Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc

From	James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc
Date	2013-08-27 12:27 -0400
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On 08/27/2013 11:59 AM, osmium wrote:
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> them.  I do not consider "The method used was flawed..." to be a critique. 
> I think that is called "bitching".

What do you consider inappropriate about complaining about the use of
flawed methods? I could understand being annoyed if the complaint failed
to identify the claimed flaws, or if there's no available alternative
that's free of those flaws, but you didn't mention anything like that.

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Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-20 20:52 -0700
  Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-23 11:42 +0300
    Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-23 07:09 -0400
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-23 17:55 +0300
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-23 12:29 -0400
    Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2013-08-23 08:32 -0700
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2013-08-23 09:32 -0700
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-23 17:47 +0000
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-24 13:24 +0300
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2013-08-24 15:27 -0700
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc "osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2013-08-25 19:05 -0500
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2013-08-25 19:54 -0700
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-27 17:14 +0300
            [OT] Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-08-27 10:52 -0400
              Re: [OT] Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-27 18:43 +0300
                Re: [OT] Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-08-27 15:08 -0400
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc "osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2013-08-27 10:59 -0500
              Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-27 12:27 -0400
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc "osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2013-08-27 13:27 -0500
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-27 15:03 -0400
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc "osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2013-08-27 19:02 -0500
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-27 22:14 -0400
                OT:Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc "osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2013-08-28 07:36 -0500
                Re: OT:Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-28 11:14 -0400
                Re: OT:Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc "osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2013-08-28 10:59 -0500
                Re: OT:Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-28 12:46 -0400
                Re: OT:Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-28 21:13 +0300
                Re: OT:Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-28 20:20 -0400
                Re: OT:Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-08-28 18:07 +0100
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-28 21:10 +0300
              Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-28 21:08 +0300
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2013-08-27 12:21 -0700
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-08-28 04:07 +0100
    Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-24 13:38 -0700
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-25 12:50 +0300
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-26 12:54 -0700
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-26 17:05 -0700
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-27 17:17 +0300
              Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-27 08:33 -0700
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-27 14:02 -0700
              Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-27 18:51 -0700
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-29 09:34 -0700
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-29 17:06 -0700
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-31 16:52 -0700
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-09-01 13:26 -0700
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2013-09-01 14:08 -0700
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-09-02 12:41 -0700

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