That is the point of the article... http://www.runrev.com/newsletter/december/issue39/
The random.org site uses variations in atmospheric noise -- an external, physical, unpredictable, and truly random phenomenon -- to generate its numbers. The article describes a simple way to make use of this site within Rev; Mark's library provides a more sophisticated way (that is also friendlier to the service). Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote ... > I've been under the impression from everything I've seen and read that > there is no such thing as a "true" random number, regardless of what > language is being used. It just can't be done. That's what the experts in > Vegas have to say; I'm pretty sure! > > On Dec 15, 2007, at 7:53 PM, Bill Marriott wrote: > >> Hey this is great stuff, Mark! Thanks for letting the community know >> about >> it. >> >> Mark Schonewille wrote... >>> a simple library that works with Random.org is available for download >>> at >>> <http://economy-x-talk.com/developers.html>. This is an easy way to >>> retrieve true random numbers with Revolution. You can find it at the >>> bottom of the page. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
