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Re: OT:Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc

From James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: OT:Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc
Date 2013-08-28 12:46 -0400
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On 08/28/2013 11:59 AM, osmium wrote:
...
> OK, I was wrong.  He specified that the answer to my objection was already 
> on the Web and I apologize..
> -----
> I looked at the first four pages of summaries for "compressing million 
> random digits file" and saw one hit that stood out, it spoke of a 1.36% 
> compression.  Perhaps I should be impressed by that, but I am not - or maybe 
> that's the wrong post to look at.  .

No - as I said before, I agree with Eric's assessment that this is a
very minor flaw. Object to it on those grounds, and I'm in full
agreement with you. It was only your objections on other grounds (no
substance, argument by assertion, argument from authority) that I
disagreed with.


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Random 64 bit number in stdc Guillaume Dargaud <use_the_contact_form@www.gdargaud.net> - 2013-08-07 11:07 +0200
  Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-08-07 11:23 +0100
    Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Guillaume Dargaud <use_the_contact_form@www.gdargaud.net> - 2013-08-07 12:56 +0200
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-07 07:11 -0400
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-08-07 07:49 -0400
  Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc jadill33@gmail.com - 2013-08-07 07:39 -0700
    Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-08-08 14:03 -0700
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-13 21:41 +0300
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2013-08-13 19:34 +0000
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2013-08-13 18:52 -0500
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc "Scott Fluhrer" <sfluhrer@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-08-15 09:43 -0400
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2013-08-13 19:23 -0700
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2013-08-14 07:30 +0100
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-08-14 14:34 -0700
              Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2013-08-15 05:41 +0100
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2013-08-17 09:55 +0000
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-15 16:42 +0300
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2013-08-17 10:38 +0000
              Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-17 07:51 -0400
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-19 11:50 -0400
              Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2013-08-19 22:58 +0100
        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
  Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Dow Allen <gmail@jamesdowallen.nospam> - 2013-08-19 04:19 +0000
    Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Rosario1903 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2013-08-19 11:36 +0200
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Dow Allen <gmail@jamesdowallen.nospam> - 2013-08-19 12:52 +0000
    Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-08-19 09:19 -0400
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Dow Allen <jdallen2000@yahoo.com> - 2013-08-19 06:38 -0700
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-08-19 09:51 -0400
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Dow Allen <jdallen2000@yahoo.com> - 2013-08-19 09:59 -0700
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-08-19 15:26 -0400
              Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-08-19 15:28 -0400
              Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Dow Allen <jdallen2000@yahoo.com> - 2013-08-19 19:15 -0700
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-08-20 07:26 -0400
              Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Dow Allen <gmail@jamesdowallen.nospam> - 2013-08-20 04:52 +0000
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-08-20 07:36 -0400
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2013-08-21 00:29 -0700
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Dow Allen <gmail@jamesdowallen.nospam> - 2013-08-21 11:35 +0000
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-08-21 08:30 -0400
              Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Dow Allen <gmail@jamesdowallen.nospam> - 2013-08-21 13:08 +0000
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-08-21 10:08 -0400
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Dow Allen <gmail@jamesdowallen.nospam> - 2013-08-21 14:41 +0000
    Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2013-08-19 11:03 -0700
  Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-25 10:15 -0700
    Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-08-25 22:03 +0100
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-25 15:35 -0700
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-25 18:56 -0400
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2013-08-25 19:53 -0700
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-26 14:13 -0700
              Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-08-26 17:23 -0400
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-08-26 02:18 +0100
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2013-08-25 21:25 -0400
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-27 17:03 +0300
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-27 14:45 -0700
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-08-28 21:18 +0300
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-08-28 03:36 +0100
    Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Noob <root@localhost> - 2013-09-03 17:37 +0200
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-09-03 14:05 -0400
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2013-09-03 20:11 +0000
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-09-03 16:29 -0400
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2013-09-03 23:14 +0000
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Noob <root@localhost> - 2013-09-04 07:28 +0200
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-09-04 08:12 -0400
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-09-03 17:56 -0700
        Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-09-05 15:17 +0300
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2013-09-05 06:22 -0700
          Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-09-05 08:20 -0700
            Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-09-06 15:13 +0300
              Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-09-06 13:23 -0700
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Noob <root@localhost> - 2013-09-07 08:20 +0200
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-09-07 01:06 -0700
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Chris DH <cdhorz@gmail.com> - 2013-09-07 02:19 -0700
                Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2013-09-07 14:41 -0700
      Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc Noob <root@localhost> - 2013-09-04 09:32 +0200

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