[QUOTE=Madpoo;502086]I'm keeping an eye on the first-time checks below 82M. Currently just 13 of them to go. The ones still progressing will finish soon, I think, with the exception of one assigned to Kriesel. There are some that stopped checking in though, and they don't expire until January, so unless they get poached, I guess we shouldn't hold out hopes for 2018.[/QUOTE]

Yes, I concur. Unless there is some poaching there is only a slim chance that the range gets finished by 12/31/18

[QUOTE=Madpoo;502087]I had to search my memory banks - the last prime was found on Dec 26... a Boxing Day miracle. :smile: The two before that were both found (or "revealed") in a January, so there's definitely a trend towards winter discoveries. LOL

Come to think of it, of the 16 discovered by GIMPS, half (8) were found in just the 3 months of Nov-Jan. I guess if you want to improve your odds of finding a prime, you should do more tests in the late autumn and winter. Statistics don't lie.[/QUOTE]

Perhaps it's because of the cooler weather. It's true in my case because summers here have gotten so blisteringly hot. One can justify running more machines if they act as a heater.

[QUOTE=Madpoo;502087]... so there's definitely a trend towards winter discoveries. LOL

... late autumn and winter.[/QUOTE]Waaah, other places exist. Winter/Autumn doesn't happen at the same time everywhere.

[QUOTE=retina;502113]Waaah, other places exist. Winter/Autumn doesn't happen at the same time everywhere.[/QUOTE]

Majority rules. 67.3% of the Earth's landmass is north of the equator. :smile: We win!

EDIT: Even more important, ~90% of humans live north of the equator. I'd say that's even better for my case. LOL

[QUOTE=Madpoo;502124]Majority rules. 67.3% of the Earth's landmass is north of the equator. :smile: We win!

EDIT: Even more important, ~90% of humans live north of the equator. I'd say that's even better for my case. LOL[/QUOTE]
that means that a minimum of 74 7/9 % of the global land mass has humans.

[QUOTE=science_man_88;502131]that means that a minimum of 74 7/9 % of the global land mass has humans.[/QUOTE]
No it doesn't.
[url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/04/02/the-entire-world-fits-in-new-york-city/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.44c72592f129[/url]

[QUOTE=Madpoo;502124]Majority rules. 67.3% of the Earth's landmass is north of the equator. :smile: We win!

EDIT: Even more important, ~90% of humans live north of the equator. I'd say that's even better for my case. LOL[/QUOTE]
Even so, winter/summer won't fall the same (pun intended, hehe).
Here where I live, for example, summer is April.

[QUOTE=c10ck3r;502141]No it doesn't.
[URL]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/04/02/the-entire-world-fits-in-new-york-city/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.44c72592f129[/URL][/QUOTE]
Well, the idea is not new... in 2010 we were all [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_on_Zanzibar"]standing on Zanzibar[/URL] (highly recommended, one of the best SF books we were ever reading)

[QUOTE=Madpoo;502124]Majority rules. 67.3% of the Earth's landmass is north of the equator. :smile: We win![/QUOTE]

[URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondwana#/media/File:Gondwana_420_Ma.png"]Once upon a time, things were different.[/URL]

[QUOTE=c10ck3r;502141]No it doesn't.
[url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/04/02/the-entire-world-fits-in-new-york-city/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.44c72592f129[/url][/QUOTE]
I did not say they could not fit in less. I simply said thay at 67.3% of the land having 90% of the people implies 74 7/9 % of the land mass is required at equal population density to the denser populated hemisphere.

[QUOTE=science_man_88;502156]I did not say they could not fit in less. I simply said thay at 67.3% of the land having 90% of the people implies 74 7/9 % of the land mass is required at equal population density to the denser populated hemisphere.[/QUOTE]

It's funny the things you can do that make sense statistically but have no bearing on reality. Things like "the average American has 2.4 kids" which would be terrifying if true. That's a lot of mutant kids.