OEIS on vacation in December

[Jonathan Sondow]

On 12/5/06 9:19 AM Thomas Baruchel wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, N. J. A. Sloane wrote:
>> - don't send in sequences that you made up (unless
>> they are really beautiful - and if they
>> are base dependent or involve primes
>> they are probably not)
> 
> Just a question ; I do understand very well why base dependent sequences
> aren't really beautiful, but I sincerely wonder why sequences which
> involve prime numbers "are probably not". Why? Aren't they the most
> beautiful ones?
> 
> Regards,
>
> -- 
> Thomas Baruchel

Sequences involving primes "that you made up" are often artificial, hence
not beautiful.

Jonathan Sondow