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From: Rich <rich@example.invalid>
Newsgroups: sci.crypt
Subject: Re: lun - Lucky Number
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:11:44 -0000 (UTC)
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Ben Bacarisse <ben@bsb.me.uk> wrote:
> 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? ;-)

A round pencil, with no sides. :)