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Style vs Substance?

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Style vs Substance?

Is PowerPoint really EVIL? Edward Tufte thinks so. Is he right? or misinformed? Is there another explanation as to why Systems Engineers turn to PowerPoint to explain the “big picture” of the project or program they are working? Let’s explore this battle of “Style vs. Substance!”

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How would you test the world's first Electronic Calculator

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How would you test the world's first Electronic Calculator

40 years ago Texas Instruments introduced the first handheld calculator. It could perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Input was with a small keyboard with 18 keys and a visual output that displayed up to 12 decimal digits using a thermal printhead and paper tape. But how do you test this brand new invention??