1994-04-20 - Re: Random number troubles

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From: Sameer <sameer@soda.berkeley.edu>
To: nobody@shell.portal.com
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UTC Datetime: 1994-04-20 18:09:44 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 11:09:44 PDT

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From: Sameer <sameer@soda.berkeley.edu>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 11:09:44 PDT
To: nobody@shell.portal.com
Subject: Re: Random number troubles
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>     "I found the same 19-number sequence twice in 240
> draws," he explained, "That proved the weakness in
> the system."
> 

	Looks to me like a plain ol' weak PRNG.

How does chaos theory come into it?

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• 1994-04-20 (Wed, 20 Apr 94 10:57:11 PDT) - Random number troubles - nobody@shell.portal.com
  • 1994-04-20 (Wed, 20 Apr 94 11:09:44 PDT) - Re: Random number troubles - Sameer <sameer@soda.berkeley.edu>
    • 1994-04-20 (Wed, 20 Apr 94 13:56:09 PDT) - Re: Random number troubles - Sandy Sandfort <sandfort@crl.com>
    • 1994-04-20 (Wed, 20 Apr 94 15:31:35 PDT) - Re: Random number troubles - Ethan D Schartman <es5c+@andrew.cmu.edu>
  • 1994-04-20 (Wed, 20 Apr 94 14:15:31 PDT) - Re: Random number troubles - Jeremy Cooper <jeremy@crl.com>