Primality | Going Postal

Wilson’s Theorem

2nd December 2019 OldTrout 0

Wilson’s Theorem is a test for primality. It is inefficient for large numbers since factorials () grow very fast. Nevertheless, it has its uses because of its simplicity. It was conjectured by Wilson and published [more…]

Rodion and Sonya’s Garret: A Tale of Redemption

22nd June 2020 0

We will kill desire: we will foster drunkenness, gossip, denunciation; we will foster unheard-of depravity; we will stifle every genius in its infancy. Everything reduced to a common denominator, complete equality. Dostoyevsky Rodion opened [more...]
Joe Malone, Part Sixty-Five

9th June 2020 0

Ch 65 – Waiting Room. We all emerged safely from the elevator ride. Karen, the BBC girl, was young enough that she hadn’t felt the need to use the oxygen masks provided in the internally, [more...]
Going Postal with Question Time

6th February 2020 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Harpenden. On the panel are: Robert Buckland MP, secretary of state for justice, Conservative; Stella Creasy MP, Labour; Ed Davey [more...]
Postcard from Lille Part 54

7th March 2020 0

Lille, Nord Pas de Calais. 26 November 2018 11:04 am In Lille, the six of us wander the Boulevards, very impressive they are too. Making for the Lille Eye, a giant Ferris wheel installed for [more...]
The Place where Trust died

11th November 2019 0

Dedicated to all those who have served & those still serving. 19,000 British soldiers died on July 1st 1916, the first day of the Somme campaign. As well as marking and recording existing graves, the [more...]