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Maths For Real Life, Period 1, Class 5 [2/4]

Today, there were computers. "Fact," said Jean-Paul, "things are more or less expensive in other countries; we talked about this already. Fact: things are more expensive in different parts of the same country. What a person can live on very comfortably in Atlanta, Georgia will not go as far in San Francisco, California. Comparative cost of living is, pardon my language, a bitch. As it is not exactly something you can calculate on your own without extensive research I am not about to ask of a high school class, I have provided the web addresses of a few calculators you can use to get a feel for how the cost of living varies in different parts of the country. You may pick some arbitrary salary; the percentage difference will remain the same. Prepare to be amazed."

Re: Sign In

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Re: During the Lecture

[identity profile] rebelheartalien.livejournal.com 2008-02-04 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Michael stared at the comparisons, then muttered, "I knew there was a reason to stay in New Mexico."

Re: During the Lecture

[identity profile] ecirpnellehada.livejournal.com 2008-02-04 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Adah is taking her notes, but she seems distracted, yet again. Thankfully, however, her distraction is not nearly as exhausted as it was last week.

Re: During the Lecture

[identity profile] harrydresden.livejournal.com 2008-02-04 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Harry was eyeing the computers warily throughout the lecture, almost as if he expected them to explode. This was mostly due to the fact that he sort of did expect that. Or at the very least for there to be some sort of death rattle coming from their general direction in the near future.

Re: OMGWTF Cost of Living

[identity profile] new-to-liirness.livejournal.com 2008-02-04 11:34 am (UTC)(link)
Liir raised his hand. Immediately. Almost before he stopped speaking.

Re: OMGWTF Cost of Living

[identity profile] new-to-liirness.livejournal.com 2008-02-04 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
He shook his head mutely.

...at least the screen was flat. It wouldn't terrorize him as he tried to do his work.

Re: OMGWTF Cost of Living

[identity profile] new-to-liirness.livejournal.com 2008-02-04 03:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd always thought you said it 'goggle'," he admitted, since he'd only read the word.

Re: OMGWTF Cost of Living

[identity profile] ecirpnellehada.livejournal.com 2008-02-04 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Adah...did not have a very great amount of experience with a computer. She was, however, feeling a little loathed to ask for help. So this was Adah, sitting at a computer, becoming weirdly acquainted with using the mouse with her left hand instead of her right and slowly starting to piece through how to do what was asked of her for class today. Slowly. All the while hoping that she didn't end up doing something that would make the damn machine blow up.

Re: OMGWTF Cost of Living

[identity profile] harrydresden.livejournal.com 2008-02-04 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"You don't want me to touch those," Harry said, waving a hand in the general direction of the computers. "There's no way it ends well for anyone."

Re: OMGWTF Cost of Living

[identity profile] harrydresden.livejournal.com 2008-02-05 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Harry plus technology equals badness," Harry said. "They might even blow up." He'd never actually blown up a computer, but there had been smoke once.

Re: OOC

[identity profile] scary-jeff.livejournal.com 2008-02-04 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
I regret to inform you Jeff won't be around this week due to being chased across a rural countryside by a mob of adoring medieval villagers. He'll be very apologetic next week.