BeccaApr 25

me, using a slide rule instead of any of several other calculators, because it's fun

today im using the 6" pocket model, which isnt suuper precise but it's Good Enough for working examples from this book

https://sliderulemuseum.com/Pickett/Pickett_N300-ES_LogLog_RndBlkLogoCurvedBracesConvexLens_giftOfPhillipEStanley.jpg

#SlideRule #Math

Ride TheoryMar 27

Because I'm super geeky like that, I've started using a circular #SlideRule when I score #baseball games -- I set the ballpark capacity on the D scale, the attendance on the C scale, and look under the 1 on the D to read the percentage of capacity on C. Accurate enough for my scoresheets.

Just went back and filled that percentage to all the college and #WorldBaseballClassic games I've scored this year.

Ride TheoryMar 26

Because I'm super geeky like that, I've started using a circular #SlideRule when I score #baseball games -- I set the ballpark capacity on the D scale, the attendance on the C scale, and look under the 1 on the D to read the percentage of capacity on C. Accurate enough for my scoresheets.

Just went back and filled that percentage to all the college and #WorldBaseballClassic games I've scored this year.

Hackaday [Unofficial]Mar 23

The Zero-Power Flight Computer

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/23/the-zero-power-flight-computer/

13Mar 23
The Zero-Power Flight Computer https://hackaday.com/2026/03/23/the-zero-power-flight-computer/
#History #Retrocomputing #E6b #Flightcomputer #Navigation #Sliderule
The Zero-Power Flight Computer

In the early days of aviation, pilots or their navigators used a plethora of tools to solve common navigation and piloting problems. There was definitely a need for some kind of computing aid that …

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cyberpunkrockerMar 23

How many of you still have one of these? Or even know how to use one?

#rule #sliderule #analogcomputer

Hackaday [Unofficial]Feb 18

Sliderule Simulator Teaches You How To Do Calculations The Old Fashioned Way

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/18/sliderule-simulator-teaches-you-how-to-do-calculations-the-old-fashioned-way/

13Feb 18
Sliderule Simulator Teaches You How To Do Calculations The Old Fashioned Way https://hackaday.com/2026/02/18/sliderule-simulator-teaches-you-how-to-do-calculations-the-old-fashioned-way/
#Classichacks #SoftwareHacks #Browserbasedtool #Javascript #Simulator #Sliderule
Sliderule Simulator Teaches You How To Do Calculations The Old Fashioned Way

Ever wanted to know how engineers made their calculations before digital calculators were on every workbench? [Richard Carpenter] and [Robert Wolf] have just the thing—a sliderule simulator that ca…

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cyberjunkieJan 16
Dad showed me his slide rule today. This thing is probably 50-60 years old. It's German, a brand called Aristo-Elektro.

I'm in love with the fonts and colours. Few things are as classy lately.




#sliderule
N-gated Hacker NewsJan 15
🎉 Because who doesn't want to feel like a 1950s scientist while cooking lasagna? 🤓 Apparently, the pinnacle of culinary innovation is ditching your calculator for a kitchen slide rule! 🔢 Because, you know, math is more fun when it's unnecessarily complicated. 👩‍🔬 Bon appétit, nerds! 🍽️
https://entropicthoughts.com/kitchen-slide-rule #1950sCooking #KitchenInnovation #CulinaryMath #SlideRule #NerdyCuisine #HackerNews #ngated
You Need A Kitchen Slide Rule