Re: Simple answer, surrogate factoring

From: Jesse F. Hughes (jesse_at_phiwumbda.org)
Date: 03/05/05 

Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 16:15:45 +0100

"David Eather" <eather@tpg.com.au> writes:

> jstevh@msn.com wrote:
>> Nathan wrote:
>>> jstevh@msn.com wrote:
>>>> fiziwig wrote:
>>>>> Could you take a reasonably small number, say 8 or 10
>>>>> digits, and DEMONSTRATE, step by step how your method would be
>>>>> applied to factoring that number. Can I see how you use it to
>>>>> factor an easy number like 50,985,511 for example?
>>>
>>>> Why? It'd make as much sense to factor an easy number like 15.
>>>>
>>>> I'm more of a theoretical guy. I want to know why.
>>>
>>> So give a clear explanation of "how".
>>
>> I *have* posted algorithms.
>>
>> Even this thread contains an algorithm which should work perfectly.
>>
>> I'm just not interested in going through the effort of demonstrating
>> the algorithm with a test number, especially when other posters have
>> posted the algorithms in programmatic form, as has happened.
>>
>
>
> I'm the theory guy? What sort of cop out is that?

Cop out? It's poetry, but you damn near ruined it in your reply. (I
hope JSH forgives the minor edit in the version I give below, but I
think the shorter version works better.)

 The Theory Guy, by James S. Harris
 ----------------------------------
 
   I'm the theory guy.

   Other people are the experimental people.

   If you push me on details I get annoyed, as I'm the theory guy.

   I'm the theoretical amateur mathematician.

I think I'll hang this on my office door. 

-- 
Jesse F. Hughes
"Would you please stop talking and start talking?"
   -- Vincent Price as the Saint
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