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Yeah, that's the downside; "computer" and "random" are essentially
incompatible concepts. Wasn't it Von Neumann who said that anyone
expecting to produce random sequences from arithmetic methods (which is
definitely the case for computers) is in "a state of sin"?
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For the "purists" in the crowd, check out the following:

http://lavarand.sgi.com/cgi-bin/how.cgi

This page gives a brief description and examples for generating truly
random numbers by seeding the pseudo-random number generator
with a value derived from the oozing mass inside a lava light!

Regards,
Michael L Gueterman
Easy Does It Technologies
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