[–] lallysingh 16y ago ↗ It pays to read to the end: in reverse order. Starting from the 1st occurrence of the digit sequence, 53961271991. [–] rcfox 16y ago ↗ It also pays to read the source.It's static HTML. [–] lisper 16y ago ↗ I still don't get it. [–] mattblalock 16y ago ↗ Me either. [–] wmf 16y ago ↗ The page contains no form or JS, so entering the digits won't actually do anything. Clearly we are dealing with some sort of joke. [–] lisper 16y ago ↗ It isn't very funny. [–] noonespecial 16y ago ↗ Is it maybe a kind of combo lock with http://www.isotf.org/?page_value= ?
[–] rcfox 16y ago ↗ It also pays to read the source.It's static HTML. [–] lisper 16y ago ↗ I still don't get it. [–] mattblalock 16y ago ↗ Me either. [–] wmf 16y ago ↗ The page contains no form or JS, so entering the digits won't actually do anything. Clearly we are dealing with some sort of joke. [–] lisper 16y ago ↗ It isn't very funny. [–] noonespecial 16y ago ↗ Is it maybe a kind of combo lock with http://www.isotf.org/?page_value= ?
[–] lisper 16y ago ↗ I still don't get it. [–] mattblalock 16y ago ↗ Me either. [–] wmf 16y ago ↗ The page contains no form or JS, so entering the digits won't actually do anything. Clearly we are dealing with some sort of joke. [–] lisper 16y ago ↗ It isn't very funny.
[–] wmf 16y ago ↗ The page contains no form or JS, so entering the digits won't actually do anything. Clearly we are dealing with some sort of joke. [–] lisper 16y ago ↗ It isn't very funny.
[–] wmf 16y ago ↗ At first it sounds like a Google job application, but it appears to be some sort of CAPTCHA to prevent people from reporting too many botnets. [–] canadaduane 16y ago ↗ Is it a CAPTCHA or a CAPTHCA? Keeps computers in and humans out...?
[–] jxcole 16y ago ↗ It changes each time you visit it. I just gotPlease enter the first 2577 digits of (1/2)!. [–] bmm6o 16y ago ↗ Me too. I'm not even sure what that means. Are you supposed to apply the gamma function? [–] mhartl 16y ago ↗ I still don't understand the point of the page, but you're right that (1/2)! can be expressed in terms of the gamma function: (1/2)! = Γ(3/2) = √π/2. As usual, Wolfram Alpha knows all:http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%281%2F2%29%21
[–] bmm6o 16y ago ↗ Me too. I'm not even sure what that means. Are you supposed to apply the gamma function? [–] mhartl 16y ago ↗ I still don't understand the point of the page, but you're right that (1/2)! can be expressed in terms of the gamma function: (1/2)! = Γ(3/2) = √π/2. As usual, Wolfram Alpha knows all:http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%281%2F2%29%21
[–] mhartl 16y ago ↗ I still don't understand the point of the page, but you're right that (1/2)! can be expressed in terms of the gamma function: (1/2)! = Γ(3/2) = √π/2. As usual, Wolfram Alpha knows all:http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%281%2F2%29%21
[–] drewcrawford 16y ago ↗ I calculated the first 10 million digits of E:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59605/ten_million_e.txtHowever, the digit sequence I was looking for didn't appear :-(Looks like it would require a massive amount of computing power (or a much better algorithm than mine) to solve this. [–] l0nwlf 16y ago ↗ I'm curious as to how were you able to calculate the value of 'e' to such a large extent, can you share the code ?
[–] l0nwlf 16y ago ↗ I'm curious as to how were you able to calculate the value of 'e' to such a large extent, can you share the code ?
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[ 2.2 ms ] story [ 75.7 ms ] threadIt's static HTML.
Please enter the first 2577 digits of (1/2)!.
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%281%2F2%29%21
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59605/ten_million_e.txt
However, the digit sequence I was looking for didn't appear :-(
Looks like it would require a massive amount of computing power (or a much better algorithm than mine) to solve this.