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|    Janis Papanagnou to Michael S    |
|    Re: srand(0)    |
|    22 Dec 25 22:19:56    |
      From: janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com              On 2025-12-22 19:45, Michael S wrote:       > [...]       > In practice, using LFSR for rand() is not particularly bright idea for       > different reason: LFSR is a reasonably good PRNG for a single bit, but       > not when you want to generate a group of 31 pseudo-random bits. [...]              Please note that I've not suggested that.              I had been merely answering your question concerning Michael's doubts...               >> Is it incorrect to use 0 (zero) to seed srand()?        > No, why whould you think so?       There's number sequence generators that produce 0 sequences if seeded       with 0.              Janis              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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