Hoffman sways skeptics Oct 7, 2008
The girl who caught the plane brought it up to Hoffman and she was then asked to pick a random number between 1 and 100. She picked 26. (The Daily Campus, CT)
Manny Mania has taken over L.A. Oct 4, 2008
Same thing with a 100-pitch limit, which is just a random number that means nothing. Furthermore, a pitcher may have a different feel on different days, so it's pointless to put a number on the pitch count. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Scammers posing as grandchildren targeting seniors Oct 4, 2008
Police don t know how perpetrators are obtaining phone numbers for so many seniors across the United States, but it is believed that scammers are most likely calling random numbers until they happen to reach a senior. The scammers then pose as grandchildren and let the unsuspecting grandparents connect the dots, the BBB said. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Click here for the privacy policy Oct 3, 2008
To help make our sites more responsive to the needs of our visitors, we use a standard feature of browser software, called a "cookie," to assign each visitor a unique, random number, a sort of user ID, if you will, that resides on your computer. The cookie doesn't actually identify the visitor, just the computer that a visitor uses to access our site. (KIRO TV, WA)
No remonstrance opposes North Newton's renovation plans Oct 3, 2008
He would like to implement the program saying the testing company would give him random numbers assigned to students before the testing every other month. Board Secretary Paul Sheldon asked if all student drivers were included in the random testing. (Kentland Newton County Enterprise, IN)
China's 2000 gymnasts probed, too Sep 25, 2008
Random number distribution will begin at approximately 9 a.m. for fans purchasing at the Garden box office. The Charlotte Bobcats signed Houston Rockets restricted free agent forward Carl Landry to a three-year, $9 million offer sheet. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Judge asked to dismiss suit over fatal shooting of Sheridan man Sep 23, 2008
About 9:10 a.m., a random number will be drawn and the wearer of that wristband will be first in line for tickets. Subsequent numbers will follow in order. (Montana Standard, MT)
Large Hadron Collider Goes Online Sep 11, 2008
" And for those who are wondering about god and other religious standpoints, it's only another step forward in our knowledge and technology, nothing big and new compared to the "end of the world" by Jon, new jersey, on Sep 11, 2008 10:15 AM, ok but were does this technology take us next and what happens when they make it smaller and bigger and it gets in the wrong hands? just something to think about by nick, tampa, on Sep 11, 2008 10:55 AM, These scientists should not have the right to go... (Techtree.com)
Participating In Religion May Make Adolescents From Certain Races More Depressed Sep 5, 2008
Adolescents in grades 7 through 12 were initially interviewed in school and a random number of students were again interviewed at home. Students were asked to identify the positive and negative feelings they had experienced in the preceding week such as depression, loneliness, isolation, happiness, or excitement. (Science Daily)
Startup introduces 'unclonable' chip technology Sep 5, 2008
It sends a current through the circuit and measures the path it takes to create a random number for the to use as a secret code. Verayo's authentication technology can integrate into many kinds of silicon chips such as FPGAs, ASICs and smartcards. (EETimes)
At-bat music: Reds Sep 5, 2008
Songs: "Snap and Roll" by Soulja Boy; "Get Silly" by V.I.C. featuring Soulja Boy; "The Boss" by Rick Ross featuring T-Pain; "Umma Do Me" by Rocko; "Let Me Get 'Em" by Soulja Boy; "Crank Dat Batman" by Pop It Off Boyz Phillips: "The songs that I have, they're songs that get me motivated and give me energy to go up there and hit. And there are others that describe me as a person. I like 'Get Silly' because I'm a silly person. I like 'The Boss' because I feel like I'm the boss, like I'm the man.... (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
MySQL Stored Procedures and Functio... Aug 30, 2008
not deterministic - may produce different results for the same inputs (for instance random numbers or dates). deterministic - will always produce the same result for any given inputs. (Suite101.com)
8/20: Drop-AM Trojan Downloads Several Files Aug 21, 2008
E-Security Planet Webcasts. Search EarthWeb Network. (eSecurityPlanet)
MobileMe Problems Show Apple Needs an Infrastructure Lesson Aug 13, 2008
Oh and lets not forget that he has some pointers that can fix things for future outages, so please SOMEONE at Apple, print screen, take note and bring to their next meeting ASAP. I m sure this is based on his infinite knowledge of running a web page with gazillion hits that is probably just the same as what Itunes/MobileMe service delivered but multiplied by some random number. Seriously Om, the MobileMe outage was a pain for all of us with the service, but its old news and Apple has paid the... (GigaOm, CA)
Web Doomsday Averted: Kaminsky Aug 7, 2008
Each DNS request is supposed to carry with it a random number transaction ID. But it turns out that the random number is only one out of 65,000 -- much more than was needed. This is what vendors have patched. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Delhi: DDA new housing scheme a hit Aug 6, 2008
Under the DDA Housing Scheme-2008, 5010 flats are being put up for allotment through a computerised process wherein every application after scrutiny will be allotted a random number to prevent irregularities and keep the process foolproof. The data will be fed into the computer and a draw will be carried out in the presence of judges and the media. (India Times, India)
Va., D.C. Drivers' Social Security Numbers May Be Exposed on Web Aug 5, 2008
Washington began offering drivers the option of having random numbers on their driver's license instead of their Social Security numbers in 2001, a DMV spokeswoman said. Washington stopped issuing licenses with Social Security numbers on them altogether after federal regulations banned the practice in 2004. (ABC 7 News, DC)
10 Top Ethical Destinations Aug 3, 2008
It also contains a chip with a random number that allows border officials to instantly retrieve your data. "When you come to the border, hold your card up to your window, and on the border patrol screen, up will pop your name, your picture, the fact that you are a U.S. citizen, and the number of your card. They'll peek in to see if you're the same person and speed you on your way," said Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Passport Services Brenda Sprague. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
State Dept: Try passport cards for Canada, Mexico Jul 29, 2008
It also contains a chip with a random number that allows border officials to instantly retrieve your data. "When you come to the border, hold your card up to your window, and on the border patrol screen, up will pop your name, your picture, the fact that you are a U.S. citizen, and the number of your card. They'll peek in to see if you're the same person, and speed you on your way," said Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Passport Services Brenda Sprague in a phone interview with The... (Yahoo News)
Indra Book criminal complaint Jul 26, 2008
ic wrote on Jul 25, 2008 1:25 PM:" pro choice is not killing a living baby after delivery by starvation. Lets not make this a "is abortion right" issue! She killed that little baby. The innocent pure little person suffered and Indra listened to it and did nothing. She could have left anywhere alive, called a random number and whoever was reached would have cared for that poor little girl more than her own mother. Sad. Its a sick sick world. ". to murphy. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Best of Atlanta Jul 14, 2008
At the end of one week from the start of that topic, we'll pick a number using a random number generator. If the number is 87, then the 87th post wins the prize. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Internet Bug Fix Spawns Backlash From Hackers Jul 13, 2008
He quickly received a skeptical reaction from Matasano Security researcher Thomas Ptacek, who that Kaminsky's cache poisoning attack is merely one of many disclosures underlining the same well-known problem with DNS -- that it does not do a good enough job in creating random numbers to create unique "session ID" strings when communicating with other computers on the Internet. "The bug in DNS is that it has a 16-bit session ID," he said via an e-mail Wednesday. (PC World)
Pet adoptions: Purebreds overshadow mutts Jul 13, 2008
About 300 people clustered in front of the building and drew random numbers for their chance to take home a purebred dog rescued from a June 25 puppy-mill raid in Tennessee. The dogs were saved from undersized cages and filthy living conditions and sent to pet adoption centers across the country. (Florida Times-Union)
Guns at the airport? Jul 3, 2008
I ve done a statistical random number generated logarithm that calculated the odds that the last three hours of comments on this blog are from the same troll. I ve got an 89% reliability. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Automating OpenOffice: Customizing ... Jul 2, 2008
The macro can be as complicated or as simple as is necessary, for example, the following macro loads a random number into a selected cell in a Calc spreadsheet ... A button for the macro will now be displayed on the toolbar; and if the user now selects a cell and presses the new button then a random number will be displayed in the cell as expected. (Suite101.com)
Where's the love for arts education? Jun 21, 2008
In the next lesson, I could take this exact same lesson and add in a programming-specific language - say, Java- and I could teach you how to build a basic program that displays a random number of circles in random locations with random colors. I ve just used a kid s basic curiousity about drawing things to teach them a concepts that most ADULTS don t know. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Allen tends to family matter Jun 16, 2008
"Tickets on saleThe Celtics announced a limited number of tickets for Games 6 and 7 will go on sale today at 11 a.m. There is a two-ticket limit per customer and seats start at $30.Fans can purchase the tickets by visiting , calling 1-800-4NBA-TIX, or visiting the TD Banknorth Garden Box Office or Ticketmaster. Random number distribution will begin at approximately 10 a.m. at the Garden box office for fans choosing to purchase there.It's go timeThe Celtics, who were twice pushed to seven games,... (Boston Globe)
* World News Quick Take Jun 12, 2008
The Swedish Tax Agency said on Tuesday it had proposed to change the two digits that indicate the date of birth to random numbers between 01 and 31 for all new registrations. UNITED STATES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Festival of the mind Jun 8, 2008
30pm and will be divided into four categories, which are the Random Words category, Random Numbers, Dates and Events, and Random Letters of the Alphabet. There will also be a Mind-Mapping competition, held from 2pm to 5pm, and a 3D Mind Drawing segment. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Friends 'by chance' Jun 4, 2008
In a nutshell, wrote the authors, people may become friends simply because they drew the right random number. . (India Times, India)
A full-court press for Celtics tickets Jun 3, 2008
"We had signs posted outside the Garden, on our doors and box-office windows, telling everyone that random numbers would be called," he said. "It's really a policy built to the average fan. Not a lot of people can camp out for two days. It's something we highly discourage.". (Boston Globe)
Debian Linux Suffers From 'Major Security Flaw,' Gartner Warns May 29, 2008
"The Debian 'fix' resulted in a serious weakness in the OpenSSL random number generator," the researchers said ... random number generator. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
* [ HARDCOVER: US ] Palahniuks porn-biz novel isnt up to Snuff May 25, 2008
She acts as talent wrangler/manager of the filming, complete with clipboard and stopwatch as guys are ushered in by random numbers for their encounters with the porn star lasting one minute, no more, no less, no matter what takes place on the mattress. There is Mr 72, a onetime TV star whose career as Detective Dan Banyan went deep south after discovery of his participation in a gay-porn video. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
"Survivor" All-Stars Ready for Battle May 21, 2008
The $2,500 weekly allowance Jamie Spears receives from Britney's estate for acting as her conservator isn't quite the random number it seems to be, nor is it just an estimate of how much work it takes to manage the popster's at-times-tumultuous affairs. According to court documents obtained by E. (Yahoo News -- Survivor)
Allen is quiet on, off court May 18, 2008
"Take a numberIf you lined up yesterday at the Garden to buy a ticket for today's game, you may have been surprised to learn that being first to the window was not a guarantee of tickets. A random number system was used to sell 600 of the 1,200 tickets available for the game. The setup produced complaints, but the process was used to limit ticket agencies and scalpers from gathering most of the tickets, said Shawn Sullivan, senior vice president of ticket sales, marketing, and service. If the... (Boston Globe)
Your Opinion Bush's legacy will be worst president ever (104) May 18, 2008
Instead of wasting your time and energy carrying on about "what about the random numbers they want to inject", instead how about "what about our men and women who are CHOOSING to give their lives for us? Maybe instaed of being selfish hippies.....try supporting our troops.!! ". Byron W. wrote on Apr 15, 2008 8:15 AM:" Having said the war was something we had to do I must also say I am not sure what we are fighting for. The right to abort innocent children? Pornography as free speech? Normalcy of... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
O'Brien's blog May 16, 2008
People were trying to help it get there before the new blog was up by just shouting out random numbers like 955. So then when the new blog was up, somebody was just being goofy by saying, OK, let s start overFirst. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
OpenSSL bug found in Debian Linux May 15, 2008
The Debian maintainers apparently created the vulnerability by deleting code that seeded the random number generation used to calculate encryption keys. The result was that the random number generator used in Debian's OpenSSL package was predictable, leading to cryptographic keys that might guessable. (iT News)
Is Mother Nature acting out? May 9, 2008
He pointed out that you can use a computer to generate random numbers and plot them graphically and see patterns and clustering. Clearly though, there is no natural or scientific phenomenon behind those figures. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Talking PhormThe boss of the ad-serving system talks about how it works May 3, 2008
The tracking software sites on hardware installed at your ISP, which allocates a web users PC a random number ... If it finds them, that category is associated with the random number a person was allocated. (BBC News -- Technology)
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He explained that confidentiality, one of the concerns raised, is kept by using a random number generator which picks numbers associated with students at the school, and the the testers don't know who is who they only know numbers. After Longmore talked about the testing procedures, many of the parents in attendance gave their opinions on the matter, and much was said regarding drug testing, school policy and various other unrelated topics. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
There actually are laws north of the Klamath Apr 20, 2008
Since I still didn't know my zone, I pushed a random number. The recording told me to look at my burn permit to find my zone. (Daily Triplicate)
Brace Yourself for a Miserable Retirement Apr 17, 2008
We know we must save something, even if it's a guess and we have our eye set on putting aside $250,000 or whatever random number we've plucked out of the air. But we're not even meeting those goals. (MSNBC -- Business)
Final warning: You have reached the wrong number Apr 14, 2008
Not long after I decided to get a phone in this area code, I started getting calls from random numbers throughout the country, mostly without voice mail messages. My school of thought is that if someone calls from a number I don t have in my cell phone and doesn t leave a message, it s a wrong number. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
District prepares for pope's visit Apr 14, 2008
"I used a random number generator," Giovanoni said. "I'm an astrophysicist. Staff and leaders (at Newman Center) automatically got tickets.". (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Microsoft Refreshes Visual C++, Ends VB 6 Support Apr 12, 2008
"Our implementation of TR1 contains a number of important features such as smart pointers, regular expression parsing, containers and sophisticated random number generators," he added. Also this week, however, Microsoft as planned cut off extended support for the Visual Basic 6 IDE but will not completely leave users high and dry, according to another blog. (CIO Information Network)
Microsoft makes C++, Visual Basic 6.0 moves Apr 10, 2008
Microsoft's implementation of TR1 contains such features as regular expression parsing and sophisticated random number generators. Also included in the feature pack are a component for the Office 2007 Ribbon Bar, Visual Studio docking, auto hide windows, and Windows Vista theme support. (InfoWorld)
Small key fobs have a big job Apr 8, 2008
The transmitter in your fob sends a different random number every time you push the button ... But if your fob sends a different random number every time you push the button, how does your car know it is the correct number ... The fob and the car are both using the same random number generator. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Day of reckoning looms for electronic bingo Mar 27, 2008
But the game played in 1976 used paper cards with random numbers scattered under each of the letters that spell bingo. Questions about the legality of electronic versions of the game soon followed. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Firm tracks every Web move in Britain Mar 21, 2008
Phorm says its technology protects users' privacy by creating a random number that is associated with a person's Web surfing patterns, rather than using a person's name or other information. Phorm puts a cookie, a small file containing text, on a person's computer to tie his or her Web surfing to the random number and then saves only that number in advertising categories like types of cars or clothing. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Words Key To New Security Tool Mar 21, 2008
SAN DIEGO -- A new set of locks is hitting the market and the secret to their security isn't keys or random numbers, but words. The locks were on display at the recent Travel Show in San Diego. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
New room draw system faces first true test Mar 21, 2008
The new 4/2 system will instead assign juniors and seniors a random number and an equal opportunity to all campus housing, regardless of commons affiliation. Some upperclassmen, like Aaron Krivitzky '09. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Can disposable digits prevent credit card fraud? Mar 20, 2008
This hash which would resemble a long random number would be stored by the merchant instead of the usual credit card details. Neither the merchant nor any malicious eavesdropper or hacker would be able to read it, but the credit card company could read it, since it knows the customer's code number. (MSNBC -- Crime)
3.14 and the rest Mar 15, 2008
My old maths teacher used to hold the world record for reciting pi, and once spent a lesson reciting the first thousand for "Children in Need" whilst we all checked a huge list of random numbers to spot if he made any errors. Well, it was better than a real maths lesson. (BBC News -- UK)
Question timeOnline ad firm Phorm answer your queries about its technology Mar 8, 2008
A: Most people have a separate login if they are sharing a computer and they will therefore have a separate random number ... The data capture system only stores one item of information on your computer -- a random number ... The random number is the only thing that distinguishes your browser from the millions of others on the internet. (BBC News -- Technology)
Funky Functions: Useful gems in Excel's Analysis Pack Mar 7, 2008
RAND() is a standard function and calculates a random number between 0 and 1. If you want a larger random number then you have to mess around multiplying the result of RAND() ... However, RANDBETWEEN() lets you set an upper and lower limit, with the random number being calculated between those limits. (Accounting Web, UK)
Pair scoop premium bond millions Mar 1, 2008
There have now been 206 millionaires picked by the Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment - known as Ernie. The bonds, established over 50 years ago, have created a total of 10 millionaires across the UK.. (BBC News -- UK)
http://www.419eater.com/... more Mar 1, 2008
Make your password 32 digits with various random numbers and in at least 3 different languages. Change the password every 10 hours to something equally comnplex. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
$1 million lottery prize a heady win Feb 29, 2008
When filling out his slip for Wednesday night's drawing, Basden played random numbers. "Just what came to me on the top of my head," he said. (News & Observer)
Probability Sampling Techniques Feb 27, 2008
An easier way to draw the sample for the pizza survey is to utilize a random number table to choose students. Administrators could use the last two digits of the students social security number to identify the table column and the first two digits to identify the row. (Suite101.com)
Torre Pleased With First Look at Kemp Feb 26, 2008
You can get that call, a random number and that could be it. I don't know who calls you, I've never been traded. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Stop criminalising the victims Feb 25, 2008
9% of transactions involving sex are violence free, see I can pluck a random number from the air as well as anyone, difference is its likely to be true. Offensive. (The Observer)
Bringing something extra to card games Feb 22, 2008
Each turn, you roll a random number; if you land on an empty square you can park a monster on it. If you land on an opponent's square, you have to either pay rent or fight with the occupying creature. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Attack on computer memory reveals vulnerability of widely-used security systems Feb 22, 2008
Disk encryption technologies rely on the use of secret keys -- essentially large random numbers -- to encode and protect information. Computers need these keys to access files stored on their own hard disks or other storage systems. (EurekAlert!)
More Tax Breaks Sought From FISD In New Petition Feb 21, 2008
The 60,000 figure was a random number, Sultemeier said in an interview yesterday, somewhere between 100,000 and where we were. The reduction is justified, he said, on the basis on inflation since the existing exemptions were determined in 1972. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
