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

[notanactualfairy]

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."

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Liir Thropp

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Michael Guerin

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Adah Price

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Harry Dresden

During the Lecture

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Take notes, whisper, etc.

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Michael stared at the comparisons, then muttered, "I knew there was a reason to stay in New Mexico."

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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.

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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.

OMGWTF Cost of Living

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"If you need help with the computers, please let me know," Jean-Paul added before turning them loose.

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Liir raised his hand. Immediately. Almost before he stopped speaking.

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[notanactualfairy]

This one, he'd pretty much seen coming. "Yes, Liir. Have you ever used a computer before? I am guessing they do not have them where you're from?"

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He shook his head mutely.

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

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[notanactualfairy]

Please, cathode ray tubes were so five years ago. "I am going to talk you through it, all right?" Jean-Paul gave him a brief overview of how to use the keyboard and mouse and how to get into a browser, then showed him where to type in the URL and, because he was feeling extra helpful, added, "Have you heard of Google?"

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"I'd always thought you said it 'goggle'," he admitted, since he'd only read the word.

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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.

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"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."

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Jean-Paul arched one eyebrow at Harry. "How so?"

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"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.

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[notanactualfairy]

"If you mean you are merely incompetent with technology that can be rectified," Jean-Paul said. "If you mean this literally, step away from the computers."

Talk to the Teacher

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Jean-Paul was at his desk before, during, and after class for any talking needs the students might have.

OOC

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It is 106% more expensive to live in San Francisco than where I live now. *boggles*

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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.

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[notanactualfairy]

These things will happen.