From: Chris Pine <nemo@...>
Date: 2002-12-10T04:03:53+09:00
Subject: parameters to rand

The pickaxe states that rand first converts its parameter "p" to an integer
using "p.to_i.abs".

This doesn't actually seem to be happening, though.  It looks like rand will
only convert Floats to integers.  Is there a reason rand doesn't just call
"to_i"?

Chris