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What number comes next? The On-line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences knows

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Re: What number comes next? The On-line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences knows

#15

I think the Neil Sloane Numberphile episodes are amongst my favourites (along with Cliff Stoll of course) and it's amazing that such a hobby project can become so useful. I think the appeal of his videos is that he introduces sequences as a type of game, draws you in and then later on, the interesting questions are introduced.

Another comment in this thread mentioned that Neil Sloane now has his own channel, and is making some videos [0]. Very fun from that 20 minutes I've watched so far.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogbsh8KuEM

Re: What number comes next? The On-line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences knows

#17

I keep on meaning to finish a redesign of the oeis site that I started a few months ago[0]. I've only spent a day on it so far, but I'm hoping it makes the site far more approachable to new comers. [0] https://oeis.femto.dev/

I really like what you did, great work! Please post it whenever you feel it's ready. I'd love to see the code too.

Re: What number comes next? The On-line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences knows

#19

That analogy about the FBI fingerprint database is one of the most tortured metaphors I've ever heard.

I thought it was pretty good. You can solve a (mathematical/forensic) mystery by searching a database for information collected long ago, that relates to information you obtained just recently.

Re: What number comes next? The On-line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences knows

#20

I keep on meaning to finish a redesign of the oeis site that I started a few months ago[0]. I've only spent a day on it so far, but I'm hoping it makes the site far more approachable to new comers. [0] https://oeis.femto.dev/

I love this! You should continue!
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