted way too many online calculators but 3.2 km (2 miles) in 30 minutes makes a lot more sense than 2 km (1,25 miles).
Seriously, my grocery runs with several kilos on my back are quicker than that.
Seriously, my grocery runs with several kilos on my back are quicker than that.
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Yeah, I've just consulted way too many online calculators but 3.2 km (2 miles) in 30 minutes makes a lot more sense than 2 km (1,25 miles).
Seriously, my grocery runs with several kilos on my back are quicker than that.
Seriously, my grocery runs with several kilos on my back are quicker than that.
I really like the digit-by-digit method for finding square roots, fwiw. you do square roots pretty fast purely by hand without calculators. its very useful. it should definitely be in a little handbook of useful mathematical techniques to use when you can't use other tools
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I really like the digit-by-digit method for finding square roots, fwiw. you do square roots pretty fast purely by hand without calculators. its very useful. it should definitely be in a little handbook of useful mathematical techniques to use when you can't use other tools
and IF we're going to teach a tool that's been supplanted in practical use by better tools -- as hand arithmetic was supplanted by tables and slide rules and then by digital calculators -- then we ought to be teaching the tools that help cement the deeper truths
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
and IF we're going to teach a tool that's been supplanted in practical use by better tools -- as hand arithmetic was supplanted by tables and slide rules and then by digital calculators -- then we ought to be teaching the tools that help cement the deeper truths
From the @theguardian.com tonight
"Kayleigh Ward and Richard Monteith take issue with the idea that calculators have rendered a proper education in maths unnecessary”, My grandson age 7 loves maths & is obsessed with everything mathematical.
"Kayleigh Ward and Richard Monteith take issue with the idea that calculators have rendered a proper education in maths unnecessary”, My grandson age 7 loves maths & is obsessed with everything mathematical.
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
From the @theguardian.com tonight
"Kayleigh Ward and Richard Monteith take issue with the idea that calculators have rendered a proper education in maths unnecessary”, My grandson age 7 loves maths & is obsessed with everything mathematical.
"Kayleigh Ward and Richard Monteith take issue with the idea that calculators have rendered a proper education in maths unnecessary”, My grandson age 7 loves maths & is obsessed with everything mathematical.
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45844419
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
📰 The R47: A new physical RPN calculator released today in 2025
💬 Comments reveal nostalgia for physical RPN calculators vs. mobile solutions. Some excitement exists, but skepticism about price persists. 🤔
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45844419
💬 Comments reveal nostalgia for physical RPN calculators vs. mobile solutions. Some excitement exists, but skepticism about price persists. 🤔
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45844419
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To be honest, when I say "some years ago" or "a few years ago," I'm usually referring to the 1980s, which was ... (cool, pocket calculators are built into phones now) forty years ago.
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
To be honest, when I say "some years ago" or "a few years ago," I'm usually referring to the 1980s, which was ... (cool, pocket calculators are built into phones now) forty years ago.
Close Encounters is a brilliant film. Remember when the craft of making a film was important and AI bag holders weren't marveling at giant calculators making rubbish?
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Close Encounters is a brilliant film. Remember when the craft of making a film was important and AI bag holders weren't marveling at giant calculators making rubbish?
The White House was blindsided by the furious pushback from ordinary Americans with financial calculators. #No50yearmortgage
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Tomorrow we're launching our Budget tax calculator. Prettier and nerdier than all the rest put together.
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Calculators are
a convenient tool
And
I'll still do the computations by hand so I don't forget the rules and process
That way I can check my work and that of others🤷🏾♂️
a convenient tool
And
I'll still do the computations by hand so I don't forget the rules and process
That way I can check my work and that of others🤷🏾♂️
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Calculators are
a convenient tool
And
I'll still do the computations by hand so I don't forget the rules and process
That way I can check my work and that of others🤷🏾♂️
a convenient tool
And
I'll still do the computations by hand so I don't forget the rules and process
That way I can check my work and that of others🤷🏾♂️
Simple math, people! Know why? There are mortgage calculators online free of charge to use! So, go do the math and figure out for yourselves how very FUCKED UP a 50 yr mortgage is$$$$$$$
DO NOT ALLOW THIS
DO NOT LET THEM DO THIS
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m.mortgagecalculator.org
DO NOT ALLOW THIS
DO NOT LET THEM DO THIS
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Simple math, people! Know why? There are mortgage calculators online free of charge to use! So, go do the math and figure out for yourselves how very FUCKED UP a 50 yr mortgage is$$$$$$$
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DO NOT ALLOW THIS
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@lgr-yt.bsky.social Browsing old calculators on eBay and though of you with this. It’s one of the classic Ti calcs sold specifically at Montgomery Ward.
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
@lgr-yt.bsky.social Browsing old calculators on eBay and though of you with this. It’s one of the classic Ti calcs sold specifically at Montgomery Ward.
Have they tried, I dunno, a database?
That will be one billion pounds please, thank you.
That will be one billion pounds please, thank you.
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Have they tried, I dunno, a database?
That will be one billion pounds please, thank you.
That will be one billion pounds please, thank you.
Welcome to the wonderful world of AI. Search engines that can't search, annunciators that can't speak, translators that can't translate, calculators that can't do math. How wonderful is technology? And how can anybody believe *this* is AI?? 🙄
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Welcome to the wonderful world of AI. Search engines that can't search, annunciators that can't speak, translators that can't translate, calculators that can't do math. How wonderful is technology? And how can anybody believe *this* is AI?? 🙄
The systems are just language pattern models programmed to tell you what you want to hear, the sycophantic approach apparently tests best and increases engagement. 😑
arxiv.org/abs/2411.15287
We're working on reproducibility rn, I like my language systems to act more like calculators than omens.
arxiv.org/abs/2411.15287
We're working on reproducibility rn, I like my language systems to act more like calculators than omens.
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The systems are just language pattern models programmed to tell you what you want to hear, the sycophantic approach apparently tests best and increases engagement. 😑
arxiv.org/abs/2411.15287
We're working on reproducibility rn, I like my language systems to act more like calculators than omens.
arxiv.org/abs/2411.15287
We're working on reproducibility rn, I like my language systems to act more like calculators than omens.
Very cool!! Can't wait.
During playtests, have players had issues with the JRPG-like inflated costs? Which we all have handy calculators, so it isn't a big deal - just curious!
During playtests, have players had issues with the JRPG-like inflated costs? Which we all have handy calculators, so it isn't a big deal - just curious!
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Very cool!! Can't wait.
During playtests, have players had issues with the JRPG-like inflated costs? Which we all have handy calculators, so it isn't a big deal - just curious!
During playtests, have players had issues with the JRPG-like inflated costs? Which we all have handy calculators, so it isn't a big deal - just curious!