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[A computer program.]

int getRandomNumber()
{
   return 4; // chosen by fair dice roll.
             // guaranteed to be random.
}

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RFC 1149.5 specifies 4 as the standard IEEE-vetted random number.

  • @Lmaydev
    1•4 months ago

    It is a random number and returning the same number every time is technically valid. Just a poor implementation.

      • /home/pineapplelover
        1•4 months ago

        RFC 1149.5 specifies 4 as the standard IEEE-vetted random number.

        I didn’t know 4 was the official random number.

        • @BetterDev
          1•4 months ago

          It’s not. RFC 1149 is an April fools day joke about the protocol “IP Over Avian Carriers” and RFC 1149.5 doesn’t exist. He’s making a joke here.