Generating Random numbers to conform a distribution

[Mark Wieder]

On 6/7/22 20:24, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote:
> I don't have an answer. But apparently it's a common problem:
> 
> https://xkcd.com/2626/

Chortle.

Back in the day I would generate a random number by back-biasing a 
germanium diode and hook it up to an analog-to-digital converter. Great 
white noise generator too.

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  Mark Wieder
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