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I have a book by a house builder where everything was ‘computed’ using an angle square. It was clear he was clever but also that he literally couldnt do the math. It was an enjoyable read.
Something similar, im too young and have had solvers and speadsheets my entire career. Who does linear algebra by hand? The charm is that it scales and computers can do it.
Matrix math on a handheld is novel but also useless, and serious stuff today the linear algebra is symbolic. Point is it might be possible to build apollo without computers and large screens, but really soon its the process of using inadequate tools that dominates.
I always had an hp on my desk, eventually loved a wp34 for simple stuff, but if it took more than a minute id use a spreadsheet so i could review my work.
With google sheets and automatic cloud storage its become a habit i don’t regret. I wonder how future generations will relate?
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