Alasdair Tompson wrote:
> I was part of GIMPS for a long time until the stack of PCs under my desk
> at work started producing too much heat, but I still subscribe to this
> list because I enjoy these sort of discussions. I don't understand much
> of the maths but I do appreciate the professionalism in the way that
> these things are talked about and new topics given space. Maybe the
> person in question has found something new, maybe he hasn't but I still
> think he deserves to be treated respectfully. After all, there isn't
> THAT much traffic on this list that off-topic posts are a problem.
Hear hear. I replied to another which claimed to speak for everyone
> nobody believes he really has found something noteworthy
were the exact words. Well not having spent the time myself to
investigate his claims, I don't have any real opinion. For all
I know, he has made a real breakthrough in sieve speeds. Even
if so, I'm not interested in sieves.
However, *I* resent having someone presume to speak for me, especially
since he's rude and does not express my opinion.
And this is just about the quietest echo I subscribe to.
>
> Alasdair
>
> P.S. The first program I ever wrote was a prime number generator in
> BASIC on a Commodore PET in 1980, but that's probably off-topic too.
Off topic here. However, I might enjoy an off-list exchange with
you about such things...
Mike
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