Survey posted 2000-06-10 03:22 by Nick.

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What the heck?! Did ticalc.org get hacked? Is it April 1 again? Or maybe is it just the most senseless survey I've ever seen? The survey section is going down! Bigtime! (Note the random collection of phrases I picked up during my stay in the US. ;-) )

Seriously now, PLEASE find a better topic next time. And make it all in English, please. BTW: In correct grammar, it would be: "Jawohl! Ich bin stark." 'Stark' is an adjective and therefore is to be written in lowercase, unless it's a name. 'Jawohl' is a single word used in colloqial language. But I suppose you knew that. :-( To all of you who don't speak German: This is the "yes" answer you were looking for.

One more thing: Following the recent trend to ranting on comment posts, I realize that saying this is pretty dangerous. Everybody please do not get too upset about it. Of course, you may flame me, but people, please don't post the same comment to this three times in different forms, like some did on comments in the news section (especially recently).

I'm sorry. We wanted to have more of a fun survey than a strict calculator related one. To tell you the truth, it's hard to come up with new surveys :). I apologize for my poorly executed German grammar, but I try :). I fixed it up a little bit to reflect your corrections. If you have any good survey ideas, please email me with them.

Somebody posted one earlier about how many foreign languages a person speaks. That would be a good one.

~Robert

bow down to the all german knowing one

You don't have to do that. I actually am German. :-)

BTW: The next survey could be: Which programmer do you admire the most? Choices:

Rusty Wagner
Xavier Vassor
Patrick Davidson
Other (sorry I left him out)
I don't admire programmers.

As I am a programmer myself, I would choose the fifth option and not even lie. Programmers are pathetic. ;-)

I lift whatever heavy stuff I can, other than that, I'm solely into pumping TI.

oh yeah i lift 70 KGs a day and have to drag it all over the place too :)

I just wrote a message about lifting, and I just
realized, no one ever replies to any of the things
I write. I mean that's okay and all, but it doesn't
hurt to criticize someone every now and then. Also,
most of the things I write leave an awkward feeling
in TI programmers, the kind of feeling that makes some
think that maybe there is a limit to how far one can
delve into the world of programming. I don't know,
this has nothing to do with the topic at hand, but
oh well...

What the heck does this have to do with calculators, other than the "Lifts calculator twice a day" choice?

There isn't any category for things that are physical activity but not "working out", like biking 15 miles or swimming for an hour once a week, and there should be.

I'm calculator lifter no.83. Of course I lift more than twice a day. I also crunch numbers.

surely having that calculator in your pocket all day improves your thigh muscles or something :)

running with calcs in cargo pockets can be hard on the knees (i know from experience...)

c/l # 61
nerd # 110

Of course I work out, I'm in the weight room every day for weights/running. I play football(american), hockey, and rugby. The three greatest sports in the world

Most questions asked in the exams (boring stuff) expects you to show your working out. If you just write down the answer from the TI-86 you are very likely to score zero marks!!!

Not history exams. The Ti-86 works well on those and you don't have to show any work at all.

Has anyone ever asked you why you use a calculator on _history_ exams?

I write programs that show the work being done. I'm working on a big TI-86 Algebra II one now.

~Robert

Ja, ich bin Stark! Brich feige mein Genick, bitte. Du kannst es nicht tun! Du bist kein stark Meister! Aber, ubung macht den Meister. Wirklich!

Was soll das?????????????
Hmm, anyways, I really think for the next poll we should have something language related, seeing how this becomes more and more of an issue (especially in the last 2 weeks).

When I was in school I carried my 89 and 92plus with me to every class along with all the junk I needed for that class, so I did get a bit of workout, but now I have summer vacation and don't need to carry my calcs everywhere.

Calc Lifter #113

Just because schools out doesn't mean you should stop carrying a calc, although you're probably not dependent on them like I am. I've been using them so long I even forgot how to do long division!

Yea, my geometry teacher never let us use calcs. So I often found myself sneaking my calc under my desk...and geting caught. It becomes an addiction. That makes me wonder what the kids of the future are going to be like. Seeing, as to how we are becoming more dependent on them. I often find myself checking crap like 4*4.

Yea, that's what I'm talking about! My Trig teach let us use calcs, but he didn't recommend them. Not to say it didn't hurt my grade to use one all the time, but he says that one day when I'm in college, they'll take it away and see what I can really do. I'm screwed...