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What has been your most arcane technical skill?	by run.dll	2004-12-12 16:22:03
I can change my wallpaper in win95	by funky_monkey	2004-12-12 18:04:08
Calculators? My old (ahem) slide rule	by run.dll	2004-12-12 19:14:40
I've never even seen a slide rule (n/t)	by funky_monkey	2004-12-12 19:33:18
For your edification:	by run.dll	2006-11-19 12:55:59
my in-case-of-system-crash-break-glass calculating device, which I've owned since grade 10: front view and back view It's about 6.75" (17 cm) long and fits nicely in a shirt pocket. I keep the skill up for fun. Most people were as bad at using a slide rule then as people are at using calculators now. In that respect, nothing has changed. I made a point of being able to use every scale in multiple combinations. It's surprising what you can do with them when you study the design. By the time they were superceded by electronic calculators, slide rules were centuries old and a very mature (i.e., sophisticated) design.
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that is an odd device.	by funky_monkey	2004-12-12 22:31:40

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