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Forum: Software 2021-03-03, 16:57
Replies: 6
Views: 355
Posted By masser
Did you mean k*2^n+/-1? I have questions...

Did you mean k*2^n+/-1?

I have questions about the definition here.

Is there a scientific definition for "very prime"? We know there is a set of k values for which the series, k*2^n+1, is...
Forum: Lounge 2021-03-02, 01:36
Replies: 977
Views: 72,220
Posted By masser
Congrats!

Congrats!
Forum: Lounge 2021-02-27, 18:45
Replies: 195
Views: 27,965
Posted By masser
Very nice video. Thanks for sharing!

Very nice video. Thanks for sharing!
Forum: Lounge 2021-02-25, 23:23
Replies: 184
Views: 28,776
Posted By masser
Based on post #133, a lot of predicted dates have...

Based on post #133, a lot of predicted dates have been passed. I believe that entitles quite a few new guesses ...
Forum: Marin's Mersenne-aries 2021-02-25, 19:45
Replies: 97
Views: 8,071
Posted By masser
That's awesome! Here's hoping that the bitcoin...

That's awesome! Here's hoping that the bitcoin bubble will continue to be profitable for you! Just be careful.
Forum: Computer Games 2021-02-25, 04:25
Replies: 50
Views: 15,011
Posted By masser
Bubble Bobble was is so great!

Bubble Bobble was is so great!
Forum: Soap Box 2021-02-24, 03:28
Replies: 17
Views: 404
Posted By masser
U.S. Electile Dementia paralytica 2024

The speculation has already begun, so let's start this thread.

Plus, I can no longer comment on the 2020 thread since it has been closed (with little discussion of said closure). I'm sure there...
Forum: Lounge 2021-02-20, 02:24
Replies: 4,254
Views: 304,993
Posted By masser
Here are two hypotheses (both could be partially...

Here are two hypotheses (both could be partially to blame, but I lean toward #1):

1. The peak of union power in the US happened in the early 70s. It was all downhill from there. Consider the...
Forum: Lounge 2021-02-18, 20:16
Replies: 1,326
Views: 98,384
Posted By masser
You said: "This scenario is just as likely:"...

You said:

"This scenario is just as likely:"

and I'm saying: "No it's not."
Forum: Lounge 2021-02-18, 18:43
Replies: 1,326
Views: 98,384
Posted By masser
There's your mistake.

There's your mistake.
Forum: Lounge 2021-02-18, 18:12
Replies: 1,084
Views: 69,920
Posted By masser
stay! stay! stay! stay! stay! one more cup...

stay! stay! stay! stay! stay!

one more cup of coffee: chug! chug! chug!

(I'd probably call it a night too; good reports will be available (or not :sad:) upon waking)
Forum: Conjectures 'R Us 2021-02-15, 21:51
Replies: 908
Views: 95,054
Posted By masser
:karma:

:karma:
Forum: Lone Mersenne Hunters 2021-02-14, 22:25
Replies: 1,798
Views: 189,722
Posted By masser
M14021941 has a factor: 658712964914137545610873...

M14021941 has a factor: 658712964914137545610873 (P-1, B1=550000, B2=50000000, e=12, n=800K CUDAPm1 v0.22)

Not a very big one, but ...

Brent-Suyama:
P-1 = 658712 964914 137545 610872 = 2^3 ×...
Forum: Conjectures 'R Us 2021-02-12, 15:16
Replies: 908
Views: 95,054
Posted By masser
Awesome news. How many k remain for the Riesel...

Awesome news. How many k remain for the Riesel problem? 48, 49?
Forum: Soap Box 2021-02-11, 23:47
Replies: 15
Views: 474
Posted By masser
Two 25 minute listens....

Two 25 minute listens. (https://www.npr.org/2019/07/09/739893511/episode-925-a-mob-boss-a-garbage-boat-and-why-we-recycle)
Forum: Data 2021-02-07, 20:46
Replies: 347
Views: 49,714
Posted By masser
Sounds good; I'll use one of my slow gpus to TF...

Sounds good; I'll use one of my slow gpus to TF 14.015-14.02M from 71 to 72 bits. It's probably the most productive work for that gpu now.



I have "finished" working the 14.05M range, too. ...
Forum: Lounge 2021-02-06, 16:47
Replies: 88
Views: 3,230
Posted By masser
I experienced the 98 Ice Storm; the photo gallery...

I experienced the 98 Ice Storm; the photo gallery at the end of that link gives a good visual sense of the tree damage. A lot of the ice accumulation happened overnight and I recall a period where...
Forum: Data 2021-02-05, 03:52
Replies: 347
Views: 49,714
Posted By masser
The 14.0M range: 143 down; 100 to go

We've now been factoring the 14.0M (https://www.mersenne.ca/status/tf/0/0/5/1400) range for 10 months: 143 factors have been found, with a mix of TF, P-1 and a little bit of ECM. 100 factors to go...
Forum: Conjectures 'R Us 2021-02-01, 20:25
Replies: 1,431
Views: 133,101
Posted By masser
R6 Update

R6 tested to n = 5.5e6. Residues attached. Testing continues.
Forum: Data 2021-01-30, 03:45
Replies: 347
Views: 49,714
Posted By masser
If an exponent does not correspond to a Mersenne...

If an exponent does not correspond to a Mersenne prime, then that exponent corresponds to a composite Mersenne number. If it's composite, it has a factor.

When a factor, f, is found for a...
Forum: Lounge 2021-01-29, 20:36
Replies: 877
Views: 90,079
Posted By masser
Every so often I have to remind myself to "fail...

Every so often I have to remind myself to "fail faster."

One more thing about the silly picture I posted here. It was intended as a playful jab at our (collective) forum antics. In general,...
Forum: Soap Box 2021-01-27, 18:26
Replies: 16
Views: 1,133
Posted By masser
If you have the money to burn by attacking...

If you have the money to burn by attacking investors in short positions, you are "the man."
Or a fool being duped by some incarnation of "the man."
Forum: Lounge 2021-01-27, 17:50
Replies: 877
Views: 90,079
Posted By masser
Uncwilly, I'm here to :help: :bear:

Uncwilly, I'm here to :help:

:bear:
Forum: Soap Box 2021-01-27, 17:34
Replies: 16
Views: 1,133
Posted By masser
Here's the take of a cryptocurrency dude: recent...

Here's the take of a cryptocurrency dude: recent political radicalism is bleeding into finance. The crazy short-squeezing in GME is just one more item in the list of "symptoms of growing...
Forum: Lounge 2021-01-27, 16:44
Replies: 877
Views: 90,079
Posted By masser
Luckily for the noobs on here, mersenneforum.org...

Luckily for the noobs on here, mersenneforum.org is never like this:
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