Joerg Arndt <arndt@jjj.de> wrote:

What the OEIS sequence number of this one?

A060792. Clarification: I said, "on average each solution ought to be e^7.5 (about 1700)." The e^7.5 is also intended to be very approximate. The way I phrased it sounds like I meant it to be exact. Maybe, to get a little more precision, I should rewrite my numerical integration program so it doesn't crap out at 2^1024, which is the largest floating point number my machine will allow.

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[ I'm looking for an IT job in the DC area. So is Alan, and so are many other experienced programmers I know. Employers simply aren't hiring. Not even the ones who complain to Congress that they can't find anyone to hire. ]

The complaint "we cannot find programmers" is really "we cannot find DIRT CHEAP programmers", that's why. Same here in Germany.

Nobody is offering low salaries. It's very puzzling. It's like playing the lottery: There's a tiny chance that you'll make tons of money, but most likely you'll make nothing. I have over 40 years experience programming in numerous languages, and I'm very good at it, but nobody returns my phone calls or emails. Not even recruiters.