On the De-Evolution of Doing Arithmetic 

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<b>"How much is 2 plus 2?"</b>

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1960's: "4." 

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1970's: "Just a second while I get out my calculator."

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1980's: "Just a few seconds while I launch the calculator program."

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1990's: "Just a minute while I connect to the calculator home page."

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(anonymous, passed on by Peter Norvig) 

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