"false hits are a fast growing problem"

[Edwin Clark]

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Joerg Arndt wrote:

> Why should it be useful?
> It is especially one that will give false hits, i.e.
> it will make the database LESS useful.
> 
> I USE the database a lot and false hits are a fast growing problem.
> 

Yes, just imagine a  Borges like database containing ALL integer
sequences (I know, I know. It's not possible!). Then every finite
sequence a(1),...,a(1000) would appear as the initial sequence of
uncountably many sequences in the database--thus rendering the
database essentially useless. :-(   Is this the direction that
sequences derived for the sake of sequences is leading?

One extreme criterion for a new sequence might be that the sequence
is based on published mathematics. Is that unreasonable?

--Edwin Clark