{"id":155,"date":"2005-12-11T13:43:05","date_gmt":"2005-12-11T20:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/multimedia.cx\/eggs\/?p=155"},"modified":"2005-12-11T13:44:56","modified_gmt":"2005-12-11T20:44:56","slug":"the-importance-of-random-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimedia.cx\/eggs\/the-importance-of-random-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance Of Random Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My journey to the new secret location took me across the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada\">state of Nevada<\/a> in the USA. I did not pass through the world famous gambling mecca of Las Vegas but that&#8217;s okay because every gas station, road-side rest stop, and outhouse is equipped with gaming facilities. I had the opportunity to set foot inside of an actual, production Nevada casino: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernescapes.com\/RedLionElko\/\">Red Lion Inn &#8211; Elko<\/a>. Quite the multimedia display. I was amazed at the sheer diverity of computerized slot machines. I thought there was just one principle type of slot machine and that it had been digitized somewhere along the line. Not so. There are all kinds of themes available. I was especially amused by the machines based on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/prince-of-persia\">Prince of Persia<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0090605\/\">Aliens<\/a>. I could not find any copyright notices on the former machines for Jordan Mechener or Br0derbund. Then again, Prince of Persia might be generic enough that such copyright matters are not in dispute.<\/p>\n<p>It was all a sight to behold as I sat back and partook in the requisite casino buffet while pondering the outlandish odds of the house&#8217;s Keno game. Of course, I could not help but wonder how these computerized slot machines are programmed. Outside of cryptographic and security applications, this is one more area where truly random numbers actually count.<\/p>\n<p>While I was away, VAG emailed me and notified me that the <a href=\"http:\/\/multimedia.cx\/gdv-format.txt\">GDV document<\/a> is not completely correct. Imagine that. 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