Archive for February, 2005


Insurance Refund: $42.00

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005

When we moved to Michigan, we realized our auto and renter’s insurance with Erie wouldn’t move with us since Erie doesn’t cover Michigan. So on January 13, we finally got around to getting coverage up here and canceling our policies back in PA. My car insurance was expiring on the 17th anyway, but Ruth got [...]

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42nd Mersenne Prime (Probably) Discovered

Friday, February 18th, 2005

The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project have announced that they believe they have determined the 42nd Mersenne prime.
A Mersenne prime is a Mersenne number that is prime. Mersenne numbers are of the form
(via slashdot.)

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