Elizabeth Kolbert: The latest reasoning about our irrational ways. Nov 9, 2009
They discovered that they could influence the subjects responses by spinning a wheel of fortune in front of them to generate a random number: when a big number turned up, the estimates suddenly swelled ... Can you really regard people as rational calculators if their decisions are influenced by random numbers. (New Yorker)
New Celestial Map Gives Directions For GPS Oct 31, 2009
(July 9, 2006) Members of Cornell's Global Positioning System (GPS) Laboratory have cracked the so-called pseudo random number (PRN) codes of Europe's first global navigation satellite, despite efforts to keep the. . (Science Daily)
Why you're still single Oct 13, 2009
It's time to retire played-out platitudes, like "don't date at work," "wait for him to ask you out," or "don't sleep with someone for at least [insert random number here] dates.". Life is too short to sit around pining over coworkers, waiting for some shy guy to get up the guts to call, or holding out on someone you're absolutely crazy about, just because of some arbitrary rule you read in a glossy magazine. (CNN)
Protect Yourself Against Banking Cr... Oct 6, 2009
Every minute, the code changes to a new, random number. Users logging in to a secure system must not only enter their ID and password, but the current code from the display. (Suite101.com)
80K Michigan residents request enhanced licenses Oct 4, 2009
A tag transmits only a random number that corresponds to records stored in government databases, which officials say are secure but opponents say could be hacked ... "All it is, is a random number the feds have assigned, and if someone could read it, all they'd get is that random number," she said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Local voices on health care reform (979) Sep 11, 2009
voter wrote on Sep 10, 2009 8:21 PM:" Gio, anyone with a firing synapse knows that there are not 41 million illegals in the country. Based on the current US population, that 41 million would be more than 13%. Total hispanic population of the USA is just over 45 million, and while I concede that illegals come from other areas of the world as well, it becomes pretty clear that Darrell's McFact was a random number tossed out to the idiots. ". rantraves wrote on Sep 10, 2009 8:13 PM:" Lodian says... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Some say slots gambling is most addictive Sep 6, 2009
Players have little influence on the outcome, which is determined by a random number generator constantly spinning inside the machine. With the right design, they draw players even though most understand that it's much harder to win than lose. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Baseball World Cup Blog with Tim Smith Sep 2, 2009
As I sat there wrapped up in ice, my phone started ringing, showing a random number on the display. I don't know about you, but I tend to leave those random phone numbers for my voicemail. (Texas, TheInsiders.com)
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"It was just a random number they gave me.". WHO IS THE FUNNIEST GUY ON THE TEAM. (Texas Tech Sports -- Rivals.com)
Internet cafes or gambling parlors? Aug 16, 2009
Computer programmers start using a random number generator on the machines. SOURCE. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Madoff's Lies Reveal It's Not Easy Being Sleazy Aug 14, 2009
So they used a random number generator program to create the appearance of trading at different intervals. As for the Depository Trust Corp. reports, DiPascali and others essentially counterfeited them, copying the layout, print font and even the paper type of the real thing, according to the SEC.. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Bill would require restaurants to post calorie counts of meals Aug 4, 2009
"Somehow we are missing the boat. If we used $1 million in annual sales instead of a random number of restaurants as the cutoff point, a restaurant like this would have to report.". But exempting small businesses is reasonable, said Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which gained its "food police" nickname in the 1990s when it declared fettuccine Alfredo "a heart attack on a plate.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
BioVault Locks Up Biometrics Aug 4, 2009
This is because encryption systems use the password or PIN to produce, or seed, a random number that is used as the cipher for encrypting the data. If the passwords do not match exactly then the seed will be incorrect, the random number different and the decryption will fail. (Science Daily)
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Terwilliger explained that the court's jury duty rolls are drawn from random number polls of voter registration, licensing and state-issued ID cards, and acknowledged that it is possible for dead people to receive jury duty summonses, due to the two to three weeks of lead time with which jury duty lists are assembled, as well as the fact that the master lists are compiled once a year in July. "We don't control the information from those sources," said Terwilliger, who nonetheless conceded that,... (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
Read the 'Cost of Freedom' Recap Jul 21, 2009
Recap of Saturday, July 18 - The Cost of Freedom - FOXNews. Recap of Saturday, July 18. (Fox News)
2009 Football Ticket Lottery Results Available July 8 Jul 9, 2009
When the quantity of tickets requested exceeds the supply, a random number driven lottery is conducted. The Notre Dame ticket office currently is finalizing the '09 lottery and preparing refund checks. (Und.com)
Privacy statement for Coalfield.com Jul 5, 2009
This random number lets us keep track of "how many" times customers are doing specific things - like visiting our site each month - without really knowing who those customers are. We also use cookies to keep track of your shopping cart and to make sure you don't see the same ad repeatedly. (Coalfield Progress, VA)
Smart Live Online Casino Launches GBP500 Bonus for Live Roulette & Baccarat Jun 23, 2009
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Chandra Johnson (pictured) of Benton Heights called 911 when she received a call from 3-year-old Kobe Jennings about his mother, Denise Glenn. John Madill / H-P staff Jun 21, 2009
By dialing random number, boy saves mom's life after she slips into a coma. By JIM DALGLEISH - H-P City Editor. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Use your PDA to Fix Your Server Remotely Jun 20, 2009
It does warn that it may not be entirely secure and shouldn't be used for security-critical applications in part because it doesn't use device-specific random number generation. It's got a neat on-screen keyboard, and it can support SSH key auth. (Datamation)
Marc Davis honors driver who paved his way May 23, 2009
CONCORD, N.C. It s not a random number, the 36 that s plastered on the door of the black Toyota Marc Davis intends to race Saturday night at Lowe s Motor Speedway. It was chosen to represent the 36 years since a black driver competed in NASCAR s top ranks in a car he owned himself. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Chavez clarifies earlier report on back May 20, 2009
" Twenty months, it should be noted, was just a random number Chavez tossed out to make his point. The A's transferred him to the 60-day disabled list on Tuesday to make room on the 40-man roster in conjunction with other moves, and Chavez is hopeful that he'll be ready to play again by the time he's eligible for activation. He's rehabbing with a physical therapist in Arizona and could be cleared for baseball activity by this time next week. "I've already been on the [15-day] DL for 25 days, and... (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Securely wipe your drive May 8, 2009
DBAN gives you different options of wiping when you run it, from passing across the hard drive once and filling it with zeros, right up to passing 35 times across the hard drive, or passing eight times and filling it with data from a random number generator. When it's finished, your hard drive should be completely clean. (iAfrica.com)
Mobile food-safety labs get FDA up to speed May 4, 2009
A random number are X-rayed for contraband. The FDA uses a computer system called OASIS (Operational and Administrative System for Import Support), which randomly assigns trucks to be inspected based on a number of variables. (USA Today)
DiNero's gets Keno; town has right to appeal Apr 18, 2009
A computer driven random number generator will select the winning numbers for each drawing. The random number generator will only select winning numbers after receiving confirmation from the Lottery's computer system that betting for that drawing has been closed ... Attached to this main computer is a random number generator that is constantly shuffling 80 numbers around. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
New 'Pick 4' game to begin at NC Education Lottery Apr 10, 2009
Players can either choose a number or have a sales terminal pick a random number. . (Herald Sun)
Eating chocolate 'can help improve your maths' Apr 4, 2009
In the study, 30 volunteers were asked to count backwards in groups of three from a random number between 800 and 999 generated by a computer. The findings showed that they could do the calculations more quickly and accurately after they were given a hot cocoa drink containing 500 mg flavanols. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
A tell-tale pattern of brain waves occurs just before we make a mistake Mar 25, 2009
Each student was asked to take part in monotonous test in which a random number from one to nine flashed on a screen every two seconds, and they were asked to tap a button as soon as any number except five appeared. The test was so boring that even when a five showed up, the subjects spontaneously hit the button an average of 40% of the time. (BBC News -- Health)
Brain Wave Patterns Can Predict Blunders Mar 24, 2009
As participants sit at a computer for an hour, a random number from 1 to 9 flashes onto the screen every two seconds. The object is to tap a button as soon as any number except 5 appears. (Science Daily)
Tigers' single-game tix on sale Saturday Mar 5, 2009
The start of the line will be determined by a random number drawn by a fan on Saturday between 8:15 and 8:30 a.m. That number will correspond to a wristband. Everyone else will line up in numerical order up to 500. (MLB.com -- Detroit Tigers)
Why Dreams Mean Less Than We Think Feb 26, 2009
In , Tversky and Kahneman discuss an experiment in which subjects were asked to estimate the percentage of African countries represented in the U.N. Before they guessed, a researcher spun a wheel of fortune in front of them that landed on a random number between 0 and 100 ... Countless experiments over the ensuing decades have confirmed that most of us make this so-called anchoring mistake that is, making a decision based largely on an unrelated piece of information, like a random number that... (Time.com)
How To Delete a File ... For Good Feb 25, 2009
33-M; Gutmann; and Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG) Stream, a popular method for dealing with modern hard drives ... Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG) Stream. (SmallBusinessComputing)
What Do Dreams Mean? Less Than We Think Feb 25, 2009
In , Tversky and Kahneman discuss an experiment in which subjects were asked to estimate the percentage of African countries represented in the U.N. Before they guessed, a researcher spun a wheel of fortune in front of them, a wheel that landed on a random number between 0 and 100 ... Countless experiments over the ensuing decades have confirmed that most of us make this so-called "anchoring" mistake in which we make decisions based largely on an unrelated piece of information, such as a random... (TIME)
Privacy Policy Feb 14, 2009
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)
Primetime Fallout Feb 11, 2009
And what I don't understand, and what I'm hearing -- you know, I -- look, I've gone through most of the bill, but it's insane to think that anyone can really digest it in a short period of time -- is that so many of the programs, they may be great ideas, but they go so far out into time that I don't think we have the time, which is why I find it attractive to cut the payroll taxes, and some other companion (INAUDIBLE) something else (INAUDIBLE) but -- and for people who make less than $150,000... (Fox News)
Transcript: Obama press conference Feb 10, 2009
That wasn't just some random number that I plucked out of a hat. That was Republican and Democratic, conservative and liberal economists that I spoke to who indicated that given the magnitude of the crisis and the fact that it's happening worldwide, it's important for us to have a bill of sufficient size and scope that we can save or create 4 million jobs. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
