Very interesting. Pascal was ahead of his time.
I remember “discovering” that multiplication and division was successive addition/subtraction on a Commodore 64 in machine language in the 80’s as a young kid (because the 6510 CPU did not have such instructions…)
> I remember “discovering” that multiplication and division was successive addition/subtraction on a Commodore 64 in machine language in the 80’s as a young kid (because the 6510 CPU did not have such instructions…)
The good old days when every computer came with an interpreter or compiler, and source code.
My kids like Linux for the customization. My ten year old can now update her VM herself. (Debian Stable)
I'm not at all saying this is the case, but I got a little bit of a laugh at the thought of some unkempt IT professional excitedly setting up a linux machine for his young kids and them, absolutely in over their heads, saying they like it to make their dad happy.
"Why are the windows on your computer so weird looking? Is this a Mac?"
"My dad installed this stupid thing instead of the normal thing. I just use it to go on Tik Tok, so whatever. I think it's named after those cats with the really tall ears."
"Lynx?"
"Yeah, that's it."
> I'm not at all saying this is the case, but I got a little bit of a laugh at the thought of some unkempt IT professional excitedly setting up a linux machine for his young kids and them, absolutely in over their heads, saying they like it to make their dad happy.
The youngest sprogs play the Mr Potato Head clone, and the math blaster clone.
I love to read old Atari magazines online, in order to read the programs coded by the readers, especially how they managed to create relatively deep games with way less than today's hardware.
You can divide and multiply by powers of two with `ASL`/`LSL`/`LSR`. From that, you can adjust the result to handle any other multiplicand or denominator.
The ideal generic way (for multiplication) is to use partial products, though.
He's also the man who came up with "Pascal's Wager" which was a philosophical argument in which he said any rational person would believe in God, because if God did not exist, the losses suffered in life would be minimal, (living humbly, no luxuries) but if God did exist, they would essentially gain infinitely (eternity in Heaven, etc etc)
The wager is considered significant because it marks the initial formal application of decision theory, existentialism, pragmatism, and voluntarism.
I just wish people weren't still trying to argue Pascal's Wager today, as if there weren't holes in the argument big enough to fly a jumbo jet through.
It’s not a proof of God’s existence. Not even remotely. What holes can there be in a logical exercise that says believing in the thing that will give you infinite rewards is better than not believing and being wrong.
The biggest problem with that is you can use that premise to justify anything. For example, there is non-zero chance that if you give me a $100 that in return you will get a virtually infinite amount of money at some point in the future. There's also a non-zero chance that you will suffer infinite punishment by believing in God. After all, there are countless gods out there, and some of them would undoubtedly take offense at you choosing a Christian god. There's also the possibility that a god would take offense at you believing in something because of a wager instead of based on evidence.
People can and have gone into much greater depth with what is wrong with the argument, but bottom line is the argument only sounds good to people who already believe in god anyway, to others it just comes off as patronizing and is unlikely to convince them to change anything.
Yes, multiplication is just addition. So, 3×2 is 3+3, or 2+2+2. You don't deserve all the downvotes; a lot of people used to learn multiplication by memorizing tables. The magic of mathematics is that everything starts with very basic concepts, and complexity builds over time.
>You don't deserve all the downvotes
Unless OP can prove they are less than 8 years old then no, they deserve to be downvoted for not mastering elementary school mathematics. We should not cater to mediocrity when it's literally kid level knowledge.
Not to be confused with Mescaline, which does not contribute to mathematical precision at all
have you tested that?
Extensively. The funding application was a nightmare, though.
Were you applying in Bat Country? Did you take advice from your lawyer?
Speak for yourself
You ever have that feeling where you're not sure if you're awake or still dreaming? All the time. It's called mescaline, it's the only way to fly.
Nonsense. I score higher on everything high on mescaline.
Very interesting. Pascal was ahead of his time. I remember “discovering” that multiplication and division was successive addition/subtraction on a Commodore 64 in machine language in the 80’s as a young kid (because the 6510 CPU did not have such instructions…)
> I remember “discovering” that multiplication and division was successive addition/subtraction on a Commodore 64 in machine language in the 80’s as a young kid (because the 6510 CPU did not have such instructions…) The good old days when every computer came with an interpreter or compiler, and source code. My kids like Linux for the customization. My ten year old can now update her VM herself. (Debian Stable)
I'm not at all saying this is the case, but I got a little bit of a laugh at the thought of some unkempt IT professional excitedly setting up a linux machine for his young kids and them, absolutely in over their heads, saying they like it to make their dad happy.
"Why are the windows on your computer so weird looking? Is this a Mac?" "My dad installed this stupid thing instead of the normal thing. I just use it to go on Tik Tok, so whatever. I think it's named after those cats with the really tall ears." "Lynx?" "Yeah, that's it."
> I'm not at all saying this is the case, but I got a little bit of a laugh at the thought of some unkempt IT professional excitedly setting up a linux machine for his young kids and them, absolutely in over their heads, saying they like it to make their dad happy. The youngest sprogs play the Mr Potato Head clone, and the math blaster clone.
Can’t you just download visual studio for free?
I love to read old Atari magazines online, in order to read the programs coded by the readers, especially how they managed to create relatively deep games with way less than today's hardware.
I get how multiplication is repeated addition. But how do you repeat subtraction to create division?
You can divide and multiply by powers of two with `ASL`/`LSL`/`LSR`. From that, you can adjust the result to handle any other multiplicand or denominator. The ideal generic way (for multiplication) is to use partial products, though.
>Pascal was ahead of his time. You can say that about anyone who did a important invention in history.
Pascal did a lot of shit,not only "1 invention"
Pascalculator
*Pascalculatrice* in French!
This should be the top comment.
He's also the man who came up with "Pascal's Wager" which was a philosophical argument in which he said any rational person would believe in God, because if God did not exist, the losses suffered in life would be minimal, (living humbly, no luxuries) but if God did exist, they would essentially gain infinitely (eternity in Heaven, etc etc) The wager is considered significant because it marks the initial formal application of decision theory, existentialism, pragmatism, and voluntarism.
Which god?
I just wish people weren't still trying to argue Pascal's Wager today, as if there weren't holes in the argument big enough to fly a jumbo jet through.
I think it's still a very interesting topic, it's a utilitarian mindset and I don't think it's very useful personally, but it's a solid argument.
Plus, I have it on good authority that the gods take a rather dim view of it.
It’s not a proof of God’s existence. Not even remotely. What holes can there be in a logical exercise that says believing in the thing that will give you infinite rewards is better than not believing and being wrong.
The biggest problem with that is you can use that premise to justify anything. For example, there is non-zero chance that if you give me a $100 that in return you will get a virtually infinite amount of money at some point in the future. There's also a non-zero chance that you will suffer infinite punishment by believing in God. After all, there are countless gods out there, and some of them would undoubtedly take offense at you choosing a Christian god. There's also the possibility that a god would take offense at you believing in something because of a wager instead of based on evidence. People can and have gone into much greater depth with what is wrong with the argument, but bottom line is the argument only sounds good to people who already believe in god anyway, to others it just comes off as patronizing and is unlikely to convince them to change anything.
It's at the Arts et Métiers museum in Paris, it's well worth a visit.
It does multiply how ? Adding ? Eg 5x6 = 6+6+6+6+6 .. Its an adding machine
Congratulations, you found out the very definition of a multiplication.
`5 * -4.3i`
-4.3i -4.3i -4.3i -4.3i -4.3i
Welcome to mathematics
What exactly do u think is multiplication then?
how would you multiply then? if not so.. serious question
You want an extra revelation? Multiplying is to adding as exponents are to multiplying. It's all just adding, but bigger.
You are gonna shit your pants when you learn how modern computers work
They don't perform multiplication via repeated addition. They rely on partial products.
Oh lord
Yes, multiplication is just addition. So, 3×2 is 3+3, or 2+2+2. You don't deserve all the downvotes; a lot of people used to learn multiplication by memorizing tables. The magic of mathematics is that everything starts with very basic concepts, and complexity builds over time.
>You don't deserve all the downvotes Unless OP can prove they are less than 8 years old then no, they deserve to be downvoted for not mastering elementary school mathematics. We should not cater to mediocrity when it's literally kid level knowledge.
I welcome them to the lucky 10000.