Forum: Soap Box
2022-05-22, 21:59
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Replies: 33
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I am tempted to go through it four times and...
I am tempted to go through it four times and place myself at the extremes of each corner. But won't. Lazy. :razz:
It's not difficult to see how to answer each question to produce any desired...
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Forum: Lounge
2022-05-22, 21:23
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,966
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Forum: Lounge
2022-05-22, 21:20
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,966
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Forum: Puzzles
2022-05-21, 01:26
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Replies: 27
Views: 12,319
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Forum: Puzzles
2022-05-20, 14:42
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Replies: 27
Views: 12,319
2^∞ = 0
The infinite product of 2×2×2×2×2×2×2... = 0
If we set p = 2×2×2×2×2×2×2... we can see that 2×2×2×2×2×2×2... = 2×p
Leading to p = 2×p
Subtract p from both side; 0 = p
Giving...
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Forum: Lounge
2022-05-20, 14:29
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Replies: 1,691
Views: 193,436
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Forum: Puzzles
2022-05-20, 02:40
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Replies: 27
Views: 12,319
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Forum: Puzzles
2022-05-18, 13:36
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Replies: 27
Views: 12,319
The truth about 1+2+3+...=-1_12
Nice vid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuIIjLr6vUA
Supersums, Zeta and Eta functions, are also included for some extra spice.
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Forum: Factoring
2022-05-17, 20:19
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Replies: 22
Views: 636
None of the crypto stuff is good for anything,...
None of the crypto stuff is good for anything, except for increasing the profit of power companies.None of the crypto stuff generates interesting numbers for anyone. But the more extra steps you make...
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Forum: Lounge
2022-05-17, 20:13
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Replies: 1,691
Views: 193,436
Oh. A deep flaw in my logic there.
I suppose...
Oh. A deep flaw in my logic there.
I suppose the single case could have also died, So 55 killed + the originator.
So now I understand it. NK is doing contact tracing, and eliminating all the...
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Forum: Lounge
2022-05-17, 20:01
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Replies: 1,691
Views: 193,436
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Forum: Factoring
2022-05-17, 15:20
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Replies: 22
Views: 636
Okay, I suppose that could be workable.
Get...
Okay, I suppose that could be workable.
Get some bits from the previous block. Users generate new bits randomly. Mash them together with SHA or something. See if the result is a semi-prime of the...
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Forum: Factoring
2022-05-17, 14:14
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Replies: 22
Views: 636
Who generates the numbers? If they are truly...
Who generates the numbers? If they are truly created provably at random via some algorithm, then you couldn't ensure the "hardness" of the factoring effort. If they are created by "someone" (who?)...
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Forum: Lounge
2022-05-17, 14:08
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Replies: 1,691
Views: 193,436
According to Wikipedia...
According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:COVID-19_pandemic_data), North Korea has a single case of Covid reported. So yay for NK, right, doing so well.
But, wait. they are...
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Forum: Soap Box
2022-05-17, 13:43
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Replies: 905
Views: 85,943
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Forum: Soap Box
2022-05-16, 06:30
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Replies: 905
Views: 85,943
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Forum: chalsall
2022-05-11, 12:03
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Replies: 24
Views: 893
Then it would seem people are willingly...
Then it would seem people are willingly submitting themselves to the brainwashing. I'm reasonably certain that no one is required to watch such things.
To everyone: Turn off the TV. Stop reading...
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Forum: chalsall
2022-05-11, 00:28
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Replies: 24
Views: 893
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Forum: chalsall
2022-05-09, 05:06
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Replies: 24
Views: 893
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Forum: Lounge
2022-05-09, 03:51
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Replies: 6
Views: 349
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Forum: Science & Technology
2022-05-09, 02:44
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Replies: 6
Views: 438
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Forum: Science & Technology
2022-05-08, 23:19
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Replies: 6
Views: 438
I think it simply boils down to a single...
I think it simply boils down to a single statement:
Information != knowledge
Having more data means only that, more data. You can't conflate that with understanding or insight.
Although you...
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Forum: PrimeNet
2022-05-05, 06:33
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Replies: 123
Views: 31,376
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Forum: PrimeNet
2022-05-05, 06:04
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Replies: 123
Views: 31,376
So how to make it less bad?
After expiry,...
So how to make it less bad?
After expiry, one could compute the ETA (A) based upon the partial progress (or use the ETA reported by Prime95) and compare that to the ETA (B) for someone else to...
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Forum: Information & Answers
2022-05-03, 16:59
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Replies: 11
Views: 649
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