[quote=petrw1;212760]There are now 100 remaining LL tests below 38M.

And only 23 less than 33219xxx (10M digits).[/quote]
And boy are these dropping fast (not).

Each decrement is cause for a minor celebration:smile:

23 hasn't changed for ages.

[QUOTE=davieddy;212825]And boy are these dropping fast (not).

Each decrement is cause for a minor celebration:smile:

23 hasn't changed for ages.[/QUOTE]

I wish I could help get them down, but not possible without "poaching".

Again it would be great with a date on active exponents when they last sent progress update to the server. Then we could "poach" those that didn't connect for some number of months we agreed upon.

[QUOTE=ATH;212826]I wish I could help get them down, but not possible without "poaching".[/QUOTE]However since these are all first times, you could start a very early double check.
(ducks the flying cheese.)

[QUOTE=cheesehead;212338]Looks like I need to send ckdo my anti-poaching [strike]sermon[/strike] pep talk. 101 mph and all that.

(Where'd I put it?

Seriously, folks: I've just done a forum search but can't find my "101 mph" explanation of why poaching's a bad idea. Anyone know where it was?)[/QUOTE]Here?

[url]http://www.mersenneforum.org/showpost.php?p=40999&postcount=6[/url]

[quote=retina;212835]Here?

[URL]http://www.mersenneforum.org/showpost.php?p=40999&postcount=6[/URL][/quote]Hmm... That could be a reference to what I'm seeking, but in 2004 maybe it was a precursor instead.

Thanks for your effort, retina, but I'll just write another one.

Room 101 mph or "Ode to George"
 

Before I discovered Smirrnoff (sorry - Mersennefora)
I posted something to the effect that one would accept an error
rate of ~25% before opting for the next FFT size up.

I was flattered that George and Brian Beesleystreet replied
so patiently, often and politely.

The bottom line from George was that he didn't want to explain
to anyone that they had missed a Mersenne Prime through a software error.

David

[QUOTE=davieddy;212217]2[/QUOTE]

It's been 7 days, and neither has finished. Maybe we'll get a bit of a slower tail after all...

[QUOTE=jinydu;213082]It's been 7 days, and neither has finished. Maybe we'll get a bit of a slower tail after all...[/QUOTE]

It takes a while to poach, you know.

[QUOTE=jinydu;213082]It's been 7 days, and neither has finished. Maybe we'll get a bit of a slower tail after all...[/QUOTE]

... and then there was one.

And this too:

Countdown to testing all exponents below M(30402457) once: 2

So M20425091 is the last one standing... It is a triple-check; the double-check was completed on Oct. 21, 2009.