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It's a nice scalar representation of a UUID, for example. Also it makes a nice internal state for a fast 64-bit PRNG (e.g., any 128/64-bit LCG/MCG, such as pcg
by loeg 3y ago
It's a nice scalar representation of a UUID, for example. Also it makes a nice internal state for a fast 64-bit PRNG (e.g., any 128/64-bit LCG/MCG, such as pcg64).
- ainar-g 3y agoIPv6, too. (Unless you also need interface IDs for link-local addresses.)