TSA apparently paid more than $300K for an iPad app that randomly decides left or right
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- AnonD-5197
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- 11 Apr 2016
AnonD-524292, 09 Apr 2016This isn't Capitalism.What part of it isn't?
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- Anonymous
- 9LA
- 10 Apr 2016
That app probably work on a sick flow algorism and shure is not randomly.
It might be able to sort passengers by ethnicty, or remotely from the CCTV command.
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- AnonD-524292
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- 09 Apr 2016
AnonD-5197, 07 Apr 2016I love Capitalism. No sarcasm. My next app will do somet... moreThis isn't Capitalism.
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- Anonymous
- 7Ch
- 08 Apr 2016
Sigh.... I could have made that for them :/
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- Spike1
- kEy
- 08 Apr 2016
Total Spenders on usless Apps. The only difference in corruption here is money going to IBM!
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- AnonD-246723
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- 08 Apr 2016
DarkReed, 07 Apr 2016want a randomizer? Make a program that measures time (Ho... moreit is too easy tho .
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- Anonymous
- pJ@
- 07 Apr 2016
TSA is as d*mb as usual Apple customers. Just pointing "left" and "right" to each person alternatively is equally effective...
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- DarkReed
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- 07 Apr 2016
AnonD-246723, 07 Apr 2016You cant make sure its totally random tho .
There is chanc... morewant a randomizer?
Make a program that measures time (Hour:Minute:Second:Decimates to 3 digits).
Make the program take the decimals, multiply them for the date ((month*day)*last 3 digits of time)
The number will be a 7 numbers digit. Make the first 2 digits select from a list of percentage tables. Make the last 2 digits be the percentage they'll gonna take of each table.
If last 2 digits are xx, on table xx means the answer is 1, where 1 left, 0 right.
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- AnonD-226698
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- 07 Apr 2016
Because a coin flip is just too much fun...
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- AnonD-246723
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- 07 Apr 2016
AnonD-51393, 07 Apr 2016Also, you can get 'true' randomness throught measurements o... moreTemperature doesn't change every second tho .
The entrance meant to have people evenly distribute . So it still need to take in account of the condition .
the money is for permanent unlimited copy of software so its not really expensive .
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- AnonD-51393
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- 07 Apr 2016
Umbilical Noose, 07 Apr 2016Well said. People think writing a good rng is easy but ther... moreAlso, you can get 'true' randomness throught measurements of random data, like if the last decimal of the temperature of the CPU is even or odd, and things like that, and there exists chips whose only purpose is to give random data. Usually those chips cannot give numbers as fast as pseudo random number generator, but seems enough for this purpose.
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- AnonD-51393
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- 07 Apr 2016
Umbilical Noose, 07 Apr 2016Well said. People think writing a good rng is easy but ther... moreBut there are good pseudorandom number generators already written, which are extremely difficult to get the state of the algorithm even if you know all its output.
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- AnonD-190634
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- 07 Apr 2016
I will write that app for you for a hug! well.. for android or pc or a mcu :D
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- AnonD-428442
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- 07 Apr 2016
And? Despite numerous embarrassing news about the TSA since its inception, the department still exist, and taxpayers are still willingly paying for it.
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- Umbilical Noose
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- 07 Apr 2016
AnonD-246723, 07 Apr 2016You cant make sure its totally random tho .
There is chanc... moreWell said. People think writing a good rng is easy but there is no true rng when it comes to computers.
Sad piece of device is so stupid it can't even flip a coin :p
That must be one helluva code, not random in any case though.
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- Angry Mobile Nerd
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- 07 Apr 2016
The moral of the story; learn to code!
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- AnonD-289575
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- 07 Apr 2016
What's new... Typical iFan.. More money less stuff
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- Akinaro
- pGV
- 07 Apr 2016
Nothing is better that spending 300k on application that can be written in 10min.
I only known Delphi language and even if I'm really bad at it app that randomize arrow could take me about 20 to write...
I hope next time they would need app for time counter or calculator. But such more complex app probably would cost them 900k if not more xD
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- AnonD-246723
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- 07 Apr 2016
Stan, 07 Apr 2016I can build a randomizer, with ability to catch up, print r... moreYou cant make sure its totally random tho .
There is chance someone would recognize the pattern of your script .