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1. masfue+5d[view] [source] 2026-02-02 19:38:22
>>tromp+(OP)
> The largest number (currently known to be) representable in 64 bits is w218

In my representation the bit pattern 00000000_00000000_00000000_00000000_00000000_00000000_00000000_00000001 stands for the number w218+1.

I win!

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2. tromp+xh[view] [source] 2026-02-02 19:56:43
>>masfue+5d
> Precisely because the Turing machine model is so ancient and fixed, whatever emergent behavior we find in the Busy Beaver game, there can be no suspicion that we “cheated” by changing the model until we got the results we wanted.

Sorry; no winning for cheaters:-(

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