Developer Dreams... Random Numbers

[Bill Marriott]

The only thing I want to add to this is a link that directly addresses the 
question, "are the numbers really random?"

http://random.org/analysis/

Which basically states it's impossible to prove randomness.

And, the following quote from the Kenny analysis paper:

"Random.org passes the NIST test suite; its pass
rates and uniformity checks are in line with what NIST
considers sufficient to be deemed random. Random.org
can now be recognised as passing the industry
standard suite of tests."

> Regarding te FAQ, I would write that too, if some space agency,  secret 
> service or hospital might held me responsible if my data  appeared to be 
> flawed.

>> After reading a few of the site's FAQs, I can see that "they" have  a 
>> very high degree of confidence in the "randomness" they are  producing; 
>> however, as with all things in life, even "they" leave  the door open for 
>> the, what they consider to be remote possibility,  that even what they 
>> produce is not truly random.