RPN is the best. It’s mostly just doing math in the order it would be calculated anyways, so IMO, it’s far superior for learning (which is 99% of the time any normal person uses a calculator).
I still have the same scientific calculator I used in high school. All the markings on the keys have long since worn off, but my muscle memory is so strong that I am speedy and accurate in typing.
For isolated, unimportant calculations, I’ll use my phone or the calculator on my computer, but for anything more than that, I relish the chance to use my proper calculator. I think using it puts me in a particular frame of mind where I’m more focussed too, like my brain is going “okay, let’s buckle up, it’s maths time, let’s have no silly mistakes, keep on task”
I grab the actual calculator on my actual desk, because I am a thousand years old.
You are far too powerful to be in the presence of us mere mortals.
I won’t reach my full power until I’m as comfortable with my RPN calculator as I am with the regular infix ones.
RPN is the best. It’s mostly just doing math in the order it would be calculated anyways, so IMO, it’s far superior for learning (which is 99% of the time any normal person uses a calculator).
My family doctor collects rare hardware RPN calculators. Its his hobby.
It sits right where you need it, between your rotary dial telephone and your filing trays 👌
Horrifyingly close to the truth. The filing trays are wall-mounted and the landline is touch-tone.
The Dad vibes are chill af 😎
Do you also use a magnifying glass?
Yes, if the print is small enough. Usually to read serial numbers off things.
It’s called a monocle thank you.
I grab my slide rule from my bag, because I am (mentally) a million years old.
EDIT: if I need precision, I use
bc.I still have the same scientific calculator I used in high school. All the markings on the keys have long since worn off, but my muscle memory is so strong that I am speedy and accurate in typing.
For isolated, unimportant calculations, I’ll use my phone or the calculator on my computer, but for anything more than that, I relish the chance to use my proper calculator. I think using it puts me in a particular frame of mind where I’m more focussed too, like my brain is going “okay, let’s buckle up, it’s maths time, let’s have no silly mistakes, keep on task”