In March 2026, Mykola Kamenyuk found the largest reversible prime: a prime number that remains prime when its digits are reversed. The new record has 11,111 digits.
Math Fun: 11,111 Digit Palindrome Prime
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I have been a bit away and disengaged from blogging since last few months because many things are happening at my end - many are good and some are bad - the way usual life is. I am getting to a logical end of few of those things and I'll post details soon. One thing... Continue Reading →
B’day Musings…
You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake... 😒Since last week I have decided to use Base 18 instead of the decimal number system while mentioning my age. 😇Unfortunately, I am still above the average of Indians in Base 10 😷
My Tryst with Reverse Auction: Concepts, Chaos and Connecting the Dots…
I recently participated in a tender process which culminated in a Reverse Auction. It was an insightful experience for me and hence I thought of sharing here. For the uninitiated, Government departments or Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) award contracts via tendering process. The bidders are evaluated on the basis of total value (i.e. Technical + Commercial)... Continue Reading →
If you are too polite, you are making ChatGPT costlier 😇
If you are too polite, you are making ChatGPT costlier 😇 If you say “please” and “thank you” to ChatGPT, you’re not the only one — and surprisingly, those small gestures might be costing OpenAI big time. According to CEO Sam Altman, polite users contribute to significantly higher electricity usage, with the extra back-and-forth responses... Continue Reading →
Just For Fun: Thoughts on Art
“An artist's duty is to reflect the times we live in.” — Nina Simone "Art cannot be modern. Art is primordially eternal." — Egon Schiele Here is an art that satisfies both these tests 😋 https://videopress.com/v/R2n8FA6F?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true
Solving Wordle using ChatGPT
The best way to make learning interesting is to throw in Gamification! Here is one way how we can get better at using ChatGPT and have some fun at the same time! I solved today's Wordle (https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html) using ChatGPT. I took a word suggestion from ChatGPT, put it in Wordle and gave feedback/instructions to ChatGPT... Continue Reading →
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