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DIY Random Number Generator

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-wait-a-minute dept.

Compu486 writes "The guys over at Inventgeek have come up with a project and how artical on building a random number generator that is less than 100.00 utilizing radioactive decay. Using some Linux based open source apps and with a little ingenuity and some parts you probably have laying around your house you can build your own."

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  1. Natural Language - Integer Value by sdmonroe · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here is a program which generates the integer value of natural language numbers, e.g. nine hundred twenty eight million two thousand fourteen --> 928,002,014. Here's the info on the release. The next step is to write a dataset for solving simple word problems.

  2. Re:Typos by crazed+gremlin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Huh, guess not... Dollar Sign - $ Pound Sign - £ did the pound sign work?