well im just exploring different ideas to see what can be done in terms of which branch of mathematics to explore further. had a stint with combinatorics and game theory and both failed miserably on account of being dead ends. this current project seems to hold the most promise partly due to its elusiveness evident from me not making any noticeable headway for quite some time now and because it hasnt been tackled much before except for by sir russell. why am i trying to do it...well because i think it would be cool to see if i could make something so odd happen on paper. i agree with what you said - there be dragons but in the words of my grandfather, "math that doesnt keep you up all night or for a week for that matter is boring and not worth doing."
finally, i have no intentions of making the system consistent again, i just want to try it to see if it can be done at all. afterall, wasnt rsa developed for strictly theoretical reasons? 3/4th of the way through they realised, HEY! we could make a crapload of money off of this.
another one of the problems ive been working on for quite a while can be found here -
a problem from my childhood...
might be of a wee bit interest to you mazz
and i think i have hijacked this thread enough and i thank the mod gods for not punishing me.
so i had fun at canjam, how about you guys?