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Re: Beginner question

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On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 5:57 PM, John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 12:45:38 AM UTC-7, Anssi Saari wrote:
>
>> BTW, did I get the logic correctly, the end result is random?
>
> You're right!  I'm guessing that's not what the OP wants?

I'm guessing that's exactly what the OP wants. This is a fairly
classic programming puzzle; on the surface it appears that you have
some influence on the outcome, but ultimately you're playing
rock-paper-scissors with the Random Number God.

ChrisA

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    Re: Beginner question John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> - 2013-06-04 00:53 -0700
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  Re: Beginner question Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2013-06-04 10:45 +0300
    Re: Beginner question John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> - 2013-06-04 00:57 -0700
      Re: Beginner question Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-04 18:24 +1000
      Re: Beginner question Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-06-04 11:23 +0200
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