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Episode 2: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Random Number

Release Date: 05/22/2019

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Episode 2: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Random Number

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The second episode, discussing random number generation.

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Welcome back!

In this second episode, “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Random Number”, I talk about random number generation.

Some things to look forward to this time: Winston Churchill wildly out of context, goofing around on Route 1, and proof that Skype does not make for the best interviews.

This is the kind of series you can listen to out of order, but I’d recommend listening to the first episode at some point. It explains why this podcast exists, and was a lot of fun to make.

If you’re interested in seeing the Hearthstone match I was referencing, here's a link to that.
And to go right to the moment where RNG decided it all, click here.

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