Tromp is going to make Proof-of-Work systems great again
August 5, 2016 1:47 PM Subscribe
John Tromp is a computer scientist whose interests include mazes (playable: 1, 2), chess problems, Go (previously), graphical representations of combinatory logic, Connect-4, code obfuscation, darts, pop music, and much, much more.
Is there a GoCoin where a neural network based proof-of-work component solves Go problems? It's be horribly slanted towards the big mining pools who can build a larger collaborative neural networks, but it'd still be funny.
posted by jeffburdges at 2:38 PM on August 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by jeffburdges at 2:38 PM on August 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
#NeverTromp?
posted by blue_beetle at 3:01 PM on August 5, 2016
posted by blue_beetle at 3:01 PM on August 5, 2016
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Came for the headline. Stayed for the links to share with mr. mitt.
posted by ovenmitt at 5:04 PM on August 5, 2016
Came for the headline. Stayed for the links to share with mr. mitt.
posted by ovenmitt at 5:04 PM on August 5, 2016
The lambda calculus and combinatory logic paper and associated work has been a fantastic mind expanding exercise for many years.
posted by wobh at 7:06 PM on August 5, 2016
posted by wobh at 7:06 PM on August 5, 2016
I love quirky academic math people websites. So much.
posted by oceanjesse at 7:34 PM on August 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by oceanjesse at 7:34 PM on August 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
There's a darts game a few friends and I had come up with that seems relevant here, Math Darts.
You start out by trying to hit a 1, then another 1.
Next you want to hit a 2.
Then a 3.
After 3 comes 5.
Next comes 8.
I think you get the rest.
Each round is considered additive so if in a round you throw 1, 1, 2 then you qualify as hitting your 1s, 2s (two ways), and 3s. I have found somewhere between three and six beers to be the optimal strategy for winning.
posted by phlyingpenguin at 9:53 AM on August 6, 2016
You start out by trying to hit a 1, then another 1.
Next you want to hit a 2.
Then a 3.
After 3 comes 5.
Next comes 8.
I think you get the rest.
Each round is considered additive so if in a round you throw 1, 1, 2 then you qualify as hitting your 1s, 2s (two ways), and 3s. I have found somewhere between three and six beers to be the optimal strategy for winning.
posted by phlyingpenguin at 9:53 AM on August 6, 2016
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