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The Feeling of Power, by Isaac Asimov.

Whenever I took a math class, and I know I'm not alone in this, I would frequently bother my teachers with "why do I have to learn long division, or fractions, or multiplication, or what have you, when I could just use a calculator instead?"

"Because, Austin, it's important that you know how to do this one your own."

"But why?"

"Because I said so."

I'm sure my routine got old quick, however my teacher turned out to be correct. It's important that I know how to do certain things without the aid, or the crutch, of technology.

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Here's a link to a little website I've created for my presentation on Philip K. Dick's How to Build a Universe that Doesn't Fall Apart 2 Days Later. Please join me Friday at 1 pm for and find out why we are really living in AD 50.
http://academic.evergreen.edu/p/parjen08/progress/

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According to Webster's dictionary-
1. A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy.
2. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.
3. A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.

But where's the definition we've been studying?

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