What's making you happy today? - Page 645

glatt · 10-10-2013, 11:06 AM

My daughter needed a specific graphing calculator for school. They cost around $130-$140.

I got one on Ebay for $66 including shipping, and it's in good shape and works perfectly. It's even a good color.

$66 is more than I wanted to pay for a school supply, but it's a hell of a lot better than $140.

I read somewhere that this graphing calculator has a faster processor than the computer on the first space shuttle.

Clodfobble · 10-10-2013, 11:36 AM

Heh... graphing calculators are way more powerful than most teachers realize. In my high school calculus class, we created a handful of programs to do things like solve the quadratic equation for us, just to save time. The teacher wasn't a complete idiot; before every test he would go to each desk and personally clear the memory of each calculator.

What he didn't realize was that you could reassign even the basic programs that came with the calculator. You could, in fact, write a program which simply displayed "Memory Cleared" on the screen when the appropriate menu item was selected, only without the actual deleting of anything.

Then again, maybe he did know that, and just figured that if we were smart enough to program such a thing, we didn't really need to worry about his class anyway.

glatt · 10-10-2013, 11:54 AM

It's complicated! I wanted to see it work, so I figured an easy one would be x squared = Y. But I had no idea how to enter that. It even took my daughter about half an hour so show me that feature.

I saw somewhere that you can get simple games for it.

If I had the desire and time, I bet there's a lot I could learn about what it will do.

footfootfoot · 10-10-2013, 01:08 PM

My friend's mom just gifted me a set of snow tires as a bribe for a short stint of house sitting/cat watering.

Gravdigr · 10-10-2013, 02:14 PM

Hells yeah.

orthodoc · 10-10-2013, 04:14 PM

Nice!

Haha cat watering ...

Sundae · 10-11-2013, 04:21 AM

That could so easily be Diz!
Except if he loved water like that I'd be able deal with Mr Poopy Tail softly and gently. He is very very wary of my trying to clean his fur right now because his actual parts are sore and swollen.

Which is not making me happy at all. Neither is the 24 hour fast he is on.
Quick, think of something happy...

I have beans in soak for a cassoulet tonight.

Jaydaan · 10-11-2013, 05:08 PM

I just got my dream job! After being off work for 9 months, with a bad hip, I just got a job where I can sit, or stand when needed! I am now the Esthetics instructor for the MC College- Vernon Campus!!!! I am a teacher, in the field I absolutely love.
I go in on Tuesday to sign a contract, and do my orientation. The pay is enough to get us out of the very large hole we are in, in just a few months, and will allow us to be able to replace our leaky roof by June. After that... who knows!

BigV · 10-11-2013, 05:25 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!

glatt · 10-11-2013, 05:41 PM

That is very good news!

orthodoc · 10-11-2013, 10:36 PM

Congratulations, Jaydaan! Very happy for you!

orthodoc · 10-11-2013, 11:21 PM

What's making me happy tonight is ... my BeeBee, my Siamese queen who saw me through chemo (she fussed over me, slept with me, tucked herself under my sore arm when I needed a small 'pillow', and woke me up in the morning with a cat kiss) - is cuddling with me now. In a few minutes I'm going to pour myself a little wine and sit in the hot tub, check out the night sky.

I am happy to be in my space, on my property, where silence is the rule - not jets taking off every 50 seconds from Reagan Int'nl Airport.

Clodfobble · 10-18-2013, 08:08 AM

My brother's band is on the short list for Grammy nomination. I wasn't aware there was such a thing, but apparently they start with about 30,000 submissions, somebody whittles it down to about a 1,000 for the short list, and then some special subset of Academy voters narrows it down to choose the actual nominees. Anyway, they're up for 5 different categories. I'd be rather stunned if they got beyond this stage, but then again I'm stunned they got this far, so it's pretty cool.

glatt · 10-18-2013, 08:14 AM

Wow, that's cool!

Aliantha · 10-18-2013, 08:17 AM

That is supercool! Whats the name of their band?

10-10-2013, 11:36 AM	#9662
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Heh... graphing calculators are way more powerful than most teachers realize. In my high school calculus class, we created a handful of programs to do things like solve the quadratic equation for us, just to save time. The teacher wasn't a complete idiot; before every test he would go to each desk and personally clear the memory of each calculator. What he didn't realize was that you could reassign even the basic programs that came with the calculator. You could, in fact, write a program which simply displayed "Memory Cleared" on the screen when the appropriate menu item was selected, only without the actual deleting of anything. Then again, maybe he did know that, and just figured that if we were smart enough to program such a thing, we didn't really need to worry about his class anyway. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-10-2013, 01:08 PM	#9664
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	My friend's mom just gifted me a set of snow tires as a bribe for a short stint of house sitting/cat watering. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-10-2013, 02:14 PM	#9665
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Hells yeah. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-10-2013, 04:14 PM	#9666
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Nice! Haha cat watering ... Attached Images __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-11-2013, 04:21 AM	#9667
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	That could so easily be Diz! Except if he loved water like that I'd be able deal with Mr Poopy Tail softly and gently. He is very very wary of my trying to clean his fur right now because his actual parts are sore and swollen. Which is not making me happy at all. Neither is the 24 hour fast he is on. Quick, think of something happy... I have beans in soak for a cassoulet tonight. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-10-2013, 11:06 AM	#9661
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My daughter needed a specific graphing calculator for school. They cost around $130-$140. I got one on Ebay for $66 including shipping, and it's in good shape and works perfectly. It's even a good color. $66 is more than I wanted to pay for a school supply, but it's a hell of a lot better than $140. I read somewhere that this graphing calculator has a faster processor than the computer on the first space shuttle.

10-10-2013, 11:54 AM	#9663
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's complicated! I wanted to see it work, so I figured an easy one would be x squared = Y. But I had no idea how to enter that. It even took my daughter about half an hour so show me that feature. I saw somewhere that you can get simple games for it. If I had the desire and time, I bet there's a lot I could learn about what it will do.

10-11-2013, 05:08 PM	#9668
Jaydaan Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vernon, BC, Canada Posts: 378	I just got my dream job! After being off work for 9 months, with a bad hip, I just got a job where I can sit, or stand when needed! I am now the Esthetics instructor for the MC College- Vernon Campus!!!! I am a teacher, in the field I absolutely love. I go in on Tuesday to sign a contract, and do my orientation. The pay is enough to get us out of the very large hole we are in, in just a few months, and will allow us to be able to replace our leaky roof by June. After that... who knows!

10-11-2013, 05:25 PM	#9669
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-11-2013, 05:41 PM	#9670
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That is very good news!

10-11-2013, 10:36 PM	#9671
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Congratulations, Jaydaan! Very happy for you! __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-11-2013, 11:21 PM	#9672
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	What's making me happy tonight is ... my BeeBee, my Siamese queen who saw me through chemo (she fussed over me, slept with me, tucked herself under my sore arm when I needed a small 'pillow', and woke me up in the morning with a cat kiss) - is cuddling with me now. In a few minutes I'm going to pour myself a little wine and sit in the hot tub, check out the night sky. I am happy to be in my space, on my property, where silence is the rule - not jets taking off every 50 seconds from Reagan Int'nl Airport. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-18-2013, 08:08 AM	#9673
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	My brother's band is on the short list for Grammy nomination. I wasn't aware there was such a thing, but apparently they start with about 30,000 submissions, somebody whittles it down to about a 1,000 for the short list, and then some special subset of Academy voters narrows it down to choose the actual nominees. Anyway, they're up for 5 different categories. I'd be rather stunned if they got beyond this stage, but then again I'm stunned they got this far, so it's pretty cool. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-18-2013, 08:14 AM	#9674
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Wow, that's cool!

10-18-2013, 08:17 AM	#9675
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	That is supercool! Whats the name of their band? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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