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Hi all,

There’s a lot of talk always, all the time, about the largest known prime number.

That’s all good and well, and very interesting, but that prime number currently suffers from having loads of unknown prime numbers below it!

So, if we look at the actual (infinite) list of primes (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13…), whereabouts are we currently with determining the largest known prime that has no unknown primes smaller than it?

In other words, whereabouts does out current list: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, … “end”?

I'm sure this number is shifting all the time (millions of primes per day, probably), but whereabouts (approximately) are we?

And what project (if any) is calculating this?

Even though I know human beings are pattern seeking machines, and it is impossible for us to come up with randomness just by using our minds, what would be some of the better ways to come up with a "mental coin flip"?

Haxe is more than just a tool to create games. It is an awesome tool / ecosystem to create any kind of system in. I'm currently creating, from one code base, an educational system, mainly focused at primary and secondary school children. It will result in:

• A website (duh), with (currently a php) server
• A desktop application (probably through app.js)
• A mobile app (through PhoneGap)

All from one code base.

That's how awesome haxe is.

Please change my view: haxe is awesome.