From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2003-11-01T06:14:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Since today is October 31...

Wejn wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 
>>srand 0
>>puts "pH p!aoHalnyweel".split("").sort {|x,y| rand <=> rand }.join
> 
> 
> hmm, it doesn't work for me :-(
> 
> irb(main):001:0> srand 0
> 0
> irb(main):002:0> puts "pH p!aoHalnyweel".split("").sort {|x,y| rand <=> rand }.join
> HHypao!new llpea
> nil
> irb(main):003:0> VERSION
> "1.6.7"

No, that's because the PRNG changed with 1.7.x

If you are using 1.6.7, you are missing a few nice features. :)

> PS: It's strange to have Halloween one day after Christmas. :-)
>     (Clue: 24 dec == 30 oct)

Yes, I first heard that Halloween was Christmas from Richard
Hamming (of Hamming Code fame). Not directly of course. He wrote
the coding theory textbook I used in college.

Hal