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My name as an equation
NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) Started conversation Mar 29, 2002
By fiddling around with Microsoft Excel, I've found out that
-x^5 + 19.125x^4 - 136.75x^3 + 448.37x^2 - 656.75x + 341
works out to be my (real) first name, approximately. First one other than Sylvia to guess it gets a prize. No fair snooping around other websites to find it out.
My name as an equation
NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) Posted Mar 29, 2002
Oh, and I'll post hints if nobody guesses it for a while.
My name as an equation
vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) Posted Apr 3, 2002
Presumably you are refering to how it looks likw, rather than some way of solving a quintic equation in base 24 somehow escaped the minds of mathematicians the world over... oh hell, I hope excel isnt good enough at math to think about stuff in bases other than decimal, otheriwse this could be quite tricky.... gonna be pretty tough anyway I reckon. hmmm
My name as an equation
vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) Posted Apr 3, 2002
Seems to have roots around 1.19, 1.97, and 4.67.
Your names not Lny or an anagram of Lyn is it?
My name as an equation
NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) Posted Apr 3, 2002
No. Six letters.
Hint: look at the integers.
My name as an equation
vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) Posted Apr 3, 2002
Hey, one clue at a time please 
My name as an equation
vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) Posted Apr 3, 2002
See, if your first name is Nathan then you gave me one clue too many and both clues too early
My name as an equation
vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) Posted Apr 3, 2002
Even without the clue deciphering the interegers would probably have been my next step - I only didnt get that far before because it was some ungodly hour late last night, and I was feeling dead
Twas fun though, thank you 
My name as an equation
NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) Posted Apr 4, 2002
Hey, good work. My name is in fact Nathan. Interesting way of conveying information, though, don't you think? Unfortunately, it becomes impractical for anything large.
My name as an equation
vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) Posted Apr 4, 2002
It's pretty cool yes - not a very safe method of encryption, but definitely interesting....
I think, hang on....
hmm. try this maybe:
y = 0.4069x6 - 9.8875x5 + 94.84x4 - 455.31x3 + 1139.8x2 - 1385.8x + 629
Cant find the power symbol on the keyboard, and this stupid computer seems to be lacking a character map, but the x are inded x and the numbers after them are the powers...
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My name as an equation
- 1: NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) (Mar 29, 2002)
- 2: NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) (Mar 29, 2002)
- 3: vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) (Apr 3, 2002)
- 4: vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) (Apr 3, 2002)
- 5: vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) (Apr 3, 2002)
- 6: NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) (Apr 3, 2002)
- 7: vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) (Apr 3, 2002)
- 8: vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) (Apr 3, 2002)
- 9: vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) (Apr 3, 2002)
- 10: NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) (Apr 4, 2002)
- 11: vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) (Apr 4, 2002)
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