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[Uncwilly]

Time for a new prime...

[kriesel]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

Time for a new prime...

And so the countdown to a poach begins. I wonder what consequences poaching the founder carries...

[retina]

Originally Posted by kriesel

And so the countdown to a poach begins. I wonder what consequences poaching the founder carries...

The thought process of the poacher(s):

Hey look, only one left.
It's reserved by someone called George.
I wonder if he knows much about this project?
Probably not, right?
Anyhow, it's just being left to languish.
All on it's lonesome like that.
Poor thing.
And I'm so very very impatient.
I'm sure it will all be fine if I do it instead.
Everyone will thank me for being so very helpful.
I'll be a hero.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by kriesel

And so the countdown to a poach begins. I wonder what consequences poaching the founder carries...

I was meaning that when George is away primes rain down.

[kriesel]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

I was meaning that when George is away primes rain down.

I understood. And I believe one of the consequences of poaching is the poacher may not get the prize money. But annoy MRI board members enough, and there might be other consequences.

[Prime95]

Originally Posted by kriesel

I understood. And I believe one of the consequences of poaching is the poacher may not get the prize money. But annoy MRI board members enough, and there might be other consequences.

No punishments have been meted out for poaching (other than near universal ridicule on the forum).

Edit: Although if you poach my exponent and it is the prime I've been waiting 26 years for.....

[kriesel]

Originally Posted by Prime95

if you poach my exponent and it is the prime I've been waiting 26 years for.....

And far from idly waiting. Dozens of major version increments on mprime/prime95 for myriad OSes, tuning assistance with gpuowl, creation of mmff, PrimeNet API, mersenne Research Inc, and mersenne.org, etc.

[Madpoo]

Originally Posted by Prime95

No punishments have been meted out for poaching (other than near universal ridicule on the forum).

Edit: Although if you poach my exponent and it is the prime I've been waiting 26 years for.....

I was just about to get onto the system yesterday and fix that one in particular so it wouldn't expire yet, but I saw it had already been done.

[Prime95]

Originally Posted by Madpoo

I was just about to get onto the system yesterday and fix that one in particular so it wouldn't expire yet, but I saw it had already been done.

My exponents never expire. A little perk

[Prime95]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

I was meaning that when George is away primes rain down.

We'll have to retire that rule-of-thumb. Vacation is over with no new primes reported.

Half my fleet fell idle while I was away. I've moved the milestone blocker to the head of the queue. Two days and it should be done.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by Prime95

Half my fleet fell idle while I was away.

Noticed that you had a whole slug of sub 109M that were idle. Figured it was related to you being away. You don't pay a local kid to care take your farm while you are away?