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I am wondering if there is a better (but still not too complicated) way 
to generate random numbers then the Math.random(). My idea is to get the 
microseconds, multiply them by, say 10000, bet the integer, and then the 
modulus of that. Wouldn't that give more random numbers?

Thanks,

Eustace

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Random numbers emf <emfril@gmail.com> - 2017-10-19 07:35 -0400
  Re: Random numbers Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2017-10-19 05:03 -0700
  Re: Random numbers Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-10-19 21:06 +0200
    Re: Random numbers "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2017-10-19 12:10 -0700
      Re: Random numbers Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-10-19 22:04 +0200
        Re: Random numbers "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2017-10-19 13:41 -0700
          Measuring time (was: Random numbers) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-10-19 22:58 +0200
            Re: Measuring time (was: Random numbers) Dr J R Stockton <J.R.Stockton@physics.org> - 2017-10-24 13:05 -0700
              Re: Measuring time Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-10-25 00:59 +0200
                Re: Measuring time Dr J R Stockton <J.R.Stockton@physics.org> - 2017-10-25 13:36 -0700
                Re: Measuring time Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-10-26 19:21 +0200
              Re: Measuring time (was: Random numbers) Hans-Georg Michna <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@michna.com> - 2017-10-26 10:45 +0200
                Re: Measuring time (was: Random numbers) "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-10-26 12:27 +0200
                Re: Measuring time (was: Random numbers) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-10-26 19:04 +0200
                Re: Measuring time (was: Random numbers) Hans-Georg Michna <hans-georg@michna.com> - 2017-10-28 11:05 +0200
                Re: Measuring time (was: Random numbers) Dr J R Stockton <J.R.Stockton@physics.org> - 2017-10-29 03:03 -0700
                Re: Measuring time (was: Random numbers) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-10-29 17:56 +0100
                Re: Measuring time (was: Random numbers) dr.j.r.stockton@gmail.com - 2017-10-29 15:12 -0700
                Re: Measuring time Sam E <why.should.this@be.email.invalid> - 2017-10-29 17:35 -0500
                Re: Measuring time (was: Random numbers) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-10-30 13:00 +0100
                Re: Measuring time (was: Random numbers) Tim Slattery <tim@risingdove.com> - 2017-10-26 14:13 -0400
  Re: Random numbers Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-10-19 22:21 +0100
    Re: Random numbers Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2017-10-19 22:25 -0700
      Re: Random numbers "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2017-10-20 21:52 -0700
        Re: Random numbers Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2017-10-20 22:40 -0700
          Re: Random numbers "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2017-10-21 12:40 -0700
            Re: Random numbers Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2017-10-21 12:57 -0700
              Re: Random numbers Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2017-10-21 12:59 -0700
                Re: Random numbers "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2017-10-22 16:37 -0700
                Re: Random numbers Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2017-10-22 17:23 -0700
  Re: Random numbers emf <emfril@gmail.com> - 2017-10-20 20:32 -0400
    Re: Random numbers "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2017-10-21 09:47 -0700
      Re: Random numbers emf <emfril@gmail.com> - 2017-10-22 14:55 -0400
        Re: Random numbers emf <emfril@gmail.com> - 2017-10-27 22:23 -0400
          Re: Random numbers Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-10-28 18:54 +0200

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