Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 12 Mar 2002 10:20:39 -0300 (BRT) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: 2.4.19pre2aa1 |
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On Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:
> I know about the scattering properties of some number (that is been > measured empirically if I remeber well what I read). I was asking for > something else, I was asking if this magical number can scatter better a > random input as well or not. My answer is no.
> I mean, start reading from /dev/random and see how the distribution goes > with and without mul, it will be the same I think.
I think it's time we introduce a CS theory equivalent of Godwin's Law.
You've just outknuthed yourself ;)
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