Stuck a random 6 digit number into Wolfram Alpha to see if it was a prime number; it was.

Chances of sticking a random 6 digit number into Wolfram Alpha (on a
whim*, mind you), and having it turn out to be a prime number?

Well, I’m not sure if my maths is correct, but there’s 68 906 6-digit
prime numbers. Divide that by the total number of 6-digit numbers,
(which is, I believe, 1000000-100000), and you get something like
7.6562% chance.

Not bad, eh?

* somewhat related, there’s a Fallout 3 quest that requires you to
either calculate prime numbers, or read the walkthrough. I know Google
Calc can do something similar, but I punched “prime x” (where x is a
number) into Wolfram Alpha, and lo and behold, it told me that number
was a prime. Later that night, I decided to punch a random 6 digit
prime number in – and voilá, you get the screenshot above.

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Splurged.

Had to replace my Griffin Tunebuds Mobile with something, and these were next on my list.

Initial impressions: sound is now much clearer, most likely due to the dual driver design.

The only thing that worries me now? Losing those damn silcone bits to go into your ear, and cord wear and tear down the track – but I suppose the same could be said for any pair of in-ears.

Reason I didn’t buy these before? Inline volume controls. My iPhone 3G doesn’t support it, but there’s this new iPhone coming out, right…

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