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| Vtile:
Yep, google is now really handy for that sorts of things. Using it myself at times. On the otherhand it takes (according the 2011 figures) 2000 watts of power (peak average) to make a one search on it (Calculated with HP50g and its units functionality). Not so nice if you are conserned about environmental impacts (which everything naturally does). It would be nice to know the whole energy impact (your machine, networks infrastructure and end server and the result coming back along the network infrastructure) of these kinds. Well the unit & calculator functionality is propably a lot less as there is not huge database search involved. --- Quote from: brucehoult on April 01, 2017, 08:52:13 am --- --- Quote from: HighVoltage on April 01, 2017, 07:59:21 am --- --- Quote from: brucehoult on March 31, 2017, 12:35:33 pm ---Enter: 9.8 m/s^2 * 3 s Google: 29.4 m / s Enter: 9.8 m/s^2 * 3 s in km/h Google: 105.84 kilometers per hour Enter: 100000 aud/year in rubles/month Google: 358 043.617 Russian rubles / month It's pretty useful. --- End quote --- Instead of using google for this, try Wolframalpha https://www.wolframalpha.com/ It gives you even functions and so much more --- End quote --- Of course I know alpha. For things like the above it takes about six seconds where google is under a second. HUGE difference. Not worth it unless it's something google can't do. --- End quote --- |
| brucehoult:
--- Quote from: Vtile on April 01, 2017, 10:00:22 am ---Yep, google is now really handy for that sorts of things. Using it myself at times. On the otherhand it takes (according the 2011 figures) 2000 watts of power (peak average) to make a one search on it (Calculated with HP50g and its units functionality). Not so nice if you are conserned about environmental impacts (which everything naturally does). It would be nice to know the whole energy impact (your machine, networks infrastructure and end server and the result coming back along the network infrastructure) of these kinds. Well the unit & calculator functionality is propably a lot less as there is not huge database search involved. --- Quote from: brucehoult on April 01, 2017, 08:52:13 am --- --- Quote from: HighVoltage on April 01, 2017, 07:59:21 am --- --- Quote from: brucehoult on March 31, 2017, 12:35:33 pm ---Enter: 9.8 m/s^2 * 3 s Google: 29.4 m / s Enter: 9.8 m/s^2 * 3 s in km/h Google: 105.84 kilometers per hour Enter: 100000 aud/year in rubles/month Google: 358 043.617 Russian rubles / month It's pretty useful. --- End quote --- Instead of using google for this, try Wolframalpha https://www.wolframalpha.com/ It gives you even functions and so much more --- End quote --- Of course I know alpha. For things like the above it takes about six seconds where google is under a second. HUGE difference. Not worth it unless it's something google can't do. --- End quote --- --- End quote --- 2 kW? Seems reasonable for a decent server. If you type those formulas into the address bar of Safari or Chrome you'll see the answer live-updating as you type, with a delay of maybe 100 - 200 ms. So 2 kW for that time is 4000 J of 0.001 kWh (both answers obtained by live typing in my Chrome address bar). So that's something like a fortieth of fiftieth of a cent. I'll take it. |
| slurry:
I checked my desk now and found two (!) Casio fx-82MS and one HP35s, in my phone the app realCalc is used and i also have the R&S dB calculator app, highly recommended :-+ |
| Rolo:
I use a Casio fx-991ES most off the time. I also have my first calculator that could do BASE-N, a Casio FX-4000P. Using BASE-N on the 4000 takes les keypresses, function is less hidden. Overall the 4000P is a very nice calculator to work with. |
| SingedFingers:
I had an FX-4000P when I was at university. Lovely calculator |
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