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The Starmaker wrote:
> 
> 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;
> }


don't play 69 or 69...
this script is heavely biased.

it's meant to be...broken.