On 05/23/2016 12:03 AM, Kevin W. Wall wrote:

I take it you mean this quote by von Neumann:

"Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin."


Indeed. Great man.


-kb, the Kent who (understandably!) thought it was Knuth--but that was wrong--and the Kent who wants to both sin and pretend he isn't.

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