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Old 03-23-2011, 08:31 PM   #8 (permalink)
Martian
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Random number generators are not random, but let's not be disingenuous. It's entirely possible and not even that difficult to program a computer such that it produces output which is impossible to predict. I accomplish this feat regularly, whenever I need a random string of text.

Just because it's not truly random, doesn't mean it's predictable. However, just because they're calling it random, doesn't mean it actually is.

Single unsourced page with vague references to "scientific studies?" This has buried the needle on my bullshit-o-meter.
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