From Steve Yegge:
"I went back and looked at the long-division algorithm they teach in grade school, and damn if it isn't annoyingly complicated. It's deterministic, sure, but you never have to do it by hand, because it's easier to find a calculator, even if you're stuck on a desert island without electricity. You'll still have a calculator in your watch, or your dental filling, or something."
Peace out.
2 comments:
I JUST had this discussion today...basic arithmetic will probably die out.
And I don't think I have too much of a problem with that...
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