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Re:I don't want to read what you didn't write by someguynamedq on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @08:59AM (#49800554)
Oh humanity, crippled by the calculator to never again be given the privilege of achieving true excellence in long division
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Re:I don't want to read what you didn't write by mitxela on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @09:41AM (#49801164)
With the difference that long division is a purely mechanical process with no need for, expectation of, or benefit from creativity.

I wouldn't read a maths book produced by a calculator either. There would be nothing of value in it - if I know my times tables and plus tables.

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Re:I don't want to read what you didn't write by engeljohnb on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @09:19AM (#49800831)
If people were using LLMs to do arithmetic every day, especially in business and industrial settings, it would be better to just do long division.
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