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From: Ben Bacarisse <ben@bsb.me.uk>
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Subject: Re: lun - Lucky Number
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:20:24 +0000
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Rich <rich@example.invalid> writes:

> Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
>> On 08/03/2025 21:32, Rich wrote:
>> 
>> <snip>
>> 
>>> Looking at the source, how does someone with pencil and paper perform
>>> this magic?:
>>> 
>>>    n, _ := rand.Int(rand.Reader, max)
>> 
>> Roll some dice.
>> 
>> d4 give you two bits at a time, d8 give you three, or d16 give 
>> you four. Quick and easy. Or if you prefer decimal, d10s are also 
>> readily available.
>
> True, that will work.  Die for generating, pencil and paper for 
> 'recording' the result.
>
> However, if one had pencil, paper, and no die anywhere?

How may sides does the pencil have? ;-)

-- 
Ben.