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What Does It Mean to Be Embarrassed to Use a Calculator?

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People used to say: learn your multiplication tables, do the math yourself - in your head or on paper. And not everything we were told “back then” becomes ridiculous simply because it sounds old-fashioned now. Knowing your multiplication tables is still useful. So is being able to work something ou…

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  1. 2026-09-01 17:20 · DEV Community — AI
    What Does It Mean to Be Embarrassed to Use a Calculator?

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