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Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby Brando14100 » Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:54 pm

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... =102876903

Interesting.

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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby The Ruptured Duck » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:04 pm

It friggin' better not be considering how slow it already is.  I have no need to know the largest prime number and I certainly do not have the resources to spare when using photo software or pdf files for school.  If my computer was a person doing this, I would kick his ass ;D
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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby Brando14100 » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:23 pm

[quote]It friggin' better not be considering how slow it already is.
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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby a1 » Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:48 pm

Very interesting read. :)
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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby HarvesteR » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:49 am

If you want big numbers, try a Googolplex... and read on, because they get bigger
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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby Fozzer » Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:49 pm

[quote]If you want big numbers, try a Googolplex... and read on, because they get bigger
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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby HarvesteR » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:39 pm

Fair enough... here's a BIG number

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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby HarvesteR » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:49 pm

Or, if you'd like it spelled out
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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby Sergeant-Coates1 » Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:53 pm

Fair enough... here's a BIG number

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I clicked on the 'display all digits' link, and my pc's fan turned on trying to display it all.  :o
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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby Sergeant-Coates1 » Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:54 pm

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102876903

Interesting.

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I dl'ed that program, and im looking for the worlds biggest prime number!
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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby Ang2dogs » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:28 pm

The only number I'd like to see get bigger is what's in my bank account! :)
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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby SubZer0 » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:49 pm

The only number I'd like to see get bigger is what's in my bank account! :)

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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby lunitic_8 » Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:38 pm

I turn my computer off when im done so no worries. 8-)
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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby skoker » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:31 pm

I turn my computer off when im done so no worries. 8-)

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Re: Is Your Computer Searching?

Postby FsNovice » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:18 pm

I liked the notice

"12955416 digits omitted ..."

Thats a lot they didnt show and it still took up a lotta lotta space!
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