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To: TalBlack

You could, if you wanted, use a timing seed. If you execute a million instructions on a machine, time it, then do it again. If you do things right, the times will be slightly different. You could set it up to get random numbers.


121 posted on 02/12/2005 3:40:17 PM PST by djf
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To: djf

I just got an email citing sources of randomness, such as lava lamps, radio static etc. Gotta admit those two are pretty random things. I wonder if they would work if you kept the number between and including 1 and 10?


124 posted on 02/12/2005 4:12:25 PM PST by TalBlack
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