Re: lun - Lucky Number

On 08/03/2025 21:32, Rich wrote:
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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.

As well, with just pencil and paper, obtaining a Unix epoch is quite an
interesting 'by hand' calculation in order to perform this:
    epochTime := time.Now().Unix()

You can skip that part by pretending it's 1970.
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