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Re: True Random Numbers

From: Linas Vepstas <linas at austin dot ibm dot com>
To: "Robert G. Brown" <rgb at phy dot duke dot edu>
Cc: C J Kenneth Tan -- OptimaNumerics <cjtan at optimanumerics dot com>, Rodney Sparapani <rsparapa at post dot its dot mcw dot edu>, hobbsk at ohiou dot edu, gsl-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:17:41 -0600
Subject: Re: True Random Numbers
References: <200411052017.iA5KHGO07874@post.its.mcw.edu> <Pine.LNX.4.61.0411150822420.4627@krylov.OptimaNumerics.com> <Pine.LNX.4.58.0411150957090.21532@lilith.rgb.private.net> <Pine.LNX.4.61.0411151502540.6222@krylov.OptimaNumerics.com> <Pine.LNX.4.58.0411151029000.24243@ganesh.phy.duke.edu>

On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 12:33:48PM -0500, Robert G. Brown was heard to remark:
> 
> I should probably come up with a better name for it than rand_rate --

Yes, it didn't occur to me til just now that "rate" was anything
other than "speed", "velocity".

How about 'die harder' or 
playing on the idea that its GPL'ed, "die hard with a vengance" ?

;)

--linas

References:
- Re: True Random Numbers
  - From: Rodney Sparapani
- Re: True Random Numbers
  - From: C J Kenneth Tan -- OptimaNumerics
- Re: True Random Numbers
  - From: Robert G. Brown
- Re: True Random Numbers
  - From: C J Kenneth Tan -- OptimaNumerics
- Re: True Random Numbers
  - From: Robert G. Brown

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