Grand Avenue by Mike Thompson for July 26, 2015

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    Lamberger  over 9 years ago

    <When all the batteries go dead (…).>

    That’s why I keep a 6-inch slide rule on the visor of my car. Most of my engineering education calculations were done with a slide rule, with help from a mainframe computer for the rocket ballistic calculations….
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    cabalonrye  over 9 years ago

    I have a full set of paper maps in my car and a compass. Was laughed at quite often by the younger ones… until the GPS went down.

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    abbybookcase  over 9 years ago

    always have the exact address including zip code, phone number, written down directions. the gps has a breakdown at the most inconvenient times

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    Comic Minister Premium Member over 9 years ago

    Agreed Gabby.

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    erin.adamic Premium Member over 9 years ago

    This is why anyone under the age of 10 should NOT have a smartphone.

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    patlaborvi  over 9 years ago

    When I was in high school I had a scientific calculator (the equivilant of todays smart phone) but I promised my Algebra II teacher that I wouldn’t use the calculaters automatic functions until after I learned to do the calculations on my own. Once I learned how to do them on my own I realized I could actually do the calculations faster in my head than I could by punching the figures into the calculater, so I never did use most of the higher functions.

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