I like the idea of the coin toss. Simple and easy to implement in any situation (given people carry change).
-Daniel On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 9:04 AM, Hans Fugal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Von Fugal wrote: > >> Hey, excluding already generated numbers is *not* random, and it flies >> in the face of the multiple prizes for Fugals tradition! >> >> Von Fugal >> > > Well, technically you can still call it random but the problem definition > has changed. It's called random selection without replacement. But there's > no need to get complicated - just skip duplicates by generating the next > random number by hand. You can tell when a duplicate comes up by the groans > of all but one person, who has a big grin. > > Think of it as drawing cards from a deck. You can do that randomly but > you'll never draw the ace of clubs more than once unless you put it back > into the deck after drawing it the first time. > > -- > Hans Fugal ; http://hans.fugal.net > > There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the > right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself. > -- Johann Sebastian Bach > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
