Timeline for Random number generation, without built-in random number generation libraries
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| Feb 24, 2014 at 22:26 | comment | added | user12205 | @Tobia I am aware of this usage. But at least those algorithms will be difficult to predict. | |
| Feb 24, 2014 at 22:18 | comment | added | Tobia | Yes, well, depending on the circumstances, using the time of the day as a pseudo-random number can be perfectly acceptable. For example, to initialise Randomize() at the start of one's program. (Assuming an "attacker", for any definition of the term, cannot control the time of the day when your program is started or restarted.) | |
| Feb 24, 2014 at 22:13 | comment | added | user12205 | @Tobia I'm not really into the challenge, I just want to show by example that this question is really very poorly defined | |
| Feb 24, 2014 at 21:56 | comment | added | Tobia |
You could drop the **3 and shave 3 bytes off. It won't change the distribution or the predictability of your "RNG"
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| Feb 24, 2014 at 21:12 | history | answered | user12205 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |