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| From | "osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Random 64 bit number in stdc |
| Date | 2013-08-25 19:05 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <b7vkdgFtg3mU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (3 earlier) <87li455t7g.fsf@bazspaz.fatphil.org> <kfnbo4rlmyq.fsf@x-alumni2.alumni.caltech.edu> <87li3s23yw.fsf@bazspaz.fatphil.org> <lnvc2we83j.fsf@nuthaus.mib.org> <38a1601e-1c24-476b-bc31-c73458b53d72@googlegroups.com> |
"Öö Tiib" wrote: > It is often (I would agree with Phil that almost idiomatically) seeded > with wrong things like 'time(0)' that Wikipedia's article mentions > several times: "The Mersenne Twister is sensitive to poor initialization > and can take a long time to recover from a zero-excess initial state." Life is much too short to read this thread. But do you guys realize that _A Million Random Digits_ is available for a free download? That would seem to provide a decent seed. http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1418.html
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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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