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| From | "Ed" <invalid@invalid.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.forth |
| Subject | Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? |
| Date | 2013-11-26 12:57 +1100 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <l70vbc$95v$1@speranza.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <5290d6f8$0$3170$e4fe514c@dreader36.news.xs4all.nl> |
Albert van der Horst wrote: > ... > This may be a very poor generator, and it may reflect poorly on the > reputation of the Forth community. Wikipedia doesn't claim to be truth or authority. Entries are made by individuals with all that implies. If reputation be affected, it's their own. The LCG in 'Starting Forth' is poor by most measures. Despite huge sales of the book, it rarely gets a criticism. We accept simple RNG's as being less than perfect. LC53 will be better than some and worse than others. > I ask Hugh to remove the LC53 from the wikipedia entry, until such > time he has more explanation on his website about the quality of the > generator. The appropriate (and less volatile) place for that discussion would be Wikipedia itself. With the possible exception of its creator, IMO it's of little consequence what an individual posts about Forth. An individual voice is easy to dismiss. Much harder to ignore is what's done by formal committees in Forth's name. The impact of that continues for decades and for all the world to see. This is what affects the reputation of Forth and its community more than any Wikipedia entry.
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LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-23 16:25 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-23 17:34 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-23 19:03 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-24 04:58 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-11-24 04:57 -0500
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-24 14:17 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? mhx@iae.nl - 2013-11-24 08:12 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-24 16:46 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-11-24 23:53 +0100
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? mhx@iae.nl - 2013-11-24 15:41 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-24 17:57 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-25 19:32 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? mhx@iae.nl - 2013-11-25 14:22 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-11-26 00:20 +0100
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-26 03:29 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? thomas.bartscher@gmail.com - 2013-11-25 23:08 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-26 05:06 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-26 14:03 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-11-26 21:59 +0100
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? thomas.bartscher@gmail.com - 2013-11-28 01:32 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-25 19:43 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-25 19:31 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-11-25 19:24 -1000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-26 05:17 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-26 14:21 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-28 18:49 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? mhx@iae.nl - 2013-11-25 13:52 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-24 18:03 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Matthias Koch <matthias.koch@hot.uni-hannover.de> - 2013-11-25 13:41 +0100
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? mhx@iae.nl - 2013-11-25 10:23 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Howerd <howerdo@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-25 13:43 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? mhx@iae.nl - 2013-11-25 15:16 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Howerd <howerdo@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-26 13:38 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-26 20:42 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-27 11:46 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-27 18:35 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-26 21:41 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-11-27 03:21 -0600
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-27 15:37 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-11-27 23:01 +0100
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-27 23:39 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-11-28 05:41 -0600
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-28 13:47 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-11-28 09:10 -0600
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-11-28 16:22 +0100
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-11-28 09:34 -0600
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-28 18:39 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-27 16:44 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-11-25 19:51 +0100
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-24 11:13 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2013-11-25 09:52 +0100
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-24 13:07 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-25 02:18 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-24 19:36 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? "Ed" <invalid@invalid.com> - 2013-11-26 12:57 +1100
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-26 21:25 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-11-27 15:48 +0000
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Mark Wills <markrobertwills@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-27 01:10 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-11-27 03:29 -0600
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-27 19:49 -0800
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-11-28 15:57 +0100
Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-11-28 18:14 -0800
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