tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post2682450841136139011..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Inserting the technologyA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-46105085966384051002016-01-09T17:35:01.565+00:002016-01-09T17:35:01.565+00:00John - I used to enjoy programming programmable ca...John - I used to enjoy programming programmable calculators. We used them for curve fitting and repetitive calculations.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-46829828524261015252016-01-07T23:10:47.542+00:002016-01-07T23:10:47.542+00:001976 - 6 hours to program an HP programmable calcu...1976 - 6 hours to program an HP programmable calculator to do a straight line regression analysis for am ecological lab survey. Far faster than by hand.<br />1996 - A few minutes in Excel<br />2016 - Who cares. I'm retired!Trainer Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777701301974490461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-20013332001144630992016-01-07T16:16:38.779+00:002016-01-07T16:16:38.779+00:00Sam - none of our IT systems were much good apart ...Sam - none of our IT systems were much good apart from some home brew systems in the early days.<br /><br />Demetrius - it surprises me how poor websites can be, especially when good sites are there to show the way.<br /><br />James - we should be used to it by now though.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-60472836650781773582016-01-06T18:53:13.679+00:002016-01-06T18:53:13.679+00:00The wonderful sound of those two words "impos...The wonderful sound of those two words "imposed centrally".James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-70575589322881662472016-01-06T17:12:42.903+00:002016-01-06T17:12:42.903+00:00When I utter a horrible groan these days it is oft...When I utter a horrible groan these days it is often because a site I have used has changed and suddenly it is all a lot more difficult to find your way round the flashy and fancy screen things that simply get in the way or worse do not take you to where you want to go to. There have been some shockers. what is doubly or treble or more annoying is when you are paying a fee or sub's to use the site.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-13575419091753719982016-01-06T16:38:13.910+00:002016-01-06T16:38:13.910+00:00"So gosh - didn't that robot play well?&q..."So gosh - didn't that robot play well?"<br /><br />My equivalent is "Blimey - this new classroom technology makes learning a lot faster and effective!". Except, of course, that it doesn't. For exactly the reasons you give. Spot on, AKH.Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com