Forum: Math
2011-06-04, 09:53
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,836
To get back to the question ... here's a very...
To get back to the question ... here's a very non-technical description of another consequence of fiddling with r.
Yes, reducing the minimum required r will reduce how may values of a you think...
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Forum: Information & Answers
2009-02-07, 20:52
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,094
Thanks for your ideas guys, its helped me to...
Thanks for your ideas guys, its helped me to focus my hunt. I couldn't figure how to turn off the wireless part of my router, so I limited it to 2 connections (me) for a while. That stopped it. It...
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Forum: Information & Answers
2009-01-31, 23:05
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,094
Additional info
I recently switched from a wired-only linksys router to a wireless linksys router. But the wireless one came with a network monitor app that keeps logs. I installed the security, did the password and...
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Forum: Information & Answers
2009-01-31, 22:51
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,366
I just want to be sure ...
On my P4 I found that running one LL thread and one TF thread gave me at least +15%. The task manager would show 100% CPU. In the evenings when I was usually home, I had the TF thread stop and task...
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Forum: Information & Answers
2009-01-31, 21:22
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,094
Constant network activity?
I've got a constant data stream of almost 1 Mbps in each direction on both my boxen. Not between them, going out. I suspect this has been happening for a couple days, but I noticed it while I was...
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Forum: Puzzles
2006-12-11, 00:56
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,274
mmm - sugar
I also get 1399.76659 lbs. of sugar.
There is one way to improve on this solution, and that is to do the work yourself:
Load the donkey with 1,000 lbs of sugar.
Travel 1/2* mile and tether the...
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Forum: Lounge
2006-12-10, 22:55
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,225
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Forum: Lounge
2006-12-10, 22:26
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Replies: 118
Views: 11,009
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Forum: Lounge
2006-11-18, 20:19
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Replies: 118
Views: 11,009
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Forum: Science & Technology
2006-11-08, 22:24
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Replies: 468
Views: 51,070
Old Viruses Resurrected Through DNA
Ernst,
Wasn't there a theory that the y chromosome, (and therefore males, and therefore sexual reproduction), was originally the result of a retroviral mutation of the x chromosome?
I vaguely...
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Forum: Soap Box
2006-11-08, 21:58
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,949
RE: Catman
"I'm sorry sir, but you will have...
RE: Catman
"I'm sorry sir, but you will have to go to the animal hospital for all of your remaining procedures."
And at what point do the exotic species laws kick in? He'd better register as...
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Forum: Puzzles
2006-11-08, 21:02
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,888
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Forum: Puzzles
2006-11-08, 20:53
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,888
I'm sorry Mally, but these two statements are...
I'm sorry Mally, but these two statements are contradictory.
"Constantly pointed at the plane" means to only consider current position and ignore any velocity vector - speed or direction. If you...
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Forum: Hardware
2006-11-08, 01:29
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,188
I've been running two clients on my HT P4 for...
I've been running two clients on my HT P4 for more than a year. One does LL and the other factoring. The LL throughput drops to around 55%, and the factoring drops to 70%+. Since a P4 is 'better' for...
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Forum: Miscellaneous Math
2006-11-08, 00:40
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Replies: 105
Views: 12,417
Rde:
If I understand that part of troels...
Rde:
If I understand that part of troels "terminology" correctly (which I may not), numbers of the form (6*(+m) - 1) are constructed as -(6*(-m) + 1). Like this:
5 -> 6*(-1) + 1 = -5
11 ->...
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Forum: Science & Technology
2006-11-07, 02:37
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,215
Just had a 2.6 quake Sunday night at 9:34 pm...
Just had a 2.6 quake Sunday night at 9:34 pm Pacific time centered within the city limits of Portland, Oregon.
Almost right under my neighborhood.
2.6 isn't much, but I felt it. It was a really...
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Forum: Puzzles
2006-10-19, 02:59
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Replies: 9
Views: 978
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Forum: PrimeNet
2006-10-19, 01:48
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,476
Cleaning up after it's fixed.
Ok, back in July I had a proxy server problem like this one, and it took some time for me to restore communication with primenet. While I was working on it, I grabbed an exponent using the form page...
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Forum: Puzzles
2006-09-20, 22:23
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Replies: 9
Views: 978
While I was catching up on these puzzles, I...
While I was catching up on these puzzles, I noticed the posts for this one are all about interpretation, with no solutions!
If the puzzle is evaluated in this way then:
A is telling the truth...
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Forum: Lounge
2006-09-20, 21:25
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Replies: 54
Views: 5,808
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Forum: Lounge
2006-09-20, 20:55
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,343
An actual Poll?
Xyzzy,
I don't suppose the poll feature allows for checkboxes instead of radio buttons. That would work perfectly for this. :geek:
Suggestion: If you came up with one or two adjectives for...
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Forum: Puzzles
2006-09-15, 19:08
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,959
Ok, that makes sense. I was thinking that the...
Ok, that makes sense. I was thinking that the magnitude of p compared to that of the lcm factors would prevent false hits for small p, but it seems to prevent them for large p.
Some of the lcm...
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Forum: Puzzles
2006-09-15, 01:17
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,959
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Forum: Lounge
2006-09-13, 19:48
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Replies: 1,296
Views: 110,976
Five Years!
I've now been a Gimpster for five years! :flex:
Contact name : Bruce Leenstra
Contact e-mail : leenstrab(at)comcast.net
Receive e-mail : YES
Last activity : 12 Sep 2006 15:12 UTC
Account...
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Forum: PrimeNet
2006-08-01, 18:23
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,057
Update:
I spoke with several of my co-workers...
Update:
I spoke with several of my co-workers and discovered that the proxy server was upgraded earlier. I just happened to have my password expire between that and Prime95 trying to communicate....
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