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Re: number 28

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The Starmaker wrote:
> 
> The Starmaker wrote:
> >
> > The Starmaker wrote:
> > >
> > > =?ISO-8859-15?Q?=A0?= wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/18/log-into-most-any-linux-system-by-hitting-backspace-28-times/
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > i discovered the number 28
> > > > > works on other systems too!
> > > > >
> > > > > for example on twitter
> > > > > when you get the
> > > > > message you used up
> > > > > following limit...
> > > > > you hit 28
> > > > > and you bypass the limit!
> > > > >
> > > > > Is number 28 a magic number?
> > > >
> > > > Yes... 28 December, the equivalent day in Spain and Hispanic America of
> > > > the "April Fools' Day" in the english world.
> > > >
> > > > Are you an spanis fool... ???  :-p :-p
> > > >
> > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools'_Day#Comparable_prank_days
> > >
> > > https://www.lotterypost.com/lottery-report-card.asp
> > >
> > >  he installed self-deleting software that rigged the selection of
> > > winning numbers in games that use random number generators.
> > >
> > > Tipton installed what's known as a root kit that allowed him to
> > > manipulate the winning numbers. According to court documents, he was one
> > > of four people with access to the Hot Lotto "draw room." In 2010 he
> > > entered the draw room to update the lottery system for daylight saving
> > > time. Prosecutors allege that he manipulated the room's closed-circuit
> > > cameras while installing self-destructing software that allowed him to
> > > rig Hot Lotto drawings, thereby flipping Hot Lotto's 29 million-to-1
> > > odds of winning a jackpot.
> >
> > it's the software...
> >
> > https://www.lotterypost.com/tag/computerized_drawings
> >
> > I didn't know they used compuerized lottery balls..
> >
> > i thought maybe they used mercury.
> 
> The reason Why
> the California Power Ball lottery
> is near the billion mark is because
> the lottery system is...not random.
> 
> It's...broken..
> the random number generator is deterministic.
> 
> Let me go inside there and fix it for you guys...
> 
> I promise not to buy a lottery ticket for myself.
> 
> for _ = 1, 10 do
>         print(math.random(100))
>         wait(1)
> end



I'll fix it with this..



/ 
function randomInt(min, max) {
  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min)) + min;
}
// 
function randomIntByModulo(min, max) {
  var i = (Math.random() * 32768) >>> 0;
  return (i % (min - max)) + min;
}

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number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-19 13:15 -0800
  Re: number 28 chanB4 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-12-19 17:10 -0600
    Re: number 28 deathby@snu-snu.com (Phillip J. Fry) - 2015-12-20 00:31 +0000
      Re: number 28 chanB4 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-12-19 21:38 -0600
    Re: number 28 FromTheRafters <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> - 2015-12-20 08:27 -0500
      Re: number 28 Boris Mohar <borism_void_@sympatico.ca> - 2015-12-20 10:15 -0500
  Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-19 21:43 -0800
    Re: number 28 G. Morgan <sealteam6@osama-is-dead.net> - 2015-12-22 12:36 -0600
      Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-22 10:55 -0800
        Re: number 28 Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 20:21 +0100
          Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-22 12:02 -0800
            Re: number 28 Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 21:11 +0100
          Re: number 28 G. Morgan <graham@grahammorgan.name> - 2016-01-10 18:58 -0600
        Re: number 28 G. Morgan <graham@grahammorgan.name> - 2016-01-10 18:53 -0600
  Re: number 28 Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2015-12-20 12:02 +0100
    Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-20 11:24 -0800
      Re: number 28 Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2015-12-20 11:54 -0800
      Re: number 28 Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2015-12-20 21:32 +0100
        Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-20 14:02 -0800
          Re: number 28 Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2015-12-20 23:18 +0100
            Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-21 13:49 -0800
              Re: number 28 Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-12-21 16:09 -0600
                Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-22 11:06 -0800
                Re: number 28 Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-12-27 18:31 -0600
              Re: number 28 Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 09:49 +0100
      Re: number 28 G. Morgan <graham@grahammorgan.name> - 2016-01-10 19:04 -0600
  Re: number 28   <nisesabe@aqui.no.es> - 2015-12-27 20:10 +0100
    Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-27 11:42 -0800
      Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-27 11:47 -0800
        Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-09 13:09 -0800
          Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-09 13:12 -0800
            Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-09 13:15 -0800
              Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-09 13:26 -0800
                Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-10 10:23 -0800
                Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-10 12:14 -0800
                Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-10 16:28 -0800
                Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-11 10:21 -0800
                Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-11 10:37 -0800
                Re: number 28 The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-13 10:56 -0800
    Re: number 28 Jens Stuckelberger <Jens_Stuckelberger@nowhere.net> - 2015-12-28 03:10 +0000

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