1996-03-06 - Re: New PRNG method!

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From: lmccarth@cs.umass.edu
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Raw Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 15:46:57 +0800

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From: lmccarth@cs.umass.edu
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 15:46:57 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com (Cypherpunks Mailing List)
Subject: Re: New PRNG method!
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Olcay Cirit writes:
> PRNG? (Practical Random Number Gen.)

Incidentally, deliberately overloading a widely-used acronym with a 
similar (?) but distinct meaning is a Bad Thing, unless you're just out to 
confuse people.

Please, oh pretty please, consider reading some of the umpteen discussions
of proposed random and pseudorandom sources in the list archives and FAQs and 
books....    

-Lewis

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