[xkcd] Random Number (9 Nov 2007)
[xkcd] Random Number (9 Nov 2007)
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[A computer program.]
int getRandomNumber() { return 4; // chosen by fair dice roll. // guaranteed to be random. }
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RFC 1149.5 specifies 4 as the standard IEEE-vetted random number.
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It is a random number and returning the same number every time is technically valid. Just a poor implementation.
1 0 ReplyDidn't know that. That's kind of funny
1 1 ReplyI'm sorry, what?
2 0 ReplyRFC 1149.5 specifies 4 as the standard IEEE-vetted random number.
I didn't know 4 was the official random number.
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