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> Jonathan Pace is a 51-year old Electrical Engineer living in Germantown, Tennessee. Perseverance has finally paid off for Jon - he has been hunting for big pr

> Jonathan Pace is a 51-year old Electrical Engineer living in Germantown, Tennessee. Perseverance has finally paid off for Jon - he has been hunting for big primes with GIMPS for over 14 years. What a great story.

ng-user 9y ago
I know he's a volunteer but only $3000? Does that seem low to anyone else?
- bmm6o 9y ago
  For producing something of no intrinsic monetary value?
  - nikanj 9y ago
    How are these any different from say Bitcoin?
    - mlevental 9y ago
      people pay for Bitcoin
    - squeaky-clean 9y ago
      Bitcoin doesn't pay out cash when you find a block. It pays out Bitcoins. So the value of that is based on how much other people will pay for a bitcoin.
    - cc81 9y ago
      You can buy things with Bitcoin.
      - skykooler 9y ago
        You can buy things with $3000 cash as well.
        hossbeast 9y ago
        But not a Bitcoin
- Retr0spectrum 9y ago
  I don't think anyone is doing this to make a quick buck, just for fun.
- guelo 9y ago
  He's probably spent more than that on electricity to max out his CPUs for 14 years.