Comments on: Random Data http://atheistblogger.com/2008/09/18/random-data/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:58:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Bill P. Godfrey http://atheistblogger.com/2008/09/18/random-data/comment-page-1/#comment-3957 Bill P. Godfrey Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:48:39 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=606#comment-3957 Instead of /dev/urandom, I'd use something repeatable like the digits of PI or e as a source. Perhaps calculate PI-3 in base 26 to create your series of letters. This would still have same distribution problem that Eric identified. Instead of /dev/urandom, I’d use something repeatable like the digits of PI or e as a source. Perhaps calculate PI-3 in base 26 to create your series of letters.

This would still have same distribution problem that Eric identified.

]]> By: Eric Haas http://atheistblogger.com/2008/09/18/random-data/comment-page-1/#comment-3944 Eric Haas Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:13:31 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=606#comment-3944 Letters do not occur with equal frequency in English text. Your random text will have far too many Js, Qs, Xs, and Zs, and not enough vowels, so I suspect that your random text will yield fewer interesting results than the Bible text. Letters do not occur with equal frequency in English text. Your random text will have far too many Js, Qs, Xs, and Zs, and not enough vowels, so I suspect that your random text will yield fewer interesting results than the Bible text.

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