Happy Calculations!

[jacober_calc]

Name: 

calc_owl 

 

Age: 37

I mostly post about: Well, I am a new account but I plan on posting about calculators, BASIC programming and math/science things that interest me.

My hobbies are: I really like numbers and puzzles and number theory. Random things about numbers make me happy. I also really like public transit. I like good music and I will share what I am listening to/feeling when I post.

My fandoms are: I do not have any fandoms, I am sorry.

I'm looking to meet people who: I guess share my interests, or are at least interested in reading about my interests. I do not want just people who like the same things as me because that would be very limiting and boring. People who are nice, post often and are passionate like me about something in this world.

My posting schedule tends to be: I imagine I will be posting daily/multiple times per week.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Probably the normal human things like mean or bigoted people. I am a very curious person with a very open mind. I can tolerate all sorts of different opinions and ideas. But I do not like people who are just plain unwilling to be open to others or worse think they are but really are not at all.

Before adding me, you should know: Obviously there is going to be math here and talk about calculators. This is very boring and painful for some. I can try and make it interesting. But you've been warned.

You get bonus love if you can identify the calculator in my profile picture without visiting my journal. Or, go ahead and visit my journal--you're more than welcome always!
 

Comments

[sushiflop]

I love math, learning, and learning about people's niche interests. I'd love to subscribe to you if it's cool, feel free to subscribe back if you're feeling good vibes!

[jacober_calc]

It is hard not to have good vibes with a friendly introduction like that. Subscribed my friend!

[loganberrybunny]

Ooh, this is different from many addme posts. My interest is piqued! I think our interests overlap somewhat: I can't claim to be any great maths whizz, but I am fond of science and random interesting facts. I'm also old enough to have grown up with BASIC programming and my interest in retrocomputing means I still do a little bit of that.

I couldn't name the calculator, I'm afraid, but I do have a mild interest in them ever since my dad had a Casio fx-7000G which (I think; you'd know better than me) was the first commercially available graphing calculator. I was fascinated by it.

I have subscribed, which I hope is all right by you. No requirement to follow suit unless you'd like to, but if you would like to then you'll be very welcome. :)

(I'm not sure how widely it's known, but the newspaper headline in my userpic is genuine and dates from the time the Large Hadron Collider was switched on.)

[jacober_calc]

I am glad I could be different. From the looks of it we're going to get on just fine.

I am not too familiar with Casio but I do recall the 7000G being an important model in the North American market during the calculator wars. Casio was a bigger player in Japan but had noteworthy sales in the US market as well. There was something about a graphing calculator back then and even up to the late 90s that just made the handheld delightfully alluring to little techies.

I've subscribed back and look forward to connecting more. And yay for smashing wee particles underground!

[loganberrybunny]

Here in the UK, Casio had a bit of a stranglehold on the schools market from the late 1980s onwards, and their calculators are still very big sellers. I did try to find some stats on that, but sadly I couldn't.

And thank you!

[jacober_calc]

Ah yes, they were and are to this day (I think?) popular in the UK. Casio is a really good calculator but always played second or third fiddle to HP and Texas Instruments here in North America.

This video is old and is a third part of a larger series on the development of transitor technology in Japan, but it is very informative and includes cool information on Casio's presence in the market. Maybe something to help you sleep...https://youtu.be/ansXGewduN4?si=wwmxZ6_nLpbxra-V

[loganberrybunny]

Ah yes, they were and are to this day (I think?) popular in the UK.

Very much yes, to this day. For the sake of it, I popped into a nearby large Tesco (the biggest UK supermarket chain) and had a look at their small calculator section. Of six models on display, one was a very simple Tesco-branded model. The other five were all Casio.

Thank you for the video! If anything, its age makes it more fun, as I often enjoy old documentaries.

[missvivisx]

honestly I think a special interest in calculators is pretty cool. the only thing I'm really passionate about is video games but if that's okay by you I'd like to add you!

[jacober_calc]

Video games and calculators go together like two peas on a pod my friend. I am hoping to write and share more about why that it is the case. Whatever platform you use to game is essentially a really, really, really, *really* good trigonometry machine.

I hope we can get on like video games and calculators. I've added you back because there is only one way to find out!

I can only do number theory for a little while before I have to go to bed...

[claire_chan]

Looks like I cannot guess the calculator in your chosen icon, since my guess of "graphing calculator" seems like it may be wrong by checking your other icons. If your other icon looks like a clearer graph on a calculator, then this one might not be one as well...

I remember getting royally confused about BASIC before, but I always thought, well, I just need to hang in there long enough and it might turn out okay in the end!

Anyway, I am 34, hence potentially 3 years younger than you!

My niche interests turned into linguistics when my musical aspersions didn't turn out as well as my parents' had, but I still ended up being the principal oboist for a Philly young artist orchestra in 2006-'07, and I've been trying with very little success to meet a friend abroad, as he and I share mutual interests in East Asian literature. (And some of the goodies.)

Re: I can only do number theory for a little while before I have to go to bed...

[jacober_calc]

I was hoping regardless of whether a person could id the calculator or not it would make a good conversation starter. And it seems that it has! The calculator in question is the SwissMicros DM32 which is a remake of an older and very popular scientific calculator by HP. I have a short post on the device in my journal. I am hoping for my own to come in the mail by the end of next month. And while it is capable of graphing, it is not easy because it is a scientific calculator and one that works in postfix notation or Reverse Polish Notation. It uses a stack and places operators after the oprand inputs unlike traditional algebraic or inline notation. It is much faster once you get used to it and eliminates the need and potential confusion over brackets. This is why it was preferred by engineers and scientists the world over through the HP pioneer series in the 1970s and 80s which are not being recreated with upgraded tech (and larger screens to show more of the stack and interface).

I've subscribed to your journal as you sound very interesting and nice. Which are two very good qualities for a stranger to have right from the start. Awesome to e-meet you!

Re: I can only do number theory for a little while before I have to go to bed...

[claire_chan]

Ta-dah~! I hope your next product comes without any problems. I have some other books planned to arrive as well for me in the Chinese/English field (...and cats).

Have a nice day, IDK.

[mathsbian]

Surprised to run into a fellow math nerd this quickly into browsing this community for the first time!

[jacober_calc]

In a very odd sort of way I am much more into calculators than math but I assure you that there will be math and I look forward to hearing more from you as well. Welcome to Dreamwidth!

[gwendraith]

I liked your intro, different to many. I don't know the name of the calculator and my only claim to any knowledge about BASIC is that my younger son learned to programme with it when he was five. I'm useless at maths but I am good with telephone systems and I am computer literate. I went to the computer museum in Cambridge (UK) and thoroughly enjoyed it. So, we aren't much alike in interests but I am kind and I read and comment where I can and it's fun to have people different to the norm as friends. Can I friend you, please?

[jacober_calc]

It sounds like we may be more similar in interests than you might think. I look forward to reading about your adventures.

[gwendraith]

Great, I've granted you access and subscribed :)

Welcome!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Good communities with resources for newcomers include reddit_refugees and [Bad username or unknown identity: getting_started.].

Re: Welcome!

[jacober_calc]

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

I feel like a Reddit Refugees should have stale coffee and donuts at every meet up and we should introduce ourselves with "Hi, I'm [so and so] and I'm a Reddit user."

Re: Welcome!

[ysabetwordsmith]

LOL yes, that is so true!

[saucebox]

Oh, I love learning about niche interests! I have to add you as I’m dusting off my journal again!

[jacober_calc]

Thank you for the add! Unfortunately, I have fallen off of the wagon regarding posting here but luckily your comment may have been the poke I needed to jump back in. So thank you for that as well. Followed back :-)

[saucebox]

You’re welcome. I’m coming back after falling off the posting wagon for a bit too.