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Re:Ask HN: Programmable Calculator Recommendations? by eigenspace on Thursday November 28, 2019 @07:06PM (#21660998)
They said

> Sometimes pulling out a laptop and firing up an RStudio session feels too high friction, and doesn't let me travel as light as I would like.

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Re:Ask HN: Programmable Calculator Recommendations? by 7thaccount on Thursday November 28, 2019 @10:50PM (#21661885)
I read that as RStudio is too heavyweight, so lighter tools would be preferred. J is a lot lighter in some ways and is an excellent calculator. You probably read it correctly though.
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Re:Ask HN: Programmable Calculator Recommendations? by vector_spaces on Monday December 09, 2019 @06:52PM (#21748065)
Yes, I did mean a physical calculator, but I appreciate your comment nonetheless -- it's all good to know :)
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