Quote from: BitcoinFX on October 22, 2019, 12:57:56 PM

Quote from: PrimeObsession on October 22, 2019, 09:53:05 AM

Quote from: BitcoinFX on December 28, 2018, 05:36:41 PM

I assert that John Allen Frey was the original developer of Gapcoin

Your assertion may has been proven wrong since j0nn9 (Jonny Frey) has been active on bitcointalk on March 23, 2018! Also he (or his script) has updated http://gapcoin.org/primegaps-length.php on September 10, 2019!

At this 5th year milestone, I would like to thank Jonny and all the supporters of the GapCoin project. New record prime gaps await us ahead!

It's all rather odd indeed, I agree.

Despite my attempts to contact those potentially involved, no one has come forward, yet !

The gapcoin.org website remains hosted and clearly someone still has access to update it, perhaps it's Dr. Thomas R. Nicely ?

Clearly whoever is updating the site has more interest in the prime gaps over markets and value etc., Notice that the market links on the homepage have not been updated, for example.

Assuming that John Allen Frey was j0nn9 (Jonny Frey), we can only determine that as he clearly became unwell he might of passed certain aspects of the project to one of his peers, colleagues, academic faculty, an associate or perhaps a family member ?

No one in the gapcoin community here on bitcointalk has been able to determine otherwise. The record and bounty were certainly published from j0nn9's account, being the last post to date from that account.

It's certainly not me and I don't know who it is at present.

I am the sole owner and contributor to the https://gapcoin.club website though.

EDIT: This doesn't hinder Gapcoin moving forward, if anything it's a good thing !

Not only was the gapcoin.org - Gapcoin's new first known occurrence prime gaps page edited (as above), but also ...

Gapcoin's highest found merits as of 2019 September 10 (Top 30)
- http://gapcoin.org/primegaps-merits.php

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Quote from: BitcoinFX on December 28, 2018, 05:36:41 PM

Who is/was j0nn9 ...

- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=302146

- https://github.com/j0nn9

Mathematics Department Hosts Pie-themed Party to celebrate Pi Day
- https://web.archive.org/web/20181107214743/https://kealakai.byuh.edu/content/mathematics-department-hosts-pie-themed-party-celebrate-pi-day

"The BYU-Hawaii Mathematics Department gave out free pizza and pies to celebrate Pi Day and promote the Math Learning Center at 2:30pm on Monday, March 14 in the General Classroom Building.

John Frey, a senior from Florida studying physics education and math tutor at the center, said the Mathematics Department has a Pi Day party every year on March 14 since the digits for the number pi are 3.14. Dr. Russel Carlson, assistant professor of mathematics, said this years Pi Day is Rounded Pi Day because when the number is rounded to the fourth decimal place, it equals 3.1416.

According to Frey, the department wanted to take advantage of the unique date to promote the Math Learning Center. Also known as the Math Lab, the center has its own computer lab where students can receive help from tutors with their math homework.

Even though the party is done every year, Frey said, It was kind of a bigger deal for us this semester because it was happening after the first week of school as opposed to near the end of the semester.

Frey said the tutors wanted to show their fun side. He said, We just wanted to say, Hey, were tutors, were fun, we like to party, and were friendly people. Were trying to put a little more fun in math because without something like a math lab, math is such a pain for people.

After serving free pizza and pie, Dr. Carlson gave a presentation about the history of the number pi. The earliest record we have of it dates back to 2000 BC. There was an old, Egyptian papyrus known as the Rhind Papyrus. It has an approximation of pi: 16 divided by 9 quantity squared, said Carlson.

Carlson said the idea of the number pi is also found in the Bible. He said, When King Solomon was building his temple, there are all of these descriptions and dimensions. For the molten basin in 1 Kings 7:23, it says it was 10 cubits across and 30 cubits round about. That ratio - 30 divided by 10 - is three, an approximation of pi.

Fascinated by the progress humans have made, Carlson said, Currently we know over five trillion digits of pi thanks to computers. I have a file with the first million digits, but theres no way Id save a file with all five trillion.

After Dr. Carlsons presentation, students and math faculty competed in a competition to see who could solve a rubix cube the fastest. Then, students and faculty participated in a competition to see who could write the most amount of digits of pi. Carlson won, writing 40 digits after the decimal.

Students then competed in a pie-eating contest where they had to clear a plate of whipped cream. DonEliezer Baize, a sophomore from Kahuku studying mathematics and a math lab tutor, won the contest and received a free apple pie as his prize.

Baize said he was happy with how the activity turned out. Students love food, so we figured we gotta hook up those college students with some free pie. We threw in pizza, making it a solid homerun.

Frey said, People dread math, so its not only our job to help them with their homework, but to relieve their stress. Activities like this are perfect excuses to have fun, and we dont get those too often.

The Math Lab is located in GCB 177. For information on hours and resources, visit math.byuh.edu/mathlab."

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Q: How does the Twin Paradox work?
- https://www.askamathematician.com/2010/09/q-how-does-the-twin-paradox-work/comment-page-1/

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John Allen Frey ? 1991 - 2017 - Obituary

- https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/decaturdailydemocrat/obituary.aspx?pid=185690571

"John Allen Frey, 26, formerly of Decatur, passed away May 12, 2017, in California, Md., after battling illnesses for nine months. He was born in Orange Park, Fla., John and his family resided in Maine, Washington State, Puerto Rico and South Carolina.
He graduated from Brigham Young University Hawaii in 2016 with degrees in physics education (Magna cum Laude) and mathematics. He taught physics and science at Oak Ridge High School in Orlando, Fla.
John enjoyed teaching, spending time with his family, and writing, directing and acting in productions. He was especially gifted with the piano, which he played most of his life, composing many original pieces..."

- https://www.gofundme.com/funeral-expenses-for-john-frey

"As some of you may know - and many of you may not - for nearly the last year, John suffered through severe illness. The severe, relentless physical pain weighed on his shoulders day in and day out, unbeknownst to many. Through countless doctors appointments, visits, and even surgery - doctors were unable to find the cause or provide any relief for John's ailments.

In an attempt to lessen the pain, doctors prescribed John medications that had side effects: severe depression and suicidal tendencies.

On May 12, 2017 John Allen Frey left this life.

John's passing was unexpected. We, his family, are heart broken. We're trying to process and grieve the loss of our son, brother, nephew, cousin, grandson, friend. ..."

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My sincere condolences - BitcoinFX

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I assert that John Allen Frey was the original developer of Gapcoin and hence the community here can now better understand the situation. It would appear that John's family members (or professors / colleagues?) might have maintained elements of the project in legacy to John.

Once I have established that the above is indeed correct, as the Gapcoin community, we can work to continue his great legacy.

Would the person or persons who clearly have continued access to the gapcoin.org website please kindly step forward to notify this community and/or simply send me an email or PM.

Contact info via: https://gapcoin.club/new-prime-gap-of-maximum-known-merit-press-release.php

Thank you.