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Further on Arduino Random Numbers…

Posted on July 10, 2011 by David Pankhurst
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After my previous article on Random numbers I posted on the Arduino forum looking for similar experiences. One big result of the responses: a second, simpler way to generate the numbers. It’s based on not the change in values, but … Continue reading →

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Fixing The Randomness ‘Bug’ In randomSeed() For The Arduino

Posted on July 9, 2011 by David Pankhurst
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As I played with my Arduino in anticipation of programming Something Really Big Now, I got a surprise – the randomSeed() function didn’t work very well. Of course, notice the quotes around ‘bug’ in the title – the fact is, … Continue reading →

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Do You Want a Gentler Crash Next Time?

Posted on April 16, 2007 by David Pankhurst

By the time you read this sentence, another Windows system will have crashed somewhere in the world. Actually, it’s more likely a dozen, or a hundred. Compared to Linux and Unix systems, Windows is notoriously well-known for churning to a … Continue reading →

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