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Tuesday 29 Jun 2010

And now, for all the alpha geeks.

8 comments Og | Uncategorized

8 Responses to “And now, for all the alpha geeks.”

1. on 29 Jun 2010 at 8:13 am   mostly cajun
   
   

   I have a K&E log-log in myd esk right now. I whip it out on occasion 10 to keep my hand in and 2) because NOTHING says “aging geek” like a real slide rule.

   MC

2. on 29 Jun 2010 at 9:51 am   BobG
   
   

   Cool. A lot like the one I used during high school and college, before they had calculators.

3. on 29 Jun 2010 at 10:48 am   Pascal
   
   

   Hey, an advantage of a virtual slide rule for old farts is I don’t need my reading glasses to glean 3 significant digits.

   I can use my browser’s zoom feature.

   Have you explained how this is your fallback in case your computer calculator malfuncs? :)

4. on 29 Jun 2010 at 4:26 pm   low-tech works | walls of the city
   
   

   […] So while I still only have a very vague idea of how to use those nifty little gadgets, thank you, Og, for pointing out this online incarnation – it brought back some enjoyable memories. […]

5. on 29 Jun 2010 at 6:09 pm   Grumpy Old Ham
   
   

   Link of the week…

6. on 30 Jun 2010 at 5:52 am   Brigid
   
   

   I’m still laughing my butt off about the old Star Trek episode still that has Spock holding an E6B flight computer.

   

7. on 30 Jun 2010 at 9:55 pm   Justthisguy
   
   

   God, I miss my sickly-yellow Pickett! A Picket t won’t freeze up on you in the stratosphere when yer navigatin yer Stratojet to Kiev, y’know.

8. on 30 Jun 2010 at 10:18 pm   Justthisguy
   
   

   P.s. One just like mine went for about $250 on an auction site.

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