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<b>Message ID:</b> 14732 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Thu Feb 10 17:12:59 GMT 2000 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> Perhaps a Princess... <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Battle bard vs singing bard (was Does CHR affect Largos?) <br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-212651497">There is lots of debate among programmers about how random the<br/>
random number generators used in computer programming really are,<br/>
and the merits and flaws of various methods of generating a random<br/>
number. If you play Nethack, you will notice the same types of<br/>
problems with their RNG (random number generator) There is no<br/>
perfect way of doing this. Just lots of options. Amazingly<br/>
enough, generating a true random number is not as easy as it<br/>
sounds.<br/>
<br/>
Sarah Heacock   <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:sarah@...">sarah@...</a><br/>
Meara, level 13 Enchanter, Master Jeweler, owner Meara&#39;s Boutique of<br/>
Mystiques, Phoenix, Solusek Ro /<br/>
Faerain, level 18 Soldier of Tunare, Phoenix, Solusek Ro /<br/>
Faesong, level 8(!) HalfElf Bard of Solusek Ro, Phoenix, Solusek Ro<br/>
(currently hunting giant wasps in Misty Thicket)<br/>
<br/>
PS if you see my corpse in Misty Thicket today, keep it company? I had to go<br/>
back to bed last night. I&#39;ll make the trip from Qeynos to pick it up<br/>
tomorrow night.</div>