A Maryland man who randomly had a set of numbers pop into his head while he was mowing a neighbor's lawn ended up using them to win a $150,000 lottery prize.

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Trust, but verify: Random number generation is a serious matter in modern computing. Most systems rely on a purely hardware-based approach to RNG, but the process is essentially impossible to verify ...

If your name gets picked for jury duty, it’s because a computer used a random number generator to select it. The same goes for tax audits or when you opt for a quick pick lottery ticket. But how can ...

Randomness is incredibly useful. People often draw straws, throw dice or flip coins to make fair choices. Random numbers can enable auditors to make completely unbiased selections. Randomness is also ...

Dates and times are stored as serial numbers in Microsoft Excel, allowing for quick calculations and comparisons. Serial numbers for dates start on January 1, 1900, while times are decimalized ...