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To: MtnClimber

Did your school buy you a calculator or slide rule every year? Why do we have to buy laptops?


5 posted on 03/26/2025 5:24:11 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: crusty old prospector

Schools need to go back to using slide rules, no calculators and no laptops, go to the Library for research using books and managed time on a desktop PC.


8 posted on 03/26/2025 5:27:46 AM PDT by Skwor
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To: crusty old prospector

because the world runs on laptops

If you are a participant, a lap top is necessary


11 posted on 03/26/2025 5:30:39 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
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To: crusty old prospector
Did your school buy you a calculator or slide rule every year? Why do we have to buy laptops?

Yeah, they can't buy an entry level computer for $400 but they can buy a fancy iPhone 15 for $1,500.

77 posted on 03/26/2025 8:26:59 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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