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> "Keith Thompson"  wrote in message 
> news:lnd1zzr1re.fsf@kst-u.example.com...

> > "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.nospam> writes:
[...]
> > You read my mind wrt trying to use different PRNG algorithms
> > in each thread. There could be a "pool of algorithms" that
> > threads choose from. After they make the choice they seed the
> > selected PRNG and use it. Just a very simple idea.
>
> > > All of this functionality wrt choosing an algorithm and seeding
> > it can be accomplished during the "constructor" of a thread's
> > specific storage. tss_t in C11.
[...]

> Why would you want to use a different *algorithm* in each thread?  Or
> did you mean to say you'd use the same algorithm with a different seed
> (and internal state) in each thread?

To observe what happens if you have a group of threads caculating
an iterated function system with different PRNG's. Each thread
would be a different color, then I think it might be interesting
to take a look at the renderings. BTW, I am doing this for fun.

:^) 

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thread-safe random numbers... "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.nospam> - 2015-05-27 20:22 -0700
  Re: thread-safe random numbers... "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.nospam> - 2015-05-28 11:11 -0700
  Re: thread-safe random numbers... "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.nospam> - 2015-05-28 11:19 -0700
    Re: thread-safe random numbers... Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-05-29 07:28 +0200
  Re: thread-safe random numbers... James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-05-28 14:22 -0400
    Re: thread-safe random numbers... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-05-28 12:38 -0700
      Re: thread-safe random numbers... James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-05-28 16:42 -0400
      Re: thread-safe random numbers... "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.nospam> - 2015-05-28 13:57 -0700
      Re: thread-safe random numbers... Nobody <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-05-29 22:42 +0100
  Re: thread-safe random numbers... Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-10 11:56 -0700
    Re: thread-safe random numbers... "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.nospam> - 2015-07-10 14:03 -0700
      Re: thread-safe random numbers... Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-11 13:44 -0700
  Re: thread-safe random numbers... "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-07-10 12:01 -0700
    Re: thread-safe random numbers... "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.nospam> - 2015-07-10 13:53 -0700
      Re: thread-safe random numbers... "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.nospam> - 2015-07-10 13:58 -0700
      Re: thread-safe random numbers... "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-07-10 14:04 -0700
        Re: thread-safe random numbers... "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.nospam> - 2015-07-10 14:23 -0700
          Re: thread-safe random numbers... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-07-10 17:12 -0700
            Re: thread-safe random numbers... "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.nospam> - 2015-07-10 18:58 -0700
      Re: thread-safe random numbers... Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-11 11:13 +0200

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