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Re: [computer-go] Re: Sharing Secrets

Frank de Groot wrote:
You didn't challenge my claim that custom 60 bits is no better than random 64 bits.


I can't give hard numbers.
I have no idea, frankly.
What I have done is asked some top-level chess programmers.
They said what I just said (do not use random, ever).




At the webpage I mentioned before they recommend the Mersenne Twister,

a "twisted generalised shift feedback register".



Since you were eager to point out the weakness

of shift feedback register based generators,

would you care to bet that your custom values (say, 44 bit)

have fewer collisions than Mersenne Twister values (at say, 46 bits) ?



Your statement (do not use random, ever) suggests this would be a favorable bet 
for you.



It shouldn't be too hard to setup a test where collision probabilities

can be meaningfully compared...



regards,

-John

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