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| From | "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.lang.forth |
| Subject | Re: LC53, a respectable random generator? |
| Date | 2013-11-24 04:57 -0500 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <op.w61slwx45zc71u@localhost> (permalink) |
| References | <5290d6f8$0$3170$e4fe514c@dreader36.news.xs4all.nl> |
On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 11:25:28 -0500, Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> wrote: > In the wikipedia entry about Linear congruential generators > there is an entry with a Forth implementation : LC53. > > There is no theoretical motivation or test results behind it, > except a statement of Hugh Aguilar: > " invented it". LOL. Classic. > and > " > \ PRNG is not suitable for encryption; it is intended to > be used in games and simulations. > " ... > It has nothing to offer over the first generator mentioned (from > Numerical Recipees) : less trusted source, slower implementation, > smaller period. It has with a high probability, never been used in > a program with some notoriety. ROFL! You wrote a "this has no purpose" clause for him! Or, was that the obligatory "this sucks" clause? Now, I'm confused... Sorry Hugh, too funny, not that you care... Rod Pemberton
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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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