From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.3 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RDNS_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: (qmail 4914 invoked from network); 20 Mar 2020 12:02:45 -0000 Received-SPF: pass (minnie.tuhs.org: domain of minnie.tuhs.org designates 45.79.103.53 as permitted sender) receiver=inbox.vuxu.org; client-ip=45.79.103.53 envelope-from= Received: from unknown (HELO minnie.tuhs.org) (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTP; 20 Mar 2020 12:02:45 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id C07D09D52D; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 22:02:38 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42AB19CD7C; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 22:02:02 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 95BB79CD73; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 22:01:59 +1000 (AEST) X-Greylist: delayed 828 seconds by postgrey-1.36 at minnie.tuhs.org; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 22:01:59 AEST Received: from h1.fbrelay.privateemail.com (h1.fbrelay.privateemail.com [131.153.2.42]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1BE699CD73 for ; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 22:01:59 +1000 (AEST) Received: from MTA-10-1.privateemail.com (mta-10.privateemail.com [68.65.122.20]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by h1.fbrelay.privateemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7D4A880644 for ; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:48:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from MTA-10.privateemail.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by MTA-10.privateemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9287F60047; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:48:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.1.2] (unknown [10.20.151.245]) by MTA-10.privateemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 4D66160038; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:48:08 +0000 (UTC) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:48:12 -0400 User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: References: <202003132331.02DNVaxN061501@tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU> <7ec47fd97b1a3d383ffed428f21f5287@firemail.cc> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org From: paul@guertin.net Message-ID: <6D9CA6C2-BDF2-4BCA-9503-0F8415C594C9@guertin.net> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP Subject: Re: [TUHS] The most surprising Unix programs X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" I teach math in college, and I use an RPN calculator as well (it's just eas= ier)=2E Sometimes, during an exam, a student who forgot to bring their calc= ulator will ask if they can borrow mine=2E I always say "sure, but you'll r= egret it" and hand them the calculator=2E After wasting one or two minutes,= they give it back=2E (Note that I always make sure no calculator is needed for my exams, but it= 's department policy to authorise non programmable calculators, and it seem= s to reassure students to have the calculator on the desk, so I don't mind= =2E) On March 19, 2020 5:31:57 PM EDT, Dave Horsfall wrot= e: >I did that to a financial controller in a previous life; she was not=20 >amused=2E=2E=2E Hey, it was the only calculator that I had!