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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.
It is a random number and returning the same number every time is technically valid. Just a poor implementation.
Didn't know that. That's kind of funny
I'm sorry, what?
RFC 1149.5 specifies 4 as the standard IEEE-vetted random number.
I didn't know 4 was the official random number.
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.
Ahh I missed that reference. I remember reading the xkcd about the carrier pigeons a while back
Ah gotcha. Glad I could clarify. For reference, its easy to look up RFCs by just visiting the IEEE website: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1149