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Would be much more interesting if we knew how the results wound up nonrandom.
by hugh3 15y ago
Would be much more interesting if we knew how the results wound up nonrandom.
- cosgroveb 15y agoMaybe something like the following? randWinnerID = (int) Math.random();
- rorrr 15y agoIt was much worse, all the "winners" were the people who submitted their applications in the first 2 or 3 days.
- ez77 15y agoDo you have a reference? That would be really messed up...
- inrev 15y agoIt says that in the video message posted: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1857622883?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAGWqYgE~,KxHPzbPALrFGi6o0QhQY9IxyliWBJ3Vq&bctid=942119090001 http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1857622883?b...
- chernevik 15y agoCrucial, actually. They should provide enough transparency to assure that "not random" != "favored persons not selected".
- hugh3 15y agoThat's a bit conspiracy-heavy for my tastes. If someone in a position of power in the State Department wants to give a particular individual a greencard there are easier ways than keeping on re-running the greencard lottery 'til they get one.
- chernevik 15y agoYou'll note I make no accusations. Such a reversal requires transparency as an ordinary matter of course. There is no reason they shouldn't do this on a Linux system, using published code, under a published procedure. Had they done that, they would't have screwed it up in the first place.